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INY 60 Jackson Vs Crash PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilgore comes to the cage accompanied by Champion by Chipmunk ft. Chris Brown. Martin has chosen I drink alone as his entrance music. Jamal Kilgore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Kilgore counters with a three punch combo that has Martin backing up. Martin nods at Kilgore to acknowledge the strikes.
Martin is looking to clinch but Kilgore is avoiding it.
Hank Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Martin misses.
Martin moves into the clinch.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Martin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Martin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kilgore trying to control the action but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin parries the strikes from Kilgore easily there. Kilgore is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Martin to escape.
Martin sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
Martin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kilgore.
Kilgore is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martin is just riding it out for now. Kilgore eventually gives up the hold.
Kilgore prevents Martin from improving his position.
Kilgore is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilgore is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martin defends it well.
Kilgore seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kilgore wants to work for an arm triangle but Martin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Martin is looking for a sweep. Kilgore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kilgore is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Martin is refusing to be controlled, as Kilgore sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control from the bottom.
Martin is in trouble now - Kilgore has advanced to mount!
Kilgore scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Martin?
Kilgore is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Martin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kilgore goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Martin turns into him and now he's in Kilgore's guard.
Martin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin wants to control from the top but Kilgore keeps moving.
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 Jamal Kilgore will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martin tries to bum rush Kilgore with a series of wild strikes but Kilgore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kilgore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilgore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martin has time to react.
Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Hank Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kilgore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Kilgore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Kilgore lands an overhand right.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kilgore to counter with a crisp jab.
Kilgore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martin is able to avoid easily.
Martin takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore moves out of range of the strikes.
Kilgore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martin finds it's way round the side to connect with Kilgore's head.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Kilgore.
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kilgore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin looks to land a combination but Kilgore avoids it well.
Kilgore moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilgore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Kilgore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kilgore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin drops his hands momentarily and Kilgore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab lands there for Kilgore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Kilgore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin throws a right and a left that Kilgore avoids nicely.
Kilgore shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kilgore showed some decent athleticism there.
Kilgore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kilgore 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.
Kilgore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore passes to side control.
Kilgore in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Martin is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jamal Kilgore!
Jamal Kilgore really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morty Gaggle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Stenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morty Gaggle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexandr Stenkov!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaggle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stenkov counters with a good low kick that Gaggle was not able to check.
Gaggle 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.
Gaggle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaggle throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stenkov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gaggle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stenkov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaggle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stenkov pinned against the cage. Stenkov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stenkov. That's going to slow Gaggle down.
Stenkov lands a big head kick that sends Gaggle tumbling to the mat! Stenkov takes a step backwards and waves Gaggle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gaggle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stenkov.
Gaggle is rocked!
Stenkov throws a pinpoint strike between Gaggle's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Gaggle crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Stenkov scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexandr Stenkov!
An out of breath Alexandr Stenkov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vilhelm Alminglikish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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183 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vilhelm Alminglikish!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alminglikish takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pierre looks for a takedown but Alminglikish sprawls well.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Alminglikish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alminglikish.
Alminglikish stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierre. Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Alminglikish sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alminglikish connects with a nice looking jab.
Alminglikish lunges at Pierre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pierre's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alminglikish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pierre.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pierre.
Alminglikish gets caught flat footed, as Pierre shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alminglikish bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pierre's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alminglikish defends it easily.
Alminglikish trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alminglikish wanted to stand there but Pierre had control of the position.
Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alminglikish wants to stand but Pierre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alminglikish is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pierre isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Alminglikish stacks Pierre on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Alminglikish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre manages to get back to half guard.
Pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alminglikish's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alminglikish's back!
Alminglikish trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Pierre loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Alminglikish hold on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Alminglikish has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Alminglikish showing good submission defense here.
Pierre missing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alminglikish covering up well under a series of strikes from Pierre.
Alminglikish defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Pierre gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Alminglikish is trying to break free.
Alminglikish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pierre is cranking Alminglikish's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Alminglikish! He's tightened the choke and Alminglikish is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jean Pierre!
Jean Pierre 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wally Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Of The East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wally Butcher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wally Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beast Of The East!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The East throws out a loose jab but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The East lands the left hand.
It looks like Wally Butcher has been cut.
Butcher misses with a few strikes there.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
The East takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Butcher throws a head kick but The East moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by The East.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher regains half guard, as The East was trying to land strikes.
Butcher blocking the ground and pound attempt from The East.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher blocking the ground and pound attempt from The East.
The East tries to pass the half guard into mount. Butcher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Butcher gets back to full guard.
Butcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The East.
The East throwing strikes from guard but Butcher blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butcher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The East preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The East works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The East is looking for a kimura here.
The East performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The East looking for a submission but Butcher manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The East working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The East trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butcher trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Butcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The East.
Butcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Butcher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The East wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Butcher.
Butcher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The East can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The East blocking the ground and pound.
Butcher looking to control but The East is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The East is working to get back to half guard.
Butcher working the ground and pound effectively.
Butcher unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The East is in all sorts of trouble here.
Butcher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Butcher lands a nice shot to the head.
The East is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher landing strikes, looking to finish!
The East is still in real trouble! Can Butcher finish him?
Butcher drops a big elbow. That's hurt The East! More shots from Butcher and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wally Butcher!
Wally Butcher very nearly forgot to thank Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horse Spudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fat Lip- Sum 41. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Horse Spudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Miles!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles misses with a double jab
and Spudd counters by moving into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spudd has a couple of punches blocked by Miles.
Spudd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miles is trying to break the clinch but Spudd is controlling him.
Spudd scores with a hook to the body.
Spudd breaks the clinch.
Miles throws a series of punches but Spudd moves out of range.
Miles looks to land a combination but Spudd avoids it well.
Miles fails to land with a series of punches.
Spudd shoots in but no luck this time.
Spudd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spudd counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spudd doesn't manage to clinch there - Miles circles away.
Miles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miles scores with a jab. Spudd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Miles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spudd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spudd there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Horse Spudd has been cut.
Spudd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spudd rushes Miles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miles tries to circle away but Spudd has him pinned against the cage.
Spudd has Miles pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Spudd pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Miles tumbling to the mat - Spudd dives into Miles's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spudd drops back looking for a leg! Miles is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miles manages to kick Spudd off! Spudd jumps back into Miles's guard.
Miles 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.
Miles lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Spudd!
Miles raining down hammerfists from mount.
Miles postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Spudd in real trouble here! The ref calls for Spudd to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Miles!
A victorious Bruno Miles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jock Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jock Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Walker!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Stark looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Stark throws an off balance right hand
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Walker stuffs the takedown attempt from Stark. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
Stark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but Stark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jock Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stark tries for a takedown but Walker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker tries to sprawl out of it but Stark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stark.
Walker scores with a jab to the head.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Stark misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Walker digs a good body shot into Stark's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walker lands with a straight right. Stark didn't see that one coming.
Stark has a takedown stuffed.
Walker is looking to slow Stark down with leg kicks.
Walker connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jock Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Stark fails to land the takedown.
Stark gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Walker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stark moves forwards but Walker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Stark shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walker counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Stark is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Walker connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnny Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Walker lands.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Walker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walker connects with a solid leg kick.
Walker lands with a kick to the temple. Stark shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Walker swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Walker feints and then cracks Stark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stark down.
Stark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walker - that will leave a mark!
Walker catches Stark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Walker. Beautiful body shot.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
Stark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walker lands the left hand.
Stark takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walker can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker lands with a good body shot.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Stark's ribs.
Stark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Stark. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Stark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Stark had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Walker lands a jab.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walker. Walker obviously looking to wear him down.
Stark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but Stark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker feints and then cracks Stark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stark down.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
A shot to the liver by Walker. Beautiful body shot.
That kick from Walker tenderised Stark's leg. Stark is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walker tests Stark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker throws the kick towards the body but Stark avoids it.
Stark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walker avoids it really well and circles away.
Walker connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stark has time to react.
Stark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Walker dominated that round.
That's time! Stark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Walker fakes the leg kick and cracks Stark in the body.
Stark takes one to the chin there.
Stark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walker can pounce on him.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stark might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Stark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Walker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Walker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stark counters with a stiff right hand.
Stark throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Walker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stark rather than just go for the knockout.
Walker lands a jab to Stark's midsection.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Walker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Stark has a takedown stuffed.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Walker. That snapped Stark's head back.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Stark shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jock Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Walker.
Stark fails with the takedown
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Walker connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Walker. No joy for Stark on that attempt.
Stark gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walker.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Walker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Stark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Walker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Walker lands an overhand right.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walker cracks Stark with an open hand slap.
Stark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Walker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walker scores with a head kick. Stark tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker throws a good cross that connects.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Walker. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stark on the side of the head.
Walker connects with a right hand. Stark shakes it off.
Stark fails to land the takedown.
Stark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker scores with a body shot.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stark looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stark takes one to the chin there.
Walker throws a leg kick which misses Stark's front leg but catches the back leg as Stark tries to avoid it.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with a hook to the body. Stark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker lunges at Stark with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stark's hand.
Walker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walker blocks a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walker.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Walker slips under a jab.
Stark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
Walker throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark with a poor takedown
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
Walker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Stark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Walker feints and then cracks Stark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stark down.
Stark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walker avoids it really well and circles away.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walker is looking to slow Stark down with leg kicks.
Stark moves forwards but Walker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stark has his takedown stuffed
and Walker counters with a leg kick.
Walker keeps Stark at a distance using the push kick.
Walker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stark under the eye.
Stark walks into a left hand.
Stark 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker tests Stark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark closes the distance and clinches up with Walker, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes Walker against the cage but Walker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jock Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker connects with a solid leg kick.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Walker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker punishes Stark's body with a nice straight punch.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker lands a right hook to the body.
A lazy left from Walker finds it's target.
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!
Walker scores with a nice head shot.
Stark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walker takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Walker feints and then cracks Stark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stark down.
Stark with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Stark takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Walker jabs Stark right on the nose. Stark blinks but takes it well.
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Walker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walker jabs Stark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown. Walker tries to sprawl out of it but Stark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walker scores with a head kick.
Stark throws a big shot that misses.
Stark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stark scrambles back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Walker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Walker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Nice straight punches there by Walker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walker.
A lazy left from Walker finds it's target.
Walker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stark shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker feints and then cracks Stark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stark down.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walker scores with the left hand. Stark knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Stark is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Walker cracks Stark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnny Walker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stark has time to react.
Donk. Walker catches Stark right on the button with a cross.
Stark takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Stark's ribs.
Stark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walker to score with a decent uppercut.
Walker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walker.
Jock Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Walker!
Johnny Walker gave a mention to Hilo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delroy Holmes (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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180 cm
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Delroy Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies just misses with a punch to the body.
Davies thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davies.
Davies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davies taking a breather.
Holmes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Davies blocks with his arms.
Holmes is looking to break free of the clinch but Davies has double underhooks.
Holmes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Davies blocks it.
Davies misses with a body punch.
Holmes scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Davies has been cut.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davies avoids it.
Knees to the body from Davies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike from Davies.
Davies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Davies in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmes's efforts to push away.
Davies throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Davies.
Davies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davies is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Davies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holmes obliges.
Davies tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Davies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delroy Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davies swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Davies takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davies tries to score with a low kick but Holmes moves his leg out of the way.
Holmes staying out of range there.
Davies lands with a straight right. Holmes didn't see that one coming.
Davies avoids the head kick by Holmes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holmes.
Holmes misses with a leg kick
and Davies counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes clinches up against the cage.
Holmes controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Davies.
Davies misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Holmes misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davies.
Holmes being controlled against the cage.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davies.
Davies looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Davies.
A short left from Davies.
Davies is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davies lands an elbow inside that Holmes shrugs off.
It looks like Delroy Holmes has been cut.
Holmes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davies up against the cage.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
Davies lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Davies lands a nice elbow.
Davies wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Davies won't allow it.
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.
Davies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Davies lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
Davies trying to land knees to the body.
Davies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 John Davies will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davies misses with a hook.
Holmes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davies jabs Holmes right on the nose. Holmes blinks but takes it well.
Davies throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Davies misses with a looping right.
Holmes throws a body kick that misses.
Holmes throws a body kick that misses.
Davies on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Davies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes tries to move into range but Davies moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Davies as he connects with a hook.
That has opened up Delroy Holmes's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Davies blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davies looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Davies throws a jab when Holmes was well out of range.
Holmes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Davies is able to avoid easily.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Davies moves out of range easily.
Davies doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holmes.
Holmes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davies.
Holmes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holmes looks for the body kick but Davies saw that one coming.
Davies explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick from Holmes lands but Davies takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmes checks a low kick from Davies.
Davies moves out of range as Holmes throws a body kick.
Davies displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Davies just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Davies.
Holmes tries to land a leg kick but Davies saw it coming and moves away.
Davies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davies misses with a hook to the body
and Holmes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holmes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davies avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davies misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.
Davies checks a low kick from Holmes.
Davies tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davies.
Davies throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Davies misses with a body shot.
Davies checks a leg kick nicely.
Davies takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holmes.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davies manages to avoid it.
Holmes tries to clinch but Davies moves away
and Davies counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holmes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holmes.
Holmes slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The cut above Delroy Holmes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davies.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davies throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holmes.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Davies misses with a body kick.
Davies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davies misses with a body shot.
Holmes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davies.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Davies dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Davies's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Holmes misses with a two punch combination.
Davies jabs Holmes right on the nose. Holmes blinks but takes it well.
Davies misses with a hook to the body
and Holmes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
John Davies is winning the standup battle so far.
Davies blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Holmes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davies thuds his right hand into Holmes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Holmes thumps Davies with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmes.
Davies misses with a low kick.
Holmes moves in looking to clinch but Davies pushes him off.
Davies misses with an uppercut.
Davies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
Davies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Holmes is looking to clinch but Davies is avoiding it.
Holmes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davies rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davies. Davies circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Davies looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
A slow jab from Davies misses its intended target.
Holmes keeps Davies at a distance using the push kick.
Davies bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Holmes throws a head kick but Davies moves out of range.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Davies.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes blocks a jab.
Holmes moves forwards but Davies connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davies avoids the head kick by Holmes.
Davies is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davies connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holmes. Holmes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Delroy Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Davies's head.
Davies is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davies gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Delroy Holmes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Delroy Holmes made sure he mentioned BioPharm Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santa Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by 50 cent P.I.M.P. Monroe has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Santa Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jon Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santa Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe darts in and clinches Santa Cruz up against the cage.
Monroe tries to circle away but Santa Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Santa Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Santa Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe instigates a clinch.
Santa Cruz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monroe's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Monroe as Santa Cruz tries to tie him up.
Santa Cruz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Monroe as Santa Cruz tries to tie him up.
Santa Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santa Cruz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Monroe's brow.
Santa Cruz leaning against his opponent.
Santa Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Monroe.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Santa Cruz is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Cruz is trying to pull guard but Monroe has him pressed against the cage.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch but Santa Cruz keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Monroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santa Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Monroe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santa Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monroe throws a body punch but Santa Cruz moves out of range.
Monroe throws a jab when Santa Cruz was well out of range.
Santa Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monroe. That did some damage!
Nice body kick from Santa Cruz.
Jon Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santa Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Monroe moves out of range easily.
Santa Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Santa Cruz jabs Monroe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santa Cruz manages to avoid it.
Santa Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Santa Cruz slips the punch.
Santa Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Monroe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Santa Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santa Cruz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Monroe takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santa Cruz moves away.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but Santa Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santa Cruz throws a chopping leg kick but Monroe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
Santa Cruz throws a body kick that misses
and Monroe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monroe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santa Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santa Cruz throws a head kick but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe blocks a jab.
Santa Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Monroe pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Santa Cruz.
Monroe has Santa Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monroe is trying to push Santa Cruz away but Santa Cruz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santa Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Santa Cruz prevents Monroe from breaking the clinch.
Santa Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Santa Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Santa Cruz.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Santa Cruz - that will leave a mark!
Monroe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santa Cruz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monroe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santa Cruz is trying to pull guard but Monroe has him pressed against the cage.
Monroe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monroe takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz is looking to control Monroe's arms but Monroe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santa Cruz has his back to the cage.
Santa Cruz breaks the clinch.
Santa Cruz throws a wild body kick that Monroe sees coming a mile off.
Santa Cruz looks to clinch
and Monroe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santa Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Monroe avoids the damage to the body.
Santa Cruz slows down the pace here.
Monroe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe closes the distance and clinches.
Monroe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santa Cruz misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santa Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santa Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Monroe moves into the clinch.
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 Rafael Santa Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Santa Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Monroe moves into the clinch successfully.
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Santa Cruz.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santa Cruz has Monroe pressed against the cage, preventing Monroe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santa Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santa Cruz throws a low kick, looking for Monroe's leg but Monroe calmly moves out of range.
Santa Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Monroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santa Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Monroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santa Cruz looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santa Cruz.
Monroe tries to circle away but Santa Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Monroe is trying to force a seperation but Santa Cruz has the dominant position.
Santa Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monroe is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe tries to circle away but Santa Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Monroe is trying to break free.
Santa Cruz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monroe's efforts to push away.
Santa Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Santa Cruz has Monroe pressed against the cage, preventing Monroe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Monroe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Monroe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monroe misses with a double jab.
Santa Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monroe throws out the jab.
Santa Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santa Cruz staying out of range there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Monroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Santa Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Monroe is looking to break free of the clinch but Santa Cruz has double underhooks.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Santa Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Santa Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jon Monroe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Rafael Santa Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Monroe - just one landing.
The crowd cheers as Monroe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santa Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the liver by Santa Cruz. Beautiful body shot.
Monroe moves out of range of the body kick.
Monroe forces Santa Cruz back against the cage and clinches.
Monroe wants to get back to striking at distance but Santa Cruz won't allow it.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Monroe can't break the clinch.
Monroe stops a takedown attempt from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monroe jabs at Santa Cruz's body.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santa Cruz moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe's corner calls for a 1-2. Monroe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Monroe lands with an overhand left.
Santa Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Santa Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Monroe.
Monroe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santa Cruz at a distance.
Santa Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santa Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jon Monroe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Santa Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Monroe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santa Cruz somewhat.
A punch combination from Santa Cruz misses.
Santa Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Monroe blocks a head kick by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Monroe. Monroe maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Monroe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santa Cruz is looking to wear down Monroe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santa Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santa Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
Monroe clinches up against the cage.
Monroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santa Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Monroe blocks a head kick by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz looks to land a body kick but Monroe moved away.
Jab from Monroe.
Monroe scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santa Cruz slips a jab from Monroe.
Santa Cruz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Monroe blocks a head kick by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Monroe moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Monroe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Santa Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monroe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Rafael Santa Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monroe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Monroe lands with a nice body punch.
Monroe clinches up against the cage.
Santa Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Santa Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monroe is defending well for now.
Santa Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santa Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Monroe.
Santa Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe blocks a body shot from Santa Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Santa Cruz is controlling him.
Monroe takes a shot to the head.
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Santa Cruz has Monroe up against the cage in a clinch.
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monroe misses with a wild combination.
Monroe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santa Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Santa Cruz landing knees to the body.
Santa Cruz working aggressively here.
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Santa Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe jabs at Santa Cruz's body.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monroe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz throws the kick towards the body but Monroe avoids it.
Santa Cruz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santa Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Monroe defends it well.
Monroe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz stops Monroe from standing up.
Santa Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz passes Monroe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Santa Cruz moves nicely into side control.
Santa Cruz controls the position.
Santa Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santa Cruz tries for a kimura but Monroe is defending well.
Monroe is being controlled here.
Santa Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Monroe, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Santa Cruz looking to control but instead Monroe has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Santa Cruz prevents Monroe from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santa Cruz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Santa Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Santa Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Santa Cruz!
Rafael Santa Cruz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Jackson 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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Crash lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crash takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crash throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Crash.
Crash throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Crash.
Crash tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson jabs at Crash's body.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crash throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crash manages to avoid it.
Crash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Jackson there.
Crash slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crash throws a lazy head kick
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Crash off the cage and back into range.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crash's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crash thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson takes a swing at Crash's ribcage but misses.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crash changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Crash circles away.
An inside leg kick from Crash misses.
Crash fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Crash pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Jackson has Crash up against the cage in a clinch.
Crash trying to control the position but instead, Jackson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crash into the cage.
Crash misses with a body punch.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crash has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Crash.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Crash controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Crash's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson taking a breather.
Crash trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Crash is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jackson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Crash tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash wants to stall.
Jackson lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Crash looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crash letting Jackson take a breather here.
Crash's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson lands an elbow just above Crash 's eye.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Crash's ribcage. Crash 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.
Jackson stalling the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Crash's head.
Crash can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crash moves away.
Crash tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Crash takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mac Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crash momentarily.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crash backs up against the cage.
Crash is rocked!
Jackson throws a series of punches but Crash avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws a body punch but Crash moves out of range.
Crash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Crash throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Crash with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crash is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crash throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Crash.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crash throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Crash misses with a body kick.
Crash takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson has Crash pushed against the cage.
Crash missing with knees to the body.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crash has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Crash is trying to break free.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Crash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Crash from breaking the clinch.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Crash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mac Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crash blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Crash tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crash backwards.
Crash trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Crash's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Crash controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Jackson avoiding damage as Crash throws knees to the body.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crash's defenses.
Crash is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Crash is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Crash unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Crash avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Crash avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson avoiding damage as Crash throws knees to the body.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Crash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson rushes Crash and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Crash 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!
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crash throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson swings for the body but Crash moves out of range.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Crash throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Crash takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crash misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Jackson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crash doesn't seem phased though.
Jackson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crash can do to turn this around?
Crash tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crash manages to avoid it.
Jackson jabs Crash to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crash stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crash throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crash goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crash moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crash scores with a kick to the body.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Crash pushes him off.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson 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.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good work by Jackson as he checks the leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crash lands with an overhand left.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Crash slips a jab from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Crash connects with a body shot.
Crash tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson keeps control of Crash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crash backwards.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crash wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson stalling.
Crash can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Crash looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Jackson.
Crash has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Crash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crash.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Crash has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Crash takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson trying to stall but Crash improves his position.
Crash looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Crash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Crash's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crash is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crash throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Crash throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice body kick there by Crash.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Crash counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crash wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson lands a jab to Crash's midsection.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skull Crash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crash throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Crash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Crash.
Crash has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Crash's head.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Crash circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Donk. Jackson catches Crash right on the button with a cross.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crash swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Crash is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson gets through Crash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Crash wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Crash tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jackson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Crash letting Jackson take a breather here.
Crash trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Crash takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Crash has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crash tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crash's efforts to push away.
Crash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Crash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Crash has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
A short right from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crash has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Crash gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson stalling.
Crash breaks the clinch.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crash looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson digs a good hook to Crash's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crash. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crash throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson cracks Crash with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Crash connects with an inside leg kick.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson had his way with Skull Crash in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson clinches.
Crash is trying to break free.
Crash's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crash is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jackson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Crash seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Crash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crash throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crash is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson throws a hook but Crash blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crash misses with a looping left.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crash was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Crash connects with an inside leg kick.
Crash lands a nice shot to the body.
Crash throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crash scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Crash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crash throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson catches Crash with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crash swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crash connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crash.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crash has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crash throws an elbow but it misses.
Crash has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crash wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crash backwards.
Jackson is stalling here.
Crash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Crash, against the cage.
Crash takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
Skull Crash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crash takes a shot to the head.
Crash tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson pushes Crash back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Crash.
Crash is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson keeps control of Crash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crash is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Crash tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Crash back against the cage.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crash is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crash in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crash's defenses.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Crash misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson is looking to control Crash's arms but Crash gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Jackson!
Mac Jackson retains his featherweight title!
Mac Jackson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Illusions. Bernhard Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bennett counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Bennett takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Erik Bennett has been cut.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bennett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Bennett.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bennett.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennett looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Bennett lands a glancing blow to the side of Taylor's head.
That kick from Bennett tenderised Taylor's leg. Taylor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bennett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennett jabs Taylor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bernhard Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Bennett connects with an inside leg kick.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bennett lands a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bennett - that will leave a mark!
Bennett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor misses with a jab to the body
and Bennett counters with a nice body shot.
Bennett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Bennett's defenses.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bennett takes one to the chin there.
Taylor throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett misses with a body kick.
Bennett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Taylor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bernhard Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett misses with a head kick.
Bennett doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Bennett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taylor.
A big left from Bennett misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bennett moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bennett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erik Bennett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Bennett finds it's target.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett pushes Taylor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bennett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taylor prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett working aggressively here.
Bennett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Erik Bennett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Bennett won't allow it.
Taylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Bennett is controlling him.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Taylor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bennett is defending well for now.
Bennett lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Bennett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor.
Bennett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Bennett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Bennett breaks from the clinch.
Bennett swinging wildly here.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Taylor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Bennett turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bennett manages to end up in side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bennett is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Taylor's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett working away.
Taylor avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bennett.
Bennett controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett throws a strike aimed at the side of Taylor's head but Taylor avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is not content to let Bennett control the position.
Taylor trying to remain calm as Bennett controls from the top position.
Erik Bennett has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bennett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bennett slips under a jab from Taylor.
Bennett throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Bennett scores with the left hand. Taylor knows he should have avoided that one.
Taylor has Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bennett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erik Bennett's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Bennett slips under a jab from Taylor.
Bennett swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taylor tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Bennett has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennett is keeping busy.
Bennett cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett wants to take the fight to the mat but Taylor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taylor.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Bennett has double underhooks.
Taylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taylor misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Taylor.
A short right from Bennett on the inside.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Bernhard Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Bennett gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bennett.
Taylor misses with the head strike.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett manages to break the clinch.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Bennett.
Taylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
Erik Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws the left hand but Bennett avoids the punch easily.
Bennett tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taylor lands an elbow inside that Bennett shrugs off.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bennett lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennett on the side of the head.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Bennett tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bennett is rocked!
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett dodges an elbow strike from Taylor.
Taylor wants to stall.
Taylor pushes Bennett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernhard Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bennett 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Bennett!
A pretty intense looking Erik Bennett took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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