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LMS 51: Rattle Your Cage PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Full Flavor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Full Flavor!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flavor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Flavor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Flavor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flavor stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kyle Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flavor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Harris.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Harris misses with a combination
and Flavor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Flavor is pushing down on Harris's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harris is fighting to maintain full guard but Flavor has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harris misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Harris looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harris on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harris tries to get out of the position.
Flavor throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris has hold of Flavor's hands but Flavor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Flavor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harris keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flavor uses his free foot to push down on Harris's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Harris.
Flavor is going olschool here, as he tries to force Harris to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Harris shrugs it off.
Flavor looking to secure an arm triangle but Harris defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flavor looks gassed!
Harris is desperately trying to improve his position but Flavor has a good base and remains in mount.
Harris flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Harris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Flavor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Flavor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harris?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flavor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Harris has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Harris wants to try and get back to his feet.
Flavor is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Flavor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Flavor misses with a looping left.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Flavor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Flavor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris takes a swing at Flavor's ribcage but misses.
Harris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flavor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris pulls Flavor in to control the position.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harris striking off his back but it's not causing Flavor any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flavor wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Flavor is having none of it.
Harris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flavor on the ground.
Flavor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harris throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Flavor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Flavor lands with a nice combination. Harris backs away looking to recover.
Flavor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flavor lands the left hand.
Harris is looking to clinch but Flavor is avoiding it.
Harris wants to clinch
and Flavor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Flavor drops back looking for a leg! Harris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harris manages to kick Flavor off! Flavor jumps back into Harris's guard.
Flavor tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harris throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Flavor looking to pass the guard.
Harris escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flavor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harris can't keep his opponent in guard - Flavor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Flavor stops Harris from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flavor throws a leg kick but Harris sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harris pushes Flavor up against the cage in a clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Flavor is trying to trip Harris. He has hold of a leg but Harris is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Flavor persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Flavor drops back looking for a leg! Harris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harris manages to kick Flavor off! Flavor jumps back into Harris's guard.
Flavor stopping the sweep attempt from Harris.
Harris is striking but Flavor is not phased and passes to half guard.
Flavor seems to be looking for submissions.
Harris flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Harris looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harris is staying active underneath Flavor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harris has a hand on Flavor's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Flavor takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Flavor looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Flavor working the ground and pound effectively.
Flavor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flavor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Harris has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Harris is trying desperately to improve position.
Flavor wants to control the pace but Harris is squirming around nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Flavor with good strikes from the mount here!
Harris is bucking up trying to escape but Flavor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Flavor with the ground and pound from mount.
Harris is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Flavor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Flavor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Flavor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Harris looks a forlorn figure.
Flavor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Harris has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Flavor wants to control the pace but Harris is squirming around nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Flavor with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Harris slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Flavor is working for a kimura but Harris is defending it quite comfortably.
Flavor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Flavor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Flavor prevents Harris from standing back up.
Flavor gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Harris wants to clinch
and Flavor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flavor lands a jab to the head.
Flavor fails to land with a series of punches.
Flavor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flavor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flavor moves out of range of the leg kick from Harris.
Harris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flavor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harris's guard now.
Flavor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Full Flavor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flavor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 9:10
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 9:10
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Full Flavor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kruger Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kruger Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose lands an overhand right.
Rose could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rose throws a sloppy head kick and Kongo moves out of range easily.
Rose tests Kongo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose throws a head kick but Kongo moves out of range.
Rose sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kongo moves away from the strike by Rose.
Kongo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kongo.
Kongo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kongo manages to avoid it.
Kongo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A head kick misses from Rose.
Rose tries to land a front kick but Kongo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kongo. That's going to slow Rose down.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Kongo feints and as Rose raises his hands in defense, Kongo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose can't keep his opponent in guard - Kongo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kongo is looking to take a break and control but Rose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kongo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kongo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kongo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kongo wants to take Rose's back but he can't do it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo wants to control the pace but Rose is squirming around nicely.
Rose is working to get back to half guard.
Kongo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kongo trying to control but Rose is having none of it.
Kongo controlling from the full mount.
Kongo tries to control but Rose wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Kruger Kongo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Rose. No joy for Kongo on that attempt.
Kongo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kongo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kongo is trying to get an arm triangle but Rose is defending well.
Kongo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kongo is trying to get an arm triangle but Rose is defending well.
Kongo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kongo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rose's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rose!
Rose is squirming around, avoiding Kongo's attempts to control the action.
Rose is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kongo trying to control but Rose is having none of it.
Rose keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kongo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kongo wants to control the pace but Rose is squirming around nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kongo controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by Kongo.
Rose is looking to improve his position but Kongo isn't that keen on the idea.
Kongo content just to control the position here.
Rose is squirming around, avoiding Kongo's attempts to control the action.
Kongo content just to control the position here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Despite being in the dominant position, Kruger Kongo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rose gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kongo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kongo passes Rose's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kongo works his way into full mount!
Rose is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kongo is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Rose is in real trouble.
Rose is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kongo gets his way!
Rose looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kongo.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rose trying to control the hands but Kongo won't let him.
Kongo scores with punches from the back.
Rose rolls, trying to escape but Kongo keeps control of the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kongo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Rose fending off the submission attempt from Kongo.
Rose controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rose prevents Kongo from getting a body triangle.
Rose preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kongo.
Kongo trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Rose doesn't escape.
Rose can't escape the position.
Rose is working hard here to advance position.
Kongo wants to control but Rose is keeping busy.
Rose wants to control his opponent's hands but Kongo gets his hands free.
Rose prevents Kongo from getting a body triangle.
Rose rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kongo is trying to control. Rose wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kongo scores with a takedown into Rose's guard.
Kongo tries to free his leg and advance position but Rose is retaining full guard.
Rose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kongo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kongo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rose looking for a guillotine here but Kongo defends easily.
Kongo wants to control from the top but Rose keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kruger Kongo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kongo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 9:10
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kruger Kongo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Remose A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Price is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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146 lbs
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158 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remose A!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Price!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A throws a series of strikes that have Price backpedaling.
Price shoots in but no luck this time.
Price lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but A circles away quickly and effectively.
Price missing with a left hand there. A was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Price throws a hook to the side of A's head but A sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Price counters with a left to the body.
Price takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A pivots, looking for a leg kick but Price is out of range and A settles back down.
A scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Price takes a jab right on the kisser.
A throws a leg kick but Price moved away.
Price misses with an uppercut. A saw that one coming.
A punishes Price's body with a nice straight punch.
Price jabs at A's body.
Price lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price slips under a jab from A.
A shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Price but Price pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A misses with a jab, cross combination.
A is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from A as Price shoots in.
Price shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. A is trying to defend but Price finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Price 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.
Price wants to work for an arm triangle but A is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price is trying to work for a kimura but A is defending well.
A has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Price is working away from the top position though.
Price trying to mount his opponent but A defends it.
Price is trying to control. A wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control A kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Price prevents A from standing back up.
Price passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for A!
Price quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Price but it's paid off an A is forced to tap! Nice work by Price.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Drew Price!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between RAY Even (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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227 lbs
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255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, RAY Even!
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, Mauricio Jones!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids the head kick by Even.
Jones works Even's body with a nice hook.
Good shot there by Even.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Even takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like RAY Even has been cut.
Even is breathing heavily.
Even misses with a straight right.
Even takes a kick to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones works Even's body with a nice hook.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Even backs away looking to recover.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
Even on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Even fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Even takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Even rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones scores with a hook.
Even tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Even doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Even takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Even steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Even will feel that in the morning.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Even moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Even in the body.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Even's sensitive parts.
Even avoids the head kick by Jones.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Mauricio Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones pushes Even away with a front kick.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones connects with a high kick.
RAY Even's cut is getting worse.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Even misses with the combination.
A solid body kick from Jones.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Even scores with a jab.
Even misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a straight right. Even didn't see that one coming.
Jones lands a head kick. Even smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jones.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Even throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Even blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Even throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Even connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Even.
Jones staying out of range there.
Even throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Even scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Even takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Even avoids the head kick by Jones.
Even takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Even will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Even.
Even misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Even misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a head kick. That will keep Even thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Even tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Even stumbling back into the cage.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
RAY Even seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Even's torso.
Even loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Even misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Even misses with a straight right.
Even throws a lazy head kick
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Even stumbling back into the cage.
Even dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Even was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Even throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Even.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones swings for the body but Even moves out of range.
Jones defending well as Even loads up on a big left hand.
Even throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Even throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Even's head.
RAY Even's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones slips a jab from Even.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab. Even acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Even tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Even connects with a high kick.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
A big left from Even misses.
Even avoids the head kick by Jones.
Even scores with a hook.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Even dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Even has managed to clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to break free but Even has control.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Even tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Even breaks the clinch.
Even throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Even takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Even.
Jones moves away from the strike by Even.
Nice straight punches there by Even. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Even.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Even moves into range and connects with a jab.
Even is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Even misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Even misses the shot to the body.
Even misses with a hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Even takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Even.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones lands a nice looking body kick.
Even throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Even shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jones throws a series of punches but Even moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 9:10
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 9:10
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Madden Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Josh Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Madden Rush!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush throws a big shot that misses.
Rush motions for Hogan to come forward. Rush throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rush misses with a kick to the body.
Rush scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rush trying to advance position but Hogan counters by regaining guard.
Rush landing with the ground and pound.
Rush preventing the sweep.
Rush looking to pass the guard.
Hogan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rush defends well.
Rush postures up.
Hogan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rush trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rush wants to pass the guard but Hogan is keeping the position.
Rush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hogan looking to control.
Hogan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hogan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rush counters by clinching up.
Rush turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rush manages to end up in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hogan to his feet.
Hogan checks a low kick from Rush.
Hogan tries for a takedown but Rush sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Madden Rush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush fails to land with a series of punches.
Rush misses with a double jab.
Hogan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rush counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Hogan.
Rush shoots and misses
and Hogan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rush thinking.
Rush shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hogan is trying to defend but Rush finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Hogan wants to control but Rush is keeping busy.
Hogan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hogan is just riding it out for now. Rush eventually gives up the hold.
Hogan actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rush works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hogan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Rush moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hogan has worked his arm free - good work by Hogan!
Hogan struggling a bit here.
Rush fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hogan is looking for a sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hogan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hogan is trying to get back to full guard.
Hogan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rush slips nicely into half guard.
Hogan trying to control from the bottom.
Rush trying to pass the guard but Hogan defending well.
Hogan moves into full guard.
Rush wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rush gets to his feet. Hogan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hogan has a takedown stuffed.
Nice body punch from Hogan.
Rush misses with a double jab
enabling Hogan to counter with a crisp jab.
Rush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogan manages to avoid it.
Rush misses with a double jab
and Hogan counters with a right hand to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rush misses with the combination.
Rush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rush shoots in and bounces Hogan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hogan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rush gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hogan looking to control.
Rush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hogan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hogan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rush doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rush manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rush stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.
Rush would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rush drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hogan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hogan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hogan!
Hogan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rush is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hogan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rush tries to improve position but can't.
Rush sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hogan is pressing down on Rush's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rush is holding on for now.
Rush is doing well to control the position and prevent Hogan from advancing to side control.
Rush is pressing down on Hogan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Madden Rush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 9:10
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Madden Rush!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Wildside- Motley Crue. Austin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Who's your Daddy by Mook N Fair. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Austin!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Austin throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Austin trying to control here.
Hunt passes into side control, despite Austin's attempt to control the position.
Hunt has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Austin is fending him off so far but Hunt persists. Nope, Austin circles away and we're back to standing.
Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Austin throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Austin misses with a body shot.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Austin jabs at Hunt's body.
Austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Austin misses with a wild combination.
Austin stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunt. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunt slips under a jab from Austin.
Hunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Austin avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Austin misses.
Hunt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hunt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hunt stands up and beckons Austin to join him on the feet.
Hunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Austin avoids it really well and circles away.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Austin.
Hunt slips a straight right by Austin.
Austin throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Austin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Austin misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt slips under a jab from Austin.
Hunt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Austin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunt is defended easily by Austin.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Hunt 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.
Hunt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Austin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunt is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
James Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Austin checks it well.
Austin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Austin.
Austin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Austin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Austin!
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt lands a two punch combo.
Austin throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
Austin misses with a series of wild punches.
Mike Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
A big right from Austin misses.
Some wild striking there from Austin.
Austin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Austin just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin misses with a wild combination.
Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Austin misses.
Hunt misses with a few strikes there.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but Austin shows good takedown defense.
Austin throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Austin misses with a wild body shot.
James Austin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Austin swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunt.
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Austin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hunt rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Austin coming out on top.
Austin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Austin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Austin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunt.
Austin misses the shot to the body.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Austin.
Austin misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a double jab
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hunt is controlling the pace.
Hunt wants to stand but Austin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hunt decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Austin.
Austin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunt.
Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Austin.
Austin moves out of range as Hunt throws a body kick.
Austin misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt fails with the takedown.
Hunt shoots in and drives through. Austin sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Austin.
Austin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hunt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Austin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hunt pulls his head out easily.
Hunt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Austin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hunt decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Austin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunt.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Austin fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Austin misses with a combination
and Hunt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Austin's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Austin 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.
Austin tries to strike from the bottom.
Hunt trying to stand up but can't free himself from Austin's guard.
Austin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Austin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunt is one step ahead there.
Hunt trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Austin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hunt won't allow Austin to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hunt shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Austin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a double jab.
Austin throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from Austin.
James Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Austin misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Austin misses the target.
Austin with a nice cross.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Austin.
Austin swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Austin misses with a combination
and Hunt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
James Austin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Austin trying to control the position.
Austin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Austin keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunt advances position into side control!
Austin struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Austin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Austin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Barhydt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Get Money. John Barhydt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Jackson!
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, John Barhydt!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barhydt wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Barhydt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barhydt tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barhydt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barhydt tries to clinch up.
Barhydt stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Curtis Jackson has been cut.
Barhydt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Barhydt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barhydt is looking to clinch.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Barhydt's ribs.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barhydt moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Barhydt tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barhydt tries to clinch up.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barhydt as he avoids it easily.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Barhydt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barhydt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Barhydt tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barhydt tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Barhydt looks gassed!
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but Barhydt is out of range.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barhydt.
A punch combination from Barhydt misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson 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.
Jackson trying to control the action but Barhydt is working from the bottom.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Barhydt's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barhydt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson is working for a kimura but Barhydt is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson lands strikes from half guard.
Barhydt trying to control from the bottom.
Barhydt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Barhydt gets full guard.
Jackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barhydt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barhydt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Barhydt 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.
Jackson 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.
Jackson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson is working Barhydt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barhydt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barhydt has escaped and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Jackson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barhydt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barhydt.
Barhydt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson moves out of range as Barhydt throws a body kick.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barhydt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barhydt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barhydt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson has clasped his hands together around Barhydt's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Barhydt is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barhydt wants to get back to his feet but Jackson drags him back down.
Barhydt struggling a bit here.
Jackson works to advance to full mount. Barhydt defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Barhydt can't escape the position.
Barhydt is bucking up trying to escape but Jackson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Barhydt is rocked!
Barhydt is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Barhydt wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Jackson celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Jackson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petter Schneider has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raul Sanchez!
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, Petter Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schneider looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez lands a with a good body shot.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Schneider pushes him off.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Schneider's body. Schneider takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez drops Schneider with a right and a left! Sanchez comes rushing in but Schneider regains his composure and manages to keep Sanchez in guard.
Schneider is rocked!
It looks like Petter Schneider has been cut.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Schneider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schneider is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Schneider is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Schneider seems to have recovered his senses.
Schneider controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Sanchez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schneider looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
Schneider wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez takes a swing at Schneider's ribcage but misses.
Raul Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schneider paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Schneider out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Raul Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Little Grasshopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Offenhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Offenhard has chosen Ghostface Killah - Daytona 500 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Little Grasshopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dick Offenhard!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Offenhard tries to close the distance and clinch but Grasshopper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Offenhard tries to close the distance and clinch but Grasshopper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grasshopper throws a head kick but Offenhard moves out of range.
Offenhard moves away from the strike by Grasshopper.
Grasshopper jabs at Offenhard's body.
Offenhard is looking to clinch.
Grasshopper misses with a head kick.
Grasshopper swings for the body but Offenhard moves out of range.
Grasshopper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Offenhard sprawls well. Offenhard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grasshopper gets slowly back to his feet.
Grasshopper misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Offenhard blocks a head kick by Grasshopper.
Offenhard tries to clinch up.
Grasshopper misses with an uppercut. Offenhard saw that one coming.
Offenhard avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasshopper connects with a single shot there.
Grasshopper bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grasshopper is looking to take a break and control but Offenhard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Offenhard is looking to regain half guard here but Grasshopper keeps moving and retains side control.
Grasshopper just content to control the position.
Offenhard is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasshopper cracks Offenhard with a big right hand but Offenhard just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Offenhard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grasshopper working the body and head with strikes.
Grasshopper looking to control but instead Offenhard has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Offenhard gets full guard.
Offenhard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grasshopper throws and elbow that misses. Offenhard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grasshopper's guard. Nice move by Offenhard!
Grasshopper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard preventing the sweep.
Offenhard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grasshopper throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Offenhard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grasshopper is keeping the position for now.
Grasshopper has a closed guard, preventing Offenhard from standing up.
Grasshopper controls Offenhard momentarily but Offenhard frees himself.
That's four 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.
Grasshopper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Offenhard blocks a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grasshopper swats away the attempt to clinch by Offenhard.
Grasshopper keeps the fight on the outside.
Offenhard tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Grasshopper.
Offenhard fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Offenhard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grasshopper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grasshopper misses with a few strikes there.
Grasshopper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Offenhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Grasshopper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Little Grasshopper dominated that round.
That's time! Grasshopper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Offenhard clinches up against the cage.
Grasshopper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Offenhard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Offenhard trying to land knees to the body.
Grasshopper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Offenhard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Grasshopper can't break the clinch.
Grasshopper is looking to control Offenhard's arms but Offenhard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grasshopper has his back to the cage.
Offenhard lands a knee to the body.
Offenhard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Offenhard connects with a knee to the head.
Grasshopper is looking to break free of the clinch but Offenhard has double underhooks.
Offenhard tries a knee to the head but Grasshopper blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasshopper can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Grasshopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Offenhard keeps control of Grasshopper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grasshopper tries to break the clinch but Offenhard is controlling the position.
Offenhard landing knees to the body.
Grasshopper blocks an elbow strike from Offenhard.
Offenhard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grasshopper's face.
It looks like Little Grasshopper has been cut.
Grasshopper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Offenhard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Grasshopper avoiding damage as Offenhard throws knees to the body.
Grasshopper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Offenhard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Grasshopper keeps the fight on the outside.
Little Grasshopper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grasshopper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Offenhard was well out of range. Poor timing from Grasshopper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasshopper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grasshopper shoots for a double leg takedown but Offenhard sprawls well. He's pushed Grasshopper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grasshopper throws a hook to the side of Offenhard's head but Offenhard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Offenhard tries to clinch up.
Grasshopper shoots for a takedown but Offenhard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grasshopper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Offenhard circles away quickly and effectively.
Offenhard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grasshopper, pushing him back against the cage.
Grasshopper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Offenhard has him pressed against the cage.
Offenhard looking to throw knees to the head but Grasshopper is blocking nicely.
Offenhard misses with a knee to the head.
Offenhard scores a nice knee to the body.
Offenhard gets underhooks to prevent Grasshopper's takedown attempt.
Grasshopper takes an elbow to the temple.
Grasshopper has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Offenhard regains guard immediately.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grasshopper prevents Offenhard from getting back to his feet.
Offenhard is trying to control the position but Grasshopper postures up.
Offenhard wants to sweep but no luck.
Offenhard is pulling down on Grasshopper's head to control his posture.
Grasshopper tries to free his leg and advance position but Offenhard is retaining full guard.
Offenhard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grasshopper is one step ahead there.
Grasshopper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grasshopper with a jab.
Offenhard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grasshopper finds it's way round the side to connect with Offenhard's head.
Offenhard tries to close the distance and clinch but Grasshopper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Offenhard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Offenhard clinches up with Grasshopper and pushes him back against the cage.
Offenhard scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Offenhard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grasshopper as Offenhard tries to tie him up.
Grasshopper is trying to force a seperation but Offenhard has the dominant position.
Offenhard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grasshopper blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Offenhard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Little Grasshopper's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grasshopper looks to score with a jab to the body but Offenhard is just out of range.
Grasshopper lands an overhand right.
Little Grasshopper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grasshopper looks for a takedown but Offenhard sprawls well.
Grasshopper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grasshopper throws a solid leg kick but Offenhard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grasshopper.
Offenhard tries to clinch up but Grasshopper circles away and keeps his distance.
Grasshopper misses with a two punch combination.
Grasshopper throws a nice looking combination but Offenhard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grasshopper misses the shot to the body.
Grasshopper with a nice cross.
Offenhard clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Offenhard obliges.
Grasshopper managing to block the knees to the body from Offenhard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grasshopper tries to circle away but Offenhard has him pinned against the cage.
Offenhard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grasshopper blocks it with crossed arms.
Offenhard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Offenhard tries to land knees in the clinch but Grasshopper avoids the damage to the body.
Offenhard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Offenhard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Offenhard slowing the pace effectively.
Offenhard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grasshopper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grasshopper avoiding damage as Offenhard throws knees to the body.
Offenhard lands a nice knee to the body.
Grasshopper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Offenhard prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Grasshopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grasshopper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Offenhard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grasshopper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Offenhard missing with knees to the body.
Offenhard lands an elbow inside that Grasshopper shrugs off.
Grasshopper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grasshopper is trying to drag Offenhard to the mat but Offenhard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Grasshopper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Offenhard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Come on Offenhard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grasshopper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Offenhard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Offenhard scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grasshopper tries to score a body lock takedown but Offenhard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Offenhard lands a good knee to the midsection. Grasshopper won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Offenhard.
Offenhard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Offenhard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grasshopper is defending well for now.
Offenhard has Grasshopper pressed against the cage, preventing Grasshopper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Offenhard prevents the takedown attempt.
Grasshopper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Offenhard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Offenhard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grasshopper is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Offenhard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Offenhard effectively controlling the action here.
Offenhard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grasshopper blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Offenhard misses with a knee strike.
Grasshopper can't get the takedown.
Grasshopper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Offenhard prevents it.
A bit of stalling here from Offenhard.
Offenhard lands an elbow that stopped Grasshopper in his tracks for a moment.
Grasshopper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grasshopper goes for a takedown attempt but Offenhard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Offenhard has Grasshopper up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Offenhard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Offenhard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Offenhard!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Woodrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oren Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woodrow comes into the arena with The Lumberjack Song blaring out of the sound system. Oren Hunter told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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153 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Woodrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oren Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woodrow swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Woodrow scores with a jab to the body.
Woodrow throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Woodrow.
Woodrow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Woodrow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunter. Hunter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Woodrow misses with a few strikes there.
Woodrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunter was well out of range. Poor timing from Woodrow.
Hunter moves out of range of the strikes.
Woodrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woodrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Woodrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Woodrow.
Hunter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woodrow throws out the jab.
Woodrow throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woodrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Woodrow.
Woodrow cracks a nice hook into Hunter's ribs.
Hunter lands a high kick!
It looks like Alexander Woodrow has been cut.
Alexander Woodrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter has a takedown stuffed.
Woodrow throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Woodrow.
Woodrow scores with a jab.
Woodrow forces Hunter back against the cage and clinches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woodrow. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Woodrow.
Woodrow checks a leg kick nicely.
Hunter misses with a head kick.
Woodrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woodrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woodrow connects with a jab.
Woodrow moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
Woodrow throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Woodrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alexander Woodrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Woodrow's head.
Woodrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunter.
Woodrow swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Woodrow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woodrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woodrow swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Woodrow digs a good body shot into Hunter's ribs.
Woodrow misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunter.
Woodrow misses with a few strikes there.
Woodrow throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
Hunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodrow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunter.
Woodrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunter.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Woodrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunter.
Woodrow misses the shot to the body.
Hunter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woodrow's sensitive parts.
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
Woodrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oren Hunter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Woodrow's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Woodrow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woodrow misses with a series of wild punches.
Woodrow smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Woodrow misses with an uppercut. Hunter saw that one coming.
Hunter walks into a left hand.
Woodrow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Crack! A monster head kick from Hunter and Woodrow falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Hunter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oren Hunter!
Oren Hunter is the new featherweight champion!
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pop
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RATING
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