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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shawn Fields was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Fields!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari tries to clinch up
and Fields decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hari's guard.
Hari will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hari will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fields trying to control the position from guard on top but Hari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hari is looking to stand up but Fields isn't so interested in that idea.
Hari really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fields working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fields missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fields wants to control from the top but Hari keeps moving.
Fields content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fields has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fields in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields trying to control the position from guard on top but Hari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fields throwing strikes but missing.
Fields with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hari wants to stand but Fields is controlling the position.
Fields is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fields postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fields thows a big elbow that misses.
Fields lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fields working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fields connects with a couple of short punches.
Fields throwing strikes from guard but Hari blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fields with a nice head shot there.
Hari trying to control the position.
Fields is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fields keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hari's head.
Hari 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.
Hari is breathing heavily.
Hari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fields working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fields scoring with some ground and pound.
Fields working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hari is rocked!
Fields gets to his feet and stands over Hari, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hari felt that one! Fields unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hari from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Fields!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willison Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Ried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willison Mitchell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Ried!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ried swinging wildly here.
Ried closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mitchell quickly recovers to half guard.
Ried content to control rather than advance.
Mitchell tries to kick Ried off but Ried keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ried keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mitchell moves into full guard.
Mitchell can't keep his opponent in guard - Ried advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ried tries to stand and escape but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Mitchell wants to control but Ried is keeping busy.
Ried slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ried is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mitchell moves into full guard.
Mitchell 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.
Ried postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mitchell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ried, into his guard.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Ried pulls Mitchell in close to his closed guard and prevents Mitchell from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mitchell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Ried keeps moving.
Ried tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell postures up in Ried's guard and throws a big left but Ried blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mitchell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ried's guard.
Ried really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mitchell . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mitchell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell prevents Ried from improving his position.
Mitchell working the head and body with strikes.
Mitchell throwing shots but Ried is blocking nicely.
Ried avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mitchell .
Mitchell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ried has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mitchell is working away from the top position though.
Mitchell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mitchell is taking a breather. Ried says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mitchell wants to control but Ried is keeping him busy.
Mitchell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's 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.
Ried is trying to control but Mitchell passes into side control!
Ried tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Ried holds on for dear life.
You get the feeling that Ried really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The referee warns Ried that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ried tries to lock up and control but Mitchell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ried looks gassed!
Mitchell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ried can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willison Mitchell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ried has managed to clinch.
Mitchell stalling in the clinch but Ried improves position.
Mitchell seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Ried is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Ried dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mitchell is trying to break the clinch but Ried has him pressed against the cage.
Ried escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt
and Ried moves into the clinch.
Ried gets control of Mitchell 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ried will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ried wants to sweep here but Mitchell controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ried's head.
Mitchell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throwing strikes from guard but Ried blocks nicely.
Ried is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mitchell defends well.
Ried is trying to keep Mitchell in close.
Ried tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell trying to control but Ried is working from the bottom.
Ried pulls Mitchell in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Mitchell postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ried wants to stand and escape but Mitchell is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Ried.
Ried gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Mitchell 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mitchell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ried's best efforts.
Ried is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitchell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Ried seems content to control.
Mitchell missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell actively working from the bottom here.
Mitchell moves into full guard.
Mitchell has a closed guard, preventing Ried from standing up.
Mitchell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ried manages to get himself to full guard.
Mitchell thows a big elbow that misses.
Mitchell won't allow Ried to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mitchell scoring with some ground and pound.
Willison Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ried looking for a sweep. Not yet Ried, not yet.
Mitchell passes into half guard.
Ried striking from half guard on the bottom.
Ried tries to kick Mitchell off but Mitchell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ried can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mitchell drops an elbow to the side of Ried's head.
Ried has hold of Mitchell 's hands but Mitchell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mitchell wants to stand but Ried has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ried wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Willison Mitchell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ried will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ried looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell trying to control the position.
Ried has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mitchell is proving hard to escape from.
Ried must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Ried from controlling successfully.
Ried trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ried defends it easily.
Mitchell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ried wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mitchell has his takedown stuffed
and Ried counters with a single leg into guard. Mitchell didn't expect that.
Ried content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ried is looking to stand up but Mitchell won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ried looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mitchell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ried!
Ried tries to reverse the position but Mitchell maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ried wants to hold on but Mitchell pushes him away.
Ried can't escape the position.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the head.
Ried tries to hold on but Mitchell postures up.
Ried tries to improve his position but Mitchell has taken his back! Mitchell has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Ried tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Mitchell pushes Ried away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Willison Mitchell !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Dominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camillo Samcjez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick's entrance music is ' It's My Life ' by Bon Jovi. A fine choice. 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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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alan Dominick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Camillo Samcjez!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominick throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Samcjez to counter with a crisp jab.
Dominick tries to clinch but Samcjez is having none of it.
Dominick rushes Samcjez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Dominick.
Samcjez landing knees to the head.
Dominick is struggling to control the position.
Samcjez is trying to break the clinch but Dominick has him pressed against the cage.
Dominick jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Samcjez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dominick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Samcjez's waist but Samcjez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dominick off to one side.
Good work by Samcjez as he checks the leg kick.
Dominick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samcjez.
Samcjez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dominick shoots for a double leg takedown but Samcjez sprawls well. He's pushed Dominick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Samcjez breaks from the clinch.
Alan Dominick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samcjez stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Dominick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dominick throws an overhand right that lands on Samcjez's shoulder, as Samcjez tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Samcjez misses.
Samcjez stuffs the takedown.
Dominick throws a combination that misses
and Samcjez counters with a left and a right that stings Dominick.
Samcjez tries to clinch up but Dominick circles away and keeps his distance.
Samcjez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Samcjez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dominick on the side of the head.
Samcjez connects with a solid leg kick.
Dominick is breathing heavily.
Samcjez throws a combination. Dominick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dominick is rocked!
Camillo Samcjez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Samcjez counters with a huge head kick that drops Dominick! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Camillo Samcjez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tremendous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tremendous's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rex Tremendae. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Casey Johnson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Tremendous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Johnson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Tremendous.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Tremendous.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Tremendous counters with a good, hard body kick but Johnson shrugs it off.
Tremendous scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tremendous connects with the punch.
Tremendous looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Tremendous counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Rex Tremendous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tremendous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Tremendous counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tremendous misses.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Tremendous makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Tremendous lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tremendous throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Tremendous fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson postures up.
Tremendous tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tremendous pulls Johnson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Tremendous.
Tremendous is trying to keep Johnson in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rex Tremendous just wasn't active enough.
Tremendous fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Tremendous counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tremendous looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Tremendous misses with an uppercut.
Tremendous misses with a kick to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tremendous dominated 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.
Tremendous takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tremendous lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tremendous misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Tremendous wants to control but Johnson postures up.
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.
Tremendous tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson controlling the position.
Tremendous sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tremendous is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Tremendous wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tremendous is trying to get back to full guard.
Tremendous manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tremendous is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tremendous looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tremendous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tremendous thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses the jab.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tremendous counters with a low kick, right behind Johnson 's knee.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tremendous as he jumps to the side.
Tremendous misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tremendous lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tremendous counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid body kick from Tremendous.
Tremendous scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tremendous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rex Tremendous will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tremendous misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson throws a hook but Tremendous blocks it.
Tremendous lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Tremendous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rex Tremendous is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tremendous will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice jab there from Tremendous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tremendous.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tremendous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tremendous is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tremendous looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Tremendous defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Tremendous lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Tremendous swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Johnson throws a right hand that misses
and Tremendous counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tremendous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Tremendous stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tremendous.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tremendous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tremendous counters with a nice leg kick.
Tremendous misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tremendous misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tremendous struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Tremendous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Tremendous.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Tremendous misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson has Tremendous pressed against the cage, preventing Tremendous from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Tremendous in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Tremendous misses with a punch to the body.
Tremendous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Tremendous.
Nice body punch from Tremendous.
Tremendous can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Tremendous has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Tremendous working aggressively here.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tremendous avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tremendous's brow.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tremendous as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tremendous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tremendous.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Tremendous shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tremendous.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Tremendous in his tracks for a moment.
Tremendous lands with a right to the head.
Casey Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson blocks a body shot from Tremendous.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Tremendous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Tremendous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tremendous, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Tremendous!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long has chosen Judy Garland, "Over The Rainbow" as his entrance music. Quinton Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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172 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Long!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a double jab
and Long counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Long makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Long connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones lands a nice hook to Long's body. Long takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Long looks gassed!
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Long's head back.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Long works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones trying to control but Long is working from the bottom.
Jones is pushing down on Long's leg trying to pass to half guard. Long is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones stalling.
Long is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones lands strikes from half guard.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones wants to take a breather but Long is having none of it.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Long is defending well.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Long with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Long!
Long is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Jones locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Long is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Quinton Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between RJ Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as James Toney enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, RJ Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Toney!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders looking to score a takedown here. Toney is defending well but Sanders drives through and ends up in Toney's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toney looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sanders drops back looking for a leg! Toney is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Toney manages to kick Sanders off! Sanders jumps back into Toney's guard.
Sanders drops back, looking for a kneebar! Toney looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Toney looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Toney!
Toney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Sanders's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanders is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Toney off and has taken his back!
Toney fending off the submission attempt from Sanders.
Sanders working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Toney is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Sanders has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Toney taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). RJ Sanders!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Ynnub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garnett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Till I Collapse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Aaron Garnett will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
13 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bunny Ynnub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Garnett!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett misses with a combination
and Ynnub counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garnett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ynnub counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garnett won't be happy with that.
Ynnub throws an elbow but Garnett slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ynnub scoring with punches and elbows.
Garnett bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Garnett gets caught napping as Ynnub dives in and scores a takedown. Garnett manages to retain guard.
Ynnub throws and elbow that misses. Garnett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ynnub's guard. Nice move by Garnett!
Garnett thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ynnub controlling Garnett's posture.
Ynnub has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Garnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Ynnub is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garnett looking to sit in guard and control but Ynnub gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two 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.
Ynnub lands a couple of digs.
Ynnub working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ynnub throwing strikes from guard but Garnett blocks nicely.
Garnett keeping moving, preventing Ynnub from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ynnub looking to pass the guard.
Garnett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ynnub trying to control the position from guard on top but Garnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ynnub accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ynnub landing with the ground and pound.
Garnett is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ynnub dives into side control.
The strikes coming from Ynnub are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ynnub in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garnett parries the strikes from Ynnub easily there. Ynnub is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Garnett to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Ynnub dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ynnub closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Garnett quickly recovers to half guard.
Ynnub trying to control from half guard but Garnett is working away.
Ynnub seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ynnub takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garnett is looking for a sweep. Ynnub is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ynnub is keen to just control but Garnett is a slippery customer.
Ynnub not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ynnub drops an elbow to the side of Garnett's head.
Garnett is in trouble now - Ynnub has advanced to mount!
Ynnub thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Garnett tries to hold on but Ynnub postures up.
Ynnub tries to control but Garnett wriggling away.
That's two 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.
Ynnub is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garnett is in a horrible position here. Ynnub smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Garnett is in a horrible position here. Ynnub smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Garnett is rocked!
Garnett is breathing heavily.
Ynnub unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Garnett wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ynnub celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bunny Ynnub!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Zorich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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268 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Zorich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Dylan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorich throws a leg kick
and Dylan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zorich takes one on the button.
It looks like Chris Zorich has been cut.
Zorich with a poor takedown
and Dylan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zorich is breathing heavily.
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!
Zorich shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zorich showed some decent athleticism there.
Dylan trying to control but Zorich postures up.
Zorich trying to mount his opponent but Dylan defends it.
Dylan is trying to control but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dylan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zorich tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dylan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dylan controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lucas Dylan.
Zorich shoots in for a double leg but Dylan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zorich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dylan.
Zorich shoots in for a double leg but Dylan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Zorich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zorich misses with a takedown
and Dylan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lucas Dylan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dylan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zorich doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dylan lands a big head kick that sends Zorich tumbling to the mat! Dylan takes a step backwards and waves Zorich back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dylan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zorich's sensitive parts.
Dylan scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dylan. That's going to slow Zorich down.
Dylan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dylan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chris Zorich's cut is getting worse.
Dylan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zorich's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dylan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dylan.
Dylan is looking to slow Zorich down with leg kicks.
Dylan scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Dylan.
Dylan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zorich. That did some damage!
Dylan has Zorich up against the cage in a clinch.
Dylan lands a nice shot to the body.
Dylan stops a takedown attempt from Zorich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Dylan.
Zorich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right hand to the body from Dylan.
Dylan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dylan works on Zorich's body with a couple of short punches.
Dylan lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Dylan.
Dylan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dylan - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Dylan.
Dylan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zorich wants a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dylan.
Dylan lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dylan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dylan scores with a hook to the body.
Dylan lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dylan.
Dylan digs a right hand underneath Zorich's ribcage. Zorich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dylan digs a right hand underneath Zorich's ribcage. Zorich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dylan gets through Zorich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dylan lands a right hand.
Chris Zorich's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dylan leaning against his opponent.
Dylan lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Dylan.
Dylan digs a right hand into Zorich's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zorich's gas tank.
Dylan lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Dylan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Zorich's cut.
That's time! Zorich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Zorich is predictable there
and Dylan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zorich gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lucas Dylan!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne has chosen Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Santiago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Payne!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne lands a nice looking body shot.
Santiago misses with a few strikes there.
Santiago slaps away a takedown attempt from Payne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
Payne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Payne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dante Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Payne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Payne misses with a straight left.
Santiago misses with a looping right.
Santiago scores with a jab to the head.
Santiago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santiago misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Payne misses with a body punch
and Santiago counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Santiago fails to land.
Payne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Payne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Santiago slows down the pace here.
Santiago seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Payne taking a breather.
Santiago displaying some good clinch control by pressing Payne up against the cage.
Santiago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Santiago.
A short uppercut from Santiago.
Payne letting Santiago take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santiago.
Santiago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Santiago lands a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Santiago to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dante Santiago.
Santiago wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a few strikes there.
Payne shoots for a double leg takedown but Santiago sprawls well. He's pushed Payne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Payne scores with a shot to the body.
Curtis Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Santiago as Payne shoots in.
Santiago thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Santiago dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Payne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Payne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santiago rather than just go for the knockout.
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Santiago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Payne.
Santiago swings for the body but Payne moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne misses with an uppercut
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santiago is looking to clinch.
Payne throws a series of punches but Santiago moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne throws a hook but Santiago avoids it easily.
Payne misses with an uppercut
and Santiago counters with a three punch combo that has Payne backing up. Payne nods at Santiago to acknowledge the strikes.
Payne throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Payne.
Payne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Payne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Payne tries for a takedown but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Payne misses the body punch
and Santiago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Santiago.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payne throws a sloppy body shot
and Santiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santiago throws a jab but it's blocked by Payne.
Payne misses with a hook to the body
and Santiago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santiago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Santiago is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santiago lands an uppercut.
Santiago holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santiago throws a head punch that misses.
Payne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Santiago.
Payne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Payne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santiago gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dante Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Payne.
Payne looking to stall.
Santiago effectively controlling the action here.
Payne can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
Santiago stalling.
Santiago lands a body shot.
Santiago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paynes head.
Payne controlling the action here for a moment.
Payne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santiago is keeping busy.
Santiago blocking some punches.
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.
Santiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Santiago.
Payne misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago lands a body punch in the clinch.
Payne wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santiago - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Santiago is leaning against Payne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santiago scores with a shoulder strike.
Payne tries to stall but Santiago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Payne being controlled against the cage.
Santiago scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Santiago dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Payne misses with an uppercut.
Santiago instigates a clinch.
Payne fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Santiago.
Santiago lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Santiago.
Santiago scores with a shot to the side of Payne's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Santiago.
Santiago slows down the pace here.
Payne tries to work over Santiago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Santiago scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santiago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santiago lands a hook that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Santiago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Payne.
Santiago lands with a light punch inside.
Santiago effectively controlling the action here.
Santiago scores with a shot to the side of Payne's head.
Santiago digs a right hand into Payne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Payne's gas tank.
Payne jumps guard but Santiago stands there with Payne around his waist. Payne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santiago - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Santiago lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago controlling the action here for a moment.
Santiago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Santiago blocks an uppercut.
Santiago slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dante Santiago.
Payne throws a sloppy body shot
and Santiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Santiago misses with a body shot.
Santiago closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a head punch that misses.
Payne misses with the head strike.
Payne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santiago's elbow.
Santiago lands a shoulder strike.
Santiago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Santiago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Payne being controlled against the cage.
Santiago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santiago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Santiago.
Payne is trying to maintain a safe position but Santiago gets an underhook and turns Payne into the cage.
The referee calls for Santiago to work.
Dante Santiago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Payne misses with a body punch.
Santiago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Payne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santiago is keeping busy.
Santiago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payne struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
Santiago just leaning against Payne, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Santiago.
Santiago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Santiago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Payne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santiago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Payne is trying to stall.
Santiago lands a right hand.
Payne trying to control the position but instead, Santiago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Payne into the cage.
Santiago stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Santiago clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Payne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santiago is fending him off so far but Payne persists. Nope, Santiago circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santiago counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Payne swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago clinches up with Payne and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santiago fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Santiago darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne misses with a jab to the body
and Santiago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A hook to the body from Santiago.
Santiago lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Santiago.
Payne misses with the head strike.
Payne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santiago gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dante Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Payne.
A short right from Santiago on the inside.
Santiago scores with a shot to the side of Payne's head.
Payne is looking to control Santiago's arms but Santiago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Payne has his back to the cage.
Santiago controlling the action here for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Santiago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santiago just leaning against Payne, taking a breather.
Santiago gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Payne trying to stall but Santiago improves his position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Santiago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Santiago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santiago pushes Payne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Santiago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Santiago takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santiago gets through Payne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santiago taking a breather.
Santiago lands a right hand.
Payne tries to stall but Santiago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santiago.
Santiago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Payne can do to turn this around?
Santiago leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Santiago.
Santiago leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dante Santiago.
Payne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Payne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payne tries for a takedown but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Payne misses with a body punch
and Santiago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santiago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Payne fails to pull guard.
Santiago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santiago lands a shot to the body.
Santiago is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Santiago had his way with Curtis Payne in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Santiago bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Payne's head backwards.
Santiago leaves Payne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santiago. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
Dante Santiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payne thows a body shot but no joy.
Santiago throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Payne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santiago swivels and escapes.
Santiago ducks under a wild hook from Payne.
Payne misses with a body shot
enabling Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
Curtis Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Payne throws a right hand that misses
and Santiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Payne shoots in for a takedown but Santiago shows good takedown defense.
Dante Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Payne.
Santiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago misses with a wild body shot.
Payne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payne shoots in looking for a takedown but Santiago manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Payne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
Payne throws a big shot that misses.
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Santiago wants to clinch.
Santiago lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Payne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santiago misses with a jab to the body
so Payne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Payne thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dante Santiago.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santiago, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:44
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:44
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Santiago!
Dante Santiago is the new lightweight champion!
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