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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Tabs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
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175 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Tabs!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tabs looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tabs drops back looking for a leg! Richardson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Richardson manages to kick Tabs off! Tabs jumps back into Richardson's guard.
Tabs has gone for a leg lock! Richardson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tabs's guard.
Richardson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tabs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Richardson has managed to get both his arms back between Tabs's legs - danger averted.
Tabs keeping moving, preventing Richardson from controlling successfully.
Richardson drops back looking for a leg! Tabs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tabs manages to kick Richardson off! Richardson jumps back into Tabs's guard.
Tabs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tabs is keeping the position for now.
Tabs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tabs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Richardson controls the pace.
Richardson wants to control from the top but Tabs keeps moving.
Richardson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tabs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Richardson looking to pass the guard.
Tabs working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Richardson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Richardson tries to clinch but Tabs is having none of it.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses.
Tabs doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Richardson counter with a right hand.
Tabs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Richardson counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Richardson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Richardson throws a nice head kick!
Richardson jabs Tabs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tabs looks gassed!
Richardson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richardson sizes up Tabs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Richardson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Richardson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richardson.
Richardson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
George Richardson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tabs in his tracks.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses.
Tabs has his takedown stuffed
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Richardson counters with a nice uppercut.
George Richardson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Tabs.
Richardson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richardson scores with a head kick.
Tabs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Richardson connects with a high kick.
Nice straight punches there by Richardson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Richardson.
Tabs misses with a takedown attempt
and Richardson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tabs on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Richardson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richardson jabs Tabs right on the nose. Tabs blinks but takes it well.
Richardson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tabs's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson scores with a spinning back kick!
Tabs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Richardson throws a head kick that Tabs semi-blocks.
Richardson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Richardson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Richardson tries a head kick but it misses.
Richardson scores with a shot to the body.
Richardson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richardson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richardson lands a head kick. Tabs smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tabs misses with a takedown
and Richardson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tabs's knee momentarily.
Richardson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A punch lands to the side of Tabs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Richardson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tabs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Richardson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tabs tries for a takedown but Richardson circles away easily
and Richardson counters with an outside leg kick.
Tabs takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Richardson stalks Tabs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tabs's face. Tabs staggers backwards, shaken.
Tabs has his takedown stuffed
and Richardson counters with a two punch combo.
George Richardson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Tabs.
Nice uppercut lands for Richardson. That snapped Tabs's head back.
Tabs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Richardson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Richardson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
George Richardson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Richardson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richardson throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Richardson throws a head kick but Tabs moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tabs at a distance.
Richardson feints a jab promting Tabs to slip. Richardson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tabs slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tabs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Richardson counters with a left and a right that stings Tabs.
Richardson throws a head kick that half lands.
Tabs shoots and misses
and Richardson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Richardson lands a nice looking body shot.
Richardson connects with a leg kick. Tabs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Richardson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tabs at a distance.
George Richardson is winning the standup battle so far.
Richardson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tabs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tabs.
Richardson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabs shoots and misses
and Richardson counters with a good low kick that Tabs was not able to check.
Richardson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tabs's calf.
Richardson scores with a shot to the body.
Richardson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tabs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Richardson counter with a right hand.
Richardson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tabs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Richardson counters with a solid body kick.
Tabs has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Richardson!
Richardson with a nice cross.
Jesus Tabs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tabs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richardson is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Richardson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tabs on the side of the head.
Richardson throws a right and a left that Tabs avoids nicely.
Richardson lands a nice looking body kick.
Tabs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tabs is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Richardson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Richardson has escaped and now he's on top!
Richardson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Richardson tries to free his leg and advance position but Tabs is retaining full guard.
Tabs looking to control.
Tabs is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Richardson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tabs can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Richardson is in close to Tabs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Richardson looking to pass the guard.
Tabs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tabs looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Richardson passes into side control.
A lull in the action here as Richardson stalls from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richardson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tabs is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Richardson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tabs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Richardson controlling the position.
Richardson wants to sweep but no luck.
Tabs has gone for a leg lock! Richardson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tabs's guard.
Tabs wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Richardson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Richardson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richardson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tabs is keeping the position for now.
Richardson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richardson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Richardson is aware though and is defending well.
Tabs controls Richardson momentarily but Richardson frees himself.
Tabs keeping full guard, as Richardson tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tabs working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Richardson slips nicely into half guard.
Richardson trying to control the action but Tabs is working from the bottom.
Tabs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Richardson is working away from the top position though.
Richardson is looking for a kimura but Tabs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Richardson to get the leverage.
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.
Tabs is trying to maintain the position but Richardson is very close to passing his half guard.
Richardson not doing much here.
Tabs keeping hold of Richardson's head, controlling as best he can.
Tabs wants to control but Richardson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Richardson slows the pace down in half guard.
Tabs has his hands clasped together around Richardson's back. He's all about the action.
Jesus Tabs has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tabs misses with a takedown attempt
and Richardson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tabs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Richardson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tabs, pushing him back against the cage.
Richardson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tabs's face.
Richardson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tabs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Richardson lands an elbow just above Tabs 's eye.
Richardson avoiding damage.
Richardson scores with a knee to the head.
Tabs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
George Richardson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Tabs.
Richardson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richardson is looking to control Tabs's arms but Tabs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Richardson has his back to the cage.
Richardson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tabs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tabs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice elbow from Richardson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richardson.
Richardson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Richardson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tabs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Richardson with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richardson as Tabs tries to tie him up.
Richardson taking a breather.
George Richardson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tabs can't get the takedown.
Richardson connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Richardson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Richardson, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Richardson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Urinus Limberdinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alaric Visigoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Limberdinkle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Visigoth has chosen THUNDERSTRUCK as his entrance music. Alaric Visigoth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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170 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Urinus Limberdinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alaric Visigoth!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Limberdinkle throws a sloppy head kick
and Visigoth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Visigoth looks to land a right hand but Limberdinkle moved out of range.
Limberdinkle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick that misses.
Visigoth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Limberdinkle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Visigoth somewhat.
A head kick misses from Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Visigoth's head.
Limberdinkle misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Limberdinkle. That's going to slow Visigoth down.
Limberdinkle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Visigoth checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Limberdinkle is looking to chop away at Visigoth's legs.
Visigoth checks a leg kick.
Visigoth takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Visigoth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Limberdinkle!
Visigoth breaks from Limberdinkle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Limberdinkle working to try and regain half guard.
Visigoth with a couple of short strikes.
Limberdinkle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Limberdinkle is looking to get to half guard.
Limberdinkle regains half guard.
Limberdinkle is doing well to control the position and prevent Visigoth from advancing to side control.
Visigoth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Limberdinkle is looking for a sweep. Visigoth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Limberdinkle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Limberdinkle is pressing down on Visigoth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Visigoth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Visigoth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Limberdinkle is keeping the position for now.
Limberdinkle is pulling down on Visigoth's head. It's preventing any offense from Visigoth, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limberdinkle trying to control the position.
Visigoth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Visigoth lands a couple of digs.
Limberdinkle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Visigoth slips nicely into half guard.
Limberdinkle tries to roll over but Visigoth keeps him under control.
Limberdinkle is trying is best to control the position here.
Limberdinkle is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Limberdinkle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Limberdinkle is pressing down on Visigoth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Limberdinkle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Limberdinkle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Visigoth landing some decent shots from guard.
Limberdinkle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Visigoth working some strikes from top position.
Limberdinkle looking for a sweep. Not yet Limberdinkle, not yet.
Visigoth throwing strikes from guard but Limberdinkle blocks nicely.
Visigoth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Limberdinkle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Limberdinkle connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limberdinkle is landing with some decent strikes but Visigoth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poor strikes thrown by Limberdinkle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Limberdinkle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Visigoth is looking to get to half guard.
Limberdinkle thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Visigoth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Visigoth tries to lock up and control but Limberdinkle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alaric Visigoth will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Visigoth shoots in for a double leg but Limberdinkle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick that misses.
Limberdinkle throws a leg kick but Visigoth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Urinus Limberdinkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Limberdinkle tries to land a leg kick but Visigoth saw it coming and moves away.
Limberdinkle lands a head kick. Visigoth smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Limberdinkle lands with a kick to the temple. Visigoth shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Limberdinkle thumps Visigoth with a low kick.
Visigoth fails to land the takedown.
Limberdinkle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Limberdinkle scores with a leg kick.
Limberdinkle throws a sloppy head kick and Visigoth moves out of range easily.
Limberdinkle throws a sloppy head kick and Visigoth moves out of range easily.
Limberdinkle misses with a head kick.
Limberdinkle tries a head kick but it misses.
Limberdinkle tries to land a leg kick but Visigoth saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Visigoth misses.
Limberdinkle throws a lazy head kick
and Visigoth counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Visigoth are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Limberdinkle tries to bench press Visigoth off him but Visigoth keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Limberdinkle is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Visigoth's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Limberdinkle won't allow Visigoth to pass to mount.
Limberdinkle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle is adopting a defensive guard.
Limberdinkle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Limberdinkle is trying to control the position but Visigoth postures up.
Visigoth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Visigoth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Limberdinkle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Limberdinkle trying to control the position.
Limberdinkle trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limberdinkle wants to sweep here but Visigoth controlling him for the moment.
Limberdinkle looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Urinus Limberdinkle wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Limberdinkle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Visigoth is able to avoid easily.
Visigoth moves out of range of the leg kick from Limberdinkle.
Visigoth avoids the head kick by Limberdinkle.
Visigoth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Limberdinkle circles away.
Urinus Limberdinkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alaric Visigoth.
Limberdinkle tried to score with a low kick but Visigoth checks it.
Visigoth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Limberdinkle. Limberdinkle obviously looking to wear him down.
Visigoth avoids the head kick by Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Visigoth circles away quickly and effectively.
Limberdinkle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Visigoth checks it well.
Limberdinkle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visigoth shoots in but Limberdinkle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Limberdinkle moves in looking to clinch but Visigoth pushes him off.
Limberdinkle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Limberdinkle throws a leg kick but Visigoth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Urinus Limberdinkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Limberdinkle tries a head kick but it misses.
Limberdinkle thumps Visigoth with a low kick.
Limberdinkle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Limberdinkle throws a leg kick that misses.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick that misses
and Visigoth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Limberdinkle's guard now.
Limberdinkle pulls Visigoth in close to prevent any damage.
Limberdinkle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Visigoth!
Limberdinkle looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limberdinkle dominating with strikes here.
Limberdinkle throwing strikes here but Visigoth is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Limberdinkle throwing strikes here but Visigoth is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Visigoth wants to control but Limberdinkle is having none of it.
Visigoth avoids a series of strikes thrown by Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urinus Limberdinkle dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Visigoth fails to land the takedown.
A big right from Limberdinkle misses.
Visigoth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Limberdinkle is fending him off so far but Visigoth persists. Nope, Limberdinkle circles away and we're back to standing.
Limberdinkle tries a low kick but Visigoth avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Visigoth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Limberdinkle throws a solid leg kick but Visigoth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle throws a solid leg kick but Visigoth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Limberdinkle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Limberdinkle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Visigoth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Limberdinkle throws a wild body kick that Visigoth sees coming a mile off.
Limberdinkle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Visigoth checks it well.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick but Visigoth moves out of range.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visigoth checks a leg kick.
Visigoth dives in and grabs Limberdinkle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Limberdinkle pushes down on Visigoth's head and hops out.
Urinus Limberdinkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alaric Visigoth.
A looping hook to the body misses from Limberdinkle. Visigoth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Limberdinkle throws a sloppy head kick and Visigoth moves out of range easily.
Visigoth shoots for a double leg takedown but Limberdinkle sprawls well. He's pushed Visigoth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Visigoth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Limberdinkle throws a sloppy head kick and Visigoth moves out of range easily.
Limberdinkle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Visigoth.
Limberdinkle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Limberdinkle is looking to land body kicks.
Limberdinkle stuffs the takedown.
Visigoth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Limberdinkle misses with an uppercut. Visigoth saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Visigoth.
Limberdinkle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Visigoth's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limberdinkle is looking to slow Visigoth down with leg kicks.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Limberdinkle lands a head kick!
Limberdinkle connects with a high kick.
Limberdinkle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Limberdinkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Limberdinkle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Limberdinkle misses with a head kick.
Visigoth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Limberdinkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Limberdinkle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Visigoth's head.
Limberdinkle connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Limberdinkle misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limberdinkle does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Limberdinkle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Limberdinkle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Limberdinkle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick that misses.
Urinus Limberdinkle is winning the standup battle so far.
Limberdinkle is looking to slow Visigoth down with leg kicks.
Limberdinkle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Limberdinkle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That kick from Limberdinkle tenderised Visigoth's leg. Visigoth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Limberdinkle throws a hook but Visigoth avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle lands a leg kick that knocks Visigoth off balance momentarily.
Visigoth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Limberdinkle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Visigoth somewhat.
Visigoth circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limberdinkle throws a chopping leg kick but Visigoth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Visigoth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle moves out of range as Visigoth strikes.
Visigoth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Limberdinkle tries to land a front kick but Visigoth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Visigoth avoids the head kick by Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Limberdinkle throws a head kick that misses.
Limberdinkle tries a head kick but it misses.
Limberdinkle throws a chopping leg kick but Visigoth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Visigoth blocks a head kick by Limberdinkle.
Limberdinkle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Visigoth is out of range.
Limberdinkle lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Urinus Limberdinkle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Limberdinkle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urinus Limberdinkle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrissy Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chrissy Boy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marshall Mathers's chin.
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205 lbs
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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 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chrissy Boy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Mathers. Those never looked like landing.
Boy looks to land a combination but Mathers avoids it well.
No joy there for Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mathers misses with a body shot.
Boy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mathers counters with a straight right hand.
Boy swings widly with a right hand
and Mathers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Chrissy Boy has been cut.
Mathers connects with a crisp jab.
Mathers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mathers.
Boy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mathers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy takes one on the button.
Mathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away.
Mathers cracks Boy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boy misses with a hook. Mathers ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathers. Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mathers works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boy moves out of range as Mathers strikes.
Mathers lands a left and a right that send Boy crashing to the mat, dazed. Mathers thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Boy is rocked!
That has opened up Chrissy Boy's cut even more.
Boy misses with a jab to the body
and Mathers counters with a big left hand that crumples Boy! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marshall Mathers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aodhan o hAodha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunningham comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Conflict . o hAodha has chosen Cursum Perficio by Enya as his entrance music. Brad Cunningham could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aodhan o hAodha's chin.
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aodhan o hAodha!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham tries to clinch up
and o hAodha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cunningham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cunningham throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Aodhan o hAodha has been cut.
o hAodha with a poor takedown
and Cunningham counters with a body kick that stops o hAodha in his tracks momentarily.
Cunningham falls off balance throwing a combination
and o hAodha counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cunningham!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by o hAodha there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cunningham avoids a series of strikes thrown by o hAodha.
Cunningham looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
o hAodha throwing strikes here but Cunningham is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cunningham can't escape the position.
o hAodha scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cunningham?
o hAodha thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
o hAodha thowing shots but they're missing.
o hAodha looking to ground and pound but Cunningham is blocking nicely.
Cunningham is trying to escape the mount.
o hAodha is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cunningham has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cunningham!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to stand but o hAodha is controlling from the bottom.
Cunningham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cunningham wants to control from the top but o hAodha keeps moving.
o hAodha is looking for a triangle but Cunningham pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunningham wants to stand but o hAodha is controlling his posture from full guard.
o hAodha wants to sweep here but Cunningham controlling him for the moment.
Cunningham thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
o hAodha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
o hAodha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cunningham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from o hAodha.
o hAodha working the head and body with strikes.
o hAodha looks to land a strike but Cunningham avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cunningham controls o hAodha momentarily but o hAodha frees himself.
o hAodha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as o hAodha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
o hAodha throws a big right hand that misses.
o hAodha missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
o hAodha working some strikes from top position.
Cunningham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cunningham is breathing heavily.
Cunningham looking to control.
o hAodha chips away with some ground and pound.
o hAodha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
o hAodha with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cunningham trying to keep a closed guard but o hAodha is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells o hAodha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aodhan o hAodha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aodhan o hAodha'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.
o hAodha misses with a head kick.
o hAodha takes the fight into the clinch.
Cunningham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cunningham lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cunningham keeps control of o hAodha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Cunningham fails to land.
o hAodha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cunningham as o hAodha tries to tie him up.
Cunningham prevents a body shot from o hAodha.
o hAodha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cunningham is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham landing knees to the head.
o hAodha misses with a punch to the body.
Cunningham is pressed up against the cage. o hAodha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cunningham down to the mat. Cunningham avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
o hAodha is breathing heavily.
o hAodha keeps the fight on the outside.
Cunningham doesn't manage to clinch there - o hAodha circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham misses with a double jab
and o hAodha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cunningham thinking.
Cunningham tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and o hAodha counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by o hAodha.
Cunningham lands a good knee to the midsection. o hAodha won't want to take too many of those.
Cunningham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. o hAodha is defending well for now.
Cunningham managing to block the knees to the body from o hAodha.
o hAodha drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brad Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aodhan o hAodha.
Cunningham misses with a knee strike.
Cunningham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but o hAodha blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
o hAodha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cunningham avoids it.
A short body shot lands from o hAodha as the two fighters clinch.
o hAodha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cunningham wants to stall.
o hAodha successfully pulls guard.
Cunninghamis looking to pass into half guard but o hAodha pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now o hAodha is in guard.
o hAodha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cunningham is looking for a triangle but o hAodha pushes his legs off easily.
Aodhan o hAodha has got the better of the ground game so far.
o hAodha throws and elbow that misses. Cunningham uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in o hAodha's guard. Nice move by Cunningham!
o hAodha lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cunningham!
o hAodha is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o hAodha lands a big shot there that rocks Cunningham but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
o hAodha cracks Cunningham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cunningham is rocked!
o hAodha putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Cunningham is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
o hAodha lands a heavy elbow.
o hAodha is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cunningham is surviving well by controlling o hAodha's body position as best he can.
Cunningham seems to have got his legs back now.
o hAodha looking to finish Cunningham with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cunningham!
o hAodha lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cunningham takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
o hAodha with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
o hAodha dominating with strikes here.
o hAodha working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Cunningham slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
o hAodha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
o hAodha working Cunningham over with strikes.
o hAodha throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
o hAodha 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunningham is trying to control but can't.
Cunningham has hold of o hAodha's hands but o hAodha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cunningham is trying to maintain the position but o hAodha is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aodhan o hAodha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aodhan o hAodha'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cunningham enables o hAodha to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cunningham manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cunningham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
o hAodha throws a strike but Cunningham rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
o hAodha wants to improve his position but instead Cunningham has moved into half guard.
Cunningham is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so o hAodha is just riding it out for now. Cunningham eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
o hAodha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cunningham pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
o hAodha tries to roll over but Cunningham keeps him under control.
Cunningham trying to pass the guard but o hAodha defending well.
Cunningham is working hard here to advance position.
o hAodha is staying active underneath Cunningham, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
o hAodha is looking for a sweep. Cunningham is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
o hAodha is not content to let Cunningham control the position.
Aodhan o hAodha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
o hAodha is holding on to half guard well.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brad Cunningham wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses
and o hAodha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
o hAodha is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cunningham is looking to control o hAodha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cunningham avoid being mounted?
o hAodha controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick by Cunningham misses
and o hAodha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cunningham misses with some strikes from the bottom.
o hAodha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
o hAodha slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to roll over but o hAodha keeps him under control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cunningham trying to control but o hAodha postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cunningham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
o hAodha closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cunningham quickly recovers to half guard.
o hAodha content to control rather than advance.
Brad Cunningham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aodhan o hAodha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got o hAodha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aodhan o hAodha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jt Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think William might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Outlaw's Reward . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jt Carter!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William misses with a straight left.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from William.
William misses with a body shot.
A jab from William misses.
William scores with a three punch combo!
Carter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by William.
William throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. William darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carter throws a leg kick that is checked
and William counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
William dips to his left and cracks Carter with an uppercut!
Carter takes a swing at William's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter throws a body kick that misses.
William misses with a straight left.
William connects with a crisp jab.
William avoids the head kick by Carter.
William misses with a double jab
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
William avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
William throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
William connects with the punch.
A low kick from Carter is predictable there
and William cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
William is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a body kick.
William lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter tries to clinch up
and William counters with a good low kick that Carter was not able to check.
William throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
William throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
William avoids the body shot from Carter.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a predictable looking body shot
and William makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
William feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
William gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
William makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
William lands with a right to the head.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
William on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
William throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
William takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, William creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
William blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter is fighting off a takedown attempt but William is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Carter to the mat. Carter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
William is breathing heavily.
William is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
William looking to pass the guard.
William preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William thows a big elbow that misses.
William throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
William postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
William throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carter keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James William will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carter throws a sloppy body shot
and William counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
William throws a lazy uppercut
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
William misses with an uppercut.
Donk. William catches Carter right on the button with a cross.
William closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Carter parries the strikes from William easily there. William is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Carter to escape.
William is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Carter's shoulder. That is not cool.
William's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Carter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by William.
William working the ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from William are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Carter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked William off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter missing with punches from the back.
Carter trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
William tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
William is trying to escape the mount.
Carter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
William is trying to escape the mount.
William regains half guard.
William is pressing down on Carter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William is trying to keep Carter in close.
Carter wants to control from the top but William keeps moving.
Carter stands up out of William's guard for a moment - William manages to land a nice upkick.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now William is on top in guard.
William lands a couple of elbows.
Carter looking to hit a scissor sweep but William is one step ahead there.
William stands up over Carter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
William throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
William trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
William with a flurry of punches that miss.
William trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carter can do anything to dispel that myth.
William in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
William is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
William trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
William content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from William.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William throws a big right hand that misses.
William with a flurry of punches that miss.
William landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells William's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
William throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
William loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
William drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and William jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
William pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James William dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Carter takes one on the button.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
William throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but William manages to avoid it.
Carter misses with a double jab
and William counters with a straight right hand.
Carter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
William throws a leg kick which misses Carter's front leg but catches the back leg as Carter tries to avoid it.
William tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from William.
A left lands for William.
Nice body punch from William.
Jt Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but William paws at him with a jab and circles away.
William lands with an overhand left.
William keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
William throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
William takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down William rather than just go for the knockout.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
William is looking to clinch.
James William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carter.
A head kick misses from Carter.
William throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but William was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William dips to his left and cracks Carter with an uppercut!
James William is winning the standup battle so far.
William shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
William fails to land the takedown.
William blocks a head kick by Carter.
William misses with a low kick.
William looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
William fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
William gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from William.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
William blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jt Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
William decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now William is on top in guard.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
William sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carter's guard.
William lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
William throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
William wants to pass the guard but Carter is defending well.
Carter has hold of William's hands but William slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
William is controlling the pace.
William is nestled in close to Carter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
James William is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
William not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
William lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but William scores with a couple of nice shots.
William throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
James William showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for William, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James William!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diamond Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Phillips's choice of entrance music: Motorhead-King of Kings. This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diamond Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands an overhand right.
Diamond Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva slips a straight right by Phillips.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva wants to clinch.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Phillips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Phillips throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Phillips misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Phillips is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Silva scores with a jab.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phillips looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Phillips should have avoided that one.
Silva wants to clinch up but Phillips keeps it at a distance.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Phillips throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Phillips jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phillips lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Phillips throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Phillips 's knee.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phillips looks gassed!
Silva thumps Phillips with a low kick.
Silva moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Phillips's brow.
Phillips wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to pull guard but Phillips holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Phillips blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phillips takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick from Silva lands but Phillips takes it in his stride.
Phillips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phillips takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva connects with a right hand. Phillips shakes it off.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phillips's head backwards.
Phillips misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Phillips lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Phillips misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Phillips is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Phillips misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phillips misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that Phillips semi-blocks.
Phillips takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva is looking to slow Phillips down with leg kicks.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Silva tenderised Phillips's leg. Phillips is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Phillips.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow just above Phillips 's eye.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Phillips's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Phillips avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Phillips stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva decides to pull guard.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Phillips gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Phillips pushes his legs off easily.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phillips can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phillips stands up from Silva's guard - Phillips perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Phillips stumbling back into the cage.
Good shot there by Silva.
Phillips misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phillips has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Phillips crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Phillips gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Phillips manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Phillips shrugs it off though.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Phillips's calf.
Phillips's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phillips misses the jab.
Silva thows a body kick. Phillips tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva wants to clinch
and Phillips counters with a two punch combo.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Phillips looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Phillips has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Phillips misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Phillips.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Phillips in a clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Phillips.
Silva tries to pull guard but Phillips won't allow it.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Phillips won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Phillips walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Phillips takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Phillips looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Phillips takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Phillips doesn't seem phased though.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Phillips looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Phillips down.
Phillips takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Phillips swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Phillips was not able to check.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up but Phillips circles away and keeps his distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva pushes Phillips up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Phillips avoids the damage to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Phillips in his tracks for a moment.
Phillips swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phillips avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Phillips goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phillips lands an uppercut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phillips stalling against the cage.
Phillips tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a punch to the body.
Phillips blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phillips avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phillips has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phillips can do to turn this around?
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Phillips throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Phillips tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Phillips avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Phillips lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Phillips lands with a light punch inside.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Phillips lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Phillips lands with a short shot to the head.
Phillips wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phillips lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Phillips smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Phillips walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Phillips seems unphased.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phillips's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Phillips to work.
Phillips working aggressively here.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Phillips leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Phillips tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Phillips blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phillips lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phillips has him pressed against the cage.
Phillips manages to break the clinch.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phillips.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Phillips.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Phillips misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips lands an overhand right.
Phillips misses with a hook.
Phillips is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phillips misses with a combination
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phillips loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Phillips misses with the combination.
Phillips misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a solid body kick.
Phillips takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phillips has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Nice cross by Silva.
Phillips on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Phillips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phillips thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Phillips's front leg but catches the back leg as Phillips tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily.
Phillips on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Phillips will feel that in the morning.
Phillips misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick from Silva lands but Phillips takes it in his stride.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phillips has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Phillips dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Phillips takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Phillips's face.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Phillips is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Phillips has his back to the cage.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Silva looking for a triangle here. Phillips is fighting it but it looks tight! Silva pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Phillips is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Anderson Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey Ryback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don The Fist (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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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Ryback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don The Fist!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryback lands with an uppercut that bounces The Fist off the cage and back into rage.
It looks like Don The Fist has been cut.
The Fist throws a lazy head kick
and Ryback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Fist throws a sloppy head kick
and Ryback counters with a thumping low kick.
The Fist throws a lazy head kick
and Ryback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Fist throws a head kick that misses
and Ryback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Fist swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ryback uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Fist has time to react.
Ryback stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Fist.
The Fist moves to clinch but Ryback breaks away
and Ryback counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Fist throws a head kick but Ryback moves out of range.
The Fist will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick by The Fist misses
and Ryback counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ryback pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Ryback misses its intended target.
Donk. Ryback catches The Fist right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryback takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Casey Ryback has been cut.
Ryback lands with a cross.
A jab from Ryback does it's job there.
That has opened up Don The Fist's cut even more.
The Fist gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ryback cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Fist throws a head kick that misses.
The Fist moves into the clinch.
Ryback pushes The Fist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Ryback.
Ryback digs a right hand underneath The Fist's ribcage. The Fist let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Fist is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryback is keeping busy.
The Fist tries to pull guard but Ryback won't allow it.
The Fist tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ryback scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryback can't break the clinch.
The Fist can't break the clinch.
Ryback works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ryback pushes off an throws an elbow but The Fist leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ryback escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryback with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Fist looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fist takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Fist. Ryback does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Fist moves away.
Ryback is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The Fist throws a sloppy body shot
and Ryback counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ryback connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The cut above Don The Fist's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The Fist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryback.
Ryback loads up on a big right hand but The Fist slips the punch.
The Fist throws a lazy head kick
and Ryback counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Fist throws a sloppy head kick
and Ryback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Don The Fist's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ryback is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The Fist slips under a jab from Ryback.
The Fist tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ryback counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ryback misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Fist throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good standup being displayed there by Ryback as he connects with a hook.
The Fist throws a sloppy head kick
and Ryback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Don The Fist's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Casey Ryback!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Bower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida's entrance music is Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah?. A fine choice. Bower is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Triple H Theme Song. On his way into the cage it seems that Lyoto Machida has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lyoto Machida seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Bower!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bower misses with a left hand
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Machida moves away.
Machida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bower stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machida checks a leg kick.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Machida looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick from Machida misses.
Machida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bower doesn't seem bothered though.
Machida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bower dips to his left and cracks Machida with an uppercut!
Bower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Machida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bower walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Machida lands a nice hook to Bower's body. Bower takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bower. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bower wants to land a leg kick but Machida is out of range.
Bower scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bower throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
Machida connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida moves away from the strike by Bower.
Bower walks into a straight right hand from Machida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida connects with a leg kick. Bower looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machida digs a good body shot into Bower's ribs.
Machida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bower misses with a right hand
and Machida counters with an outside leg kick.
Bower misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machida.
Bower looks gassed!
A low kick from Bower is predictable there
and Machida counters with a good low kick that Bower was not able to check.
Bower is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Machida with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machida.
Machida cracks Bower with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Machida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Machida is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Bower is just out of range.
Machida lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bower will feel that in the morning.
Bower doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machida.
Machida scores with a hook.
Bower takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dave Bower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Machida is looking to slow Bower down with leg kicks.
Machida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bower walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Machida can pounce on him.
Lyoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida throws a head kick that misses.
Machida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bower.
Machida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bower. Bower circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Machida's corner calls for a 1-2. Machida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Machida lands a jab-cross combination.
Bower walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Machida scores with a leg kick.
Machida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bower tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Machida scores with a head kick. Bower tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bower.
Good shot there by Machida.
Machida is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A low kick from Bower is predictable there
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Bower misses with a left hand
and Machida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bower's calf.
Machida lands with a nice body punch.
Bower fails to land the takedown.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bower manages to avoid it.
Machida connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bower. Bower circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Machida tries a low kick but Bower avoids it.
Bower checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bower's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Machida avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bower misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A good leg kick by Machida.
Bower throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Bower.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida lands a nice looking body shot.
Machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Machida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bower has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Machida lands a head kick!
Machida feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bowers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bower takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machida feints and then cracks Bower's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bower down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machida.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Machida.
Machida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Machida connects with a body shot.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Machida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machida throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bower.
Bower shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Machida pinned against the cage. Machida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Machida scores with a punch to the head.
Good work by Bower as he checks the leg kick.
Bower throws a leg kick but Machida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bower throws a lazy head kick
and Machida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bower's knee momentarily.
Bower thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
and Machida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machida.
Machida cracks Bower with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bower might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Machida has got the better of the exchanges.
Bower sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Machida connects with a body shot.
That kick from Machida tenderised Bower's leg. Bower is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bower.
Bower chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Machida can pounce on him.
Bower is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida connects with a solid leg kick.
Machida thuds a left hand into Bower's body.
Machida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Machida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Machida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bower can do to turn this around?
Machida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bower takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Machida scores with a nice body kick.
Machida connects with a leg kick. Bower looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machida lands with a hook. Bower tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machida lands with an overhand left.
Bower has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Machida connects with an inside leg kick.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bower misses with a double jab
and Machida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bower takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Machida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida connects with a looping right hand.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bower 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bower checks a leg kick.
Lyoto Machida is winning the standup battle so far.
Bower misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Machida swings for the body but Bower moves out of range.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machida.
An inside leg kick lands from Machida.
Machida lands a head shot.
Bower throws a poor cross that misses
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bower keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bower shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bower has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bower there as he acknowledges the shot.
Machida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bower manages to avoid it.
Bower avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bower.
A head kick by Bower misses
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bower misses with a hook
and Machida counters with an outside leg kick.
Machida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bower looks to throw a body kick
and Machida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Machida jabs at Bower's body.
Machida misses with a body shot.
Bower sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Machida with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Machida.
Bower throws a right hand that misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Machida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machida changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bower takes one on the button.
Machida scores with the left hand. Bower knows he should have avoided that one.
Machida cracks Bower with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida cracks the inside of Bower's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower misses with a left hand
and Machida counters with a nice uppercut.
Machida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Machida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machida.
Machida scores with a jab to the head.
Machida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A good leg kick by Machida.
Bower takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Machida cracks Bower with a good jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Machida.
Machida lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bower throws a poor cross that misses
and Machida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bower takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bower takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Machida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Machida lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bower at a distance.
Bower fails to land with a series of punches.
Machida lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Machida.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Machida!
Nice uppercut there from Bower.
Machida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machida throws a shot to the body.
Bower takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida thuds a left hand into Bower's body.
Bower stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
Machida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bower doesn't seem bothered though.
Bower takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Machida fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bower takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Machida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Machida.
Bower walks into a left hand.
Bower has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Machida.
Machida pushes Bower away with a front kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Machida.
Machida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Machida scores with a hook.
Bower throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bower's knee momentarily.
Bower takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bower has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Machida.
A good leg kick by Machida.
Bower takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bower takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Machida jabs Bower to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bower walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bower throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Machida.
Machida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bower throws a poor cross that misses
and Machida counters with a thumping low kick.
Machida scores with a jab to the head.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Machida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick from Machida.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Machida.
Machida lands with a kick to the temple. Bower shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Machida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bower's sensitive parts.
Bower misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Bower moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower walks into a left hand.
Bower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machida.
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Machida is predictable there
and Bower counters with a single leg into guard. Machida didn't expect that.
Bower throws and elbow that misses. Machida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bower's guard. Nice move by Machida!
Bower is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Machida preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bower wants to control but Machida passes easily into half guard.
Machida decides to stand up.
Bower fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Machida throws a series of strikes that have Bower backpedaling.
Bower shoots in and bounces Machida off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida clearly takes that round.
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.
Bower misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machida looks to score with a jab to the body but Bower is just out of range.
Bower dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machida. That did some damage!
Machida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Machida gets caught flat footed, as Bower shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Machida is looking to sweep but instead, Bower has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bower not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bower is thwarting Machida's attempts to control the position.
Machida has hold of Bower's hands but Bower slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is pressing down on Bower's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bower accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bower looking to pass the guard.
Machida 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.
Machida seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Machida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bower.
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.
Bower throwing strikes but missing.
Bower lands a couple of elbows.
Bower is looking to advance position but Machida has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bower can't escape the position.
Bower tries to lock up and control but Machida gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machida sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower is trying desperately to improve position.
Bower sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bower wants to improve his position but Machida is controlling well.
Bower trying to get back to full guard but Machida takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
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.
Bower reaches up to try and control the position but Machida seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Bower rolls and tries to escape and now Machida has his back!
Good control from Machida.
Bower rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bower is looking for a sweep. Machida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bower looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dave Bower will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Machida cracks Bower with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bower misses with a lunging right hand
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bower thows a leg kick but Machida checks it
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bower takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bower swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a leg kick.
Bower throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bower is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Machida scores with a jab to the body.
Machida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bower is out of range.
Bower throws a right hand that misses
and Machida counters with an outside leg kick.
Machida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bower is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Machida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bower misses with a body shot
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bower shoots in for a takedown but Machida shows good takedown defense.
Machida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Machida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Machida feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bower's calf.
Machida throws a good cross that connects.
Machida lands with a shot to the body.
Machida is looking to slow Bower down with leg kicks.
Machida throws out a powerful jab.
Machida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping body kick lands there for Machida.
Machida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bower. That did some damage!
Machida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bower on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Machida. Beautiful body shot.
Machida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bower stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Machida lands a head kick!
Machida throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Machida, as that shot connected.
Jab by Machida.
Bower takes one to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Machida.
Machida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Machida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Machida bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bower sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Machida is looking to slow Bower down with leg kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Machida.
Machida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Machida.
Machida scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Machida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Machida - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bower's sensitive parts.
Bower on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Machida. Machida obviously looking to wear him down.
Machida scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bower on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Machida.
Machida feints and then cracks Bower's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bower down.
Machida scoring well with a low kick there.
Machida scores with a hook to the body. Bower takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Machida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machida is looking to wear down Bower with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body kick there by Machida.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machida lands a two punch combo.
Bower misses with a combination
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bower moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good shot there by Machida.
Bower takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bower is trying hard to land a takedown here. Machida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Bower.
Machida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bower on the side of the head.
Machida lands with a cross.
Bower is rocked!
Bower on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bower is still on wobbly legs! Can Machida finish him?
Machida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bower looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.
Good work by Machida as he checks the leg kick.
Dave Bower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bower seems to have recovered his senses.
Machida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bower takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bower misses with a jab to the body
and Machida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machida lands a head shot.
Machida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bower was well out of range. Poor timing from Machida.
Lyoto Machida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bower with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machida to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Machida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:43
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 49:43
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Machida!
Lyoto Machida retains his middleweight title!
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