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Monster Elite 19:Kaboom! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chester Crester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob McGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, chester Crester!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrady is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Crester's half guard.
Crester is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McGrady's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McGrady's back!
McGrady looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
McGrady might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McGrady is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Crester gets his way!
McGrady is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGrady breaks Crester's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Crester utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGrady lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Crester is trying to keep McGrady in close.
McGrady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crester has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McGrady can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crester avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGrady missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGrady throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crester works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crester is pulling down on McGrady's head. It's preventing any offense from McGrady, at least for the moment.
McGrady postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice combo by McGrady! Oh, that's hurt him - Crester falls to the canvas and McGrady follows him into side control.
It looks like chester Crester has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crester looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGrady looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Crester is avoiding damage well.
Crester takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Crester is not content to let McGrady control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady tries to advance to mount but Crester denies him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crester can do anything to dispel that myth.
McGrady working the ground and pound from side control.
McGrady advances to mount.
McGrady lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Crester slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
McGrady tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crester knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McGrady trying to control from Crester's half guard. Crester has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Crester keeping moving, preventing McGrady from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crester working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGrady doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGrady manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Crester 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.
McGrady connects with a couple of short punches.
McGrady tries to free his leg and advance position but Crester is retaining full guard.
McGrady trying to control the position from guard on top but Crester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McGrady cracks Crester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crester takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crester shoots in but no luck this time.
Crester takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crester shoots in and drives through. McGrady sprawls well.
McGrady lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crester has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crester there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrady works Crester's body with a nice hook.
McGrady connects with a single shot there.
McGrady ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McGrady digs a good hook to Crester's body.
McGrady lands a glancing blow to the side of Crester's head.
McGrady scores a takedown into full mount!
McGrady lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGrady is landing with some decent strikes but Crester is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McGrady can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crester is looking to escape.
McGrady is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob McGrady dominated that round.
The cut man is working on chester Crester's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crester closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up chester Crester's cut even more.
McGrady closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crester is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McGrady scores with a couple of nice shots.
McGrady scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McGrady wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crester keeps working.
McGrady thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crester's head.
McGrady is keen to just control but Crester is a slippery customer.
McGrady thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crester's head.
Crester avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
Crester is breathing heavily.
McGrady is trying to control. Crester wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crester taking some punishment here, with McGrady in his half guard.
Nice strikes from McGrady there.
McGrady looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crester with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Crester blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGrady.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crester trying to control from the bottom.
McGrady lands with a punch from half guard.
McGrady works his foot free and advances to mount.
McGrady in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crester is desperately trying to improve his position but McGrady has a good base and remains in mount.
Crester is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Crester wants to control but McGrady is having none of it.
McGrady working the ground and pound effectively.
McGrady in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Crester sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McGrady lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crester is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McGrady's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McGrady's back!
McGrady tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crester postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McGrady looks a forlorn figure.
McGrady tries to hold on but Crester pushes him away.
McGrady holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Crester tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
McGrady really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bob McGrady overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crester landing shots from mount.
McGrady flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Crester tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McGrady keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Crester lands a nice shot to the head.
McGrady is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McGrady manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Crester is trying to control the action in half guard but McGrady is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McGrady is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crester's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crester's back!
McGrady lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Crester hold on?!
McGrady lands strikes to the head.
McGrady lands a shot to the head.
McGrady punishes Crester with strikes from the back mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGrady throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Crester!
Crester turns into McGrady and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob McGrady dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on chester Crester's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McGrady scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McGrady working the head and body with strikes.
McGrady not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crester moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Crester keeping full guard, as McGrady tries to pass.
Crester tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McGrady is looking to work some ground and pound but Crester has wrist control.
McGrady lands a couple of elbows.
Crester keeping full guard, as McGrady tries to pass.
McGrady throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crester trying to keep a closed guard but McGrady is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady trying to control the position from guard on top but Crester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crester is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McGrady is on top in guard.
Crester is trying to control the position but McGrady postures up.
McGrady postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGrady accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGrady scoring with punches to the head and body.
McGrady lands a couple of digs.
McGrady connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crester keeping full guard, as McGrady tries to pass.
McGrady throwing strikes from guard but Crester blocks nicely.
Crester trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McGrady throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crester is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGrady trying to control the position from guard on top but Crester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McGrady shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McGrady showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGrady winds up and cracks Crester with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady stops Crester from getting back to his feet.
Crester is trying to control but McGrady passes into side control!
Crester taking a bit of punishment here - McGrady scoring with strikes.
McGrady looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Crester is avoiding damage well.
Crester taking a bit of punishment here - McGrady scoring with strikes.
McGrady is working Crester over with some ground and pound from side control.
Crester sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McGrady connects with a nice short shot to Crester's temple.
Crester works his way to full guard. Good work.
McGrady stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGrady has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McGrady postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crester wants to stand up but McGrady is controlling him.
McGrady preventing the sweep.
McGrady cracks Crester with a solid left hand.
McGrady postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McGrady wants to control from the top but Crester keeps moving.
McGrady controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGrady trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
chester Crester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGrady scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob McGrady showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGrady has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob McGrady!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Suicide Style (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and angel rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suicide Style!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, angel rivera!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rivera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
rivera throws a right hand that Style ducks under and follows up with a left that Style also avoids with ease.
rivera takes a swing at Style's ribcage but misses.
rivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
rivera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Style.
Style really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
rivera throws a right and a left that Style avoids nicely.
rivera throws a right hand that Style ducks under and follows up with a left that Style also avoids with ease.
rivera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
rivera throws a body punch but Style moves out of range.
rivera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Style circles away quickly and effectively.
rivera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Style moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rivera misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from rivera misses.
Style moves out of range as rivera strikes.
rivera misses with a series of wild punches.
rivera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and rivera wants it to stay on the feet.
rivera swings for the body but Style moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from rivera. Style does a little dance to reset his feet.
rivera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice sprawl there from rivera as Style shoots in.
Style avoids the body shot from rivera.
rivera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Style rather than just go for the knockout.
rivera throws a series of punches but Style moves out of range.
rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Style.
Style changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. rivera tries to avoid it but Style manages to keep hold of a leg and drag rivera to the ground. rivera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suicide Style. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Style looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? rivera is fending him off so far but Style persists. Nope, rivera circles away and we're back to standing.
rivera misses with a jab, cross combination.
rivera throws a right and a left that Style avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Style looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Style drops back looking for a leg! rivera is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and rivera manages to kick Style off! Style jumps back into rivera's guard.
rivera wants to stand up but Style is controlling him.
Style stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. rivera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Style trying to move into half guard but instead rivera has managed to sweep!
rivera postures up.
rivera wants to stand and escape but instead Style has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Style thows a big elbow that misses.
rivera keeping moving, preventing Style from controlling successfully.
rivera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
rivera wants to stand up but Style is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Style throwing strikes but missing.
Style missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if rivera can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Style shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts rivera as he jumps to the side.
Style looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but angel rivera will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Style takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
rivera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Style fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Style shoots in but rivera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
rivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
rivera throws a right and a left that Style avoids nicely.
Style shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suicide Style. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rivera misses with a wild body shot.
rivera stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
rivera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Style is rocked!
Style uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by rivera.
rivera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Style looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
rivera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from rivera misses the target.
rivera stuffs the takedown attempt from Style. Style gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rivera swings for the body but Style moves out of range.
angel rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Style fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from rivera misses.
rivera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
rivera throws a right hand that Style ducks under and follows up with a left that Style also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rivera misses with a wild body shot.
rivera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
rivera lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from rivera. Style does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from rivera as Style shoots in.
rivera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
rivera misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
rivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Style shoots in but no luck this time.
Style fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Style closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming rivera to the mat! rivera manages to get full guard.
Style wants to control from the top but rivera keeps moving.
Style will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Style thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Style wants to pass the guard but rivera is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
rivera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Style is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
angel rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
rivera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from rivera does no damage.
rivera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Style moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
rivera throws a nice looking combination but Style bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Style takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
rivera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and rivera wants it to stay on the feet.
rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rivera misses with a series of wild punches.
angel rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Style slips a jab and a cross from rivera.
Style shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. rivera defends it nicely.
Style avoids a punch combination nicely.
rivera's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and rivera duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Style was well out of range. Poor timing from rivera.
rivera looks to land a left hand but Style moved out of range nicely.
rivera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Style avoids the body shot from rivera.
rivera misses with a body shot.
rivera lands a slapping body shot.
Style shoots in for a takedown but rivera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suicide Style. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rivera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Style slips a straight right by rivera.
Style circles away from the clinch attempt.
rivera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Style avoids the body shot from rivera.
rivera misses with a two punch combination.
rivera misses with a series of wild punches.
rivera throws a series of punches but Style moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A punch combination from rivera misses.
Style fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but rivera avoids it really well and circles away.
rivera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
rivera misses with an uppercut. Style saw that one coming.
Suicide Style has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
rivera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
angel rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got rivera winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... angel rivera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylian Kirkham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kylian Kirkham will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiger Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kylian Kirkham!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods walks into a jab.
Kirkham scores with a shot to the body.
Woods moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Woods tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kirkham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Woods somewhat.
Woods pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kirkham lands a jab to the nose.
Kirkham lands a body shot.
Kirkham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woods.
Woods takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Tiger Woods has been cut.
Woods tries to clinch there but Kirkham circles away.
Kirkham lands with a straight right. Woods didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods shoots in but no luck this time.
Kirkham with a hook.
Kirkham drops Woods with a beautiful combination! Woods stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kirkham is looking for the KO!
Woods is rocked!
Kirkham drops Woods with a naaaaasty hook - Woods is in real trouble here! Kirkham dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kylian Kirkham!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gesias Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gesias Carneiro!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carneiro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martin's waist but Martin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carneiro off to one side.
Carneiro feints and as Martin raises his hands in defense, Carneiro changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Carneiro from controlling successfully.
Martin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carneiro defends it easily.
Carneiro wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.
Carneiro drops back looking for a leg! Martin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martin manages to kick Carneiro off! Carneiro jumps back into Martin's guard.
Carneiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carneiro has managed to get both his arms back between Martin's legs - danger averted.
Carneiro wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Martin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carneiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carneiro pushing down on Martin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carneiro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carneiro trying to control the action but Martin is working from the bottom.
Carneiro is looking for a kimura here.
Carneiro is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
Martin is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro 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.
Carneiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carneiro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Martin sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carneiro.
Carneiro looks gassed!
Carneiro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carneiro showed some decent athleticism there.
Martin is trying is best to control the position here.
Martin wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carneiro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Martin is trying to get back to full guard.
Carneiro is looking for a kimura but Martin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carneiro to get the leverage.
Carneiro is thwarting Martin's attempts to control the position.
Carneiro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carneiro fails with the takedown.
Pete Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gesias Carneiro.
Martin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Carneiro is looking to control Martin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carneiro avoid being mounted?
Martin 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carneiro is trying to control but can't.
Martin maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Carneiro could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Martin has cracked it and Carneiro is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Martin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pete Martin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Prinssi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and davey knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prinssi's entrance music is Pulp Fiction - Royal with Cheese . A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pikku Prinssi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, davey knox!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
knox closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like davey knox has been cut.
knox shoots in for a takedown but Prinssi shows good takedown defense.
Prinssi drops knox with a beautiful combination! knox stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Prinssi is looking for the KO!
knox is rocked!
Prinssi cracks knox with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! knox falls to his knees and Prinssi doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pikku Prinssi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between nick daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nick daley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, nick daley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Rock!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
daley stuffs the takedown.
Rock dodges the punch combination from daley.
Rock shoots for a double leg takedown but daley sprawls well. He's pushed Rock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rock fails with the takedown.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
Rock drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rock throwing strikes from guard but daley blocks nicely.
daley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
daley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rock.
Rock throws and elbow that misses. daley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rock's guard. Nice move by daley!
Rock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst daley is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rock shoots in and drives through. daley sprawls well.
Rock looks gassed!
daley slaps away a takedown attempt from Rock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
daley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says daley as he avoids it easily.
daley throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from daley.
daley swinging wildly here.
Rock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says daley as he avoids it easily.
daley throws a nice looking combination but Rock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
daley throws a series of punches but Rock moves out of range.
Rock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
daley misses with a double jab.
daley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rock is defended easily by daley.
daley throws a combination. Rock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
daley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rock is looking to work his way out of this bad position but daley is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
daley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rock with a poor takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
daley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
daley throws a series of punches but Rock moves out of range.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
daley misses with the combination.
daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
Rock should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rock fails with the takedown
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
nick daley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at daley to acknowledge the strikes.
nick daley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
daley misses with a wild combination.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
Rock tries for a takedown but daley circles away easily
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
daley fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock has his takedown stuffed
and daley counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
daley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock fails with the takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at daley to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
daley tries to bum rush Rock with a series of wild strikes but Rock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rock scores a takedown into full mount!
Rock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rock scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rock scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish daley?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rock 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.
daley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rock throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for daley because Rock loaded up on that one.
Rock with the ground and pound from mount.
daley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
daley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rock.
Rock breaks from daley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throwing strikes here but daley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rock scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rock can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as daley is looking to escape.
Rock with the ground and pound from mount.
Rock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can daley hang on?
Rock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
daley is bucking up trying to escape but Rock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
daley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
daley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rock punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rock 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.
Rock throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rock throws some wild stikes that daley manages to avoid easily.
BOOM! Rock connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Rock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rock throws a leg kick that is checked
and daley counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rock throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. daley was covering up waiting for the punch and Rock finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rock trying to control but daley is working from the bottom.
Rock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rock throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock throws a big right hand that misses.
Rock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rock throws a strike but daley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rock wants to stand up but daley is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock misses with a takedown
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
daley throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
Rock misses with a takedown
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
daley swinging wildly here.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
daley misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock misses with a takedown
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Rock scores with a takedown into daley's guard.
The Rock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
daley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rock pushes down on daley's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rock with the ground and pound but daley uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock is looking to work some ground and pound but daley has wrist control.
Rock throws and elbow that misses. daley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rock's guard. Nice move by daley!
Rock pushes daley off and gets back to his feet.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Rock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
daley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock tries for a takedown but daley circles away easily
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Rock really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rock tries for a takedown but daley circles away easily
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
daley misses with a few strikes there.
Rock with a poor takedown
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
daley swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
daley throws a right and a left that Rock avoids nicely.
Rock tries for a takedown but daley circles away easily
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daley misses with a few strikes there.
Rock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
daley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rock shoots and misses
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from daley.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and daley counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at daley to acknowledge the strikes.
daley misses with a few strikes there.
Rock with a poor takedown
and daley counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
daley fails to land with a series of punches.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
daley throws a series of punches but Rock avoids them all with ease.
Rock with a poor takedown
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and daley counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
nick daley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
daley throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
daley misses with a wild combination.
Rock with a poor takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
daley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
daley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and daley counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at daley to acknowledge the strikes.
Rock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
Rock tries for a takedown but daley circles away easily
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
daley misses with a series of wild punches.
A leg kick checked by daley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
daley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock tries for a takedown but daley circles away easily
and daley counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at daley to acknowledge the strikes.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Rock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from daley.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rock misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
nick daley had his way with The Rock in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Rock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rock has his takedown stuffed
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
nick daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Rock.
daley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rock backs up against the cage.
daley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock has his takedown stuffed
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rock looks to land a right hand but daley moved out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rock shoots and misses
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
daley misses with a wild combination.
Rock misses with a takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at daley to acknowledge the strikes.
daley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
daley's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and daley duly obliges.
daley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rock misses with an uppercut. daley saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock shoots and misses
and daley counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rock has his takedown stuffed
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
daley misses with a double jab.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
daley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
daley is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rock fails with the takedown
and daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
Rock fails with the takedown
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from daley misses.
Rock shoots and misses
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
daley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
daley misses with a wild combination.
daley throws a nice looking combination but Rock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
Rock gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and daley counters with a three punch combo that has Rock backing up. Rock nods at daley to acknowledge the strikes.
daley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rock dodges the punch combination from daley.
Rock shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and daley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
Rock tries for a takedown but daley circles away easily
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
Left hook, right uppercut from daley.
Rock with a lazy takedown attempt
and daley counters with a two punch combo.
daley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
daley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rock misses with a takedown
and daley counters with a left and a right that stings Rock.
And that's the end of the fight!
nick daley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think daley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... nick daley!
nick daley retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Grant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Boxer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Grant!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boxer tries to avoid it but Grant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boxer to the ground. Boxer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A shot to de liver by Boxer. Beautiful body shot.
Joe Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer lands a jab.
It looks like Jeff Grant has been cut.
Grant shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boxer as he avoids it easily.
Grant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer scores with a jab. Grant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boxer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boxer wants to control but Grant is keeping him busy.
Boxer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boxer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boxer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grant is refusing to be controlled, as Boxer sits in half guard.
Boxer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boxer tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant gets back to full guard.
Boxer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boxer wants to stand but Grant has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boxer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boxer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boxer is looking to stand up but Grant won't let him.
Grant is trying to control the position but Boxer postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boxer, right into the meat.
Grant throws a lazy right hand but Boxer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grant misses with a takedown attempt
and Boxer counters with a one-two to the body.
Joe Boxer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Grant.
Boxer scores with a nice body kick.
Grant looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxer scores with a takedown into Grant's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer is working Grant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boxer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grant has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boxer has managed to get both his arms back between Grant's legs - danger averted.
Boxer is working Grant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boxer cracks Grant with a solid left hand.
Boxer gets to his feet. Grant looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Boxer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grant.
A left and a right from Boxer both land. Nice combination.
Grant is rocked!
Grant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grant is still on wobbly legs! Can Boxer finish him?
That has opened up Jeff Grant's cut even more.
Crack! A monster head kick from Boxer and Grant falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Boxer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Boxer!
Joe Boxer retains his welterweight title!
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