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UPG 50: Winter Warriors PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beast Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Lucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rage comes to the cage accompanied by I'm a Beast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beast Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milan Lucic!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rage wants a takedown.
Lucic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lucic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lucic taking a breather.
Lucic blocks an uppercut.
Rage misses with some punches.
Lucic is trying to maintain a safe position but Rage gets an underhook and turns Lucic into the cage.
Rage swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lucic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lucic lands with a hook. Rage tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rage.
Lucic looks to land a right hand but Rage moved out of range.
Rage blocks a leg kick.
Lucic connects with an inside leg kick.
Lucic misses with an uppercut
and Rage counters with a stiff right hand.
Rage connects with a body shot that sends Lucic's belly button to the back.
Lucic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lucic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rage in his tracks.
Lucic tests Rage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucic.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch but Lucic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Rage misses.
Lucic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rage counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage is pushing Lucic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rage lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Rage.
Rage blocks a body shot from Lucic.
A frustrated look appears on Lucic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucic's elbow.
Lucic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucic tests Rage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice defenses there by Rage.
Lucic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucic throws a lazy right hand but Rage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rage looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Rage.
Lucic is pressing down on Rage's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rage wants to control from the top but Lucic keeps moving.
Lucic wants to control but Rage passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucic keeping control of the position.
Rage is looking to take a break and control but Lucic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lucic's head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Milan Lucic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lucic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lucic's corner calls for a 1-2. Lucic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rage lands with an uppercut that bounces Lucic off the cage and back into range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rage.
Rage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucic.
Lucic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Milan Lucic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rage's sensitive parts.
Rage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lucic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage rushes Lucic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rage as Lucic tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rage.
Rage wants a takedown but no success here.
Lucic lands a body shot.
Lucic blocks an uppercut.
Rage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucic's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rage as Lucic tries to tie him up.
Rage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lucic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lucic misses with a body punch.
Lucic is trying to force a seperation but Rage has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Lucic to work.
Lucic is trying to maintain a safe position but Rage gets an underhook and turns Lucic into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Milan Lucic.
Rage avoids the body shot from Lucic.
Rage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lucic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lucic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lucic cracks Rage with an open hand slap.
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!
Lucic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lucic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rage moves out of range of the body kick from Lucic.
Lucic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rage will feel that in the morning.
Rage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lucic scores with a leg kick.
Lucic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucic throws a sloppy head kick and Rage moves out of range easily.
Rage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lucic swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Lucic misses its intended target.
Jab, jab by Lucic - just one landing.
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Lucic.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Lucic with a nice cross.
Lucic throws a leg kick but Rage sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lucic but Lucic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beast Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucic misses with a two punch combination.
Rage doesn't manage to clinch there - Lucic circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lucic has Rage pressed against the cage.
Lucic prevents a body shot from Rage.
Lucic prevents a body shot from Rage.
Rage lands a shoulder strike.
Rage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lucic trying to stall but Rage improves his position.
Lucic working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beast Rage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lucic gets through Rage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Lucic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lucic throws a shot to the body.
Lucic throws the left hand but Rage avoids the punch easily.
Lucic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lucic ducks under a wild hook from Rage.
Rage takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lucic throws a hook to the side of Rage's head but Rage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucic was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
Lucic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucic jabs at Rage's body.
Rage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucic.
Rage tries to clinch but Lucic moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lucic.
Lucic misses with a hook.
Milan Lucic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucic misses with a body shot.
Lucic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lucic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Lucic coming out on top.
Lucic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rage is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rage avoids the body shot from Lucic.
Lucic throws a right and a left that Rage avoids nicely.
Lucic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rage throws out the jab.
Lucic throws a big shot that misses.
Rage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lucic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage looking to score a takedown here. Lucic is defending well but Rage drives through and ends up in Lucic's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rage wants to control from the top but Lucic keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Milan Lucic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A big right from Lucic misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lucic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rage.
Rage wants to clinch.
Lucic misses with an uppercut. Rage saw that one coming.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lucic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lucic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucic.
Rage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lucic misses with the combination.
Rage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucic throws out the jab.
Beast Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milan Lucic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rage takes a swing at Lucic's ribcage but misses.
Lucic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucic.
Rage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lucic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rage.
Lucic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lucic blocks a jab.
Lucic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucic was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Lucic. No joy for Rage on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lucic misses the shot to the body.
Lucic misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milan Lucic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lucic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milan Lucic!
Milan Lucic seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Z� Jiurgite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benedict Cruz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Z� Jiurgite's chin.
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215 lbs
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222 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Z� Jiurgite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benedict Cruz!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiurgite just misses with a punch to the body.
Jiurgite fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cruz sprawls well initially but Jiurgite persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jiurgite wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
Jiurgite moves into full mount! Cruz won't be happy about that!
Jiurgite fails to advance to Cruz's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz tries to lock up and control but Jiurgite gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiurgite swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cruz is now in Jiurgite's guard. A big mistake from Jiurgite there, giving up the dominant position!
Jiurgite looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Benedict Cruz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A combination from Jiurgite does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Jiurgite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Jiurgite.
Jiurgite tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jiurgite.
Jiurgite rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Jiurgite ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Jiurgite keeps it at a distance.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiurgite throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cruz counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jiurgite loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz wants to clinch but Jiurgite slips to the side
and Jiurgite counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cruz thinking.
Jiurgite has a takedown stuffed.
Jiurgite dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jiurgite thuds a left hand into Cruz's body.
Jiurgite wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Cruz slips a jab from Jiurgite.
Cruz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jiurgite checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Jiurgite misses.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiurgite.
A jab from Jiurgite does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiurgite.
Jiurgite with a hook.
Jiurgite cracks Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Jiurgite against the cage.
Jiurgite lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz is pressed up against the cage. Jiurgite has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cruz down to the mat. Cruz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Z� Jiurgite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jiurgite swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Jiurgite misses with a leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Z� Jiurgite 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.
Jiurgite wants to slow Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Jiurgite checks it.
Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jiurgite misses with a straight left.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz tries to clinch
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jiurgite throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz stuffs the takedown.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Cruz blocks the low kick.
Cruz throws a hook but Jiurgite blocks it.
Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz clinches with his opponent.
Jiurgite stalls.
Jiurgite is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cruz is defending well.
Jiurgite wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Z� Jiurgite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz pushes Jiurgite back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jiurgite misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jiurgite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jiurgite lands a slapping body shot.
Jiurgite moves out of range of the body kick from Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiurgite takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Jiurgite keeps it at a distance.
Cruz rushes Jiurgite and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jiurgite takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jiurgite tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Jiurgite back against the cage.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Jiurgite.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiurgite on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cruz.
Cruz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jiurgite misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz blocks a body shot from Jiurgite.
Jiurgite is working for takedown but Cruz is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite wants to stall.
Cruz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jiurgite backwards.
Cruz presses Jiurgite against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cruz looking to slow down the pace here.
Jiurgite misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiurgite has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cruz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Jiurgite.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jiurgite is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cruz lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Cruz.
Cruz lands a body punch.
Jiurgite letting Cruz take a breather here.
Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Jiurgite's head.
Cruz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jiurgite backwards.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jiurgite looking to slow down the pace here.
Cruz scores with a shoulder strike.
Jiurgite is rocked!
Cruz taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jiurgite misses with a body punch.
Cruz scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedict Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Jiurgite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jiurgite lands with a cross.
Cruz throws a hook but Jiurgite avoids it easily.
Jiurgite throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiurgite thows a body shot but no joy.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiurgite. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiurgite tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Cruz closes the distance and pushes Jiurgite back into the cage.
Jiurgite is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedict Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz is struggling to control the position.
Jiurgite misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cruz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jiurgite.
Cruz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jiurgite up against the cage.
Jiurgite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jiurgite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Jiurgite misses the target.
Benedict Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jiurgite takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite thows a leg kick but Cruz checks it
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Jiurgite circles away.
Jiurgite walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cruz.
Jiurgite has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruz.
Cruz throws a series of strikes that have Jiurgite backpedaling.
Oh Jiurgite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cruz.
Jiurgite 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.
Jiurgite takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cruz throws a powerful right kick. Jiurgite tried to block low but the kick was high! Jiurgite was taken right off of his feet! Cruz jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Benedict Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Godfather Waltz. Sonny Corleone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sonny Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Castle tries to score with some ground and pound. Corleone controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Corleone dodges the ground and pound from Castle.
Corleone can't do much from the bottom here.
Castle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Castle misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Castle swings around for an armbar but Corleone sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Castle's guard.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Castle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Corleone defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Corleone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Castle has a closed guard, preventing Corleone from standing up.
Corleone stands up and waves to Castle to follow him.
Castle drives through with a takedown into Corleone's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corleone keeping moving, preventing Castle from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone pulls Castle in close to his closed guard and prevents Castle from doing any damage or advancing position.
Castle throwing strikes but missing.
Corleone is trying to keep Castle in close.
Castle tries to free his leg and advance position but Corleone is retaining full guard.
Corleone controls Castle momentarily but Castle frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sonny Corleone.
Corleone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Castle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle tries for a takedown but Corleone circles away easily
and Corleone counters with a shoot takedown. Castle fights it but they end up in guard.
Castle looking for a guillotine here but Corleone defends easily.
Corleone trying to control the position from guard on top but Castle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castle looking for subs off his back but Corleone has passed one foot through into half guard.
Castle is defending against the submission attempts here by Corleone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone trying to control from half guard but Castle is working away.
Castle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Corleone is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Castle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Corleone.
Nice strikes from Corleone there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Castle will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Corleone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Castle looks for a takedown but Corleone sprawls well.
Castle fails with the takedown
letting Corleone counter with a right hand.
Corleone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Castle quickly recovers to half guard.
Castle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Corleone is working away from the top position though.
Corleone is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Castle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Corleone scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle is trying to get back to full guard.
Corleone tries to pass to full mount but Castle defends it.
Corleone blocks the strikes from Castle.
Castle keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Corleone throws a strike but Castle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Corleone trying to control but Castle is working from the bottom.
Corleone might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Castle kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Castle has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Corleone is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Castle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is trying to get an arm triangle but Castle is defending well.
Castle is looking to reverse the position.
Castle manages to work his way to half guard, despite Corleone's best efforts.
Castle is refusing to be controlled, as Corleone sits in half guard.
Castle punching from the bottom.
Corleone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Castle actively working from the bottom here.
Castle is trying to maintain the position but Corleone is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Corleone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Castle defends it well.
Corleone tries to stand but can't do so whilst Castle controls his leg.
Corleone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Corleone moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Castle.
Castle can't do much from the bottom here.
Sonny Corleone has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle is looking for a sweep.
Castle is working to avoid the ground and pound but Corleone connects with a decent elbow.
Castle taking a bit of punishment here - Corleone scoring with strikes.
Castle wants to control but Corleone postures up.
Castle is not content to let Corleone control the position.
Castle is looking for a sweep.
Corleone scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Castle to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corleone scoring with punches from side control.
Corleone lands some shots froms side control.
Castle is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Corleone off and has taken his back!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Corleone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Castle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Castle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Corleone counters with a nice uppercut.
Castle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Corleone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Castle manages to get himself to full guard.
Corleone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Corleone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Corleone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Corleone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Corleone distracts Castle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone trying to control but Castle is working from the bottom.
Corleone looking to pass the guard.
Castle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Castle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Corleone defends it easily.
Corleone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Castle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Corleone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Corleone passes into half guard.
Corleone moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Castle.
Corleone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Castle, who protects the arm well.
Castle struggling a bit here.
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!
Corleone decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Castle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Castle trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castle preventing the sweep.
Castle looking to pass the guard.
Castle drops back, looking for a kneebar! Corleone looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Corleone looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Corleone!
Corleone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Castle, who protects the arm well.
Castle is not content to let Corleone control the position.
Castle is looking for a sweep.
Castle can't do much from the bottom here.
Corleone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corleone is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Castle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Castle can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Corleone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Corleone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Corleone!
During a confident post fight interview, Sonny Corleone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archer Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickock has chosen Turn me on Mr Deadman as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Archer Christian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Hickock!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock avoids the body shot from Christian.
Christian keeps the fight on the outside.
Christian thows a leg kick but Hickock checks it
and Hickock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Christian tries to score with a low kick but Hickock moves his leg out of the way.
Hickock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hickock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Christian's head backwards.
Hickock drops his hands momentarily and Christian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hickock connects with a body shot that sends Christian's belly button to the back.
Hickock tries to clinch up
and Christian decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hickock's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hickock can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hickock has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Christian is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hickock.
Christian trying to control the action but Hickock is working from the bottom.
Christian is putting a hurting on Hickock here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hickock is working to avoid the ground and pound but Christian connects with a decent elbow.
Hickock is looking to regain half guard here but Christian keeps moving and retains side control.
Hickock sneaks back into half guard.
Hickock wants to control but Christian is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Christian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hickock defending well though.
Christian is nestled in close to Hickock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Christian there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock trying to hold on to Christian's head to control him but Christian postures up.
Christian is nestled in close to Hickock, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Christian throwing shots but Hickock is blocking nicely.
Christian is taking a breather. Hickock 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.
Hickock moves into full guard.
Christian chips away with some ground and pound.
Christian trying to control but Hickock is working from the bottom.
Christian is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hickock is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christian trying to control but Hickock is working from the bottom.
Hickock is pulling down on Christian's head to control his posture.
Hickock keeping moving, preventing Christian from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Archer Christian wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Christian staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hickock, as that shot connected.
Hickock throws a lazy right hand but Christian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christian gets a takedown into half guard.
Christian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian throwing shots but Hickock is blocking nicely.
Christian takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Christian is trying to control the action in half guard but Hickock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Christian wants to free his trapped foot but Hickock is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Christian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hickock keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archer Christian has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hickock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christian moves away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Archer Christian dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hickock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hickock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christian.
Hickock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christian.
Sloppy strikes from Hickock. Those never looked like landing.
Christian misses with a wild body shot.
Christian checks a leg kick.
Christian throws out a powerful jab.
Christian misses with a straight right.
Christian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hickock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christian.
Hickock misses with a series of wild punches.
Christian blocks a low kick nicely.
Hickock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hickock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Christian is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian trying to control but Hickock is working from the bottom.
Hickock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christian defends it easily.
Hickock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Christian trying to control but Hickock is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hickock wants to sweep here but Christian controlling him for the moment.
Hickock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christian slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hickock tries to buck Christian off but Christian is having none of it.
Christian throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Christian lands some shots froms side control.
Hickock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hickock regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian working the head and body with strikes.
Hickock gets back to full guard.
Archer Christian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hickock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Christian defends it easily.
Christian advances to half guard.
Christian is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Christian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hickock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Christian is working away from the top position though.
Hickock tries to get to full guard but Christian has control of the leg.
Christian trying to control from Hickock's half guard. Hickock has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Christian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hickock is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hickock is trying to control the position but Christian postures up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Archer Christian dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hickock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sloppy strikes from Hickock. Those never looked like landing.
Hickock walks into a left hand.
Christian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hickock momentarily.
Christian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hickock moves away.
Christian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Hickock.
Hickock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hickock blocks a leg kick.
Archer Christian is winning the standup battle so far.
Christian throws a lazy right hand but Hickock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Hickock as Christian shoots in.
Jab from Hickock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christian thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian throws a chopping leg kick but Hickock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Christian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Richard Hickock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christian misses with a hook to the body
and Hickock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hickock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hickock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Christian connects with a solid leg kick.
Hickock throws a leg kick which misses Christian's front leg but catches the back leg as Christian tries to avoid it.
Christian blocks a head kick by Hickock.
Hickock takes a swing at Christian's ribcage but misses.
Hickock slips under a jab.
Christian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hickock.
Hickock moves away from the strike by Christian.
Hickock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from Hickock as Christian shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock throws an overhand right that lands on Christian's shoulder, as Christian tries to avoid the shot.
Christian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archer Christian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christian misses with a low kick.
Richard Hickock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hickock is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hickock.
Hickock lands a glancing blow to the side of Christian's head.
Hickock 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.
Christian closes the distance and clinches up with Hickock, looking for a takedown. Christian pushes Hickock against the cage but Hickock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Hickock as Christian shoots in.
Hickock misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock throws the left hand but Christian avoids the punch easily.
Christian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Christian moves out of range of the strikes.
Hickock throws a jab when Christian was well out of range.
Hickock misses with a body kick.
Hickock lands a jab to the nose.
Christian misses with a hook. Hickock ducked under it nicely.
Christian connects with a body shot.
Hickock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A good leg kick by Hickock.
Christian throws a leg kick
and Hickock counters with a nice low kick that buckles Christian's knee momentarily.
Hickock throws a sloppy head kick and Christian moves out of range easily.
Christian fails with the takedown.
Hickock gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Christian to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian controlling from the top position.
Christian trying to control the position from guard on top but Hickock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hickock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickock has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Christian has passed into side control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Archer Christian clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hickock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hickock scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Hickock.
Hickock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Christian lands a slapping body shot.
Christian with a nice cross.
Christian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christian keeps the fight on the outside.
Hickock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Christian at a distance.
Hickock is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Christian throws a body punch but Hickock moves out of range.
Christian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Christian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hickock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hickock moves away.
Christian thuds his right hand into Hickock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Christian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christian throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Christian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hickock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christian dives in and grabs Hickock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hickock pushes down on Christian's head and hops out.
Hickock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Christian fails with a takedown attempt.
Christian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hickock tries to avoid it but Christian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hickock to the ground. Hickock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Archer Christian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock misses with a straight left.
Hickock tries to clinch
letting Christian counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hickock lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christian.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christian is defended easily by Hickock.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christian. Hickock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hickock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hickock digs a good body shot into Christian's ribs.
Hickock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hickock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hickock misses with a hook. Christian ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hickock moves out of range as Christian strikes.
Hickock looks to land a combination but Christian avoids it well.
Hickock motions for Christian to come forward. Hickock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hickock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hickock misses the target.
Christian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hickock throws a head kick but Christian moves out of range.
Hickock lands a leg kick that knocks Christian off balance momentarily.
Christian throws a body punch but Hickock moves out of range.
Christian lands with a nice body punch.
Hickock tries to land a leg kick but Christian saw it coming and moves away.
Christian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christian checks a low kick from Hickock.
Hickock ducks under a wild hook from Christian.
Christian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Christian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hickock moves away.
Christian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hickock.
Christian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Christian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hickock circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christian looks to score with a jab to the body but Hickock is just out of range.
Hickock throws a front kick aimed at Christian's knee but Christian avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christian.
Christian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Christian misses with a body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Archer Christian had his way with Richard Hickock in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Christian thows a body shot but no joy.
Hickock throws a sloppy head kick and Christian moves out of range easily.
Hickock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christian.
Hickock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Christian slips a straight right by Hickock.
Christian slips a jab and a cross from Hickock.
Christian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Christian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christian checks a low kick from Hickock.
Hickock misses with a head kick.
Hickock throws a leg kick but Christian moved away.
Hickock lunges at Christian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Christian's hand.
Hickock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christian.
Hickock scores with a head kick. Christian tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hickock throws out the jab.
Hickock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Christian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hickock is out of range.
The fighters circling - Hickock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hickock.
Christian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hickock.
Christian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hickock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Christian misses with a shot to the body
and Hickock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richard Hickock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hickock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hickock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christian lands a nice shot to the body.
Hickock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christian was well out of range. Poor timing from Hickock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock misses with a low kick.
Christian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hickock tries to clinch up but Christian circles away and keeps his distance.
Hickock connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body punch from Christian.
Hickock is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hickock misses with a low kick.
Christian throws a body punch but Hickock moves out of range.
Christian blocks the body kick.
Hickock lands a nice shot to the body.
Hickock throws an overhand right that lands on Christian's shoulder, as Christian tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hickock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Christian scores with the left hand. Hickock knows he should have avoided that one.
Christian lands with a hook. Hickock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Christian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Christian is defended easily by Hickock.
Christian misses with a body shot.
Hickock is looking to clinch but Christian is avoiding it.
Christian scores with a shot to the body.
Hickock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hickock quickly recovers to half guard.
Hickock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hickock.
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!
Christian trying to control the position from guard on top but Hickock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christian is stalling in the full guard.
Christian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hickock looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Christian has picked Hickock up and slammed him! Hickock can't keep hold of the triangle and Christian manages to pass to side control!
Hickock throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
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 Archer Christian.
Well Christian 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archer Christian!
Archer Christian is the new middleweight champion!
Archer Christian decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Luongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Harden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Luongo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alexisonfire - The Northern. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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27
171 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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23
172 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Luongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doug Harden!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luongo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luongo gets a double leg takedown into Harden's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Luongo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Luongo drops back looking for a leg! Harden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harden manages to kick Luongo off! Luongo jumps back into Harden's guard.
Harden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luongo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Luongo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo trying to control but Harden is working from the bottom.
Luongo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luongo is one step ahead there.
Luongo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Luongo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luongo advances position into side control!
Luongo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harden, who protects the arm well.
Luongo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Harden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden is controlling an arm, preventing Luongo from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Harden is squirming around, avoiding Luongo's attempts to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harden can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luongo can't control as he wanted to and Harden manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Luongo seems to be looking for submissions.
Harden wants to improve his position but Luongo is controlling well.
Luongo is trying to work for a kimura but Harden is defending well.
Luongo trying to control the action but Harden is working from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Luongo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Luongo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harden pinned against the cage. Harden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A shot to the body from Harden misses
and Luongo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luongo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harden is fending him off so far but Luongo persists. Nope, Harden circles away and we're back to standing.
Luongo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harden.
Luongo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harden swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francesco Luongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harden digs a good hook to Luongo's body.
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luongo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Harden misses.
Luongo moves out of range as Harden strikes.
Harden thows a body shot but no joy.
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Harden misses the target.
Luongo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luongo manages to avoid it.
Luongo takes a swing at Harden's ribcage but misses.
Harden cracks Luongo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Luongo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Harden as Luongo shoots in.
Harden throws a series of punches but Luongo moves out of range.
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harden. Luongo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harden misses with an uppercut.
Luongo defending well as Harden loads up on a big left hand.
Luongo shoots in and drives through. Harden sprawls well.
Luongo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harden swivels and escapes.
Harden lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luongo shoots for a takedown but Harden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harden stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harden wants it to stay on the feet.
Harden swings for the body but Luongo moves out of range.
Harden catches Luongo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luongo slips under a jab.
Luongo tries to clinch but Harden moves out of range.
Luongo moves out of range of the strikes.
Harden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luongo shoots in but no luck this time.
Harden misses with a straight left.
Luongo shoots in for a takedown but Harden shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Harden is just out of range.
Harden throws a hook but Luongo avoids it easily.
Luongo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luongo.
Francesco Luongo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Luongo.
Luongo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Luongo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harden misses with an uppercut.
Harden stuns Luongo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Harden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Harden misses the shot to the body.
Harden throws a right and a left that Luongo avoids nicely.
Luongo slips a straight right by Harden.
Harden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Luongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Harden is just out of range.
Harden misses with a straight right.
Luongo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luongo moves out of range as Harden strikes.
Luongo wants to clinch up but Harden keeps it at a distance.
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doug Harden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo looks for a takedown but Harden sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Luongo.
Luongo is looking to clinch.
Luongo shoots in and bounces Harden off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Luongo wants to control from the top but Harden keeps moving.
Luongo passes Harden's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden is not content to let Luongo control the position.
Luongo trying to control the pace.
Luongo wants to take a breather but Harden is having none of it.
Harden has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Luongo is working away from the top position though.
Luongo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luongo trying to control the action but Harden is working from the bottom.
Francesco Luongo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Luongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harden.
A combination from Harden does no damage.
No luck for Luongo with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francesco Luongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luongo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body punch from Harden.
Luongo feints a jab promting Harden to slip. Luongo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harden slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luongo at a distance.
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harden just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Doug Harden.
I think Harden has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Harden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don The Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Myrmidon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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24
215 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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21
220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
Very quick |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don The Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Achilles Myrmidon!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Fist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myrmidon fails with a takedown attempt.
Myrmidon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Myrmidon wants to break free but The Fist has control.
The Fist with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Fist.
Myrmidon is trying to break free.
The Fist has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Myrmidon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Myrmidon has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from The Fist.
Myrmidon covering up well and avoiding damage.
The Fist punches the canvas rather than the man.
The Fist throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The Fist is working the ground and pound. Can Myrmidon escape?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Fist throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Myrmidon covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Fist misses with an elbow to the head.
The Fist throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The Fist lands shots from the back.
The Fist is working the ground and pound. Can Myrmidon escape?
The Fist will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Fist lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Even with his hooks in, The Fist manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The Fist missing with strikes from the back.
The Fist is not going to allow Myrmidon to sit and survive in this position.
Myrmidon covering up well under a series of strikes from The Fist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Fist throwing sloppy strikes.
The Fist misses with a punch to the head.
The Fist lands punches and elbows.
The Fist throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The Fist scoring with big shots to the body. Myrmidon is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Myrmidon was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don The Fist!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Argo Surtr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cary Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cary Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
164 lbs
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29
160 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Argo Surtr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cary Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surtr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Surtr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Surtr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Surtr misses the jab.
Surtr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Surtr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Surtr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Surtr. That's going to slow Thompson down.
Argo Surtr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Surtr.
Thompson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Surtr. Surtr obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Surtr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Surtr looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson throws a body punch but Surtr moves out of range.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Surtr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Surtr.
Thompson ducks right into an uppercut from Surtr.
Thompson moves out of range as Surtr throws a body kick.
Thompson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surtr throws a leg kick which misses Thompson's front leg but catches the back leg as Thompson tries to avoid it.
Surtr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Surtr misses with a low kick.
Surtr throws a head kick that misses.
Surtr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Surtr throws a chopping leg kick but Thompson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Surtr lands a knee to the body.
Surtr lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Surtr tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Surtr is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Surtr.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Surtr avoids it.
Thompson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Surtr smiles and moves away.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick.
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Surtr swivels and escapes.
Argo Surtr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cary Thompson.
Surtr throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Surtr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Surtr misses with a head kick.
Surtr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Surtr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Thompson walks into a left hand.
Surtr lands a head kick. Thompson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surtr throws a chopping leg kick but Thompson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thompson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Surtr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Surtr throws a body kick that misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Argo Surtr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thompson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Surtr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Surtr.
Surtr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thompson clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Surtr as the two fighters clinch.
Thompson is looking to control Surtr's arms but Surtr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thompson has his back to the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thompson as Surtr tries to tie him up.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Surtr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Surtr trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson working Surtr over with knees to the body.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Surtr has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Surtr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Surtr is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Surtr into the cage.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Surtr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Surtr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Surtr throws a chopping leg kick but Thompson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Surtr is predictable there
and Thompson counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Surtr misses the target.
Surtr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Surtr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Argo Surtr is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Surtr keeps it at a distance.
Surtr tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surtr moves out of range of the strikes.
Argo Surtr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Surtr keeps Thompson at a distance using the push kick.
Surtr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thompson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thompson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Surtr's half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thompson wants to stand up but Surtr has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Surtr controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Thompson trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surtr gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surtr pulls Thompson in close to prevent any damage.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Surtr is keeping the position for now.
Surtr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
Thompson trying to control but Surtr is working from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cary Thompson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Surtr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thompson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Surtr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Surtr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thompson wants to stand but Surtr is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson throws a strike but Surtr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Surtr wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson trying to keep a closed guard but Surtr is proving a slippery customer.
Surtr wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
Surtr preventing the sweep.
Cary Thompson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Argo Surtr just wasn't active enough.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Surtr sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Surtr. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Surtr gets tackled into the cage by Thompson. Thompson maintains the clinch.
Surtr landing knees to the body.
Surtr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Surtr has the dominant position.
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Surtr is defending well for now.
Thompson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Surtr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Surtr misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thompson as Surtr tries to tie him up.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Surtr is controlling him.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson checks a low kick from Surtr.
Surtr scores with a head kick.
It looks like Cary Thompson has been cut.
Surtr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Surtr misses
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Surtr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Surtr looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.
Surtr delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Surtr. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
A low kick from Surtr is predictable there
and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cary Thompson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cary Thompson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Surtr cracks the inside of Thompson's front leg.
Thompson tries to clinch but Surtr moves out of range.
Thompson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Surtr is fending him off so far but Thompson persists. Nope, Surtr circles away and we're back to standing.
Surtr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Surtr tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Surtr to the ground. Surtr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Surtr throws a nice head kick!
Surtr lands a jab.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Surtr keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Surtr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Surtr.
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Surtr circles away.
Argo Surtr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cary Thompson.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Surtr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Surtr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Surtr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thompson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Surtr circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Surtr.
Surtr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Surtr throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surtr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Surtr throws a leg kick but Thompson moved away.
An inside leg kick from Surtr misses.
Surtr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Surtr.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Surtr.
Thompson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Surtr throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Surtr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Surtr throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thompson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Surtr.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Surtr.
Surtr connects with a high kick.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cary Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Surtr's waist but Surtr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thompson off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Surtr.
Surtr lands a front kick.
Surtr lands the left hand.
Thompson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Surtr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surtr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Surtr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Surtr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Surtr lands with a straight right. Thompson didn't see that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surtr lands a high kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Surtr!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Argo Surtr had his way with Cary Thompson in that round.
The cut man is working on Cary Thompson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thompson closes the distance and pushes Surtr back into the cage.
Surtr working Thompson over with knees to the body.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Surtr is controlling him.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Surtr blocks with his arms.
Surtr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Surtr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Surtr has him pressed against the cage.
Surtr tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson avoiding damage as Surtr throws knees to the body.
Surtr blocks the elbow strike.
Thompson controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Surtr avoids it.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Surtr has the dominant position.
Surtr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson dives in and grabs Surtr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Surtr pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Surtr throws a low kick, looking for Thompson's leg but Thompson calmly moves out of range.
Surtr throws a head kick that misses.
Surtr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Surtr has Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Surtr prevents Thompson from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surtr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Surtr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thompson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Surtr. That one must have hurt.
Thompson dives in and grabs Surtr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Surtr pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Thompson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Surtr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surtr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Surtr.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Surtr.
Thompson dives in and grabs Surtr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Surtr pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Argo Surtr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cary Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surtr cracks Thompson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Surtr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Surtr misses with a kick to the body.
Surtr tries to work over Thompson's front leg with a kick but Thompson checks it.
Thompson misses the jab.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Surtr.
Surtr circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Surtr lands a front kick.
Thompson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Surtr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Surtr tries to work over Thompson's front leg with a kick but Thompson checks it.
Surtr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Surtr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thompson checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Argo Surtr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Surtr 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 49:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:47
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Argo Surtr!
Argo Surtr is the new lightweight champion!
Argo Surtr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes into the arena with Sucker Punch - Sweet Dreams blaring out of the sound system. Biggums is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ThunderStruck. Geraldo Rivera has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geraldo Rivera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Biggums!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggums shoots for a takedown but Rivera saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Biggums walks into a straight right hand from Rivera.
Rivera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Biggums momentarily.
Biggums gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rivera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Biggums lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Rivera swings wildly with an uppercut but Biggums uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biggums lands a shot to the body.
Biggums scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Geraldo Rivera has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biggums blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Biggums goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Biggums lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rivera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biggums.
Biggums sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rivera defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums throwing shots but Rivera is blocking nicely.
Biggums is trying to control the action in half guard but Rivera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Biggums thows a huge punch but Rivera dodges it nicely.
Biggums lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Biggums is stalling here. Rivera is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Biggums seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rivera has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Biggums tries to bench press Rivera off him but Rivera keeps the position.
Biggums has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Biggums's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Biggums is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Biggums can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggums is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rivera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Biggums looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rivera prevents Biggums from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Biggums trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Rivera seems content to control.
Biggums is refusing to be controlled, as Rivera sits in half guard.
Biggums wants to control but Rivera is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Geraldo Rivera wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Biggums misses with a leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Biggums dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Biggums waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Biggums moves into the clinch.
Biggums looking for a takedown.
Rivera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivera.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Biggums misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biggums tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biggums works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biggums is looking to take this one to the mat.
Biggums breaks from the clinch.
Rivera instigates a clinch.
Rivera misses with the head strike.
Biggums tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biggums presses Rivera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Biggums scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivera blocking some punches.
Rivera lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivera tries to throw a body punch but Biggums avoids it by throwing Rivera back against the cage.
Biggums looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Rivera.
Biggums goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera lands a nice uppercut.
Rivera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Biggums or not.
Biggums is breathing heavily.
Rivera gets through Biggums's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivera tries to throw a body punch but Biggums avoids it by throwing Rivera back against the cage.
A short right from Biggums.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rivera.
Rivera tries to work over Biggums's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Rivera.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biggums's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rivera.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Biggums tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Rivera working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Biggums's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rivera.
Biggums tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
Biggums misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rivera fails to land.
Rivera tries a body shot but Biggums blocks it.
Rivera digs a right hand into Biggums's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Biggums's gas tank.
Rivera struggles to land a body shot inside as Biggums controls his hands.
Biggums misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Biggums backwards.
A short body shot lands from Rivera as the two fighters clinch.
Rivera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Biggums.
Rivera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Biggums prevents a body shot from Rivera.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biggums's elbow.
Rivera gets through Biggums's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Biggums is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rivera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Geraldo Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Biggums.
Biggums misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera avoiding damage as Biggums throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rivera.
Still in the clinch, Rivera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Biggums tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera lands a hook that snaps the head of Biggums backwards.
Biggums misses with a body punch.
Biggums swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biggums backwards.
Rivera tries to work over Biggums's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Biggums.
Rivera misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera misses with some punches.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biggums's elbow.
Geraldo Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Biggums tries for a takedown but Rivera manages to get underhooks.
Biggums can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Rivera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Rivera as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Rivera lands a left hand.
Rivera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Rivera fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rivera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Biggums on the inside.
Biggums fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Biggums swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biggums's elbow.
Rivera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Biggums backwards.
Rivera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivera presses Biggums against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera can't find room to land a body shot as Biggums controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Biggums blocks a body shot from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a body punch.
Rivera lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rivera.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Geraldo Rivera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Biggums on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Biggums throws the left hand but Rivera avoids the punch easily.
Rivera slips a jab from Biggums.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Biggums has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Biggums there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rivera misses with a hook. Biggums ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums scores with a nice body kick.
Biggums closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Biggums is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Rivera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Biggums can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Rivera tries a body shot but Biggums blocks it.
Rivera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Biggums blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Biggums backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biggums blocks a body shot from Rivera.
Biggums lands a nice shot to the body.
Biggums tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Biggums misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Biggums.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera lands a body shot.
Biggums breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Biggums misses with a looping right.
Rivera is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Biggums shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Biggums showed some decent athleticism there.
Biggums is nestled in close to Rivera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Biggums trying to control from Rivera's half guard. Rivera has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera has his hands on Biggums's head, controlling the position.
Biggums trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyrone Biggums has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Rivera misses.
Rivera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Biggums really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Biggums lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Biggums with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyrone Biggums seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera throws a hook but Biggums avoids it easily.
A big left from Rivera misses.
Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Biggums looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivera is fending him off so far but Biggums persists. Nope, Rivera circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Biggums shoots in but Rivera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rivera takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rivera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A good leg kick by Biggums.
Biggums scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggums throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Biggums swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biggums takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Rivera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera stuffs the takedown attempt from Biggums. Biggums gets slowly back to his feet.
Geraldo Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Biggums.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biggums was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera stuffs the takedown attempt from Biggums. Biggums gets slowly back to his feet.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Biggums slips under a jab.
Rivera catches Biggums with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Biggums looks to throw the jab but Rivera is out of range.
Biggums tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Biggums.
Geraldo Rivera is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biggums jabs Rivera right on the nose. Rivera blinks but takes it well.
Biggums throws a head kick but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biggums.
Biggums cracks the inside of Rivera's front leg.
Rivera works Biggums's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera moves out of range as Biggums strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Tyrone Biggums will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Rivera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Biggums misses with a straight right.
Rivera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biggums moves away.
Biggums misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Biggums.
Rivera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Biggums finds it's way round the side to connect with Rivera's head.
Biggums ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggums lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Biggums lands a jab to the head.
Biggums pushes Rivera up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rivera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Biggums backwards.
Rivera misses with the head strike.
Biggums tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Biggums blocks a body shot from Rivera.
Biggums working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Biggums.
Biggums misses with a punch on the inside.
Biggums blocks an uppercut.
Rivera working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Rivera.
Biggums is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivera.
Biggums scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivera lands a right hand that snaps the head of Biggums backwards.
Biggums working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rivera misses with a punch to the body.
Biggums misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivera prevents the takedown attempt.
Rivera can't find room to land a body shot as Biggums controls the action.
Biggums makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Biggums tries to land a knee to the head but Rivera blocks with his arms.
Biggums swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biggums tries to pull guard but Rivera holds him up against the cage and eventually Biggums drops back down to his feet.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Biggums's efforts to push away.
Biggums tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Biggums working aggressively here.
Biggums blocks a body shot from Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biggums's elbow.
Biggums doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera lands a hook that snaps the head of Biggums backwards.
Biggums blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biggums.
Rivera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera swings wildly with an uppercut but Biggums uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biggums breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivera moves out of range of the leg kick from Biggums.
Rivera checks a leg kick.
Rivera loads up on a big right hand but Biggums slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera has Biggums up against the cage in a clinch.
Biggums wants a takedown but no success here.
Geraldo Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Biggums.
Biggums misses with a body punch.
Biggums tries a knee to the head but Rivera blocks it.
Biggums lands with a right to the head.
Biggums lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biggums looking for a takedown.
Biggums misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rivera can't find room to land a body shot as Biggums controls the action.
Biggums lands a shoulder strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Biggums goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Biggums misses with a punch on the inside.
Biggums swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geraldo Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivera throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyrone Biggums.
I think Biggums has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:49
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Biggums!
Tyrone Biggums is the new light heavyweight champion!
Tyrone Biggums seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Struck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struck's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One 24. McCarthy has chosen Glassjaw-Siberian Kiss as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thunder Struck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struck throws a sloppy head kick and McCarthy moves out of range easily.
McCarthy lands a nice looking body shot.
McCarthy misses with a double jab.
Struck staying out of range there.
McCarthy throws a leg kick but Struck checks it.
Struck wants to land a leg kick but McCarthy is out of range.
Struck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCarthy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Struck jabs McCarthy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Struck is looking to score with low kicks.
McCarthy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McCarthy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Struck tries to escape but McCarthy is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Struck seems a little lost for a moment, as McCarthy dominates the positioning.
McCarthy tries to advance to mount but Struck denies him.
McCarthy throws an elbow but Struck slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Struck keeps working.
McCarthy landing strikes.
McCarthy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Struck is working from the bottom.
McCarthy landing strikes.
Struck prevents McCarthy from improving position.
Struck wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws a strike aimed at the side of Struck's head but Struck avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by McCarthy.
Struck wants to get back to his feet.
McCarthy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
McCarthy working the ground and pound but Struck is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Struck is looking for a sweep.
Struck prevents McCarthy from improving position.
Struck managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by McCarthy.
McCarthy with the ground and pound but Struck regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
McCarthy thows a huge punch but Struck dodges it nicely.
Struck tries to kick McCarthy off but McCarthy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
McCarthy trying to advance position but Struck counters by regaining guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struck uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Struck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCarthy checks the leg kick.
Struck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCarthy. McCarthy obviously looking to wear him down.
Struck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thunder Struck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCarthy avoids a kick to the body.
McCarthy throws a big shot that misses.
Struck thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McCarthy if he has to take too many more of those.
Struck moves out of range as McCarthy strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCarthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - McCarthy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCarthy lands a right hook to the body.
A leg kick checked by McCarthy.
McCarthy scores with the left hand. Struck knows he should have avoided that one.
McCarthy slips under a jab.
McCarthy throws a series of punches but Struck avoids them all with ease.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Struck throws out a leg kick but McCarthy moves out of range and Struck only half commits.
McCarthy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Struck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some bone on bone action there as McCarthy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCarthy with a hook.
It looks like Thunder Struck has been cut.
Struck blocks a leg kick.
McCarthy avoids a kick to the body.
Thunder Struck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Struck does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCarthy jabs Struck to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Struck attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from McCarthy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struck throws a leg kick but McCarthy checks it.
A jab lands there for McCarthy.
McCarthy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Struck walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McCarthy lands a hook that stumbles Struck back into the cage. McCarthy follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Struck to the canvas! McCarthy pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Struck has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cormac McCarthy!
Cormac McCarthy is the new welterweight champion!
Cormac McCarthy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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