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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punch MyFace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bath Salt- ASVP Rocky, A$ap ANT, flatbush zombies. Matthew Phoenix will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Punch MyFace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MyFace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
MyFace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Phoenix after a bit of a struggle.
Phoenix can't find room to land a body shot as MyFace controls the action.
Phoenix looking to throw knees to the head but MyFace is blocking nicely.
MyFace blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix slows down the pace here.
Phoenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Phoenix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phoenix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee calls for Phoenix to work.
Phoenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Phoenix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MyFace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix leaning his opponent against the cage.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Phoenix to work.
A short right from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with MyFace's elbow.
Phoenix works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MyFace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MyFace thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Phoenix.
Excellent takedown into side control there by MyFace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Phoenix sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MyFace wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Phoenix uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
MyFace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Phoenix tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phoenix looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
MyFace trying to stand up but can't free himself from Phoenix's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix pulls MyFace in close to prevent any damage.
Phoenix wants to sweep here but MyFace controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but MyFace is just out of range.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body. MyFace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phoenix connects with a leg kick. MyFace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Phoenix misses the shot to the body.
MyFace takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MyFace can't break the clinch.
Phoenix misses with some punches.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but MyFace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix misses with the head strike.
Phoenix avoiding damage.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but MyFace blocks it.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but MyFace blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MyFace takes a shot to the head.
Phoenix lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but MyFace avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
MyFace wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Phoenix dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Phoenix misses with a low kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
MyFace looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Phoenix gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phoenix.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by MyFace.
MyFace avoids the elbow strike from Phoenix, against the cage.
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Phoenix keeps control of MyFace as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
MyFace managing to block the knees to the body from Phoenix.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matthew Phoenix seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phoenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of MyFace backwards.
Phoenix gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from MyFace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix is pushing MyFace up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Phoenix tries to stall but MyFace uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Phoenix lands an elbow just above MyFace 's eye.
It looks like Punch MyFace has been cut.
Phoenix throws an elbow that misses.
MyFace displaying some good clinch control by pressing Phoenix up against the cage.
Phoenix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MyFaces head.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
MyFace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is trying to stall.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
MyFace is trying to push Phoenix away but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Phoenix tries to throw a body punch but MyFace avoids it by throwing Phoenix back against the cage.
MyFace breaks from the clinch.
Phoenix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MyFace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phoenix slips a jab and a cross from MyFace.
Phoenix tries to bum rush MyFace with a series of wild strikes but MyFace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phoenix tries to bum rush MyFace with a series of wild strikes but MyFace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MyFace moves into the clinch.
Phoenix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but MyFace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix looking to throw knees to the head but MyFace is blocking nicely.
MyFace has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
MyFace jumps guard but Phoenix stands there with MyFace around his waist. MyFace gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punch MyFace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Phoenix just misses with a elbow thrown towards MyFace's brow.
MyFace is trying to force a seperation but Phoenix has the dominant position.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.
Phoenix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MyFace blocks it with crossed arms.
MyFace tries to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling the position.
Phoenix throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but MyFace blocks it with crossed arms.
Phoenix connects with a nasty looking knee right to MyFace's face.
Phoenix throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on MyFace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
MyFace lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phoenix or not.
Phoenix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but MyFace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Phoenix unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phoenix pushes MyFace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but MyFace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix works on MyFace's body with a couple of short punches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Phoenix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Punch MyFace's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
MyFace misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MyFace fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phoenix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with MyFace, pushing him back against the cage.
Phoenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MyFace managing to block the knees to the body from Phoenix.
Phoenix stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
MyFace tries to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MyFace as Phoenix tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Phoenix fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MyFace lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as MyFace controls his hands.
Phoenix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phoenix looking to throw knees to the head but MyFace is blocking nicely.
Phoenix struggles to land a body shot inside as MyFace controls his hands.
MyFace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phoenix lands a nice uppercut.
MyFace tries to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling the position.
Phoenix slows down the pace here.
Phoenix scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MyFace gets control of Phoenix's arms and successfully pulls guard. MyFace will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
MyFace is looking to stand back up but Phoenix counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by MyFace.
Phoenix trying to control the pace.
Phoenix's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MyFace wants to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Phoenix controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Matthew Phoenix.
MyFace throws a right and a left that both miss.
MyFace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MyFace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MyFace throws a series of punches but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MyFace is trying to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling him.
Phoenix avoiding damage as MyFace throws knees to the body.
Phoenix with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phoenix prevents MyFace from breaking the clinch.
Phoenix lands with a left to the head.
MyFace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MyFace fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Phoenix misses with a left hand
and MyFace counters with a series of strikes. Phoenix will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matthew Phoenix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phoenix gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phoenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Punch MyFace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MyFace wants to get back to striking at distance but Phoenix won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Phoenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phoenix 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Phoenix!
A less than humble Matthew Phoenix misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joaquin Logan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
White throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
White dodges the punch combination from Logan.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Logan moves out of range easily.
Logan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice body kick there by White.
White is looking to slow Logan down with leg kicks.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White lands a high kick!
Logan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White lands with a slapping head kick.
Logan drives through with a takedown into White's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Logan is controlling him.
Logan passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White wants to stand up but Logan is controlling him.
Logan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
White keeping full guard, as Logan tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White looking to control.
Logan stays in close to White's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joaquin Logan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Logan throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White throws a shot from downtown. Logan moves away and avoids it.
Logan throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Logan.
Logan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick from White lands but Logan takes it in his stride.
White scores with a spinning back kick!
Logan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
White lands with a nice body kick.
Logan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
Jason White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Logan shoots in and bounces White off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Logan controlling from the top position.
Logan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan is stalling in the full guard.
White wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Logan manages to pass to side control.
Logan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and White defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Logan trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joaquin Logan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Logan thows a body shot but no joy.
Logan punishes White's body with a nice straight punch.
Joaquin Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Logan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Logan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Logan's hands.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan blocks a leg kick.
White throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Logan lands a nice shot to the body.
White throws a head kick but Logan moves out of range.
Logan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White pivots, looking for a leg kick but Logan is out of range and White settles back down.
Logan works over White's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
Logan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Logan.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Logan. That did some damage!
White scoring well with a low kick there.
Logan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Logan. Those never looked like landing.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
White scores with a spinning back kick!
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Logan down.
Logan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Logan gets slowly back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
Logan throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White throws the left hand but Logan avoids the punch easily.
White stuffs the takedown.
Jason White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joaquin Logan.
Logan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Joaquin Logan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Logan shoots in but no luck this time.
Logan is breathing heavily.
A head kick from White lands but Logan takes it in his stride.
Logan shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White avoids the body shot from Logan.
White delivers a nice body kick.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting White here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
White throws a quick inside leg kick.
White goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by White!
A swing and a miss from Logan.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
Logan throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Jason White is winning the standup battle so far.
White delivers a nice body kick.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Logan moves out of range easily.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Logan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
White with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Logan wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Logan controlling from side mount.
Logan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. White knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
White is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Logan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jason White will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Logan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White scores with a kick to the body.
Logan slips a jab from White.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Logan.
Logan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Logan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Logan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White moves into range and clinches up with Logan.
White breaks the clinch.
Logan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White regains full guard. Nicely done.
Joaquin Logan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Logan trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to stand up but Logan is controlling him.
Logan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
White is looking to stand up but Logan isn't so interested in that idea.
Logan looking to pass the guard.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joaquin Logan wasn't active enough on the ground.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Logan gets slowly back to his feet.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Logan moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from White.
Logan misses with the combination.
Logan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for White.
A telegraphed right hand from Logan misses the target.
Logan looking to score a takedown here. White is defending well but Logan drives through and ends up in White's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White is looking to stand up but Logan isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Logan stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Logan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Logan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White manages to work his way to half guard, despite Logan's best efforts.
White keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Logan stalling.
Logan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for White!
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Logan on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Logan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquin Logan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Logan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Arashikage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dontae Sheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arashikage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Sleep 'Till Brooklyn. Sheldon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Salmon Song. Dontae Sheldon 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Arashikage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dontae Sheldon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheldon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arashikage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arashikage goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sheldon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arashikage manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Sheldon. That snapped Arashikage's head back.
Sheldon connects with a single shot there.
Nice body punch from Sheldon.
Arashikage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sheldon digs a good hook to Arashikage's body.
Sheldon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sheldon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon misses with a left hand
letting Arashikage counter with a right hand.
Sheldon cracks Arashikage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sheldon scores with a jab to the head.
Sheldon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sheldon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arashikage.
Sheldon thuds his right hand into Arashikage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sheldon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arashikage throws a shot from downtown. Sheldon moves away and avoids it.
Arashikage misses with a hook. Sheldon ducked under it nicely.
Arashikage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheldon throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon misses with a right hand
and Arashikage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sheldon throws a right hand that Arashikage ducks under and follows up with a left that Arashikage also avoids with ease.
Sheldon moves into range and clinches up with Arashikage.
Sheldon misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheldon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Sheldon - that landed with a thud.
Sheldon scores with a shot to the side of Arashikage's head.
Sheldon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sheldon pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sheldon.
Arashikage has a couple of punches blocked by Sheldon.
A short uppercut from Sheldon.
Sheldon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sheldon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheldon has Arashikage pressed against the cage.
Arashikage takes a shot to the head.
Sheldon works on Arashikage's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arashikage tries a body shot but Sheldon blocks it.
Arashikage letting Sheldon take a breather here.
Sheldon blocking some punches.
Sheldon lands a shot to the body.
Arashikage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sheldon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sheldon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheldon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dontae Sheldon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sheldon digs a good body shot into Arashikage's ribs.
Sheldon misses with an uppercut
and Arashikage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Sheldon misses.
Sheldon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arashikage.
Sheldon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arashikage moves away from the strike by Sheldon.
Sheldon thows a body shot but no joy.
Arashikage lands a really nice looking cross but Sheldon seems unphased.
Arashikage throws a head kick but Sheldon moves out of range.
Arashikage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arashikage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheldon.
Arashikage swings for the body but Sheldon moves out of range.
Arashikage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dontae Sheldon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheldon forces Arashikage back against the cage and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sheldon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arashikage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sheldon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arashikage scrambles back to his feet.
Arashikage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arashikage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arashikage defending well as Sheldon loads up on a big left hand.
Arashikage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sheldon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheldon looks to land a right hand but Arashikage moved out of range.
Sheldon dodges the punch combination from Arashikage.
Sheldon lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arashikage back to the cage. Sheldon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sheldon throws a combination that misses
and Arashikage counters with a good low kick that Sheldon was not able to check.
Arashikage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheldon throws out the jab.
Arashikage cracks Sheldon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sheldon pushes Arashikage up against the cage in a clinch.
Sheldon gets through Arashikage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sheldon.
Sheldon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sheldon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arashikage up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon struggles to land a body shot inside as Arashikage controls his hands.
Sheldon stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sheldon.
Sheldon scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheldon lands a nice shot to the body.
Arashikage misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sheldon just leaning against Arashikage, taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Sheldon.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dontae Sheldon 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!
A shot to the liver by Sheldon. Beautiful body shot.
Sheldon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arashikage throws a right hand that misses
and Sheldon counters with a nice body shot.
Arashikage takes one on the button.
Sheldon lands a nice hook to Arashikage's body. Arashikage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arashikage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheldon.
Sheldon throws a leg kick
and Arashikage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arashikage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sheldon with a hook.
Arashikage moves forwards but Sheldon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arashikage is rocked!
It looks like Tommy Arashikage has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheldon misses with a wild body shot.
Arashikage dodges the punch combination from Sheldon.
Arashikage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Sheldon misses.
Sheldon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arashikage's hands.
Sheldon looks to score with a jab to the body but Arashikage is just out of range.
Sheldon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arashikage tries a head kick but it misses.
Sheldon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arashikage on the side of the head.
Sheldon misses with a hook.
Sheldon takes a swing at Arashikage's ribcage but misses.
Sheldon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arashikage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arashikage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheldon pushes Arashikage up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Sheldon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arashikage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sheldon is trying to break free.
Sheldon avoiding damage.
Sheldon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sheldon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arashikage or not.
Sheldon has Arashikage pushed against the cage.
Tommy Arashikage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Sheldon scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheldon lands a left hand.
Sheldon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Sheldon on the inside.
Oh Arashikage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sheldon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arashikage up against the cage.
Sheldon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dontae Sheldon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arashikage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Sheldon.
Arashikage cracks Sheldon with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dontae Sheldon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sheldon 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dontae Sheldon!
Dontae Sheldon took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco B�hler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Szogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has chosen Infected Mushroom - I Wish as his entrance music. Marco B�hler is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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220 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Good low kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco B�hler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Szogun Rua!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from B�hler.
Rua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from B�hler.
Rua lands a high kick!
It looks like Marco B�hler has been cut.
Szogun Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but B�hler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
B�hler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
A leg kick checked by B�hler.
B�hler checks a leg kick.
B�hler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
B�hler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Szogun Rua has been cut.
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!
B�hler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rua was covering up waiting for the punch and B�hler finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
B�hler wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua can't keep his opponent in guard - B�hler advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rua trying to control but B�hler postures up.
B�hler is controlling the pace.
B�hler is keen to just control but Rua is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is looking to improve his position.
Rua is trying to stand up here but B�hler is controlling him well.
B�hler working over Rua with some ground and pound. Rua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
B�hler works his way into side control.
Rua tries to improve position but can't.
B�hler advances to full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua is squirming around, avoiding B�hler's attempts to control the action.
Rua is bucking up trying to escape but B�hler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rua sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
B�hler works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
B�hler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rua can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rua defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from B�hler.
Rua is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rua can do anything to dispel that myth.
B�hler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That has opened up Szogun Rua's cut even more.
B�hler raining down shots from the mount!
Rua is rocked!
The cut above Szogun Rua's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Szogun Rua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marco B�hler!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Montes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Humberto Montes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Dowe!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowe misses with a lunging right hand
and Montes counters with a left to the body.
Dowe throws a lazy uppercut
letting Montes counter with a right hand.
Dowe misses with a right hand
letting Montes counter with a right hand.
Montes looks to land a combination. Dowe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montes defending well as Dowe loads up on a big left hand.
Montes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dowe swings widly with a right hand
and Montes moves into the clinch.
Dowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Dowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montes presses Dowe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dowe's efforts to push away.
Montes breaks the clinch.
Dowe misses with a lunging right hand
and Montes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Montes moves out of range as Dowe strikes.
Montes shoots in and drives through. Dowe sprawls well.
Dowe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Montes counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Montes!
A combination from Montes does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montes dips to his left and cracks Dowe with an uppercut!
Montes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Montes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dowe is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dowe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Montes controlling the action here.
Dowe looking for submissions off his back.
Dowe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montes is controlling the pace.
Dowe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Montes pulls his head out easily.
Montes stalling.
Montes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dowe sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowe wants to get back to his feet.
Montes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dowe looking for submissions off his back.
Dowe looking for submissions off his back.
Montes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dowe tries to roll over but Montes keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowe is kicking away at Montes from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Montes grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Dowe trying to push Montes off... Dowe taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Humberto Montes!
A relieved looking Humberto Montes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire has chosen Johnny Cash sings The Battle Hymn Of The Republic as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McGuire!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a double jab
and McGuire counters with a left to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McGuire - that will leave a mark!
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by McGuire there.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuire.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Williams wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams throws a hook to the side of McGuire's head but McGuire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuire throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
A jab from McGuire misses.
McGuire throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire scores with a shot to the body.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGuire lands with a shot to the body.
Mike McGuire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuire lands a jab.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from McGuire misses.
Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McGuire working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGuire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between McGuire's legs - danger averted.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McGuire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams preventing the sweep.
McGuire is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Williams defends well.
Williams passes into half guard.
Williams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McGuire has managed to free his arm - good work.
Williams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGuire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams is working for an americana but McGuire has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Williams was thinking about the submission.
Williams postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McGuire is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Williams, into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGuire doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGuire manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams moves away from the strike by McGuire.
Williams throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
McGuire digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
McGuire throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGuire looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuire.
Williams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGuire. That one must have hurt.
McGuire misses the jab.
McGuire is looking to score with low kicks.
McGuire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGuire.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but McGuire shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McGuire lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuire connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McGuire misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuire lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.
McGuire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
McGuire lands a lovely overhand right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
Will Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGuire. McGuire obviously looking to wear him down.
McGuire moves into range and connects with a jab.
McGuire loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
McGuire throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from McGuire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGuire blocks a jab.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGuire gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams wants a takedown.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
McGuire manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams blocks the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGuire.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike McGuire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McGuire connects with a looping right hand.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams tries to land a front kick but McGuire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
McGuire throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
McGuire misses with a head kick.
McGuire throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and McGuire only half commits.
McGuire throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
McGuire slips under a jab from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McGuire misses with a straight right.
McGuire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
McGuire misses with a wild body shot.
McGuire misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams blocks a jab.
McGuire connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGuire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGuire works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams defending well as McGuire loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by McGuire. Beautiful body shot.
McGuire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
McGuire lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through McGuire's defenses.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGuire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mike McGuire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mike McGuire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGuire lands a right hook to the body.
McGuire thumps Williams with a low kick.
A big left from Williams misses.
McGuire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McGuire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGuire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGuire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike McGuire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGuire winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike McGuire!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Whentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xu comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Creeping Death. Roger Xu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Whentworth!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whentworth counters with a stiff right hand.
Whentworth swings widly with a right hand
and Xu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whentworth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Xu.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Xu - that will leave a mark!
Whentworth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xu throws an overhand right that lands on Whentworth's shoulder, as Whentworth tries to avoid the shot.
Whentworth blocks the body kick.
Xu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whentworth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Xu misses with a hook
and Whentworth counters with a nice uppercut.
Whentworth throws an overhand right that lands on Xu's shoulder, as Xu tries to avoid the shot.
Xu blocks a leg kick.
Whentworth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xu takes a swing at Whentworth's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xu.
Xu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whentworth moves away.
Xu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whentworth manages to avoid it.
Whentworth throws a low kick but Xu avoids it.
A big left from Xu misses.
Whentworth fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Xu is out of range.
Whentworth misses the shot to the body.
Xu looks to score with a jab to the body but Whentworth is just out of range.
Nice body kick there by Whentworth.
Whentworth is looking to land body kicks.
Xu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Whentworth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whentworth works Xu's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whentworth fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu misses with a body kick.
Whentworth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Whentworth blocks the leg kick.
Xu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xu tests Whentworth's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whentworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whentworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whentworth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Whentworth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whentworth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xu throws a series of punches but Whentworth avoids them all with ease.
Whentworth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Whentworth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xu tries a low kick but Whentworth avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whentworth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xu.
Xu throws a front kick that sends Whentworth stumbling back into the cage.
Whentworth looks to land a right hand but Xu moved out of range.
Xu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whentworth wants to clinch up but Xu keeps it at a distance.
Xu scores with a punch to the head.
Whentworth misses with an uppercut. Xu saw that one coming.
Whentworth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xu.
Xu throws a leg kick but Whentworth checks it.
Whentworth misses the shot to the body.
Xu takes a swing at Whentworth's ribcage but misses.
Whentworth looks to throw the jab but Xu is out of range.
Whentworth throws a leg kick which misses Xu's front leg but catches the back leg as Xu tries to avoid it.
Whentworth tries to score with a low kick but Xu moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Whentworth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whentworth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Whentworth tenderised Xu's leg. Xu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xu keeps the fight on the outside.
Xu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xu lands a nice shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Whentworth blocks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Xu, as that shot connected.
Whentworth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whentworth tries to move into range but Xu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whentworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whentworth throws a leg kick but Xu checks it.
Whentworth misses with a body kick.
Whentworth loads up on a big right hand but Xu slips the punch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Xu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Xu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whentworth is out of range and Xu settles back down.
Whentworth wants to clinch.
Xu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whentworth.
Xu misses with a straight left.
Whentworth thows a body kick. Xu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Whentworth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whentworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xu doesn't seem bothered though.
Whentworth tries to close the distance and clinch but Xu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xu lands with an overhand left.
Xu misses with a two punch combination.
Whentworth wants to slow Xu down by chopping away at his legs.
Whentworth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whentworth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xu misses with a wild body shot.
Whentworth takes the fight into the clinch.
Whentworth landing knees to the head.
Whentworth trying to land knees to the body.
Whentworth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Xu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xu avoiding damage as Whentworth throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xu.
Whentworth is rocked!
Xu misses with a body punch.
Xu lands a shot to the body.
Whentworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Xu avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Whentworth throws an elbow but misses.
Xu managing to block the knees to the body from Whentworth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whentworth blocks an elbow strike from Xu.
Xu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whentworth's elbow.
Xu misses with a punch to the body.
Xu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whentworth is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whentworth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Xu gets through Whentworth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Xu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whentworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Xu avoids the damage to the body.
Xu avoiding damage as Whentworth throws knees to the body.
Whentworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xu is defending well for now.
Whentworth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xu blocks it with crossed arms.
Xu avoids a wild elbow strike from Whentworth.
Nice elbow from Whentworth.
Whentworth takes a shot to the head.
Xu missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Whentworth looking to throw knees to the head but Xu is blocking nicely.
Xu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whentworth is still on wobbly legs! Can Xu finish him?
Xu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu scores with a hook to the body.
Whentworth is pressed against the cage. Xu pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Whentworth! Two more big strikes from Xu and Whentworth crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roger Xu!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Roger Xu waved his t-shirt featuring STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Le'Veon Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bison Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bison Bradley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Le\'Veon Banks's chin.
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272 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Le'Veon Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bison Bradley!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks tries to move into range but Bradley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Le'Veon Banks has been cut.
Bradley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Banks looks to land a body kick but Bradley moved away.
Bradley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Banks throws a body kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Bradley blocks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
Bradley misses with a wild body shot.
Banks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bradley.
Bradley misses with a lunging right hand
and Banks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bison Bradley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banks is fending him off so far but Bradley persists. Nope, Banks circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bradley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
Banks tries to land a front kick but Bradley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Banks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bradley's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bradley.
Bradley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks connects with a leg kick. Bradley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bradley throws a sloppy head kick and Banks moves out of range easily.
Banks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bradley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Banks lands a head kick. Bradley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Donk. Bradley catches Banks right on the button with a cross.
A solid leg kick lands there for Banks.
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!
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bradley looks winded!
Banks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bradley has his takedown stuffed
and Banks counters with a head kick that drops Bradley to the mat! Bradley scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bradley is rocked!
Banks pushes Bradley away with a front kick.
Bradley is still on wobbly legs! Can Banks finish him?
That kick from Banks tenderised Bradley's leg. Bradley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bradley seems to have recovered his senses.
Banks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bradley will feel that in the morning.
Banks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Banks misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Banks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bradley blocks a low kick nicely.
Banks clinches up against the cage.
Banks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bradley missing with knees to the body.
Banks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bradley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Banks landing knees to the body.
Banks tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradley avoids the damage to the body.
Banks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bradley.
Knees to the body from Banks.
Banks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banks looking to slow down the pace here.
Banks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banks misses with a knee strike.
Banks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley wants to stall.
Banks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Banks.
Bradley tries to land knees in the clinch but Banks avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Banks.
Banks scores with a knee to the head.
Banks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bradley's face.
Banks landing knees to the head.
Bradley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Banks scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks slowing the pace effectively.
Banks lands a good knee to the midsection. Bradley won't want to take too many of those.
Banks scores a nice knee to the body.
Banks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bradley blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banks obliges.
Banks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bradley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bradley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Banks gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Le'Veon Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bison Bradley.
Banks tries to land a knee to the head but Bradley blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banks obliges.
Banks tries to land a knee to the head but Bradley blocks with his arms.
Banks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Banks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Banks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley trying to control the position but instead, Banks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bradley into the cage.
Bradley lands with a light punch inside.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Le'Veon Banks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Le'Veon Banks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bradley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bradley takes a swing at Banks's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Banks.
Banks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Banks moves out of range as Bradley strikes.
Banks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Banks throws out a leg kick but Bradley moves out of range and Banks only half commits.
Bradley throws a push kick but Banks slaps the foot to one side.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Banks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bradley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bradley throws a push kick but Banks slaps the foot to one side.
Banks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
Bradley throws a right hand that Banks ducks under and follows up with a left that Banks also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bradley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banks manages to avoid it.
Banks works the jab nicely.
Le'Veon Banks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Banks tenderised Bradley's leg. Bradley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bradley.
Banks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bradley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks clinches.
Banks is struggling to control the position.
Bradley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Le'Veon Banks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bradley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Banks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bradley is defending well for now.
Banks lands a good knee to the midsection. Bradley won't want to take too many of those.
Banks missing with knees to the body.
Banks missing with knees to the body.
Banks misses with a knee to the head.
Banks connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bison Bradley has been cut.
Banks connects with a knee to the head.
Banks tries a knee to the head but Bradley blocks it.
Banks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bradley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bradley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Banks tries a knee to the head but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley stalling in the clinch but Banks improves position.
Bradley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banks's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks trying to land knees to the body.
Bradley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Banks after a bit of a struggle.
Bradley managing to block the knees to the body from Banks.
Banks looking to throw knees to the head but Bradley is blocking nicely.
Banks connects with a knee to the head.
Banks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bradley blocks it with crossed arms.
Bradley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bradley misses with a punch to the body.
Banks tries to land knees in the clinch but Bradley avoids the damage to the body.
Bradley has Banks pressed against the cage.
Banks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bradley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bradley misses with a body punch
and Banks counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bradley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradley throws a big shot that misses.
Banks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bradley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Banks under the eye.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Banks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bradley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bradley showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Banks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bradley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bradley blocks the strikes from Banks.
Banks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Le'Veon Banks dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Banks tries to clinch but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradley.
Banks is looking to clinch but Bradley is avoiding it.
Bradley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bradley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bradley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Banks misses with a low kick.
Banks throws a sloppy head kick and Bradley moves out of range easily.
Banks blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Bradley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banks is fending him off so far but Bradley persists. Nope, Banks circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Banks moves out of range as Bradley throws a body kick.
Bradley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bradley avoids the body shot from Banks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Bradley as he checks the leg kick.
Bradley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Banks is looking to slow Bradley down with leg kicks.
Banks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banks throws a half hearted mid kick.
A right-left combo lands from Bradley.
Bradley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Banks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bradley can do to turn this around?
Banks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bradley is able to avoid easily.
Bradley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Banks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bradley thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradley misses with a body shot.
Bradley scores with a shot to the body.
Bradley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bison Bradley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Banks at a distance.
Banks throws a body kick that misses.
Bradley throws a head kick that Banks semi-blocks.
Bradley scores with a three punch combo!
Bradley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Banks did well to prevent Bradley getting side control.
Bradley is trying to control the action in half guard but Banks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Banks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bradley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bradley is working for a kimura but Banks is defending it quite comfortably.
Bradley wants to take a breather but Banks is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Banks looks to land a body kick but Bradley moved away.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Banks.
Banks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Banks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bradley's sensitive parts.
Bradley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banks moves away.
Le'Veon Banks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Bradley.
Banks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bradley swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Banks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Banks.
Bradley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banks pinned against the cage. Banks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Le'Veon Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bison Bradley.
Bradley checks a low kick from Banks.
Bradley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bradley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradley.
Bradley swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
Banks connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bison Bradley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Banks 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Le'Veon Banks!
During a confident post fight interview, Le'Veon Banks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barristan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsumi Fujinami (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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222 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barristan Selmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tatsumi Fujinami!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujinami thows a left - swing and a miss!
Selmy throws an overhand right that lands on Fujinami's shoulder, as Fujinami tries to avoid the shot.
Fujinami misses with a lunging right hand
and Selmy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fujinami thinking.
Selmy looks to score with a jab to the body but Fujinami is just out of range.
Selmy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fujinami.
Selmy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fujinami counters with a takedown into side control.
Fujinami throwing strikes but Selmy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Fujinami regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujinami manages to get to full guard.
Fujinami looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fujinami is controlling Selmy's posture.
Fujinami wants to improve his position but instead Selmy has moved into half guard.
Fujinami trying to hold on to Selmy's head to control him but Selmy postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fujinami wants to hit a switch here but Selmy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fujinami there!
A nice elbow there by Selmy.
Fujinami wants to control but Selmy is having none of it.
Fujinami is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami regains half guard.
Fujinami is looking to control Selmy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fujinami avoid being mounted?
Selmy prevents Fujinami from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami manages to get to full guard.
Selmy stopping the sweep attempt from Fujinami.
Selmy is looking to work some ground and pound but Fujinami has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Selmy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsumi Fujinami dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fujinami walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Selmy throws an overhand right that lands on Fujinami's shoulder, as Fujinami tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Selmy.
Fujinami fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Selmy slips under a jab from Fujinami.
Selmy connects with a nice looking jab.
Selmy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fujinami throws a hook but Selmy avoids it easily.
Selmy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fujinami fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy misses with a looping left.
Fujinami looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Barristan Selmy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsumi Fujinami.
Selmy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Selmy slips a jab from Fujinami.
Selmy leaves Fujinami with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Selmy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Fujinami as Selmy shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy thows a body shot but no joy.
Selmy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fujinami sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Selmy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Selmy stuns Fujinami with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fujinami rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Selmy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujinami throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Selmy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fujinami is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Selmy misses with a hook. Fujinami ducked under it nicely.
Fujinami fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Selmy. Fujinami does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Selmy misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami misses with a double jab.
Fujinami misses with an uppercut. Selmy saw that one coming.
Fujinami throws a hook but Selmy blocks it.
Selmy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Selmy wants it to stay on the feet.
Selmy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fujinami misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fujinami walks into a jab.
Selmy misses with an uppercut. Fujinami saw that one coming.
Fujinami jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujinami.
Selmy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fujinami misses with a looping right.
Selmy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fujinami walks into a straight right hand from Selmy.
A slow jab from Fujinami misses its intended target.
Fujinami avoids the body shot from Selmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Selmy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Selmy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fujinami sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Barristan Selmy dominated that second round.
That's time! Selmy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fujinami shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Selmy as he jumps to the side.
Selmy misses with a takedown attempt
and Fujinami counters with a nice double leg into side control. Selmy won't be happy with that.
Fujinami lands an elbow.
Selmy tries to buck Fujinami off but Fujinami is having none of it.
Selmy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fujinami on the ground.
Selmy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fujinami.
The strikes coming from Fujinami are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Selmy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fujinami.
Fujinami passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Selmy!
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!
Fujinami is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Selmy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fujinami fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami lands a heavy elbow.
Selmy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fujinami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Selmy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Selmy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Selmy.
Fujinami throws a strike but Selmy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Selmy preventing the sweep.
Tatsumi Fujinami has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujinami is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Selmy tries to roll over but Fujinami keeps him under control.
Fujinami is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Selmy is looking to control Fujinami's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Selmy avoid being mounted?
Fujinami throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fujinami thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fujinami is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fujinami working Selmy over with strikes.
Selmy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fujinami.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fujinami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Selmy actively working from the bottom here.
Selmy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fujinami.
Fujinami moves nicely into side control.
Selmy regains half guard.
Selmy actively working from the bottom here.
Selmy is in trouble now - Fujinami has advanced to mount!
Fujinami pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujinami lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Selmy hang on?
Fujinami raining down shots from the mount!
Selmy is rocked!
Fujinami cracks Selmy with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsumi Fujinami!
As Tatsumi Fujinami got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: yaruzoo'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Khaled - All I do is win. Jules Winnfield has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Youngblood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Youngblood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Winnfield.
Youngblood blocks a jab.
Youngblood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Youngblood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Youngblood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Youngblood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Youngblood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winnfield takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Youngblood scores with a jab to the body.
Winnfield throws a looping overhand right but Youngblood ducks down to avoid it.
Winnfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winnfield throws a big shot that misses.
Youngblood staying out of range there.
Youngblood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Winnfield connects with a right hand. Youngblood shakes it off.
Winnfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Youngblood counters with a straight right hand.
Youngblood moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield clobbers Youngblood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Youngblood is looking to slow Winnfield down with leg kicks.
Winnfield slips a jab from Youngblood.
Youngblood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Youngblood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winnfield.
Winnfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Youngblood works over Winnfield's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jules Winnfield has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winnfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Youngblood can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Youngblood.
Youngblood takes one to the chin there.
A leg kick checked by Winnfield.
Youngblood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winnfield.
Winnfield is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Youngblood.
The fighters circling - Winnfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Winnfield lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Youngblood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Youngblood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Youngblood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winnfield.
Youngblood throws a leg kick which misses Winnfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Winnfield tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Winnfield misses the target.
Youngblood thows a body shot but no joy.
Winnfield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Youngblood moves away from the strike by Winnfield.
Youngblood is looking to clinch.
Youngblood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winnfield.
Nice shot lands for Winnfield.
Youngblood scores with a body shot.
Winnfield throws out a loose jab but Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Youngblood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Winnfield throws a jab when Youngblood was well out of range.
Youngblood pushes Winnfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Youngblood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Youngblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Youngblood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winnfield's efforts to push away.
Youngblood prevents Winnfield from breaking the clinch.
Youngblood misses with the head strike.
Youngblood misses with a punch on the inside.
Winnfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Youngblood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Youngblood has a couple of punches blocked by Winnfield.
Youngblood has a couple of punches blocked by Winnfield.
Winnfield is trying to break the clinch but Youngblood is controlling him.
Winnfield wants to break free but Youngblood has control.
Winnfield has had enough of the clinch but Youngblood keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield tries to break the clinch but Youngblood is controlling the position.
Winnfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Youngblood won't allow it.
Winnfield tries to break the clinch but Youngblood is controlling the position.
Youngblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Youngblood throws a head punch that misses.
Winnfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Winnfield misses.
Winnfield misses the jab.
Youngblood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Youngblood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Winnfield lands a left and a right that sends Youngblood crashing to the canvas! Winnfield dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Matt Youngblood has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winnfield looking to control but Youngblood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Winnfield takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Winnfield dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Winnfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Youngblood.
Winnfield missing with a left hand there. Youngblood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winnfield lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Winnfield misses the target.
Youngblood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Youngblood scores with the left hand. Winnfield knows he should have avoided that one.
Winnfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Youngblood.
Youngblood jabs Winnfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Winnfield fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Winnfield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Youngblood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Youngblood throws an overhand right that lands on Winnfield's shoulder, as Winnfield tries to avoid the shot.
Winnfield throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Winnfield misses.
Winnfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Youngblood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a leg kick which misses Winnfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Winnfield tries to avoid it.
A big left from Youngblood misses.
Youngblood misses with a low kick.
Winnfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Youngblood.
Winnfield throws a head kick but Youngblood moves out of range.
Youngblood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winnfield throws out the jab.
Youngblood lands with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Youngblood.
Winnfield throws out a loose jab but Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winnfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Youngblood.
A looping hook to the body misses from Youngblood. Winnfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winnfield misses with a body shot.
Youngblood fakes the leg kick and cracks Winnfield in the body.
Good work by Winnfield as he checks the leg kick.
Winnfield scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood throws the kick towards the body but Winnfield avoids it.
Youngblood throws a front kick aimed at Winnfield's knee but Winnfield avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winnfield throws a low kick but Youngblood moves out of range easily.
Winnfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield missing with a left hand there. Youngblood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Youngblood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Youngblood connects with a right hand. Winnfield shakes it off.
A big left from Winnfield misses.
Youngblood slips under a jab from Winnfield.
Winnfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Youngblood manages to avoid it.
Youngblood misses with a body shot.
Jules Winnfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Youngblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winnfield shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Youngblood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood doesn't manage to clinch there - Winnfield circles away.
Youngblood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winnfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Youngblood.
Winnfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Youngblood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winnfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Youngblood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winnfield.
Winnfield just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Winnfield misses.
Winnfield throws a shot from downtown. Youngblood moves away and avoids it.
Winnfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Youngblood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Youngblood misses with a low kick as Winnfield jumps back.
Youngblood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winnfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Youngblood.
Winnfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Youngblood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield misses with a body kick.
Youngblood swings for the body but Winnfield moves out of range.
Youngblood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Winnfield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youngblood lands a body shot.
Winnfield slips under a jab.
Winnfield blocks a jab.
Winnfield checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winnfield, as that shot connected.
Youngblood fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Winnfield misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winnfield.
Youngblood lands a nice hook to Winnfield's body. Winnfield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good shot there by Winnfield.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Youngblood will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Youngblood throws a leg kick but Winnfield moved away.
Winnfield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Winnfield wants it to stay on the feet.
Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winnfield.
A solid body kick from Youngblood.
Winnfield is looking to score with low kicks.
Winnfield lands a really nice looking cross but Youngblood seems unphased.
Winnfield tries to land a front kick but Youngblood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Winnfield will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Winnfield misses with a wild body shot.
Youngblood connects with a solid leg kick.
Youngblood lands a glancing blow to the side of Winnfield's head.
Winnfield has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Youngblood finds it's way round the side to connect with Winnfield's head.
Winnfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winnfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Youngblood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winnfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood misses with a straight right.
Winnfield throws a shot from downtown. Youngblood moves away and avoids it.
Youngblood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winnfield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winnfield slips under a jab.
Jab by Youngblood.
Youngblood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Winnfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Youngblood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Winnfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Youngblood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winnfield.
Youngblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Youngblood misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Youngblood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Winnfield does no damage.
Youngblood tries to bum rush Winnfield with a series of wild strikes but Winnfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Youngblood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winnfield.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Youngblood staying out of range there.
Winnfield misses with a straight left.
Youngblood lands a jab to Winnfield's midsection.
Winnfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Youngblood.
Winnfield misses with a wild body shot.
Winnfield throws a predictable looking body shot
and Youngblood counters with a solid body kick.
Winnfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Youngblood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winnfield.
Winnfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winnfield walks into a left hand.
Winnfield has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Youngblood finds it's way round the side to connect with Winnfield's head.
Youngblood throws a solid leg kick but Winnfield takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Youngblood.
Jab from Winnfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winnfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Winnfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Youngblood.
Winnfield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Winnfield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Youngblood connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Youngblood. Winnfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winnfield looks to land a right hand but Youngblood moved out of range.
Winnfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Youngblood can pounce on him.
Winnfield misses with a wild body shot.
Winnfield has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Winnfield avoids the head kick by Youngblood.
Winnfield looks to land a right hand but Youngblood moved out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Youngblood finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Winnfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winnfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youngblood slips a straight right by Winnfield.
Youngblood walks into a straight right hand from Winnfield.
Winnfield misses the shot to the body.
Winnfield connects with a body shot that sends Youngblood's belly button to the back.
Youngblood lands with a nice body kick.
Youngblood cracks a nice hook into Winnfield's ribs.
Youngblood looks to land a right hand but Winnfield moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Youngblood.
Youngblood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Youngblood closes the distance and clinches.
Youngblood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Winnfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Youngblood clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Winnfield throws a shot from downtown. Youngblood moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Youngblood.
Winnfield throws a low kick, looking for Youngblood's leg but Youngblood calmly moves out of range.
Youngblood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Youngblood throws a good cross that connects.
Winnfield fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Youngblood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Winnfield throws a looping overhand right but Youngblood ducks down to avoid it.
Winnfield connects with a nice looking jab.
Youngblood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Winnfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Youngblood ducks under a wild hook from Winnfield.
Winnfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Youngblood.
A cross from Youngblood lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Youngblood.
A shot to the liver by Winnfield. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Winnfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Youngblood moves in looking to clinch but Winnfield pushes him off.
Youngblood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Youngblood.
Winnfield scores with a leg kick.
Youngblood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winnfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Youngblood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winnfield.
A looping hook to the body misses from Youngblood. Winnfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winnfield lands with an uppercut that bounces Youngblood off the cage and back into range.
Youngblood dodges the punch combination from Winnfield.
Winnfield misses with a hook. Youngblood ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winnfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winnfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Winnfield finds it's target.
Youngblood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winnfield.
Winnfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Youngblood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut. Youngblood saw that one coming.
Youngblood drops his hands momentarily and Winnfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Winnfield.
Youngblood throws a push kick but Winnfield slaps the foot to one side.
Winnfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Youngblood's corner calls for a 1-2. Youngblood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Winnfield has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Youngblood.
Youngblood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Youngblood throws a sloppy head kick and Winnfield moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Winnfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Youngblood counters with a thumping low kick.
Winnfield ducks right into an uppercut from Youngblood.
Youngblood lands a really nice looking cross but Winnfield seems unphased.
Youngblood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winnfield's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Youngblood.
Winnfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Youngblood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Winnfield takes a swing at Youngblood's ribcage but misses.
Winnfield catches Youngblood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Youngblood cracks Winnfield with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Winnfield.
Youngblood misses with a hook
and Winnfield counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood defending well as Winnfield loads up on a big left hand.
Winnfield moves out of range as Youngblood strikes.
Winnfield blocks a jab.
Youngblood wants to land a leg kick but Winnfield is out of range.
Winnfield misses with a double jab.
A big left from Youngblood misses.
Winnfield misses with a body shot.
Winnfield misses with a straight right.
Winnfield throws a hook but Youngblood blocks it.
Youngblood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winnfield throws a nice looking combination but Youngblood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Youngblood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Winnfield misses the shot to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jules Winnfield dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
A swing and a miss from Winnfield.
Youngblood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Winnfield blocks a jab.
Youngblood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Winnfield throws an off balance right hand
and Youngblood counters with an outside leg kick.
Winnfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Youngblood tries to work over Winnfield's front leg with a kick but Winnfield checks it.
Winnfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winnfield swings for the body but Youngblood moves out of range.
Winnfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Winnfield misses.
Youngblood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winnfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Youngblood.
A left lands for Youngblood.
Youngblood moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winnfield.
Winnfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Youngblood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Winnfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winnfield throws a hook but Youngblood avoids it easily.
Youngblood throws a lazy right hand but Winnfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winnfield misses with the combination.
Youngblood wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Winnfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Youngblood is looking to score with low kicks.
Youngblood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Winnfield's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood lands with an uppercut that bounces Winnfield off the cage and back into range.
Winnfield misses with a double jab.
Winnfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winnfield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Youngblood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Youngblood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Winnfield throws a big shot that misses.
Winnfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winnfield tries to land a leg kick but Youngblood saw it coming and moves away.
Winnfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Youngblood slips a straight right by Winnfield.
Winnfield misses with the combination.
Winnfield throws a shot from downtown. Youngblood moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield throws a shot from downtown. Youngblood moves away and avoids it.
Youngblood is looking to clinch but Winnfield is avoiding it.
Winnfield scores with a spinning back kick!
Winnfield throws a body punch but Youngblood moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Youngblood misses the target.
Winnfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Youngblood.
Youngblood tries to move into range but Winnfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Youngblood throws a looping overhand right but Winnfield ducks down to avoid it.
Youngblood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Winnfield cracks Youngblood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Winnfield throws an overhand right that lands on Youngblood's shoulder, as Youngblood tries to avoid the shot.
Youngblood throws a low kick, looking for Winnfield's leg but Winnfield calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Winnfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Youngblood swings for the body but Winnfield moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winnfield loads up on a big right hand but Youngblood slips the punch.
A jab from Winnfield misses.
Youngblood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winnfield.
Youngblood works the jab nicely.
Youngblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Youngblood.
Winnfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Youngblood does it's job there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winnfield throws a predictable looking body shot
and Youngblood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Youngblood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Winnfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Youngblood scrambles back to his feet.
Youngblood wants to slow Winnfield down by chopping away at his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jules Winnfield.
I think Winnfield has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 46:49
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Winnfield!
Jules Winnfield is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Jules Winnfield thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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