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SPNY 83: Monday - Surov PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pat Magdaleno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrick Hardison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardison has chosen Get Low as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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131 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pat Magdaleno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendrick Hardison!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magdaleno shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardison as he jumps to the side.
Hardison moves in looking to clinch but Magdaleno pushes him off.
Magdaleno takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hardison shoots in for a takedown but Magdaleno shows good takedown defense.
Magdaleno scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Magdaleno is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hardison has escaped the position, nice work there.
Magdaleno tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Magdaleno in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Magdaleno decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hardison to his feet.
Pat Magdaleno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magdaleno shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardison defends it nicely.
Magdaleno scores with a takedown into Hardison's guard.
Hardison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magdaleno. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Magdaleno postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hardison is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Magdaleno, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magdaleno has his feet on Hardison's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hardison fails with a takedown attempt.
Magdaleno closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hardison did well to prevent Magdaleno getting side control.
Magdaleno lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hardison is looking to control Magdaleno's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hardison avoid being mounted?
Magdaleno seems to be looking for submissions.
Magdaleno is working for a kimura but Hardison is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardison trying to hold on to Magdaleno's head to control him but Magdaleno postures up.
Magdaleno seems to be looking for submissions.
Hardison tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Magdaleno is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardison tries to get to full guard but Magdaleno has control of the leg.
Hardison is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magdaleno looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Magdaleno decides to return to a standing position.
Hardison is looking to clinch.
Magdaleno misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardison counters with a shoot takedown. Magdaleno fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Magdaleno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardison prevents Magdaleno from getting back to his feet.
Magdaleno is breathing heavily.
Magdaleno avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hardison throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardison wants to control from the top but Magdaleno keeps moving.
Magdaleno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardison wants to control from the top but Magdaleno keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Magdaleno is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hardison dives into side control.
Hardison decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hardison shoots in but Magdaleno avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magdaleno 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardison wants to sweep but no luck.
Magdaleno postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hardison is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Magdaleno, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Magdaleno dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magdaleno shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hardison is trying to defend but Magdaleno finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hardison is looking to escape.
Magdaleno decides to return to a standing position.
Hardison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Magdaleno pinned against the cage. Magdaleno gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Magdaleno stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardison. Hardison gets slowly back to his feet.
Magdaleno fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardison shoots in for a takedown but Magdaleno shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pat Magdaleno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendrick Hardison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magdaleno with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardison counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pat Magdaleno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magdaleno throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hardison was covering up waiting for the punch and Magdaleno finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Magdaleno stands and steps away. Hardison gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Magdaleno drives through with a takedown into Hardison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Magdaleno landing some decent shots from guard.
Magdaleno stopping the sweep attempt from Hardison.
Hardison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magdaleno defends well.
Pat Magdaleno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magdaleno stands up from Hardison's guard - Magdaleno perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardison tries to sprawl but Magdaleno drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Magdaleno throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hardison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Magdaleno stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hardison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hardison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hardison showed some decent athleticism there.
Magdaleno kicks Hardison off and gets back to his feet.
Magdaleno shoots in but Hardison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardison gets caught napping as Magdaleno dives in and scores a takedown. Hardison manages to retain guard.
Hardison striking off his back but it's not causing Magdaleno any problems.
Hardison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magdaleno.
Magdaleno postures up.
Hardison wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Magdaleno throwing strikes but missing.
Magdaleno working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hardison throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Magdaleno with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magdaleno works over Hardison with some ground and pound from guard.
Magdaleno decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hardison, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardison shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magdaleno as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magdaleno shoots in but Hardison avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magdaleno gets the takedown into side control.
Magdaleno has hold of Hardison's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hardison seems comfortable defending it but Magdaleno has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hardison is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hardison is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Magdaleno couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pat Magdaleno!
A less than humble Pat Magdaleno 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Rapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Velasquez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mitch Rapp's chin.
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282 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mitch Rapp!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rapp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Juan Velasquez has been cut.
Velasquez lands an overhand right.
It looks like Mitch Rapp has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Velasquez.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rapp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Velasquez misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Velasquez.
Rapp misses the shot to the body.
and Velasquez counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Rapp! He's just covering up as Velasquez starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Velasquez!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Velasquez 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Hernando Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Krush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krush has chosen Pusha T- Pain as his entrance music. Hernando Cortez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Krush's chin.
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185 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
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185 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hernando Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Krush!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krush tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez looks to land a combination but Krush avoids it well.
Cortez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Krush!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Krush is looking to reverse the position.
Cortez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Krush is trying to buck Cortez off.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Krush explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Cortez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Krush counters with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez misses with a takedown
and Krush counters with a crisp one two that drops Cortez! Krush thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cortez to his feet! Cortez is in big trouble!
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hernando Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krush fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krush moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Krush.
Cortez fails with the takedown
and Krush counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Cortez off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Krush follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Cortez was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Krush!
Alexander Krush was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolfo Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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233 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adolfo Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dias defends it nicely.
Tony Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown but Dias manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lopez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adolfo Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Lopez.
Dias lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez shoots in but no luck this time.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dias but Dias pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lopez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez looks winded!
Dias scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Tony Lopez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dias but Dias pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An inside leg kick lands from Dias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dias lands a big head kick that sends Lopez tumbling to the mat! Dias takes a step backwards and waves Lopez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up Tony Lopez's cut even more.
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!
Dias dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lopez. That did some damage!
Dias lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Lopez head around and knocks him out cold! Dias hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adolfo Dias!
Adolfo Dias thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Strauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strauss's entrance music is Shutterbugg - Big Boi Feat. Cutty. A fine choice. Sawyer has chosen MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT! as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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142 lbs
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142 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Strauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer misses with a low kick as Strauss jumps back.
Nice defenses there by Sawyer.
Strauss misses with a left hand
and Sawyer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sawyer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Strauss lands a hook that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards.
Sawyer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Strauss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sawyer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Strauss pushes Sawyer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Strauss tries to work over Sawyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strauss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards.
Strauss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sawyer backwards.
Strauss digs a right hand underneath Sawyer's ribcage. Sawyer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sawyer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sawyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Strauss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sawyer misses with a knee to the head.
Sawyer misses with a body punch.
Strauss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sawyer tries to throw a body punch but Strauss avoids it by throwing Sawyer back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sawyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strauss prevents it.
Daniel Strauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Sawyer.
Strauss lands with a light punch inside.
Sawyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss pushes Sawyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strauss tries a body shot but Sawyer blocks it.
Strauss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sawyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Strauss.
Sawyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Strauss's face.
It looks like Daniel Strauss has been cut.
Strauss lands a nice uppercut.
Sawyer manages to break the clinch.
Sawyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strauss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sawyer is rocked!
Sawyer digs a good body shot into Strauss's ribs.
Sawyer throws a hook but Strauss avoids it easily.
Strauss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sawyer ducks under a wild hook from Strauss.
Nice takedown defense from Strauss. No joy for Sawyer on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sawyer has had enough of the clinch but Strauss keeps him there for the moment.
Sawyer blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strauss.
Sawyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sawyer moves away from the strike by Strauss.
Daniel Strauss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strauss closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strauss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sawyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss lands a shoulder strike.
Sawyer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Strauss would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Strauss might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sawyer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Strauss wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sawyer scores with a jab to the body.
Strauss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sawyer thumps Strauss with a low kick.
Sawyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Sawyer moves to clinch but Strauss breaks away
and Strauss counters with a nice uppercut.
Sawyer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Strauss did well to prevent Sawyer getting side control.
Strauss pushes Sawyer off looking to stand but Sawyer dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sawyer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sawyer wants to work for an arm triangle but Strauss is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sawyer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sawyer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strauss is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Strauss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Strauss's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sawyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sawyer misses with a low kick.
Sawyer gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sawyer.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sawyer.
Strauss blocking some punches.
Strauss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sawyer tries a knee to the head but Strauss blocks it.
Sawyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sawyer connects with a knee to the head.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Sawyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sawyer jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sawyer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer trying to control the position.
Sawyer is controlling Strauss's posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sawyer shoots in and gets a takedown into Strauss's guard.
Strauss keeping full guard, as Sawyer tries to pass.
Strauss on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Strauss tries to get out of the position.
Sawyer won't allow Strauss to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strauss is keeping the position for now.
Sawyer trying to control but Strauss is working from the bottom.
Sawyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Strauss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Strauss wants to stand but Sawyer is controlling the position.
Sawyer stays in close to Strauss's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sawyer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Strauss gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Strauss throws a jab when Sawyer was well out of range.
Strauss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sawyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strauss moves out of range of the strikes.
Strauss has Sawyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Sawyer breaks from the clinch.
Sawyer takes a swing at Strauss's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sawyer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Strauss clobbers Sawyer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sawyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sawyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strauss lands a really nice looking cross but Sawyer seems unphased.
Strauss misses with a low kick.
Sawyer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sawyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sawyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strauss.
Sawyer throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Strauss misses its intended target.
Strauss misses with a hook. Sawyer ducked under it nicely.
Sawyer misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Sawyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Strauss's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Sawyer.
Nice defenses there by Sawyer.
Sawyer blocks a jab.
Sawyer moves into range and clinches up with Strauss.
Sawyer tries to land knees in the clinch but Strauss avoids the damage to the body.
Sawyer is trying to force a seperation but Strauss has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
Sawyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strauss throws a hook but Sawyer blocks it.
Strauss blocks a head kick by Sawyer.
Cyrus Sawyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sawyer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Strauss's waist but Strauss gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sawyer off to one side.
Sawyer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sawyer is looking to clinch but Strauss is avoiding it.
Sawyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer lands a body shot.
Sawyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strauss.
Strauss pushes Sawyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Sawyer blocking some punches.
Sawyer has hold of one of Strauss's legs. Strauss is fighting the takedown attempt but Sawyer gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sawyer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sawyer wants to control from the top but Strauss keeps moving.
Strauss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Strauss is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sawyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Strauss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strauss is keeping the position for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cyrus Sawyer wasn't active enough on the ground.
Strauss walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strauss misses with a straight right.
Sawyer cracks Strauss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strauss lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer clinches with his opponent.
Strauss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cyrus Sawyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Sawyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sawyer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Strauss gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Strauss pushes Sawyer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Strauss.
Strauss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strauss keeps control of Sawyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strauss pushes Sawyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sawyer is trying to push Strauss away but Strauss has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Strauss lands with a right to the head.
Sawyer misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Strauss fails to land.
Sawyer stalling in the clinch but Strauss improves position.
Strauss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss struggles to land a body shot inside as Sawyer controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
Sawyer presses Strauss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sawyer manages to break the clinch.
Strauss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sawyer 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 Strauss has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strauss and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sawyer misses with a looping left.
Sawyer moves into the clinch.
Sawyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sawyer.
Sawyer is trying to break free.
Strauss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Sawyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sawyer 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Sawyer!
After the fight, Cyrus Sawyer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taz Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shain has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain scores with a punch to the head.
Rutten misses the body punch
and Shain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rutten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rutten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shain's hands.
Shain scores with a decent looking hook.
Shain tries to keep at a distance but Rutten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rutten scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shain blocks a body shot from Rutten.
Shain ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shain no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rutten is aware though and is defending well.
Shain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rutten throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rutten with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rutten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rutten works over Shain with some ground and pound from guard.
Shain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rutten makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shain wants to sweep here but Rutten controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rutten has picked Shain up and slammed him! Shain can't keep hold of the triangle and Rutten manages to pass to side control!
Shain is being controlled here.
Shain tries to bench press Rutten off him but Rutten keeps the position.
Rutten working the ground and pound.
Rutten lands some shots froms side control.
Shain is not content to let Rutten control the position.
Rutten tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shain's legs.
Rutten is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shain has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rutten swings around for an armbar but Shain sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rutten's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shain.
Rutten is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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!
Rutten looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rutten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shain tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutten is retaining full guard.
Rutten is pulling down on Shain's head. It's preventing any offense from Shain, at least for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shain postures up.
Rutten looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rutten working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Taz Rutten.
Jab from Shain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rutten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shain tries to pull guard but Rutten forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shain tries to pull guard but Rutten holds him up against the cage and eventually Shain drops back down to his feet.
Taz Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of M J Shain.
Shain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rutten just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shain blocks an uppercut.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Shain.
Shain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rutten smiles and moves away.
Shain misses with a double jab.
Shain shoots in for a takedown but Rutten shows good takedown defense.
Rutten has Shain up against the cage in a clinch.
Shain pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten preventing the sweep.
Rutten lands a couple of digs.
Rutten wants to control from the top but Shain keeps moving.
Rutten looking to pass the guard.
Rutten content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shain is on top in guard.
Rutten trying to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten has control of Shain's left arm, preventing Shain from doing any damage.
Rutten has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Shain doesn't defend quickly enough and Rutten has managed to lock this one up! Can Shain escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rutten on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Taz Rutten!
A very excited looking Taz Rutten made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Demonic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Demonic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil. Nando Rafael 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nando Rafael!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafael thumps Demonic with a low kick.
Demonic looks to land a combination. Rafael sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Demonic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rafael throws a head kick that misses.
Rafael moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rafael lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Demonic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rafael lands with a shot to the body.
Demonic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rafael thuds his shin into the meat of Demonic's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demonic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rafael.
Rafael connects with a right hand. Demonic shakes it off.
Demonic ducks right into an uppercut from Rafael.
Rafael looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael blocks a head kick by Demonic.
Rafael 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.
Demonic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rafael tries to clinch there but Demonic circles away.
Demonic throws a leg kick that misses.
Rafael connects with an inside leg kick.
Rafael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Rafael.
Rafael instigates a clinch.
Rafael lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Rafael.
Demonic has had enough of the clinch but Rafael keeps him there for the moment.
Rafael throws a punch but it's blocked by Demonic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael tries to work over Demonic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rafael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demonic is looking to break free of the clinch but Rafael has double underhooks.
Rafael pushes Demonic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rafael prevents Demonic from breaking the clinch.
Rafael misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rafael is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Demonic breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rafael tries a body shot but Demonic blocks it.
Demonic breaks the clinch.
Rafael lands with a thumping leg kick.
Demonic throws a sloppy body shot
and Rafael counters by moving into the clinch.
Rafael throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rafael lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Demonic backwards.
Rafael working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rafael stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rafael tries to work over Demonic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demonic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rafael avoids the head kick by Demonic.
Rafael moves into the clinch.
Demonic tries to circle away but Rafael has him pinned against the cage.
Rafael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rafael misses with a body punch.
Demonic breaks the clinch.
Rafael throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rafael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Demonic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rafael.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael misses with a straight right.
Rafael jabs at Demonic's body.
Rafael fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Demonic, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rafael scores with a nice short uppercut.
Demonic blocks an uppercut.
Rafael misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rafael tries a body shot but Demonic blocks it.
Rafael tries to throw a body punch but Demonic avoids it by throwing Rafael back against the cage.
Demonic prevents a body shot from Rafael.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rafael.
Demonic blocks an uppercut.
Demonic tries to break free but Rafael pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demonic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, Rafael scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rafael pushes Demonic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Rafael.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Rafael dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rafael gets a clinch.
Rafael misses with the head strike.
Rafael lands a nice uppercut.
Rafael scores with a shoulder strike.
Rafael misses with a punch to the body.
Rafael lands a right hand that snaps the head of Demonic backwards.
Rafael misses with a punch to the body.
Rafael prevents Demonic from breaking the clinch.
Demonic wants to get back to striking at distance but Rafael won't allow it.
Rafael lands a body punch.
Demonic is trying to break the clinch but Rafael is controlling him.
Demonic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rafael misses with a punch on the inside.
Rafael tries a body shot but Demonic blocks it.
Rafael throws a punch but it's blocked by Demonic.
Rafael pushes Demonic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Demonic is trying to force a seperation but Rafael has the dominant position.
Rafael prevents Demonic from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael misses with a body punch.
Rafael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Demonic.
Rafael is trying to maintain a safe position but Demonic gets an underhook and turns Rafael into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rafael takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rafael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rafael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Demonic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demonic misses with a series of wild punches.
Demonic staying out of range there.
Rafael is looking to clinch but Demonic is avoiding it.
A cross from Rafael lands.
Rafael is looking to clinch.
Demonic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael throws a leg kick that misses.
Demonic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rafael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Demonic lands with a shot to the body.
Rafael avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demonic takes a swing at Rafael's ribcage but misses.
Demonic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rafael fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demonic cracks the inside of Rafael's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demonic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rafael throws a right and a left that Demonic avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demonic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Demonic misses with a wild combination.
Rafael misses the shot to the body.
Demonic misses with a double jab.
Rafael lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demonic circles away quickly and effectively.
Rafael rushes Demonic and presses him up against the cage.
Rafael misses with some punches.
Demonic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demonic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demonic throws a front kick aimed at Rafael's knee but Rafael avoids it well.
Rafael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demonic manages to avoid it.
Rafael wants to slow Demonic down by chopping away at his legs.
Demonic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Demonic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Demonic!
Rafael connects with a leg kick. Demonic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rafael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Rafael as he connects with a hook.
Demonic swinging wildly here.
Demonic throws a combination that misses
and Rafael counters with a low kick, right behind Demonic 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando Rafael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Demonic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demonic lands a really nice looking cross but Rafael seems unphased.
Rafael connects with a good right hand that stumbles Demonic. Demonic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rafael swings wildly with an uppercut but Demonic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Rafael.
A head punch on the inside from Rafael fails to land.
Demonic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rafael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rafael keeps control of Demonic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Rafael as the two fighters clinch.
Demonic manages to break the clinch.
Rafael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demonic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rafael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Demonic.
Demonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rafael tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demonic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rafael blocks the body kick.
Demonic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rafael feints and then cracks Demonic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Demonic down.
Demonic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rafael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rafael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Demonic.
Demonic throws a big shot that misses.
Rafael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rafael throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Demonic connects with a high kick.
Demonic keeps the fight on the outside.
Demonic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rafael.
Rafael thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Demonic prevents a body shot from Rafael.
Rafael can't find room to land a body shot as Demonic controls the action.
Rafael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Demonic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demonic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael tries to clinch up but Demonic circles away and keeps his distance.
Rafael throws a low kick, looking for Demonic's leg but Demonic calmly moves out of range.
Rafael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rafael throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Demonic.
Rafael fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Demonic is rocked!
Demonic lands a nice looking body shot.
Rafael fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nando Rafael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rafael closes the distance and pushes Demonic back into the cage.
Rafael keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Demonic's efforts to push away.
Rafael lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Demonic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nando Rafael is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demonic tries to circle away but Rafael has him pinned against the cage.
Demonic breaks the clinch.
Demonic misses with a head kick.
Rafael lands a nice hook to Demonic's body. Demonic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Demonic misses with a double jab.
Rafael tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demonic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Demonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rafael.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafael misses with a wild combination.
Demonic stalks Rafael and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rafael's face. Rafael staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nando Rafael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rafael 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nando Rafael!
Nando Rafael seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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153 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Jacobs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Jacobs tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Jacobs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jacobs successfully pulls guard.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Let's hope that Lee has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freddy Lee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Jacobs moved away.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jacobs moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacobs fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacobs connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jacobs lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Jacobs saw that one coming.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacobs.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jacobs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacobs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobs.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Jacobs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jacobs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobs moves away.
Jacobs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Jacobs's torso.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Jacobs is out of range.
Jacobs misses with a two punch combination.
Lee thumps Jacobs with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Freddy Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacobs.
Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jacobs moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Jacobs checks a low kick from Lee.
Jacobs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jacobs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Jacobs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Jacobs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacobs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jacobs somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Jacobs sees coming a mile off.
Jacobs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jacobs is out of range.
Jacobs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jacobs.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jacobs.
Jacobs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacobs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobs.
Jacobs shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed Jacobs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A clash of legs there as Jacobs blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Freddy Lee will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee feints and then cracks Jacobs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jacobs down.
Jacobs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jacobs slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Good work by Jacobs as he checks the leg kick.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jacobs.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Jacobs sees coming a mile off.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Jacobs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jacobs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Jacobs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Jacobs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jacobs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Christian Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee is rocked!
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacobs lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lee - that will leave a mark!
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jacobs tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jacobs to score an easy takedown into full 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!
Jacobs looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacobs is retaining full guard.
Jacobs lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Jacobs 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.
Jacobs looking to ground and pound but Lee is blocking nicely.
Jacobs raining down shots from the mount!
Lee is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee is bucking up trying to escape but Jacobs cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
Jacobs lands a big shot there that rocks Lee but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jacobs controlling the position easily from mount.
Jacobs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lee's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Jacobs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jacobs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Jacobs dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jacobs connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee looks to land a body kick but Jacobs moved away.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Jacobs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lee. That one must have hurt.
Jacobs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jacobs wants the takedown. Lee is fighting it off but Jacobs persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lee's guard against the cage.
Jacobs throws a big elbow that misses.
Jacobs stops Lee from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Jacobs stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Jacobs trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Christian Jacobs has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lee tries to work over Jacobs's front leg with a kick but Jacobs checks it.
Jacobs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Lee tenderised Jacobs's leg. Jacobs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jacobs throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jacobs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Freddy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Jacobs counters with an outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jacobs.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Jacobs connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs misses with a body kick.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Jacobs.
Jacobs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
Jacobs throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Jacobs's knee but Jacobs avoids it well.
Jacobs misses with a kick to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jacobs.
Jacobs trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jacobs scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lee to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to buck Jacobs off but Jacobs is having none of it.
Jacobs throws an elbow but Lee slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jacobs trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jacobs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee tries to roll over but Jacobs keeps him under control.
Lee won't allow Jacobs to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Jacobs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jacobs has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Jacobs!
Christian Jacobs really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lolo Delaroca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cthulhu Fhtagn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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136 lbs
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143 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lolo Delaroca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cthulhu Fhtagn!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fhtagn fails to land the takedown.
Fhtagn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Delaroca pinned against the cage. Delaroca gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Delaroca looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Delaroca chips away with some ground and pound.
Delaroca trying to control the position from guard on top but Fhtagn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Delaroca throwing strikes from guard but Fhtagn blocks nicely.
Delaroca wants to pass the guard but Fhtagn is keeping the position.
Delaroca trying to control but Fhtagn is working from the bottom.
Delaroca stays in close to Fhtagn's body and controls the position.
Delaroca tries to free his leg and advance position but Fhtagn is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaroca trying to control but Fhtagn is working from the bottom.
Delaroca working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Delaroca is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lolo Delaroca just wasn't active enough.
Delaroca looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fhtagn!
Delaroca in side control lands a decent elbow.
Delaroca trying to control the action but Fhtagn is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fhtagn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delaroca lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fhtagn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fhtagn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Delaroca content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fhtagn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Delaroca pulls his head out easily.
Fhtagn is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Delaroca in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fhtagn taking some punishment here, with Delaroca in his half guard.
Delaroca seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fhtagn wants to improve his position but Delaroca is controlling well.
Delaroca drops an elbow to the side of Fhtagn's head.
Fhtagn taking some punishment here, with Delaroca in his half guard.
Delaroca working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delaroca trying to pass the guard but Fhtagn defending well.
Delaroca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Delaroca seems content to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fhtagn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Delaroca trying to control the position from guard on top but Fhtagn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca sitting in guard here, content to control.
Delaroca tries to free his leg and advance position but Fhtagn is retaining full guard.
Delaroca passes into half guard.
Fhtagn throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Delaroca with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fhtagn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Delaroca is nestled in close to Fhtagn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Delaroca trying to pass the guard but Fhtagn defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delaroca looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fhtagn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lolo Delaroca dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Delaroca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delaroca throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fhtagn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Delaroca is in Fhtagn's guard.
Fhtagn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Delaroca is aware though and is defending well.
Delaroca with a nice head shot there.
Delaroca works over Fhtagn with some ground and pound from guard.
Delaroca is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Delaroca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fhtagn is keeping the position for now.
Delaroca working some strikes from top position.
Delaroca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delaroca stands up over Fhtagn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Delaroca pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fhtagn is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fhtagn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaroca wants to control from the top but Fhtagn keeps moving.
Delaroca got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fhtagn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Delaroca has managed to get both his arms back between Fhtagn's legs - danger averted.
Delaroca passes Fhtagn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fhtagn is in trouble now - Delaroca has advanced to mount!
Delaroca connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Delaroca landing strikes from the mount and Fhtagn is in trouble!
Delaroca fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Delaroca prevents Fhtagn from getting the reversal.
Delaroca putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delaroca fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Delaroca breaks from Fhtagn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fhtagn is rocked!
Fhtagn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fhtagn is still in real trouble! Can Delaroca finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Fhtagn in real trouble here! The ref calls for Fhtagn to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lolo Delaroca!
Lolo Delaroca took some time post fight to say the following; 'Spacial thanks to his roomMate'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Monday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amphetamines. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Monday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surov lands a nice looking body shot.
Surov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monday.
Monday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Surov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Monday bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Surov's head backwards.
Surov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monday throws a punch but it's blocked by Surov.
Monday misses with some punches.
Surov struggles to land a body shot inside as Monday controls his hands.
Monday misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monday.
Surov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Surov lands with a light punch inside.
Surov is trying to break the clinch but Monday is controlling him.
Monday misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday stops a takedown attempt from Surov.
Monday lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Surov backwards.
Surov blocking some punches.
Monday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Surov fails to land.
Surov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Monday pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Surov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monday is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Surov is defending well.
Surov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Surov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Surov is working for a submission of some sort.
Surov trying to control from Monday's half guard. Monday has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov passes into half guard.
Surov trying to control the action but Monday is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monday wants to get back to full guard.
Monday trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Surov blocks the strikes from Monday.
Surov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Monday actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monday taking some punishment here, with Surov in his half guard.
Surov moves nicely into side control.
Surov is looking to take a break and control but Monday is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Surov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Monday down.
Monday is trying to work for a sweep but Surov has mounted him!
Monday wants to control but Surov is having none of it.
Monday tries to improve his position but instead Surov has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Monday is defending well though. Surov let's go of the attempt for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monday tries to escape the position.
Surov trying to control.
Monday defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Monday breaks Surov's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Monday makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Surov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Monday lands a really nice looking cross but Surov seems unphased.
Surov slips under a jab from Monday.
Monday misses with a few strikes there.
Monday rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Surov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Surov won't allow Monday to sweep him here.
Surov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Monday's head.
Surov forces his way into half guard.
Surov trying to control from half guard but Monday is working away.
Monday is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Surov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Surov lands a nice short elbow.
Surov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Surov is nestled in close to Monday, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Surov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monday keeps working.
Surov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Monday looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alexei Surov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Monday is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monday looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monday on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Monday wants to improve his position but Surov is controlling well.
Monday is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Surov pulls his head out easily.
Monday gets back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monday is trying to improve his position.
Surov grinds an elbow into Monday's temple.
Surov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Surov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Monday to see if he's OK.
Surov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Monday on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Surov gets to mount! Monday was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Surov looking for a guillotine from mount but Monday is having none of it.
Monday is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Kenny Monday 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!
Monday is wriggling around trying to escape.
Monday tries to hold on but Surov pushes him away.
Monday is trying desperately to improve position.
Surov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monday gets back to half guard.
Surov trying to control from half guard but Monday is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Surov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenny Monday's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Monday smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Surov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monday closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Monday throws a jab but it's blocked by Surov.
Monday connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Surov.
A left lands for Monday.
Monday jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Monday shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Monday showed some decent athleticism there.
Surov actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday is looking for a kimura here.
Monday sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Surov defending well though.
Monday thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Surov is looking for a sweep. Monday is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Surov moves into full guard.
Monday throws a big elbow that misses.
Monday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Surov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Surov keeping moving, preventing Monday from controlling successfully.
Surov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Monday!
Surov swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Monday is now in Surov's guard. A big mistake from Surov there, giving up the dominant position!
Monday postures up in Surov's guard and throws a big left but Surov blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Surov is on top in guard.
Monday is trying to control the position but Surov postures up.
Monday looking for a guillotine here but Surov defends easily.
Monday looking for a guillotine here but Surov defends easily.
Surov throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monday escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Surov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Monday wants to sweep but no luck.
Surov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Monday has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Surov has managed to get both his arms back between Monday's legs - danger averted.
Monday utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Surov stands up over Monday, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Monday working a defensive guard but Surov manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kenny Monday did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kenny Monday's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Surov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monday swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Surov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Monday on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Surov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Surov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monday fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Surov avoids it really well and circles away.
Surov defending well as Monday loads up on a big left hand.
A jab lands there for Surov.
Monday misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov tries to keep at a distance but Monday has taken the fight into the clinch.
Monday trying to control the position but instead, Surov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Monday into the cage.
Surov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monday backwards.
Monday throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monday.
Monday lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Surov throws a head punch that misses.
Surov prevents the takedown attempt.
Surov struggles to land a body shot inside as Monday controls his hands.
Monday is trying to maintain a safe position but Surov gets an underhook and turns Monday into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monday prevents a body shot from Surov.
Monday misses with some punches.
Surov blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Monday fails to land.
Surov lands a shot to the body.
Monday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monday drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Surov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Monday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Surov blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monday.
Monday misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monday misses with a punch on the inside.
Monday throws a head punch that misses.
Surov pushes Monday back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov tightens his grip and picks Monday up, before dumping him to the ground. Monday manages to land in guard.
Surov looking to pass the guard.
Monday looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Surov has picked Monday up and slammed him! Monday can't keep hold of the triangle and Surov manages to pass to side control!
Monday takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Surov tries for a kimura but Monday is defending well.
Surov lands some shots froms side control.
Monday tries to improve position but can't.
Surov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Monday knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monday is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Surov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Monday is wriggling around trying to escape.
Surov landing punches.
Surov manages to capitalize on a mistake by Monday to take his back!
Surov is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Monday has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monday tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Surov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Monday's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Surov misses with a double jab.
Monday throws a lazy right hand but Surov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Monday misses its intended target.
Surov throws a front kick aimed at Monday's knee but Monday avoids it well.
Monday is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Monday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Surov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monday takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Monday misses with a wild body shot.
Kenny Monday is winning the standup battle so far.
Surov misses with a straight right.
Monday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Surov shoots in for a takedown but Monday shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monday scores with a nice head shot.
Surov ducks under a wild hook from Monday.
Surov slaps away a takedown attempt from Monday, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Monday slaps away a takedown attempt from Surov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Surov lands with a shot to the body.
Surov lands a head shot.
Monday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov lunges at Monday with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monday's hand.
Surov scores with a jab to the body.
Monday lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Monday throws a big shot that misses.
Surov swings for the body but Monday moves out of range.
Surov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Monday rather than just go for the knockout.
Surov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Surov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monday throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Surov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Surov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monday throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Surov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monday needs to keep his hands up - Surov had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov moves out of range of the strikes.
Monday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Surov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Surov.
Monday looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kenny Monday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Surov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Surov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Surov trying to control the position from guard on top but Monday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Surov wants to pass the guard but Monday is keeping the position.
Surov wants to control from the top but Monday keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surov trying to move into half guard but instead Monday has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monday working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Monday scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Surov managing to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Surov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Surov 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Surov!
Alexei Surov is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Alexei Surov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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