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UPG 39: Shatter PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristian Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Buren is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hang On by Illinois. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tristian Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren has his takedown stuffed
and Dylan counters with a good low kick that Van Buren was not able to check.
Dylan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dylan lands a high kick to the side of Van Buren's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Dylan dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Tristian Van Buren has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dylan won't allow Van Buren to sweep him here.
Dylan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Buren has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dylan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dylan gets to his feet and stands over Van Buren, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Van Buren felt that one! Dylan unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Van Buren from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Dylan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Falaris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falaris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Single Ladies - Brazilian Version. Mexico has chosen I want war as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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190 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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188 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Falaris!
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, Ron Mexico!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mexico throws a poor cross that misses
and Falaris counters with a head kick. That will keep Mexico thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mexico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falaris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falaris connects with a leg kick. Mexico looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Falaris misses
and Mexico counters with a nice uppercut.
Falaris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mexico throws an off balance right hand
and Falaris counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mexico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Falaris. Falaris obviously looking to wear him down.
Mexico has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falaris.
A telegraphed right hand from Mexico misses the target.
Falaris tries a head kick but it misses.
Mexico swings widly with a right hand
and Falaris counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Falaris lands a head kick!
Mexico 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falaris throws a front kick that sends Mexico stumbling back into the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mexico, as that shot connected.
Mexico misses with a right hand
and Falaris counters with a head kick.
Falaris tried to score with a low kick but Mexico checks it.
Falaris tries to work over Mexico's front leg with a kick but Mexico checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falaris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That kick from Falaris tenderised Mexico's leg. Mexico is trying to keep his angry face on.
Falaris looks to land a body kick but Mexico moved away.
Falaris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Falaris misses with a body kick.
Marcus Falaris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mexico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falaris tries to land a leg kick but Mexico saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mexico throws an off balance right hand
and Falaris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Falaris tries a low kick but Mexico avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Falaris.
Mexico has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falaris.
Falaris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcus Falaris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falaris throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Falaris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mexico jabs Falaris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Falaris cracks Mexico with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Falaris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mexico misses with a left hand
and Falaris counters with a big head kick but Mexico shrugs it off.
Falaris lands with a good body shot.
Marcus Falaris is winning the standup battle so far.
Mexico misses with a combination
and Falaris counters with a good, hard body kick but Mexico shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falaris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falaris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Falaris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mexico. That did some damage!
Falaris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mexico misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice jab there from Falaris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falaris scores with a head kick.
Falaris throws a body punch but Mexico moves out of range.
Mexico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falaris tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falaris.
Mexico misses with an uppercut
and Falaris counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falaris throws a hook but Mexico avoids it easily.
Mexico is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Falaris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mexico on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Falaris. Falaris obviously looking to wear him down.
Mexico throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Falaris, right into the meat.
Falaris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Falaris throws a sloppy head kick and Mexico moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falaris takes a swing at Mexico's ribcage but misses.
Mexico checks a leg kick nicely.
Falaris scores with a leg kick.
Falaris throws the kick towards the body but Mexico avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falaris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Falaris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mexico is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Falaris 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!
Mexico swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Falaris counters with an outside leg kick.
Falaris throws a lazy uppercut
and Mexico counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mexico trying to control the position but Falaris is working away.
Falaris managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mexico.
Mexico working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Falaris is not content to let Mexico control the position.
Falaris is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mexico has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falaris dodges the ground and pound from Mexico.
Falaris is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mexico is looking to take a break and control but Falaris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mexico postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
A lull in the action here.
Mexico connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Falaris some visible discomfort.
Ron Mexico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falaris tries to escape but Mexico is in control.
Mexico scoring with punches and elbows.
Mexico misses with the ground and pound.
Mexico landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Falaris is pushing Mexico's head away, looking to escape. Mexico manages to hold on to the position though.
Mexico tries to score with some ground and pound. Falaris controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mexico has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Falaris wants to get back to his feet.
Mexico cracks Falaris with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Mexico are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Falaris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mexico on the ground.
Mexico is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mexico working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Falaris avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mexico.
Falaris is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mexico has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mexico is putting a hurting on Falaris here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mexico working the body and head with strikes.
Mexico staying calm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Falaris pushes Mexico away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mexico gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mexico landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mexico misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mexico sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Falaris is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Falaris is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Marcus Falaris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mexico goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Falaris rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mexico's guard! Nice work there by Falaris!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Mexico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Falaris 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Falaris!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karter Duxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Bj Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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240 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Duxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bj Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duxx throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duxx takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Duxx does no damage.
Duxx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnes circles away quickly and effectively.
Duxx bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Duxx stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnes. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Duxx throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duxx doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes with good strikes from the mount here!
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barnes misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Duxx can't escape the position.
Barnes throwing strikes here but Duxx is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Duxx blocking the ground and pound.
Duxx keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Duxx on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duxx tries to get out of the position.
Barnes unloads with some shots from mount but Duxx bucks and avoids them well.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount.
Barnes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barnes punching from mount but Duxx doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Barnes is working for a guillotine from mount but Duxx frees his head quite easily.
Barnes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duxx tries to lock up and control but Barnes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Duxx wants to get back to his feet.
Barnes prevents Duxx from getting the reversal.
Barnes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duxx working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scoring with strikes but Duxx is staying in there.
Barnes landing shots from mount.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Barnes! Duxx is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bj Barnes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Earl Bennet has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Earl Bennet seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
8 - 7 - 1 |
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212 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Earl Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Brock!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brock shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Brock was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bennet is trying desperately to improve position.
Bennet tries to hold on but Brock postures up.
Brock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bennet tries to reverse the position but Brock maintains control.
Brock working the ground and pound effectively.
Bennet sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bennet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bennet is not content to let Brock control the position.
Bennet is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet wants to sweep but Brock has passed to side control!
Bennet is trying to improve his position.
Bennet is working hard here to advance position.
Brock works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Brock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bennet keeps working.
Bennet is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Brock trying to control the position but Bennet is working away.
Bennet is looking for a sweep.
Bennet manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bennet tries to get to full guard but Brock has control of the leg.
Bennet is positioning himself well to prevent Brock advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet moves into full guard.
Brock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bennet 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.
Bennet lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Brock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bennet keeping moving, preventing Brock from controlling successfully.
Brock trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bennet's guard.
Bennet 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.
Brock not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brock postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Eddie Brock hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brock closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bennet counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brock won't be happy with that.
Bennet in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brock is trying to control Bennet's posture but Bennet avoids it.
Brock dodges the ground and pound from Bennet.
Bennet lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bennet is putting a hurting on Brock here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brock is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a strike aimed at the side of Brock's head but Brock avoids it well.
Bennet prevents Brock from escaping the position.
Bennet trying to control the position but Brock is working away.
Brock can't do much from the bottom here.
Bennet cracks Brock with a big right hand but Brock just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennet landing strikes.
Bennet lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Bennet dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bennet takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brock is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Bennet moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Brock! Bennet continues to tee off on Brock, landing with a left and a right! Bennet connects with a right hand that leaves Brock sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Bennet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Earl Bennet!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Luongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy comes to the cage accompanied by Glassjaw-Siberian Kiss. The crowd seem to be enjoying Luongo's choice of entrance music: Alexisonfire - The Northern. Cormac McCarthy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Francesco Luongo's chin.
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181 lbs
20 - 9 - 1 |
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171 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Luongo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCarthy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Francesco Luongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luongo moves out of range of the leg kick from McCarthy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCarthy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Luongo really felt that one!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Luongo with a poor takedown
letting McCarthy counter with a right hand.
It looks like Francesco Luongo has been cut.
Luongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarthy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luongo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McCarthy counters with a hugh head kick that removes Luongo from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cormac McCarthy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Charles Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Enter Sandman by Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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260 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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276 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Charles Brock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carter Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brock. Brock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Brock moves away and avoids it.
Brock misses with a takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Brock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Charles Brock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands a high kick!
Johnson misses with the combination.
A leg kick checked by Brock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Brock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Brock counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brock.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Brock from controlling successfully.
Johnson controls Brock momentarily but Brock frees himself.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Brock tries to pass.
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.
Brock trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brock tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Brock postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Johnson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brock, into his guard.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Brock to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Johnson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Brock pulls down on the head and he's put Johnson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Edward Charles Brock!
Edward Charles Brock is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Tate could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luke Holder's chin.
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Tate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Holder!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holder connects with a solid leg kick.
Tate doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holder counters with a body kick that stops Tate in his tracks momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holder.
Holder wants to clinch.
Tate shoots and misses
and Holder counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Holder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tate looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Holder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holder tries to clinch up.
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holder tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holder pushes Tate away with a front kick.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holder throws out the jab.
Holder tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Luke Holder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate has his takedown stuffed
and Holder counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holder lands with a kick to the temple. Tate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Luke Holder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder connects with a solid leg kick.
Tate thows a leg kick but Holder checks it
and Holder counters with a nice body kick.
Tate with a poor takedown
and Holder counters with a leg kick.
Tate is breathing heavily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tate.
Holder is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tate off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Tate right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate is keeping busy.
Holder controlling the position well here. Tate rolled but Holder kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
A lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Holder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Holder 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.
Tate fails with the takedown
and Holder counters with a low kick, right behind Tate 's knee.
Holder thumps Tate with a low kick.
Tate tries for a takedown but Holder circles away easily
and Holder counters with a nice body kick.
Tate with a lazy takedown attempt
and Holder makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holder scores with a push kick.
Tate will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holder thows a body kick. Tate tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holder.
Holder throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Holder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holder lands a leg kick that knocks Tate off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Tate is predictable there
and Holder counters with a good, hard body kick but Tate shrugs it off.
Holder throws a front kick that sends Tate stumbling back into the cage.
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!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Holder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holder, as that shot connected.
Holder connects with a solid leg kick.
Holder explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tate has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Holder.
Holder scores with a hook.
Holder moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Holder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tate manages to avoid it.
Holder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tate. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries for a takedown but Holder circles away easily
and Holder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Luke Holder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tate crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holder - the referee stops the clock and Tate gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holder. Tate manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Holder looks to land a combination. Tate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holder explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Holder throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Rob Tate has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holder thuds his shin into the meat of Tate's side.
Holder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holder counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Holder.
Holder wants to clinch.
Holder throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Holder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rob Tate'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.
Decent striking displayed by Holder there.
Holder misses with a lunging right hand
and Tate counters with a left and a right that stings Holder.
Holder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate fails with the takedown
and Holder counters with a body kick.
Tate misses the shot to the body.
Tate misses with a takedown
and Holder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder lunges at Tate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tate's hand.
Tate shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holder counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate tries for a takedown but Holder circles away easily
and Holder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Holder.
Holder tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Tate fails with the takedown
and Holder makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder is looking to clinch.
Tate fails with the takedown
and Holder counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tate's knee momentarily.
Tate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate shoots and misses
and Holder counters with a nice body kick.
Tate has his takedown stuffed
and Holder counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holder tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Holder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holder counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate tries for a takedown but Holder circles away easily
and Holder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holder tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holder lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holder is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Holder really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Tate's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holder throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tate throws a sloppy head kick
and Holder makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tate really felt that one!
Holder just misses with a punch to the body.
Holder throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holder.
Holder connects with a leg kick. Tate looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holder thuds his shin into the meat of Tate's side.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Tate shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holder counters with a low kick, right behind Tate 's knee.
Holder lands a leg kick that knocks Tate off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from Holder.
Tate takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Holder pushes Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Holder is pushing Tate up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate takes an elbow to the temple.
Holder leaning against his opponent.
Tate is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holder pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tate tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holder lands an elbow that stopped Tate in his tracks for a moment.
Holder creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tate's defenses.
Tate tries for a takedown. No joy.
Holder lands a nice elbow.
Holder prevents the takedown attempt.
Holder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder gets underhooks to prevent Tate's takedown attempt.
Holder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Holder is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tate has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holder is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tate drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holder gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tate drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holder gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tate changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holder fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tate throws a combination that misses
and Holder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tate shoots and misses
and Holder counters with a body kick that stops Tate in his tracks momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Holder. That one must have hurt.
Holder is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Holder dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rob Tate's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holder can pounce on him.
Holder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holder thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tate if he has to take too many more of those.
Holder darts in and clinches Tate up against the cage.
Come on Holder - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Holder receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Holder misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tate's defenses.
Holder lands an elbow just above Tate 's eye.
Holder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate is defending well for now.
Tate is trying to drag Holder to the mat but Holder just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Holder gets underhooks to prevent Tate's takedown attempt.
Holder lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Holder.
Holder has Tate pressed against the cage.
Tate goes for a takedown attempt but Holder pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Holder is looking to slow Tate down with leg kicks.
Holder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tate rather than just go for the knockout.
Tate tries for a takedown but Holder circles away easily
and Holder counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tate takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Holder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tate tries for a takedown but Holder circles away easily
and Holder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries for a takedown but Holder circles away easily
and Tate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rob Tate's cut is getting worse.
Holder wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Holder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holder taking a breather.
Holder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate.
Holder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate is trying to drag Holder to the mat but Holder just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Holder misses with an elbow strike.
Tate drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holder gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tate has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holder is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Luke Holder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holder trying to land knees to the body.
Holder stalls.
Rob Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holder lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Holder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holder 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 43:50
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 43:50
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Holder! Luke Holder retains his middleweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Average (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Cabbanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabbanas has chosen For Those About To Rock, (We Salute You) - AC/DC as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Average!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Cabbanas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Average misses with a looping left.
Average throws out a leg kick but Cabbanas moves out of range and Average only half commits.
Average throws a head kick that misses.
Cabbanas swings for the body but Average moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Average changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Average wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Cabbanas. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice body punch from Average.
Cabbanas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Average lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Average connects with a leg kick. Cabbanas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average missing with a left hand there. Cabbanas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cabbanas checks the leg kick.
Average misses with a looping left.
Average throws a looping overhand right but Cabbanas ducks down to avoid it.
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.
Average lands a nice shot to the body.
Average fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Average connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Average dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cabbanas keeps the fight on the outside.
Average moves in looking to clinch but Cabbanas pushes him off.
Average moves in looking to clinch but Cabbanas pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average throws a poor cross that misses
and Cabbanas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabbanas misses with a lunging right hand
and Average cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diego Cabbanas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Average moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Average misses with a hook.
Cabbanas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Average.
Joe Average is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Average throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Average misses with a body shot
and Cabbanas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Average wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabbanas circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Average throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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.
Cabbanas tries for a takedown but Average circles away easily
and Average counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cabbanas's knee momentarily.
Cabbanas misses with a body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Average cracks Cabbanas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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 Joe Average will probably get the nod.
That's time! Average's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cabbanas misses with a lunging right hand
and Average counters with a stiff right hand.
Average fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cabbanas.
Cabbanas thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average misses with a right hand
enabling Cabbanas to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabbanas moves away from the strike by Average.
Average throws a lazy right hand but Cabbanas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Average swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Average fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Average misses with a body shot.
Cabbanas 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.
Average bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Average ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabbanas connects with a body shot that sends Average's belly button to the back.
Average scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Average is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabbanas.
Cabbanas swings widly with a right hand
and Average counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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.
Average fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cabbanas on the side of the head.
Average misses with a left hand
and Cabbanas counters with a straight right hand.
Cabbanas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Average counters with a stiff right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head kick misses from Average.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Average clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cabbanas avoids the body shot from Average.
Average throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabbanas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Average swings widly with a right hand
letting Cabbanas counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Cabbanas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabbanas blocks a head kick by Average.
Average tries to clinch but Cabbanas is having none of it.
Cabbanas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Average missing with a left hand there. Cabbanas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
Average misses with a right hand
and Cabbanas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Average thinking.
Cabbanas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Average as he avoids it easily.
Cabbanas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Average feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cabbanas's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabbanas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Average throws the left hand but Cabbanas avoids the punch easily.
Cabbanas misses with a takedown attempt
and Average connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Average swings for the body but Cabbanas moves out of range.
Cabbanas throws a right hand that Average ducks under and follows up with a left that Average also avoids with ease.
Average pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cabbanas misses with a body punch
and Average counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Diego Cabbanas 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!
Average misses with a combination
and Cabbanas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe Average seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Average - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Average avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Average misses the shot to the body.
Cabbanas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Average.
Average tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego Cabbanas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Average throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cabbanas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Average throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabbanas.
Cabbanas throws a lazy right hand but Average sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Average tries to clinch but Cabbanas moves out of range.
Average misses with a hook
and Cabbanas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Average with a nice cross.
Average misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabbanas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Average tries to clinch but Cabbanas moves out of range.
Average throws a hook but Cabbanas avoids it easily.
Cabbanas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cabbanas fails with the takedown
and Average connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Cabbanas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Average has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:46
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Average!
Joe Average retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason McNeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LaVern Shirley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason McNeil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason McNeil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaVern Shirley!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNeil gets a double leg takedown into Shirley's guard.
McNeil looking to sit in guard and control but Shirley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shirley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McNeil gets full guard.
Shirley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shirley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shirley stopping the sweep attempt from McNeil.
Shirley trying to control the position from guard on top but McNeil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McNeil controls Shirley momentarily but Shirley frees himself.
Shirley trying to control the position from guard on top but McNeil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirley tries to free his leg and advance position but McNeil is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McNeil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McNeil gets a double leg takedown into Shirley's guard.
McNeil loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McNeil is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Shirley controlling the position.
McNeil thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNeil working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shirley's head.
McNeil postures up.
Shirley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McNeil's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McNeil wants to control from the top but Shirley keeps moving.
Shirley looking to hit a scissor sweep but McNeil is one step ahead there.
McNeil trying to control the position from guard on top but Shirley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNeil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shirley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McNeil trying to control but Shirley is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jason McNeil wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Shirley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McNeil wants to control but Shirley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McNeil is looking to improve his position.
Shirley tries to pass to full mount but McNeil defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirley wants to work for an arm triangle but McNeil is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shirley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shirley prevents McNeil from improving his position.
Shirley wants to free his trapped foot but McNeil is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shirley is keen to just control but McNeil is a slippery customer.
Shirley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason McNeil dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shirley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McNeil circles away quickly and effectively.
Shirley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shirley misses with a lunging right hand
and McNeil counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McNeil prevents Shirley from improving his position.
McNeil is just content to waste time from the top position. Shirley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
McNeil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shirley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McNeil has gone for a leg lock! Shirley slips out almost immediately though and dives into McNeil's guard.
McNeil trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirley stopping the sweep attempt from McNeil.
McNeil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McNeil is looking for a triangle but Shirley pushes his legs off easily.
McNeil keeping full guard, as Shirley tries to pass.
Shirley wants to control from the top but McNeil keeps moving.
McNeil keeping full guard, as Shirley tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shirley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shirley wants to control from the top but McNeil keeps moving.
McNeil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shirley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McNeil tries to improve position but can't.
Shirley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shirley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shirley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shirley is looking to take a break and control but McNeil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shirley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McNeil tries to buck Shirley off but Shirley is having none of it.
McNeil struggling a bit here.
Shirley in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... McNeil is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). LaVern Shirley! LaVern Shirley retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Biggums might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ThunderStruck. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wolfe's choice of entrance music: Run this town by Jay-Z. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dalton Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Biggums misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Wolfe with a nice cross.
Biggums lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wolfe's sensitive parts.
Biggums throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Biggums throws a sloppy head kick
and Wolfe counters with a head kick.
Wolfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Biggums.
Biggums throws a right hand that misses
and Wolfe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Biggums lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wolfe has time to react.
Biggums throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wolfe counters with a thumping low kick.
Biggums swings widly with a right hand
and Wolfe counters with a leg kick.
Biggums throws a head kick that misses
letting Wolfe counter with a right hand.
Wolfe tries to clinch up.
Biggums gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wolfe counters with a body kick.
Dalton Wolfe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums misses with a body shot
and Wolfe counters with a thumping low kick.
Wolfe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biggums misses with an uppercut
and Wolfe counters with an outside leg kick.
Biggums throws a combination that misses
and Wolfe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggums throws a leg kick but Wolfe checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe throws a low kick, looking for Biggums's leg but Biggums calmly moves out of range.
Wolfe takes a swing at Biggums's ribcage but misses.
Biggums tries to work over Wolfe's front leg with a kick but Wolfe checks it.
Biggums with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wolfe counters with a left to the body.
Biggums keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolfe.
Wolfe misses with a left hand
and Biggums counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wolfe thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe wants to clinch.
Biggums with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wolfe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Biggums counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Biggums working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalton Wolfe dominated that round.
That's time! Biggums's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wolfe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Biggums. Biggums obviously looking to wear him down.
Biggums feints a jab promting Wolfe to slip. Biggums then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wolfe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Biggums throws a head kick that misses.
Wolfe catches Biggums with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wolfe throws a low kick but Biggums avoids it.
A low kick from Wolfe misses
and Biggums counters with a left to the body.
Tyrone Biggums seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe stuffs the takedown attempt from Biggums. Biggums gets slowly back to his feet.
Biggums avoids the head kick by Wolfe.
Dalton Wolfe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolfe throws a lazy uppercut
and Biggums counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Biggums throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wolfe.
Wolfe throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Biggums to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wolfe staying out of range there.
Biggums is looking to score with low kicks.
Wolfe throws out a loose jab but Biggums uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biggums misses with a takedown attempt
and Wolfe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Biggums throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolfe counters with a nice body kick.
Biggums misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe tries to land a body kick
and Wolfe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Biggums drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wolfe looks to score with a jab to the body but Biggums is just out of range.
Biggums drives through with a takedown into Wolfe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wolfe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Biggums with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Biggums throwing strikes from guard but Wolfe blocks nicely.
Wolfe controls Biggums momentarily but Biggums frees himself.
Wolfe keeping moving, preventing Biggums from controlling successfully.
Biggums postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Biggums cracks Wolfe with a solid left hand.
Wolfe keeping moving, preventing Biggums from controlling successfully.
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 Tyrone Biggums will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wolfe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Biggums decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wolfe's guard.
Biggums slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Biggums trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Biggums loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wolfe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Biggums defends it easily.
Wolfe trying to control the position here.
Wolfe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
Wolfe has his foot on Biggums's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Biggums works his way back into a safe position though.
Biggums scoring with some ground and pound.
Biggums wants to control from the top but Wolfe keeps moving.
Biggums has gone for a leg lock! Wolfe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Biggums's guard.
Biggums 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.
Biggums bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wolfe's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Biggums's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wolfe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Biggums.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolfe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolfe being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Biggums accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wolfe is trying to control the position but Biggums postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggums wants to control from the top but Wolfe keeps moving.
Biggums looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wolfe has his hands on Biggums's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyrone Biggums wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Biggums lands with a hook. Wolfe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Biggums misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Wolfe is predictable there
and Biggums counters with a shoot takedown. Wolfe fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolfe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolfe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Biggums is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolfe has wrist control.
Biggums trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tyrone Biggums just wasn't active enough.
Biggums throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wolfe counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Biggums clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wolfe blocks a leg kick.
Biggums misses with a low kick.
Biggums cracks Wolfe with an open hand slap.
Biggums throws out a loose jab but Wolfe uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggums shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Biggums blocks a head kick by Wolfe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums with a jab.
Wolfe tries a low kick but Biggums avoids it.
Wolfe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wolfe gets caught flat footed, as Biggums shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Biggums looking to pass the guard.
Biggums postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Biggums looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
Biggums postures up in Wolfe's guard and throws a big left but Wolfe blocks it.
Wolfe wants to sweep here but Biggums controlling him for the moment.
Biggums throws and elbow that misses. Wolfe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Biggums's guard. Nice move by Wolfe!
Biggums working for a triangle but Wolfe defends it easily.
Wolfe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wolfe tries to free his leg and advance position but Biggums is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Biggums bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wolfe's guard.
Wolfe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolfe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Biggums trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
Biggums connects with a couple of short punches.
Biggums trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolfe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biggums working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums scoring with punches to the head and body.
Biggums is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Biggums's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Biggums slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Biggums throws and elbow that misses. Wolfe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Biggums's guard. Nice move by Wolfe!
Biggums pushes Wolfe off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Biggums.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Biggums had his way with Dalton Wolfe in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Biggums closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wolfe circles away.
Wolfe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wolfe ducks under a wild hook from Biggums.
Wolfe misses with an uppercut
and Biggums counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Biggums throws an off balance right hand
and Wolfe counters with a nice uppercut.
Biggums with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Wolfe counter with a right hand.
Biggums misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wolfe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Biggums paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Biggums misses with an uppercut
and Wolfe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wolfe misses with a leg kick.
Wolfe throws a leg kick
and Biggums counters with a single leg into guard. Wolfe didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolfe has wrist control.
Biggums throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Biggums wants to control from the top but Wolfe keeps moving.
Wolfe keeping full guard, as Biggums tries to pass.
Biggums postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Biggums makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wolfe trying to keep a closed guard but Biggums is proving a slippery customer.
Biggums slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Biggums wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wolfe, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Biggums are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Biggums is trying to ground and pound but Wolfe uses the momentary lack of control by Biggums to regain half guard.
Biggums is taking a breather. Wolfe 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.
Biggums throws a strike but Wolfe avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Biggums might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Biggums with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dalton Wolfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyrone Biggums overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight 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.
Biggums throwing strikes from guard but Wolfe blocks nicely.
Biggums slips nicely into half guard.
Wolfe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wolfe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Biggums's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Biggums's back!
Biggums is trying to break free.
Biggums manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wolfe's guard. Nice work there by Biggums.
Biggums missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Biggums showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Biggums 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Biggums!
Tyrone Biggums retains his light heavyweight title!
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