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LMS 33: Lightning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and darren pressey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikey Pepper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, darren pressey!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pressey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
pressey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pepper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pepper pulls pressey in close to prevent any damage.
Pepper looking to control.
pressey stands and throws Pepper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pepper is trying to control pressey's posture but pressey avoids it.
Pepper tries to improve position but can't.
Pepper can't do much from the bottom here.
Pepper tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but pressey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper struggling a bit here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
pressey misses with a two punch combination.
Pepper has his takedown stuffed
and pressey counters with a takedown into side control.
pressey tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
pressey stands up.
Pepper fails with the takedown
and pressey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pepper is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
pressey is working for a submission of some sort.
Pepper is refusing to be controlled, as pressey sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pressey has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Pepper works to full guard.
Pepper trying to keep a closed guard but pressey is proving a slippery customer.
Pepper is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because pressey is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
pressey won't allow Pepper to sweep him here.
Pepper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
pressey throws a big right hand that misses.
pressey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
pressey has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pressey is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pepper has managed to escape the submission attempt.
pressey is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pepper can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pepper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
pressey is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pepper has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pepper really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pepper bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
pressey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pepper trying to control but pressey is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
darren pressey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pepper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and pressey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pepper won't be happy with that.
Pepper keeps pressey under control for a moment.
Pepper prevents pressey from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pressey is looking to take a break and control but Pepper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pepper is looking to reverse the position.
pressey fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pepper tries to bench press pressey off him but pressey keeps the position.
Pepper is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pressey working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pepper gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
pressey throwing strikes from guard but Pepper blocks nicely.
Pepper keeping full guard, as pressey tries to pass.
pressey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
pressey trying to control the position from guard on top but Pepper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pepper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for pressey!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper prevents pressey from getting the reversal.
pressey blocking the ground and pound.
pressey can't escape the position.
darren pressey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pepper is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But pressey has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from pressey!
pressey is stalling in the full guard.
pressey postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
pressey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
pressey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
pressey passes Pepper's left leg - he's now in half guard.
pressey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pepper is looking to control pressey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pepper avoid being mounted?
pressey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
pressey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
pressey prevents Pepper from improving his position.
Pepper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of pressey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take pressey's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
darren pressey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pepper has closed the distance and engaged pressey in a clinch.
pressey stops a takedown attempt from Pepper.
pressey prevents Pepper from breaking the clinch.
pressey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pepper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
pressey has hold of one of Pepper's legs. Pepper is fighting the takedown attempt but pressey gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
pressey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pepper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
pressey pushing down on Pepper's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
pressey winds up and cracks Pepper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pepper is refusing to be controlled, as pressey sits in half guard.
pressey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
pressey trying to mount his opponent but Pepper defends it.
Pepper trying to hold on to pressey's head to control him but pressey postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pressey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pepper is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but pressey pulls his head out easily.
Pepper is looking for a sweep. pressey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
pressey clinches up against the cage.
pressey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pepper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
pressey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than pressey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
pressey avoids the attempt from Pepper to control.
Mikey Pepper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pressey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pepper taking shots to the head.
Pepper throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
pressey doesn't have the hooks in and Pepper manages to turn into his guard.
pressey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pepper.
pressey is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Pepper rolls with it to try and escape but pressey cranks on the arm and Pepper is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). darren pressey!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hal Sakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakic comes to the cage accompanied by Inside The Fire by Disturbed. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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280 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hal Sakic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James McQueen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen throws a head kick that misses.
McQueen throws a body kick that misses.
McQueen tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakic avoids the head kick by McQueen.
McQueen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McQueen throws a sloppy head kick and Sakic moves out of range easily.
Sakic has a takedown stuffed.
McQueen throws a wild body kick that Sakic sees coming a mile off.
Sakic misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McQueen feints a jab and as Sakic dips his head, McQueen unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Sakic right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Sakic falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! McQueen smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). James McQueen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wes Wilkerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Greer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wes Wilkerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Greer!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkerson clinches with his opponent.
Wilkerson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilkerson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilkerson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wilkerson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Greer is looking to advance position but Wilkerson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Greer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Greer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greer taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wilkerson working for a guillotine from mount but Greer is in no mood to give up.
A nice elbow there by Wilkerson.
Greer tries to reverse the position but Wilkerson maintains control.
Greer throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wilkerson. What's that going to do exactly?
Wilkerson with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greer punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Wilkerson.
Wilkerson tries to control but Greer wriggling away.
Greer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wilkerson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Greer can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wilkerson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Greer manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wilkerson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Greer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilkerson is breathing heavily.
Greer gets back to half guard.
Greer missing with punches from the bottom.
Wilkerson is looking to take a break and control but Greer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Greer is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Wilkerson is tapping! Great win for Greer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Garrett Greer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Stacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Full Flavor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Full Flavor will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Stacey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Full Flavor!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flavor forces Stacey back against the cage and clinches.
Stacey misses with a knee strike.
Flavor avoiding damage as Stacey throws knees to the body.
Stacey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stacey scores with a knee to the head.
Flavor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stacey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stacey tries a knee to the head but Flavor blocks it.
Stacey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Full Flavor has been cut.
Flavor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flavor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stacey backwards.
Flavor tries to score a body lock takedown but Stacey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Flavor wants a takedown.
Lee Stacey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Full Flavor.
Stacey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stacey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flavor.
Flavor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stacey misses with a knee to the head.
Flavor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stacey smiles and moves away.
Flavor tries to bum rush Stacey with a series of wild strikes but Stacey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flavor looks gassed!
Stacey scores with a leg kick.
Stacey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stacey content to stall in guard here.
Stacey landing some decent shots from guard.
Stacey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flavor is trying to keep Stacey in close.
Stacey tries to free his leg and advance position but Flavor is retaining full guard.
Stacey throwing strikes from guard but Flavor blocks nicely.
Stacey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flavor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stacey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stacey lands a couple of elbows.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flavor has his takedown stuffed
and Stacey moves into the clinch.
Flavor tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Stacey.
Stacey tries a knee to the head but Flavor blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stacey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flavor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flavor looking for a takedown.
Stacey trying to control the position but instead, Flavor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stacey into the cage.
Stacey turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Flavor is looking to regain half guard here but Stacey keeps moving and retains side control.
Flavor is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee asks Stacey politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stacey prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stacey trying to control the position but Flavor is working away.
Stacey is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Flavor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stacey throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stacey looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stacey throws an elbow but Flavor slips to the side and avoids it well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Flavor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Flavor thows a leg kick but Stacey checks it
and Stacey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stacey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flavor gets the takedown into side control.
Stacey is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Flavor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Flavor wants to pass the guard but Stacey is defending well.
Stacey is not content to let Flavor control the position.
Stacey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Flavor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stacey is keeping the position for now.
Stacey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flavor's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stacey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stacey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stacey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flavor is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Flavor is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flavor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flavor forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flavor wants to pass the guard but Stacey is defending well.
Stacey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stacey tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stacey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Flavor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Flavor's back!
Flavor looking very determined here, making life difficult for Stacey.
Stacey cracks Flavor with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Flavor from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Stacey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Full Flavor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flavor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flavor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stacey drops his hands momentarily and Flavor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from Flavor misses.
Flavor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stacey as he jumps to the side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stacey landing knees to the body.
Stacey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stacey controlling the action here for a moment.
Stacey gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Flavor regains guard.
Stacey wants to control from the top but Flavor keeps moving.
Flavor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stacey is in close to Flavor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stacey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stacey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Flavor uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Stacey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stacey ducks under a wild hook from Flavor.
Stacey throws a sloppy head kick and Flavor moves out of range easily.
Stacey closes the distance and clinches.
Stacey scores with a knee to the head.
Flavor goes for a takedown attempt but Stacey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Flavor blocks a head kick by Stacey.
A low kick from Flavor misses
and Stacey counters with a good, hard body kick but Flavor shrugs it off.
Stacey moves into the clinch.
Flavor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee Stacey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Full Flavor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stacey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stacey just leaning against Flavor, taking a breather.
Flavor is trying to break the clinch but Stacey has him pressed against the cage.
Flavor gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Stacey scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Stacey keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Flavor wants to get up but he can't break Stacey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stacey is on top in guard.
Stacey preventing the sweep.
Flavor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Flavor keeping moving, preventing Stacey from controlling successfully.
Flavor trying to keep a closed guard but Stacey is proving a slippery customer.
Flavor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stacey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stacey working some strikes from top position.
Flavor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stacey closes the distance and clinches.
Stacey throws an elbow but it misses.
Stacey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flavor tightens his grip and picks Stacey up, before dumping him to the ground. Stacey manages to land in guard.
Stacey throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Stacey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flavor manages to get himself to full guard.
Flavor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flavor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stacey lands a couple of digs.
Flavor wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flavor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stacey lands a couple of elbows.
Stacey throwing strikes from guard but Flavor blocks nicely.
Flavor is trying to control the position but Stacey postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stacey closes the distance and clinches.
Stacey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flavor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lee Stacey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stacey tries to roll over but Flavor keeps him under control.
Stacey misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Flavor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stacey defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stacey punching from the bottom.
Stacey wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lee Stacey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Full Flavor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Flavor stuns Stacey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Flavor misses.
Lee Stacey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stacey clinches but Flavor breaks the clinch
and Flavor counters with a straight right hand.
Flavor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stacey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Flavor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Flavor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Flavor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stacey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stacey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stacey is working for a kimura but Flavor is defending it quite comfortably.
Flavor wants to improve his position but Stacey is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flavor moves into full guard.
Flavor wants to sweep here but Stacey controlling him for the moment.
Stacey trying to control the position from guard on top but Flavor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stacey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flavor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flavor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stacey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stacey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flavor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stacey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Flavor misses the body punch
and Stacey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Flavor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stacey's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stacey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flavor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stacey is trying to control but can't.
Stacey holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Flavor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stacey is just riding it out for now. Flavor eventually gives up the hold.
Flavor trying to control from half guard but Stacey is working away.
Full Flavor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flavor wants to pass to mount but Stacey is defending the position.
Stacey flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Stacey misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stacey tries to roll over but Flavor keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stacey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flavor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stacey counters with a single leg into guard. Flavor didn't expect that.
Flavor keeping moving, preventing Stacey from controlling successfully.
Flavor trying to keep a closed guard but Stacey is proving a slippery customer.
Stacey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Flavor keeping moving, preventing Stacey from controlling successfully.
Flavor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flavor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Flavor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stacey is one step ahead there.
Stacey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stacey chips away with some ground and pound.
Flavor thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Stacey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Flavor's guard.
Stacey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stacey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lee Stacey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flavor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stacey is controlling the pace.
Flavor actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Stacey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stacey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Stacey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between justice potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Robida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robida has chosen Walk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, justice potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Robida!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robida pushes potter up against the cage in a clinch.
potter is working for takedown but Robida is calmly controlling the position for now.
Robida gets underhooks to prevent potter's takedown attempt.
potter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Robida gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for justice potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
potter has Robida pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Robida manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Robida jumps guard and drags potter to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
potter postures up in Robida's guard and throws a big left but Robida blocks it.
Robida is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
potter thows a big elbow that misses.
Robida tries to strike from the bottom.
potter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Robida manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. potter manages to get himself to full guard.
Robida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
potter has his foot on Robida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robida works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
potter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
potter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Robida sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed potter's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robida with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Robida is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Robida is looking for a kimura but potter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Robida to get the leverage.
Robida has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can potter defend it? Robida steps over the head and cranks it - potter is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Robida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Danny Robida!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butter Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aukeem Di (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butter Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aukeem Di!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di shoots in but Ball avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Di slips a jab from Ball.
Di will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Di misses with a jab, cross combination.
Di closes the distance and clinches up with Ball, looking for a takedown. Di pushes Ball against the cage but Ball circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Butter Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aukeem Di.
Ball lands a with a good body shot.
Di looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ball throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ball fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Di looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ball fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ball forces Di back against the cage and clinches.
Ball turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ball manages to end up in side control.
Ball has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Di!
Ball takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ball postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Di looks a forlorn figure.
Ball has hold of Di's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Di manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ball lands a heavy elbow.
Ball working for a submission but Di is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Di is squirming around, avoiding Ball's attempts to control the action.
Di really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ball. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Di is in a horrible position here. Ball smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ball wants to finish this one by submission but Di is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ball.
Di is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ball can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Di is looking to escape.
Di is looking to improve his position but Ball isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ball can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Di is looking to escape.
Ball prevents Di from getting the reversal.
Ball working Di over with strikes here.
Di tries to reverse the position but Ball maintains control.
Ball with the ground and pound from mount.
Ball content just to control the position here.
Di really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball working the ground and pound effectively.
Di is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ball landing punches.
Di can't escape the position.
Ball tries to control but Di wriggling away.
Di throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Di tries to reverse the position but Ball maintains control.
Ball wants to control the pace but Di is squirming around nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Di can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Di working to try and regain half guard.
Ball lands a big shot there that rocks Di but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Di working to try and regain half guard.
Ball tries to control but Di wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ball prevents Di from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Ball.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butter Ball dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Di fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Di fails with a takedown attempt.
Ball feints and as Di raises his hands in defense, Ball changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Di has momentary wrist control but Ball slips an elbow through the middle.
Ball prevents Di from getting back to his feet.
Ball slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Di keeping moving, preventing Ball from controlling successfully.
Ball stands up and waves to Di to follow him.
Di shoots in for a takedown but Ball shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Di fails with the takedown
so Ball counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Butter Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aukeem Di.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di has momentary wrist control but Ball slips an elbow through the middle.
Di looking for a sweep. Not yet Di, not yet.
Di wants to stand and escape but Ball is having none of it.
Butter Ball overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ball stands up and waves to Di to follow him.
Ball throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Di is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ball is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Di.
Di lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ball backs up against the cage.
Di lands a two punch combo.
Di keeps the fight on the outside.
Ball tests Di's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aukeem Di is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Di scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ball controlling the position well.
Di trying to mount his opponent but Ball defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball is trying to maintain the position but Di is very close to passing his half guard.
Ball tries to get to full guard but Di has control of the leg.
Di working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ball is trying to stand up here but Di is controlling him well.
Di wants to stand up but Ball is controlling the position.
Di missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Di with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ball counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Di thinking.
Ball misses with a hook. Di ducked under it nicely.
Ball is looking to wear down Di with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Di misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Ball to counter with a crisp jab.
Ball swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di throws a right and a left that Ball avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Di or perhaps it was just good defense by Ball which made him look bad.
Ball fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Di looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ball bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Di's head backwards.
Di misses with the combination.
Ball lands a nice leg kick that just misses Di's sensitive parts.
Di throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ball.
Aukeem Di seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ball moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Di shoots in for a takedown but Ball shows good takedown defense.
Di scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Di grinds an elbow into Ball's temple.
Ball throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Ball tries to bench press Di off him but Di keeps the position.
Di wants to stand but Ball has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di scores with punches from side control.
Di working the strikes but Ball uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ball manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Di stands and steps away. Ball gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Di takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ball is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Di blocks a head kick by Ball.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Di.
Ball thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ball moves in looking to clinch but Di pushes him off.
Di with a poor takedown
and Ball counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Di's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ball won't allow Di to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Di wants to stand and escape but Ball is having none of it.
Ball slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Di wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butter Ball dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ball moves into range and clinches up with Di.
Ball escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ball keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ball is looking to clinch.
Ball feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ball stopping the sweep attempt from Di.
Ball is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Di can do to turn this around?
Ball gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Di gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ball counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ball.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Di tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ball gets to his feet. Di looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ball avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball scores with a nice strike.
Ball clobbers Di with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Ball misses.
Di lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ball throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Di's waist but Di gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ball off to one side.
Di fails to land with a series of punches.
Di scores with a takedown into Ball's guard.
Ball pushes Di off and gets back to his feet.
Di misses with a double jab
and Ball counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ball uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Di has time to react.
Di throws a combination. Ball tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Ball.
Di shoots and misses
and Ball counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ball.
Butter Ball has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aukeem Di.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ball stands up from Di's guard - Ball perhaps looking for a knockout.
Di misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ball takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ball ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Di moves away.
Di fails to land the takedown.
Di swats away the attempt to clinch by Ball.
Ball keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Di has a takedown stuffed.
Ball throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Di, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ball takes the fight into the clinch.
Ball breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Di lands some shots froms side control.
Ball takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Di throwing strikes but Ball manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Di tries to bench press Ball off him but Ball keeps the position.
Ball landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Di is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ball is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ball tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ball trying to control but Di is having none of it.
Di tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ball sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ball trying to control but Di is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ball tries to control but Di wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ball scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Aukeem Di has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butter Ball is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Di is looking to improve his position but Ball isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butter Ball showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ball has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butter Ball!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fresh Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregor Clegane has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fresh Crimson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson slips a jab and a cross from Clegane.
Crimson moves in looking to clinch but Clegane pushes him off.
Crimson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clegane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crimson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clegane throws a right and a left that Crimson avoids nicely.
Clegane looks to land a combination but Crimson avoids it well.
Crimson dodges the punch combination from Clegane.
Clegane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crimson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clegane as he avoids it easily.
Clegane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crimson.
Crimson shoots in and bounces Clegane off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Crimson trying to control the position from guard on top but Clegane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crimson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clegane is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson won't allow Clegane to get back to his feet.
Clegane wants to sweep here but Crimson controlling him for the moment.
Clegane is trying to control the position but Crimson postures up.
Clegane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crimson wants to control from the top but Clegane keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Clegane misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab from Clegane.
Clegane misses with a two punch combination.
Crimson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clegane pinned against the cage. Clegane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gregor Clegane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fresh Crimson.
Crimson rushes Clegane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crimson has Clegane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Clegane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Crimson looks gassed!
Clegane prevents the takedown attempt.
Crimson tries to score a body lock takedown but Clegane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crimson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Crimson fails to pull guard.
Clegane is trying to break the clinch but Crimson has him pressed against the cage.
Clegane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clegane is trying to break the clinch but Crimson has him pressed against the cage.
Clegane is looking to break free of the clinch but Crimson has double underhooks.
Clegane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clegane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clegane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clegane connects with a crisp jab.
Clegane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clegane moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Crimson goes down! Can Clegane finish him!?
Crimson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane postures up and lands a big shot to Crimson's brow.
Crimson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clegane is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clegane chips away with some ground and pound.
Clegane stands up over Crimson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crimson wants to sweep but no luck.
Clegane working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crimson's head.
Crimson wants to sweep but no luck.
Clegane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crimson keeping full guard, as Clegane tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane wanted to stand there but Crimson had control of the position.
Crimson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Clegane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crimson looking for a guillotine here but Clegane defends easily.
Clegane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crimson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crimson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clegane wants to control from the top but Crimson keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Clegane does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Clegane dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Clegane lands with a nice combination. Crimson backs away looking to recover.
Crimson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clegane.
Crimson has a takedown stuffed.
Crimson shoots in but Clegane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gregor Clegane is winning the standup battle so far.
Clegane swinging wilding here.
Crimson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gregor Clegane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fresh Crimson.
Crimson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crimson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clegane.
Clegane throws a shot to the body.
Clegane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crimson's head backwards.
Clegane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crimson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gregor Clegane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crimson has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane misses with a double jab.
Good exchange - Clegane coming out on top.
Clegane is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Clegane throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clegane throws a right hand that Crimson ducks under and follows up with a left that Crimson also avoids with ease.
Clegane swats away the attempt to clinch by Crimson.
Crimson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clegane swivels and escapes.
Gregor Clegane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crimson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clegane looks for the body kick but Crimson saw that one coming.
Crimson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clegane tries to avoid it but Crimson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clegane to the ground. Clegane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clegane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crimson has closed the distance and engaged Clegane in a clinch.
Crimson tries for a takedown but Clegane manages to get underhooks.
Clegane is trying to break the clinch but Crimson has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tries to break the clinch but Clegane is controlling the position.
Crimson tries for a takedown but Clegane manages to get underhooks.
Clegane wants to break free but Crimson has control.
Crimson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clegane gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clegane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crimson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crimson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clegane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clegane wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crimson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clegane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Clegane wants to get back to striking at distance but Crimson won't allow it.
Clegane breaks the clinch.
Clegane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crimson.
Clegane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crimson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clegane circles away.
Clegane works over Crimson's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Clegane misses.
Crimson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crimson moves into range and clinches up with Clegane.
Clegane breaks from the clinch.
Crimson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clegane as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Clegane.
Clegane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crimson.
Crimson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clegane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crimson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clegane.
Crimson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clegane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crimson counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clegane is trying to control Crimson's posture but Crimson avoids it.
Clegane tries to improve position but can't.
Crimson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crimson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Clegane dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Clegane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crimson shoots in and drives through. Clegane sprawls well.
Crimson wants to clinch up but Clegane keeps it at a distance.
Clegane scores with a one two! Crimson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Clegane stalks Crimson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crimson's face. Crimson staggers backwards, shaken.
Clegane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crimson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crimson shoots in but no luck this time.
Clegane digs a good hook to Crimson's body.
Clegane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crimson shoots in and bounces Clegane off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Crimson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crimson advances position into side control!
Clegane is looking for a sweep.
Clegane is not content to let Crimson control the position.
Crimson tries for a kimura but Clegane is defending well.
Clegane tries to improve position but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crimson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crimson lands a nice uppercut.
Crimson tries to score a body lock takedown but Clegane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gregor Clegane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fresh Crimson.
Crimson has Clegane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Clegane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Crimson can't get the takedown.
Clegane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Clegane is trying to break the clinch but Crimson has him pressed against the cage.
Crimson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clegane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clegane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clegane sizes up Crimson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fresh Crimson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clegane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Clegane. No joy for Crimson on that attempt.
Crimson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crimson fails with the takedown.
Crimson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Clegane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crimson shoots in but Clegane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crimson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Clegane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clegane scores with the left hand. Crimson knows he should have avoided that one.
Gregor Clegane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gregor Clegane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crimson fails with the takedown.
Crimson fails to land the takedown.
Clegane scores with a jab.
Clegane misses with a few strikes there.
Crimson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clegane's waist but Clegane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crimson off to one side.
Clegane pushes Crimson away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clegane.
Clegane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clegane fails to land with a series of punches.
Crimson connects with a body shot.
Crimson wants to clinch up but Clegane keeps it at a distance.
Crimson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clegane works over Crimson's head and body with a nice combination.
Crimson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Clegane wants to sweep but no luck.
Clegane is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crimson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clegane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clegane lands some strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregor Clegane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clegane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregor Clegane!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cairne Bloodhoof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and keith steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bloodhoof comes to the cage accompanied by Ghostface Killah - Daytona 500. steele comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Can't Be Touched" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cairne Bloodhoof has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cairne Bloodhoof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, keith steele!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
steele misses the shot to the body.
steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloodhoof instigates a clinch.
Bloodhoof manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bloodhoof looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
steele trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bloodhoof's guard.
Bloodhoof has his foot on steele's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. steele works his way back into a safe position though.
Bloodhoof isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. steele stacks Bloodhoof on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by steele!
steele decides to stand back up.
steele closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bloodhoof to the mat! Bloodhoof manages to get full guard.
Bloodhoof looking for submissions from the bottom but instead steele passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodhoof tries to control the position but he's not in luck - steele easily slips into full mount!
Bloodhoof is trying to reverse the position but instead steele has taken his back - oops!
Bloodhoof turns into steele and is now in his guard.
Bloodhoof has gone for a leg lock! steele slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bloodhoof's guard.
Bloodhoof is looking for a triangle here but steele uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
steele stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
steele moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
steele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
keith steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. steele darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bloodhoof with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bloodhoof throws a head kick but steele moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from steele.
steele throws a body punch but Bloodhoof moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from steele.
steele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bloodhoof can pounce on him.
steele looks gassed!
steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
steele looks to land a left hand but Bloodhoof moved out of range nicely.
Bloodhoof circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! steele drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bloodhoof follows steele to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cairne Bloodhoof!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Rhubarb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hav Breaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhubarb comes into the arena with m.o.v.e - Over Drive blaring out of the sound system. Jacob Rhubarb has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Rhubarb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hav Breaston!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhubarb looks for the body kick but Breaston saw that one coming.
Rhubarb lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Hav Breaston has been cut.
Rhubarb looks to land a right hand but Breaston moved out of range.
Breaston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rhubarb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Breaston tries to clinch but Rhubarb moves out of range.
Rhubarb lands a body shot.
Rhubarb misses with a wild combination.
Breaston will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Breaston fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Breaston fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacob Rhubarb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hav Breaston.
Rhubarb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breaston manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Rhubarb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhubarb throws an overhand right that has Breaston reeling! Rhubarb follows up with more punches and Breaston is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jacob Rhubarb!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryce Tanner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryce Tanner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donny Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donovan misses with an uppercut. Tanner saw that one coming.
Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donovan.
Tanner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Donny Donovan has been cut.
Donovan lands a nice hook to Tanner's body. Tanner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donny Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Donovan misses with a wild combination.
Donovan looks to land a right hand but Tanner moved out of range.
Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donovan.
Donovan throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
Donovan swinging wilding here.
Donovan thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanner scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan taking shots to the head.
Tanner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Donovan's face.
Donovan wants to hold on but Tanner pushes him away.
Tanner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan tries to hold on but Tanner postures up.
Donovan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanner controlling the action here.
Donovan is trying to control but can't.
Tanner is keen to just control but Donovan is a slippery customer.
Donovan wants to improve his position but Tanner is controlling well.
Donovan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Donovan looks gassed!
Donovan is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tanner lands a nice short elbow.
Donovan trying to control but Tanner postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tanner scores with a nice head shot.
Tanner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Donovan's guard.
Tanner is looking to work some ground and pound but Donovan has wrist control.
Tanner advances to half guard.
Tanner working Donovan over with strikes.
Tanner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Tanner.
Tanner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donovan defending well though.
Tanner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tanner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tanner lands with a punch from half guard.
Donovan trying to control from the bottom.
Tanner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donovan's head.
Donovan is trying to maintain the position but Tanner is very close to passing his half guard.
Tanner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is pressing down on Tanner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tanner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tanner stands up over Donovan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Donovan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tanner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tanner thows a big elbow that misses.
Tanner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
Tanner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tanner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Donovan has his hands on Tanner's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan wants to sweep here but Tanner controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tanner walks into a jab.
Tanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donovan throws out the jab.
Tanner has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donovan.
Tanner breaks from the clinch.
Tanner lands a jab to the nose.
Tanner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donovan digs a good body shot into Tanner's ribs.
Donovan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner rushes Donovan and presses him up against the cage.
Tanner breaks from the clinch.
Donovan lands a body shot.
Tanner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tanner there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce Tanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donny Donovan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Donovan misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Donovan.
Donovan misses with an uppercut. Tanner saw that one coming.
Donovan throws a combination that misses
and Tanner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tanner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donovan.
Tanner waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Donovan. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Donovan to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Donovan is rocked!
Donovan working a defensive guard here.
Tanner lands a couple of digs.
Donovan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Donovan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Donovan is breathing heavily.
Tanner lands a couple of elbows.
Donovan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.
Tanner landing with the ground and pound.
Tanner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tanner wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.
Tanner is working Donovan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tanner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Donovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Donovan is trying to keep Tanner in close.
Tanner landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tanner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Donovan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tanner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bryce Tanner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tanner trying to control but Donovan is working from the bottom.
Tanner throwing strikes but missing.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Tanner from controlling successfully.
Tanner is looking to work some ground and pound but Donovan has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
Donovan lands with a cross.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donovan.
Donovan blocks a jab.
Tanner jabs at Donovan's body.
Donny Donovan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Donovan's guard.
Donovan working for a triangle but Tanner defends it easily.
Tanner chips away with some ground and pound.
Tanner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tanner lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner controlling from the top position.
Tanner wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.
Tanner working some strikes from top position.
Tanner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Donovan looking to control.
Donovan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner stands up over Donovan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan pulls Tanner in close to prevent any damage.
Tanner trying to control but Donovan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce Tanner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donny Donovan's cut.
That's time! Tanner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Donovan throws a hook but Tanner blocks it.
Donovan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tanner.
Donovan looks to land a combination but Tanner avoids it well.
Donovan misses with an uppercut.
Tanner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanner moves away.
Donovan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Donovan does no damage.
Donovan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Tanner misses.
Tanner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Donovan on the side of the head.
Donovan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanner misses with an uppercut. Donovan saw that one coming.
Donovan throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Donovan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan throws a shot from downtown. Tanner moves away and avoids it.
Tanner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donovan momentarily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tanner.
Tanner looks up at the clock and then as Donovan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tanner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Donovan is still in real trouble! Can Tanner finish him?
Tanner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donovan keeps working.
Donovan seems to have recovered his senses.
Donovan is looking for a sweep.
Tanner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Donovan some visible discomfort.
Tanner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tanner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Donovan down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Donovan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tanner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donovan keeps working.
Tanner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Donovan can't do much from the bottom here.
Tanner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Donovan to see if he's OK.
Tanner lands a decent elbow from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan sneaks back into half guard.
Tanner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Donovan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner prevents Donovan from getting the reversal.
Tanner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Donovan?
Donovan is bucking up trying to escape but Tanner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tanner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Donovan is looking to escape.
Donovan tries to lock up and control but Tanner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Donovan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tanner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donovan can do to turn this around?
Donovan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tanner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tanner working Donovan over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Tanner.
Tanner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Donovan is in a horrible position here. Tanner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Donovan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Donovan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tanner stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Donovan to get to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Tanner there.
Donovan is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce Tanner clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Donny Donovan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tanner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tanner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Donovan is looking for a sweep. Tanner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Donovan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanner.
Tanner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Donovan tries to get to full guard but Tanner has control of the leg.
Donovan is trying to maintain the position but Tanner is very close to passing his half guard.
Tanner slips a nice elbow through Donovan's hands, connecting with Donovan's forehead.
Donovan is looking to control Tanner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Donovan avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donovan throws an overhand right that lands on Tanner's shoulder, as Tanner tries to avoid the shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Donovan.
Tanner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donovan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donovan throws a hook but Tanner avoids it easily.
Tanner scores with a decent looking hook.
Donovan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Tanner. That snapped Donovan's head back.
Donny Donovan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanner throws a series of punches but Donovan moves out of range.
Tanner connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Donovan tumbling to the canvas! Tanner pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Donovan was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bryce Tanner!
Bryce Tanner retains his heavyweight title!
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