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Battle Legends 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Street!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Street digs a good body shot into Kirk's ribs.
Street is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Street fails with the takedown
so Kirk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Street is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kirk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Street works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kirk trying to control but Street is working from the bottom.
Kirk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Street swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Street keeping moving, preventing Kirk from controlling successfully.
Street working for submissions but it's allowed Kirk to get to half guard.
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!
Kirk is keen to just control but Street is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk is working for a kimura but Street is defending it quite comfortably.
Street is trying to stand.
Street wants to stand back up but Kirk manages to pass into side control.
Kirk stands up.
Street moves to clinch but Kirk breaks away
and Kirk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk misses with a body punch.
Street is trying to push Kirk away but Kirk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Street prevents a body shot from Kirk.
Kirk manages to break the clinch.
Kirk is looking to clinch.
Street misses with the combination.
Kirk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Street manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Street throws a right and a left that Kirk avoids nicely.
Street works over Kirk's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Street doesn't manage to clinch there - Kirk circles away.
Street misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Street counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirk closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Street did well to prevent Kirk getting side control.
Street is not content to let Kirk control the position.
Street tries to get to full guard but Kirk has control of the leg.
Kirk lands with a punch from half guard.
Kirk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Street is trying to stand back up but Kirk is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Street keeps working.
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!
Street really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kirk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kirk stalling.
James Kirk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Street is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kirk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kirk throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Street tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kirk is in Street's guard.
Kirk wants to control from the top but Street keeps moving.
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.
James Kirk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Street gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kirk counters with a nice kick to the body.
Street misses with a series of wild punches.
Street stalks Kirk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kirk's face. Kirk staggers backwards, shaken.
Street fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kirk fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Street to the ground. Kirk is now in Street's guard.
Kirk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kirk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kirk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kirk postures up in Street's guard and throws a big left but Street blocks it.
Kirk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Street is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Street keeping moving, preventing Kirk from controlling successfully.
Kirk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kirk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kirk wants to control from the top but Street keeps moving.
Kirk is really struggling to control Street but he's trying to hold on to the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kirk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk won't allow Street to get back to his feet.
Kirk with a nice head shot there.
Kirk pushes down on Street's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kirk is looking to take a break and control but Street is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kirk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kirk decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kirk dives in and scores a takedown into Street's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street keeping moving, preventing Kirk from controlling successfully.
Street trying to control the position.
Street wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kirk manages to pass to side control.
Kirk is looking to stall here but Street recovers full guard.
Kirk stands up and waves to Street to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kirk has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Street clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kirk tightening his grip on Street, looking for the choke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Street is trying to get back to his feet but Kirk has full control of the position and if anything, Street has just worked his way into a worse spot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirk trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kirk dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A nice combination there by Street.
Kirk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Street tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Street misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Street goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Street swats away the attempt to clinch by Kirk.
Street fails with the takedown.
Street tries to sprawl but Kirk drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kirk stops Street from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Street is looking to control Kirk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Street avoid being mounted?
Street is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kirk jumps into side control!
Street takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Street wants to get back to his feet but Kirk is dominant here and he's now got Street's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Street has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kirk connects with a big shot to the side of Street's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirk biding his time, looking for the opening.
Kirk has the hooks in. Street is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
A lull in the action here.
Kirk avoiding Street 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk looking for the choke but no joy.
Kirk is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Street. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Street is keeping busy.
Street holding both Kirk 's hands and preventing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirk trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is landing with strikes. Street can't take much more of this.
Kirk lands shots from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Street tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kirk tries to control but Street wriggling away.
Street tries to control the position but Kirk now has his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirk has the hooks in. Street is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ted Street has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Kirk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kirk trying to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Kirk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kirk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Kirk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamoru Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendall comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kool Moe Dee - I Go To Work kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mamoru Takamura is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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265 lbs
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248 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mamoru Takamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Kendall!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Takamura. Those never looked like landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kendall.
Kendall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Takamura misses with an uppercut
and Kendall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Takamura's knee momentarily.
Takamura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kendall misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Kendall - just one landing.
Takamura misses with an uppercut
and Kendall counters with a shoot takedown. Takamura fights it but they end up in guard.
Kendall stands up and waves to Takamura to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kendall.
A head kick by Takamura misses
and Kendall counters with a nice leg kick.
Takamura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kendall tries to avoid it but Takamura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kendall to the ground. Kendall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Takamura fails to land the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Takamura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall lands a jab to the head.
Takamura swings widly with a right hand
and Kendall counters with a stiff right hand.
Takamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kendall counters with a low kick, right behind Takamura 's knee.
Kendall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Takamura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kendall finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kendall connects with a right hand. Takamura shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Kendall lands.
Kendall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takamura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamoru Takamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kendall closes the distance and clinches.
Kendall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kendall lands with a kick to the temple. Takamura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Mamoru Takamura has been cut.
Takamura shoots in looking for a takedown. Kendall tries to sprawl out of it but Takamura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kendall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mamoru Takamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takamura tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kendall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takamura somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kendall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamura swings widly with a right hand
and Kendall counters with a low kick, right behind Takamura 's knee.
Kendall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Kendall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mamoru Takamura'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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kendall.
Kendall lands with a good body shot.
Takamura looks to clinch
and Kendall counters with a leg kick.
Takamura dives in and grabs Kendall's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kendall pushes down on Takamura's head and hops out.
Takamura takes one on the button.
Kendall looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kendall stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takamura misses with a left hand
and Kendall counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Takamura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Takamura misses with a jab to the body
and Kendall makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mamoru Takamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takamura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kendall finds it's way round the side to connect with Takamura's head.
Kendall scores with a kick to the midsection.
Takamura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kendall's waist but Kendall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takamura off to one side.
Takamura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura shoots in looking for a takedown but Kendall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Takamura's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamoru Takamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takamura tries to clinch
letting Kendall counter with a right hand.
Takamura tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kendall counters with a three punch combo that has Takamura backing up. Takamura nods at Kendall to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Kendall lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kendall.
Kendall lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kurt Kendall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall lands with a straight right. Takamura didn't see that one coming.
Kendall dips to his left and cracks Takamura with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Takamura.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Takamura. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice jab there from Kendall.
Kendall cracks Takamura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Takamura doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kendall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall scores with a nice strike.
Kendall fails with a takedown attempt.
Takamura rushes Kendall and presses him up against the cage.
Kendall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kendall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Kendall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mamoru Takamura's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Takamura wants to clinch
and Kendall counters with a thumping low kick.
Takamura looks for a takedown but Kendall sprawls well.
Takamura takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takamura tries for a takedown but Kendall circles away easily
and Kendall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takamura wants to clinch but Kendall slips to the side
and Kendall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Takamura misses with a jab to the body
and Kendall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kendall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Takamura back to the cage. Kendall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kendall lands a head kick!
Takamura misses with a right hand
enabling Kendall to counter with a crisp jab.
Takamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick by Takamura misses
and Kendall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kendall scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takamura tries for a takedown but Kendall circles away easily
and Kendall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamoru Takamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takamura walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kendall lands a jab to Takamura's midsection.
Takamura has his takedown stuffed
and Kendall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kendall moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kendall scores with a hook to the body. Takamura takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kendall throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kendall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good leg kick by Kendall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kendall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takamura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kurt Kendall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kendall tests Takamura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takamura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kendall counter with a right hand.
Kendall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takamura defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kendall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takamura looks to clinch
and Kendall counters with a big head kick but Takamura shrugs it off.
Mamoru Takamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takamura needs to keep his hands up - Kendall had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Kendall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kendall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Kendall!
Kurt Kendall 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dalton McKay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
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167 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dalton McKay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hughs!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKay closes the distance and clinches.
McKay tries for a takedown. No joy.
McKay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hughs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hughs lands a good knee to the midsection. McKay won't want to take too many of those.
Hughs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hughs.
Hughs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hughs digs a right hand underneath McKay's ribcage. McKay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McKay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hughs walks away with a smile on his face. McKay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalton McKay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughs instigates a clinch.
Hughs lands a nice knee to the body.
McKay is breathing heavily.
Hughs lands a good knee to the midsection. McKay won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hughs.
Hughs lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hughs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs crunches a lovely knee into McKay's ribcage.
McKay takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Dalton McKay has been cut.
Hughs is working McKay over against the cage.
Hughs digs a right hand into McKay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McKay's gas tank.
Hughs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hughs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McKay fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hughs.
Hughs lands a good knee to the midsection. McKay won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughs lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hughs.
McKay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hughs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McKay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hughs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McKay takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughs obliges.
Hughs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hughs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hughs lands an elbow just above McKay 's eye.
McKay takes a knee to the side of the body.
McKay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hughs scores with a shot to the side of McKay's head.
Hughs connects with a knee to the head.
McKay is rocked!
Hughs lands a knee to the head.
Oh McKay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hughs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McKay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hughs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McKay is trying to pull guard but Hughs turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hughs with a knee to the head.
Dalton McKay's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughs works on McKay's body with a couple of short punches.
Hughs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hughs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McKay seems to have got his legs back now.
Hughs lands a hook that snaps the head of McKay backwards.
Knees to the body from Hughs.
Hughs unloads a knee to the mid-section. McKay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hughs lands a nice shot to the body.
Hughs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughs lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughs obliges.
Hughs lands with a light punch inside.
Hughs lands a knee to the head.
Hughs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hughs.
Hughs lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Hughs.
Hughs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hughs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hughs landing knees to the body.
Hughs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hughs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hughs.
Nice body punch from Hughs.
Hughs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughs lands a nice knee to the body.
Hughs scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughs connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hughs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dalton McKay'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.
Hughs clinches.
Hughs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McKay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hughs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hughs scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McKay or not.
Hughs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hughs scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughs connects with a knee to the head.
Hughs lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McKay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hughs lands an elbow just above McKay 's eye.
Hughs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hughs lands an elbow just above McKay 's eye.
Hughs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs lands an elbow inside that McKay shrugs off.
Hughs lands a knee to the head.
Dalton McKay's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hughs with a knee to the head.
Hughs scores with a knee to the head.
Hughs scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughs unloads a knee to the mid-section. McKay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hughs with a knee to the head.
Hughs lands a hook that snaps the head of McKay backwards.
Hughs lands a good knee to the midsection. McKay won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hughs obliges.
Hughs working McKay over with knees to the body.
Joe Hughs seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughs lands a hook that snaps the head of McKay backwards.
Hughs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hughs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughs lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hughs.
Hughs lands a big knee! That's hurt McKay! Oh, he's all over the place! Hughs lands another knee that sends McKay to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Hughs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Prowse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicol Abdulgani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicol Abdulgani struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Nicol Abdulgani has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyson Prowse's chin.
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Prowse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicol Abdulgani!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prowse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abdulgani swivels and escapes.
Prowse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prowse missing with a left hand there. Abdulgani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdulgani wants to clinch.
Abdulgani tries to clinch but Prowse moves away
and Prowse counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Abdulgani blocks a jab.
Abdulgani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abdulgani ducks under a wild hook from Prowse.
Abdulgani blocks a jab.
Prowse throws a series of punches but Abdulgani moves out of range.
Prowse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abdulgani moves in looking to clinch but Prowse pushes him off.
Prowse loads up on a big right hand but Abdulgani slips the punch.
Abdulgani is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Prowse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prowse misses with a few strikes there.
Prowse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prowse throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Abdulgani was covering up waiting for the punch and Prowse finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Prowse passes Abdulgani's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prowse wants to pass the guard but Abdulgani is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prowse is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Abdulgani doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Prowse.
Prowse tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abdulgani knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Prowse works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prowse looking to isolate an arm here. Abdulgani doesn't see it coming and as Prowse extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Prowse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Prowse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brody Savanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tigr Komnatnyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody Savanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tigr Komnatnyi!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komnatnyi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savanis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Komnatnyi tries to land a front kick but Savanis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Savanis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Savanis misses the jab.
Komnatnyi avoids the body shot from Savanis.
Savanis lands a slapping body shot.
Komnatnyi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Savanis.
Komnatnyi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Savanis counters with a right hand to the body.
Komnatnyi throws a lazy head kick
and Komnatnyi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Komnatnyi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Komnatnyi throws a sloppy head kick and Savanis moves out of range easily.
Savanis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Savanis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body kick from Komnatnyi.
Komnatnyi works the jab nicely.
Komnatnyi throws a head kick that misses
and Savanis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Savanis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Komnatnyi.
Komnatnyi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komnatnyi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Savanis avoids a kick to the body.
Savanis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Komnatnyi pushes Savanis up against the cage in a clinch.
Komnatnyi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Komnatnyi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Komnatnyi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Savanis is trying to break the clinch but Komnatnyi has him pressed against the cage.
Komnatnyi lands a good knee to the midsection. Savanis won't want to take too many of those.
Komnatnyi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Komnatnyi misses with a knee to the head.
Komnatnyi misses with a knee strike.
Komnatnyi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Komnatnyi misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komnatnyi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Komnatnyi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Komnatnyi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Savanis breaks from the clinch.
Savanis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Savanis. Komnatnyi shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savanis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Komnatnyi is looking to clinch but Savanis is avoiding it.
Savanis throws a jab but it's blocked by Komnatnyi.
Savanis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Komnatnyi jabs Savanis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Savanis throws a sloppy head kick and Komnatnyi moves out of range easily.
Komnatnyi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Savanis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Komnatnyi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Komnatnyi throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Komnatnyi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savanis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Komnatnyi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savanis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Komnatnyi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savanis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savanis tries a head kick but it misses.
Tigr Komnatnyi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Komnatnyi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Komnatnyi misses with a head kick.
Savanis just misses with a punch to the body.
Komnatnyi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savanis blocks a head kick by Komnatnyi.
Savanis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Komnatnyi.
Komnatnyi lands an overhand right.
Savanis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savanis misses with a head kick.
Komnatnyi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savanis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Komnatnyi wants to clinch.
Savanis swinging wildly here.
Komnatnyi looks to clinch
and Savanis counters with a one-two to the body.
Komnatnyi tries a head kick but it misses.
Savanis stalks Komnatnyi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Komnatnyi's face. Komnatnyi staggers backwards, shaken.
Savanis misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Komnatnyi throws out a loose jab but Savanis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Komnatnyi.
Komnatnyi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Savanis.
Savanis moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savanis throws the left hand but Komnatnyi avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Savanis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Komnatnyi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savanis was well out of range. Poor timing from Komnatnyi.
Savanis avoids the head kick by Komnatnyi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigr Komnatnyi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Komnatnyi throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Komnatnyi.
A head kick misses from Komnatnyi.
Savanis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Komnatnyi back to the cage. Savanis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Savanis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Komnatnyi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savanis circles away quickly and effectively.
Komnatnyi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Komnatnyi.
Komnatnyi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savanis throws out the jab.
Komnatnyi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Savanis.
Savanis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Komnatnyi checks a leg kick.
Savanis keeps the fight on the outside.
Komnatnyi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Komnatnyi doesn't manage to clinch there - Savanis circles away.
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!
Komnatnyi throws a head kick but Savanis moves out of range.
Savanis misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komnatnyi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Savanis throws a shot to the body.
Brody Savanis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Savanis.
Komnatnyi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Komnatnyi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Komnatnyi is breathing heavily.
Komnatnyi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savanis throws a nice looking combination but Komnatnyi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savanis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Komnatnyi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Komnatnyi wants to clinch up but Savanis keeps it at a distance.
Komnatnyi walks into a left hand.
Tigr Komnatnyi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Savanis blocks a head kick by Komnatnyi.
Nice straight punches there by Savanis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Savanis.
Komnatnyi is rocked!
Savanis circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Komnatnyi to the canvas! Komnatnyi doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Savanis keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brody Savanis!
A relieved looking Brody Savanis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hale Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deacon Downs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hale Hernandez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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28
215 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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27
218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hale Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deacon Downs!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downs is looking to clinch.
Hernandez lands an overhand right.
It looks like Deacon Downs has been cut.
Downs tries to clinch but Hernandez moves away
and Hernandez counters with a crisp one two that drops Downs! Hernandez thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Downs to his feet! Downs is in big trouble!
Downs is rocked!
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!
Downs is holding his hands too far apart here. Hernandez throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Downs is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hale Hernandez!
Hale Hernandez 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Neuer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crown comes to the cage accompanied by Eminence Front. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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30
265 lbs
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29
270 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Crown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Neuer!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crown fails to land with a series of punches.
Neuer rushes Crown and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Neuer.
Crown has a couple of punches blocked by Neuer.
Neuer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crown backwards.
Crown tries to work over Neuer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neuer is pushing Crown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Neuer misses with an elbow strike.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Crown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Neuer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crown up against the cage.
Crown wants to break free but Neuer has control.
Crown wants to stall.
Neuer scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neuer lands a nice uppercut.
Crown avoids a wild elbow strike from Neuer.
Neuer taking a breather.
Crown looking to stall.
Crown working aggressively here.
Neuer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crown's efforts to push away.
Neuer pushes Crown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Neuer is pushing Crown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Crown is trying to maintain a safe position but Neuer gets an underhook and turns Crown into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Neuer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Neuer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown is looking to control Neuer's arms but Neuer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crown has his back to the cage.
Crown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neuer.
Neuer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crown avoids it.
Crown has a couple of punches blocked by Neuer.
Neuer pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manuel Neuer.
Crown misses with a hook
and Neuer counters by moving into the clinch.
Neuer tries a knee to the head but Crown blocks it.
Crown has had enough of the clinch but Neuer keeps him there for the moment.
Neuer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Neuer's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Neuer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crown's efforts to push away.
Crown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling him.
Neuer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neuer is leaning against Crown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neuer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neuer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crown backwards.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling him.
Crown tries to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling the position.
Neuer lands a hook that snaps the head of Crown backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crown wants to get back to striking at distance but Neuer won't allow it.
Crown has had enough of the clinch but Neuer keeps him there for the moment.
Crown tries to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neuer trying to land knees to the body.
Crown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neuer backwards.
Crown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neuer has him pressed against the cage.
Crown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Neuer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Neuer lands a left and a right that send Crown crashing to the mat, dazed. Neuer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Bobby Crown has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crown lands a nice hook to Neuer's body. Neuer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neuer's head.
Neuer has closed the distance and engaged Crown in a clinch.
Manuel Neuer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Neuer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Crown is trying to push Neuer away but Neuer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crown swings wildly with an uppercut but Neuer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crown.
Neuer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Neuer taking a breather.
Crown lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crown tries to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling the position.
Crown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crown throws a punch but it's blocked by Neuer.
Neuer stalling.
Crown misses with a punch to the body.
Neuer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neuer.
Neuer lands an elbow inside.
Crown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Neuer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Neuer lands a nice shot to the body.
Neuer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown misses with a punch on the inside.
Neuer stalling in the clinch.
Neuer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crown wants to break free but Neuer has control.
The referee calls for Neuer to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manuel Neuer.
Neuer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Neuer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Neuer is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crown has a couple of punches blocked by Neuer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neuer lands a body punch.
Crown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Neuer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A hook to the body from Neuer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neuer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crown up against the cage.
Crown takes a shot to the head.
Neuer just leaning against Crown, taking a breather.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Neuer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Crown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neuer has Crown pressed against the cage.
Crown misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Neuer.
Neuer lands a body punch.
Neuer stalling the fight.
Neuer lands a nice knee to the body.
Neuer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Neuer pushes Crown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Neuer.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neuer lands a knee to the head.
Neuer pushes Crown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Neuer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Crown's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good leg kick by Neuer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Crown.
Neuer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crown gets tackled into the cage by Neuer. Neuer maintains the clinch.
Neuer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neuer working Crown over with knees to the body.
Neuer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crown up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manuel Neuer.
Neuer darts in and clinches Crown up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neuer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neuer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neuer lands a shot to the body.
Neuer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neuer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crown up against the cage.
Crown is looking to break free of the clinch but Neuer has double underhooks.
Neuer keeps control of Crown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neuer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neuer lands a knee to the body.
Neuer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neuer lands a nice knee to the body.
Neuer leaning against his opponent.
Crown working aggressively here.
Neuer stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manuel Neuer.
Crown's corner calls for a 1-2. Crown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Neuer tries to clinch there but Crown circles away.
Neuer rushes Crown and presses him up against the cage.
Neuer controlling the action here for a moment.
Neuer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crown or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neuer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crown up against the cage.
Crown can't break the clinch.
Crown takes an elbow to the temple.
Neuer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crown's efforts to push away.
Neuer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crown up against the cage.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer has him pressed against the cage.
Crown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Neuer.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Neuer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Neuer lands a nice elbow.
Neuer slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manuel Neuer.
A swing and a miss from Crown.
Crown slips a straight right by Neuer.
Neuer wants to clinch.
Crown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Neuer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neuer moves out of range as Crown strikes.
Crown misses with a body shot.
Crown misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Neuer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Crown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Neuer ducks under a wild hook from Crown.
Neuer gets a clinch.
Neuer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Crown wants to break free but Neuer has control.
Crown has a couple of punches blocked by Neuer.
A bit of stalling here from Neuer.
Neuer lands a hook that snaps the head of Crown backwards.
Crown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Neuer controlling the action here for a moment.
Neuer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neuer effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manuel Neuer.
Neuer rushes Crown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neuer is leaning against Crown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Neuer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crown avoids it.
Neuer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crown has had enough of the clinch but Neuer keeps him there for the moment.
Crown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neuer blocks a body shot from Crown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Neuer continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown looking to stall.
Crown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neuer keeps control of Crown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neuer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Crown is looking to break free of the clinch but Neuer has double underhooks.
Crown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crown circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crown misses with a right hand
and Neuer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crown stalling in the clinch but Neuer improves position.
Neuer works on Crown's body with a couple of short punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Crown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crown taking a breather.
Neuer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crown up against the cage.
Crown throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Neuer lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neuer connects with a knee to the head.
Neuer works on Crown's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neuer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Neuer lands a damaging elbow.
Neuer missing with knees to the body.
Neuer presses Crown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neuer lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neuer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crown working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Neuer dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Crown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neuer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Manuel Neuer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neuer tries to clinch up but Crown circles away and keeps his distance.
Neuer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Neuer tries to clinch there but Crown circles away.
Crown tries to keep at a distance but Neuer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Neuer.
Crown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Neuer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neuer lands an elbow inside that Crown shrugs off.
Neuer is stalling here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Neuer has Crown pressed against the cage, preventing Crown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neuer presses Crown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crown misses with the head strike.
Nice elbow from Neuer.
Neuer stalling in the clinch.
Crown tries to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling the position.
Crown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crown being controlled against the cage.
Crown wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neuer stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Manuel Neuer.
Crown misses with a straight right.
Neuer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crown throws a shot from downtown. Neuer moves away and avoids it.
Crown misses with a hook. Neuer ducked under it nicely.
Neuer tries to clinch up but Crown circles away and keeps his distance.
Manuel Neuer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crown loads up on a big right hand but Neuer slips the punch.
Neuer tries to close the distance and clinch but Crown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crown lands a nice shot that snaps Neuer's head back.
Crown looks to score with a jab to the body but Neuer is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crown connects with a body shot that sends Neuer's belly button to the back.
Neuer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neuer wants to clinch up but Crown keeps it at a distance.
Crown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Neuer counters with a left to the body.
Neuer clinches.
Neuer tries a body shot but Crown blocks it.
Neuer lands a nice elbow.
Crown is trying to push Neuer away but Neuer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling him.
Bobby Crown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neuer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crown is looking to break free of the clinch but Neuer has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Neuer throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crown.
Neuer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crown letting Neuer take a breather here.
Crown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Neuer scores with a shoulder strike.
Crown looking to slow down the pace here.
Neuer lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Crown misses with the head strike.
Crown tries to break free but Neuer pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neuer tries to land knees in the clinch but Crown avoids the damage to the body.
Neuer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crown's efforts to push away.
Neuer avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Neuer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neuer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Neuer!
Manuel Neuer is the new heavyweight champion!
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