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GKNY 83 - Mason v Cole PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Barret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Szeth Vallano (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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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayne Barret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Szeth Vallano!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vallano throws a hook but Barret avoids it easily.
Barret tries to bum rush Vallano with a series of wild strikes but Vallano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Vallano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vallano. Barret does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Vallano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vallano.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vallano! But no joy.
Vallano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Szeth Vallano has been cut.
Vallano on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barret keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vallano.
Barret throws a sloppy head kick and Vallano moves out of range easily.
Vallano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wayne Barret seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barret is looking to clinch.
Vallano scores with the left hand. Barret knows he should have avoided that one.
Barret fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vallano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Vallano throws a lazy right hand but Barret sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallano misses with a straight right.
Barret slips under a jab.
Barret tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barret lands a two punch combo.
Barret jabs at Vallano's body.
Barret looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vallano throws a lazy right hand but Barret sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Vallano misses its intended target.
Barret ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Vallano looks to move away, Barret throws a big counter combo but Vallano just gets out of the way.
Vallano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barret looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barret tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vallano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Vallano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick from Barret lands but Vallano takes it in his stride.
Barret fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barret avoids the body shot from Vallano.
Barret swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barret takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barret lands with an uppercut that bounces Vallano off the cage and back into range.
Barret throws a body shot but no joy.
Barret tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vallano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barret tries to clinch up but Vallano circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vallano! But no joy.
Barret throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A jab from Vallano misses.
Vallano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Wayne Barret has been cut.
Barret avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vallano fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle, before Barret throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Vallano's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Barret lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Wayne Barret!
Wayne Barret 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 Ben Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dyllz Tahere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dyllz Tahere!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders moves into the clinch.
Tahere misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tahere.
Tahere can't find room to land a body shot as Saunders controls the action.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tahere's elbow.
Tahere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saunders misses with a punch on the inside.
Tahere blocking some punches.
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tahere misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saunders lands a hook that snaps the head of Tahere backwards.
Saunders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tahere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
Saunders pushes Tahere back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Tahere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders swings wildly with an uppercut but Tahere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tahere tries to work over Saunders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Saunders fails to land.
Tahere tries to throw a body punch but Saunders avoids it by throwing Tahere back against the cage.
Tahere manages to break the clinch.
Tahere connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saunders wants to clinch up but Tahere keeps it at a distance.
Tahere swats away the attempt to clinch by Saunders.
Saunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Saunders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tahere at a distance.
Saunders catches Tahere with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saunders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saunders clinches up with Tahere and pushes him back against the cage.
Tahere misses with some punches.
Tahere throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saunders misses with the head strike.
Tahere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tahere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tahere.
Tahere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saunders's elbow.
Tahere throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
Saunders is working Tahere over against the cage.
Tahere lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saunders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tahere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Tahere lands but Saunders takes it in his stride.
Tahere ducks under a wild hook from Saunders.
Tahere throws a solid leg kick but Saunders takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tahere.
Saunders throws a jab but it's blocked by Tahere.
Saunders moves away from the strike by Tahere.
Tahere misses with a low kick as Saunders jumps back.
Saunders has managed to clinch.
Tahere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tahere lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tahere lands with a short shot to the head.
Tahere blocking some punches.
A short left from Tahere.
Tahere lands with a left to the head.
Tahere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tahere throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders.
Tahere has a couple of punches blocked by Saunders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders blocks an uppercut.
Tahere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders tries a body shot but Tahere blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Tahere.
Saunders misses with a body punch.
Saunders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
Saunders is working for takedown but Tahere is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tahere lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saunders misses with the head strike.
Saunders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saunders lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tahere misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Tahere.
Saunders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tahere lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Tahere lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saunders blocks a body shot from Tahere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Tahere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saunders.
Tahere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tahere tries to break the clinch but Saunders is controlling the position.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Tahere.
Tahere throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tahere can't find room to land a body shot as Saunders controls the action.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Tahere lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Tahere.
Tahere pushes Saunders back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Tahere.
Saunders lands a shoulder strike.
Tahere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tahere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tahere misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saunders struggles to land a body shot inside as Tahere controls his hands.
Tahere throws a punch but it's blocked by Saunders.
Saunders tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tahere's elbow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tahere throws a hook to the side of Saunders's head but Saunders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tahere looks to throw the jab but Saunders is out of range.
Saunders tries to clinch up but Tahere circles away and keeps his distance.
Tahere moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tahere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saunders has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tahere circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tahere counters with a nice kick to the body.
Saunders misses with an uppercut
and Tahere counters with a nice body kick.
Tahere's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saunders connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tahere scrambles back to his feet.
Saunders lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders tries to clinch up but Tahere circles away and keeps his distance.
Tahere only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tahere cracks the inside of Saunders's front leg.
Saunders checks a low kick from Tahere.
Tahere misses the shot to the body.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tahere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tahere scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tahere.
A jab lands there for Tahere.
Saunders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saunders lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Saunders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tahere.
Saunders backing away here, and Tahere unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tahere throws a lazy right hand but Saunders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tahere thumps Saunders with a low kick.
Saunders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tahere.
Saunders tries to clinch but Tahere moves out of range.
Saunders clinches up with Tahere and pushes him back against the cage.
Tahere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saunders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tahere lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saunders circles away quickly and effectively.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tahere.
A cross from Tahere lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saunders.
Tahere throws a big shot that misses.
Saunders looks to score with a jab to the body but Tahere is just out of range.
Tahere turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tahere motions for Saunders to come forward. Tahere throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tahere throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tahere rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saunders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tahere throws an overhand right that lands on Saunders's shoulder, as Saunders tries to avoid the shot.
Tahere throws a wild body kick that Saunders sees coming a mile off.
Tahere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tahere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tahere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tahere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saunders misses with a hook to the body
and Saunders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tahere misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Tahere there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahere thumps Saunders with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Saunders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tahere tries to keep at a distance but Saunders has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tahere misses with a punch to the body.
Saunders blocks a body shot from Tahere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saunders.
Saunders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taheres head.
Tahere lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tahere manages to break the clinch.
Saunders missing with a left hand there. Tahere was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tahere looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saunders tries to counter by clinching up but Tahere breaks away and moves out of range.
Saunders 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.
Tahere throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saunders tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tahere cracks Saunders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Tahere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saunders darts in trying to clinch
and Tahere counters with a thumping low kick.
Tahere shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saunders eats them both and turns towards Tahere to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Saunders wants to clinch up but Tahere keeps it at a distance.
Saunders moves forwards but Tahere connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tahere lands a jab to the head.
Saunders rushes Tahere and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saunders is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tahere throws a head punch that misses.
Tahere struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands.
Saunders working aggressively here.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Tahere.
Tahere blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Saunders.
Saunders misses with some punches.
Saunders lands a body punch.
Tahere misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dyllz Tahere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Saunders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tahere throws a front kick aimed at Saunders's knee but Saunders avoids it well.
Saunders wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tahere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saunders displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tahere.
Tahere swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saunders.
Saunders fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saunders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tahere.
Tahere has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tahere pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saunders back to the cage. Tahere follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tahere throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Saunders's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tahere.
Saunders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tahere blocking some punches.
Tahere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saunders has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tahere finds it's way round the side to connect with Saunders's head.
Saunders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tahere.
Tahere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahere avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tahere connects with a leg kick. Saunders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saunders tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saunders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tahere was well out of range. Poor timing from Saunders.
Saunders misses with a two punch combination.
Tahere fails to land with a series of punches.
Saunders half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tahere throws a big shot that misses.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tahere moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tahere. That's going to slow Saunders down.
A leg kick checked by Saunders.
Some wild striking there from Saunders.
Tahere is looking for the big counter here.
Saunders misses with an uppercut. Tahere saw that one coming.
Tahere has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saunders takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good work by Saunders as he checks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tahere!
Tahere tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saunders was well out of range. Poor timing from Tahere.
Ben Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders walks into a straight right hand from Tahere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saunders tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tahere counters with a nice kick to the body.
Saunders looks to score with a jab to the body but Tahere is just out of range.
Tahere throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saunders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tahere.
Saunders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tahere.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tahere paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saunders misses the shot to the body.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tahere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tahere smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saunders moves into the clinch.
Tahere lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saunders lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tahere backwards.
Tahere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saunders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tahere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders tries to work over Tahere's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saunders has a couple of punches blocked by Tahere.
Tahere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saunders tries a body shot but Tahere blocks it.
Saunders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saunders lands a body punch.
Saunders tries to throw a body punch but Tahere avoids it by throwing Saunders back against the cage.
Saunders throws a head punch that misses.
Saunders lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tahere fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Saunders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tahere misses with some punches.
Saunders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tahere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saunders.
Saunders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tahere blocks a jab.
Donk. Tahere catches Saunders right on the button with a cross.
Tahere looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahere uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saunders has time to react.
A good leg kick by Tahere.
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!
Tahere lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saunders has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tahere.
Tahere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tahere throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saunders on the side of the head.
Saunders tries to clinch but Tahere is having none of it.
Tahere connects with a looping right hand.
Tahere connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Saunders there.
Saunders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tahere manages to avoid it.
Saunders scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahere chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saunders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tahere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tahere staying out of range there.
Tahere uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saunders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dyllz Tahere comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tahere 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyllz Tahere!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asmar Dagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Abalajon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Asmar Dagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Abalajon!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dagher, as that shot connected.
It looks like George Abalajon has been cut.
Abalajon takes a swing at Dagher's ribcage but misses.
Abalajon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dagher.
Abalajon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dagher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abalajon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Abalajon takes a swing at Dagher's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dagher defending well as Abalajon loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagher drops Abalajon with a beautiful combination! Abalajon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dagher is looking for the KO!
Dagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abalajon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Abalajon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Abalajon avoids the body shot from Dagher.
Dagher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dagher misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagher misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Abalajon misses.
Abalajon throws a body punch but Dagher moves out of range.
Abalajon slips under a jab.
Abalajon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dagher blocks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dagher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abalajon.
Dagher throws a right hand that Abalajon ducks under and follows up with a left that Abalajon also avoids with ease.
Dagher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abalajon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That has opened up George Abalajon's cut even more.
Dagher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abalajon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dagher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Abalajon misses.
Dagher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abalajon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dagher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abalajon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagher tries to sprawl but Abalajon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Abalajon controlling the action here.
Dagher is looking to get back to is feet but Abalajon passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dagher pushes Abalajon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Abalajon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dagher is trying to escape the position but Abalajon is controlling the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Asmar Dagher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Abalajon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dagher lands with a slapping head kick.
Abalajon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dagher struggling a bit here.
Abalajon tries to advance to mount but Dagher denies him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagher is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dagher managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Abalajon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abalajon tries to move to mount but Dagher blocks the move with his legs.
Dagher bucks up and tries to throw Abalajon off but instead Abalajon has got his back!
Dagher trying to get back to his feet but Abalajon is in full control for now.
Dagher is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two 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.
Abalajon is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The adventures of Abalajon the control monster continue. Boring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dagher is trying to get back to his feet but Abalajon has full control of the position and if anything, Dagher has just worked his way into a worse spot.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Abalajon controlling the positon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
George Abalajon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Abalajon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Abalajon looks to score with a jab to the body but Dagher is just out of range.
Dagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Abalajon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dagher moves away.
Dagher lands with a kick to the temple. Abalajon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abalajon avoids a kick to the body.
Abalajon lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abalajon shoots in for a takedown but Dagher shows good takedown defense.
Dagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abalajon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Asmar Dagher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dagher misses with an uppercut.
Dagher wants to clinch up but Abalajon keeps it at a distance.
As Dagher backs off Abalajon throws a huge counter combo but Dagher manages to avoid it all.
Asmar Dagher is winning the standup battle so far.
Abalajon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dagher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abalajon scrambles back to his feet.
The cut above George Abalajon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dagher.
Dagher misses with a double jab
and Abalajon counters with a three punch combo that has Dagher backing up. Dagher nods at Abalajon to acknowledge the strikes.
Abalajon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dagher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abalajons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagher throws a head kick that misses
and Abalajon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Dagher.
Abalajon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been told by Dagher's head coaches at The Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dagher looks to land a right hand but Abalajon moved out of range.
Dagher tries to clinch but Abalajon is having none of it.
Asmar Dagher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dagher lands with a slapping head kick.
George Abalajon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Abalajon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Asmar Dagher!
Our winner, Asmar Dagher, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patricio Freire (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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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patricio Freire!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freire throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spencer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Spencer scores with a shot to the body.
Freire misses with a hook. Spencer ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Spencer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spencer lands with a nice combination. Freire backs away looking to recover.
Spencer slips under a jab from Freire.
Freire throws a looping overhand right but Spencer ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Spencer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Freire.
Spencer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Freire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
A combination from Freire does no damage.
Spencer throws a nice looking combination but Freire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Freire! But no joy.
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!
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Spencer clinches.
Freire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spencer struggles to land a body shot inside as Freire controls his hands.
Freire tries a body shot but Spencer blocks it.
Freire jumps guard but Spencer stands there with Freire around his waist. Freire gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire tries to pull guard but Spencer holds him up against the cage and eventually Freire drops back down to his feet.
Spencer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Freire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spencer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Freire's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Freire.
Freire tries to pull guard but Spencer won't allow it.
Mark Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patricio Freire.
Freire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spencer backwards.
I was talking to Spencer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Freire is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Freire swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer lands a hook that snaps the head of Freire backwards.
Freire blocks an elbow strike from Spencer.
Freire dodges an elbow strike from Spencer.
Freire takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spencer manages to break the clinch.
Spencer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spencer throws a shot to the body.
Freire throws a body punch but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Freire slips a jab and a cross from Spencer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freire throws a lazy right hand but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spencer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freire was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Spencer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Freire takes a jab right on the kisser.
Freire throws a lazy uppercut
and Spencer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Freire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Freire.
Spencer tries to land a front kick but Freire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spencer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Freire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spencer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spencer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Freire.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Spencer stuns Freire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spencer is looking to wear down Freire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Freire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Freire walks into a straight right hand from Spencer.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Freire finds it's way through Spencer's defenses.
Spencer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Freire blocks a leg kick.
Freire misses with an uppercut
and Spencer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freire misses with a hook.
Freire looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Spencer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spencer.
It looks like Patricio Freire has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer tries to clinch up but Freire circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab from Freire.
Freire with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spencer to score with a decent uppercut.
Spencer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freire blocks the body kick.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Freire is just out of range.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freire.
Freire misses with a hook to the body
and Freire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spencer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freire.
As Freire backs away, Spencer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Spencer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Danga de danga de dang - Spencer scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spencer scores with a sloppy right hand. Freire should have avoided that one.
Spencer scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spencer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patricio Freire'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.
Freire dodges the punch combination from Spencer.
Spencer tries to clinch but Freire moves out of range.
Spencer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Freire misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Freire.
Mark Spencer is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Freire.
Spencer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freire can do to turn this around?
Freire throws an off balance right hand
and Spencer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spencer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Freire backs up against the cage.
Spencer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Freire throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spencer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spencer tries to clinch up.
Spencer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer cracks Freire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Freire misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire misses with a double jab.
Spencer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Freire avoids them all with ease.
Freire throws out a loose jab but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freire dodges the punch combination from Spencer.
Freire throws a jab but it's blocked by Spencer.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spencer!
A nice combination there by Spencer.
Freire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Freire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freire is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Freire avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Freire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spencer moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spencer. Spencer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spencer misses with a shot to the body
and Freire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Freire moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Freire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spencer lands a right hook to the body.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Freire.
Freire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spencers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Spencer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Freire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Freire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spencer drops his hands momentarily and Freire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spencer doesn't manage to clinch there - Freire circles away.
Spencer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spencer tried to score with a low kick but Freire checks it.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spencer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Spencer.
Spencer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Spencer lands a shoulder strike.
Spencer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freire's elbow.
Freire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spencer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spencer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Freire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
Spencer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Freire throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Spencer. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spencer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Freire has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spencer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freire lands an overhand right.
Freire throws a hook to the side of Spencer's head but Spencer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Freire is just out of range.
Spencer just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer throws a body shot but no joy.
Spencer slips a straight right by Freire.
Spencer scores with a decent looking hook.
Spencer lands a body shot.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freire was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Freire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freire stuns Spencer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Spencer.
Spencer lands a jab to the nose.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Spencer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patricio Freire's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Spencer throws a series of punches but Freire avoids them all with ease.
Mark Spencer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Spencer catches Freire right on the button with a cross.
Freire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spencer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spencer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Freire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spencer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Freire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Spencer throws a hook but Freire blocks it.
Freire swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spencer counters with a series of strikes. Freire will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freire takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Spencer is looking to counter punch.
Spencer digs a good body shot into Freire's ribs.
Spencer falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Freire counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer throws a leg kick
letting Freire counter with a right hand.
Spencer lands with a straight right. Freire didn't see that one coming.
Freire swings away with a body shot that misses
and Spencer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spencer darts in and clinches Freire up against the cage.
Spencer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Freire's elbow.
A short uppercut from Spencer.
Freire drags the fight down to the ground.
Freire is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Freire has an active guard here but Spencer has managed to pass into half guard.
Freire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire is refusing to be controlled, as Spencer sits in half guard.
Freire is looking to improve his position.
Spencer wants to stand up but Freire is controlling the position.
Freire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spencer wants to take a breather but Freire is having none of it.
Freire wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Spencer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Freire is looking to escape.
Freire manages to get to full guard.
Freire is looking for a triangle but Spencer pushes his legs off easily.
Freire looking for a guillotine here but Spencer defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Freire is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Freire keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Freire keeping full guard, as Spencer tries to pass.
Patricio Freire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freire throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mark Spencer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Freire keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Freire is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Spencer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spencer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Spencer!
An out of breath Mark Spencer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jese Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shun Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jese Rodriguez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shun Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut
and Watanabe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watanabe cracks Rodriguez with a big right hand and Rodriguez goes down!
Rodriguez is rocked!
Watanabe advances position into side control!
Oh Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez tries to escape but Watanabe is in control.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Watanabe throws a strike aimed at the side of Rodriguez 's head but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Watanabe trying to control the position but Rodriguez is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Watanabe trying to control the position but Rodriguez is working away.
Watanabe working the ground and pound but Rodriguez is defending the strikes.
Watanabe passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rodriguez !
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe goes for an armbar but he's not got it� Rodriguez turns into him and now he's in Watanabe's guard.
Watanabe wants to improve his position but instead Rodriguez has moved into half guard.
Watanabe is looking for a sweep. Rodriguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rodriguez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Watanabe wants to get back to full guard.
Watanabe felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Watanabe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Watanabe gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to stand and escape but instead Watanabe has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Watanabe throws a strike but Rodriguez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Watanabe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodriguez 's guard.
Watanabe prevents Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
Watanabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watanabe won't allow Rodriguez to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watanabe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodriguez working a defensive guard here.
Rodriguez keeping full guard, as Watanabe tries to pass.
Watanabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watanabe advances position into side control!
Watanabe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Watanabe working away.
Rodriguez is pushing Watanabe's head away, looking to escape. Watanabe manages to hold on to the position though.
Watanabe throws an elbow but Rodriguez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Watanabe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloppy strikes there by Watanabe.
Watanabe tries to advance to mount but Rodriguez denies him.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Shun Watanabe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodriguez works over Watanabe's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Shun Watanabe has been cut.
Watanabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Watanabe circles away easily
and Watanabe counters with a nice body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watanabe.
Nice body punch from Watanabe.
Watanabe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodriguez doesn't seem bothered though.
Watanabe cracks Rodriguez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Watanabe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watanabe throws a body kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watanabe throws a low kick, looking for Rodriguez 's leg but Rodriguez calmly moves out of range.
Watanabe lands with a cross.
Watanabe closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rodriguez ! Watanabe dives in looking to finish! Rodriguez is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shun Watanabe!
In his post fight interview, Shun Watanabe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Xll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Nilsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xll comes to the cage accompanied by Karl Sanders - Rapture of the Empty Spaces. 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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21
203 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramses Xll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xll misses with a head kick.
Xll misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Nilsen misses the target.
Xll gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xll steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nilsen.
Xll seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nilsen throws a lazy right hand but Xll sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xll throws a big counter combination but Nilsen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Xll with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nilsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Xll staying out of range there.
Xll looks to land a right hand but Nilsen moved out of range.
Nilsen feints and as Xll raises his hands in defense, Nilsen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Xll trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Nilsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Xll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nilsen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Xll's guard.
Xll tries to get to full guard but Nilsen has control of the leg.
Nilsen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Xll does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nilsen is looking for a kimura but Xll is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nilsen to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xll has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nilsen is working away from the top position though.
Xll is refusing to be controlled, as Nilsen sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xll is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nilsen is looking for a kimura here.
Nilsen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Xll throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nilsen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nilsen tries to pass to full mount but Xll defends it.
Xll is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Xll is just riding it out for now. Nilsen eventually gives up the hold.
Nilsen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Xll sees it coming and defends easily.
Nilsen is working for a submission of some sort.
Nilsen 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.
Xll makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Xll.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen wants to control from the top but Xll keeps moving.
Xll looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nilsen pushes down on Xll's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nilsen is working for a kimura but Xll is defending it quite comfortably.
Xll wants to get back to his feet.
Nilsen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Xll is just riding it out for now. Nilsen eventually gives up the hold.
Nilsen works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xll tries to buck Nilsen off but he can't manage it.
Nilsen has hold of Xll's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Xll manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Xll looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Xll showing good submission defense here.
Xll is in bad spot here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nilsen is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Xll defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Nilsen has the hooks in. Xll is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Nilsen 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.
Nilsen misses with a right hand
and Xll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Nilsen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Xll to counter with a crisp jab.
Xll takes one to the side of the head.
Xll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Nilsen does it's job there.
Nilsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nilsen misses with the combination.
Dennis Nilsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nilsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xll.
Nilsen loads up on a big right hand but Xll slips the punch.
Nilsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Xll throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xll throws out a loose jab but Nilsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Xll backs off Nilsen throws a huge counter combo but Xll manages to avoid it all.
Nilsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xll scores with a nice body kick.
Nilsen slips under a jab from Xll.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nilsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Xll thumps Nilsen with a low kick.
Nilsen throws a jab when Xll was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Xll.
Nilsen throws a shot from downtown. Xll moves away and avoids it.
Ramses Xll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nilsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Xll to counter with a crisp jab.
Dennis Nilsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Nilsen. Those never looked like landing.
Xll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xll just misses with a punch to the body.
Nilsen looks to land a left hand but Xll moved out of range nicely.
Xll appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nilsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xll manages to avoid it.
Xll avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xll throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nilsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Xll slips a jab and a cross from Nilsen.
Nilsen throws a big shot that misses.
Nilsen avoids the body shot from Xll.
Xll slips a straight right by Nilsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nilsen misses.
Xll scores with a nice head shot.
Nilsen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Xll cracks Nilsen with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Xll throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xll missing with a left hand there. Nilsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Xll.
Xll lands with an overhand left.
Nilsen is rocked!
Xll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nilsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Xll finish him?
Xll swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Xll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nilsen misses with a right hand
and Xll counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circle, before Xll throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Nilsen's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Xll lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ramses Xll!
Ramses Xll decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Tism (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tism has chosen Greg! The Stop Sign as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
197 lbs
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23
203 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Schilling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Tism!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schilling looks to score with a jab to the body but Tism is just out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schilling!
Nice jab there from Schilling.
Tism ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schilling moves away.
Schilling swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schilling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tism.
Schilling closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schilling has Tism pressed against the cage, preventing Tism from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tism.
A short right from Schilling on the inside.
Schilling prevents Tism from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Tism to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tism throws a head punch that misses.
Schilling lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tism's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tism moves out of range as Schilling strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schilling quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Schilling moves out of range of the strikes.
Schilling gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tism.
Schilling doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schilling closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tism scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tism working hard to break the clinch.
Tism pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tism lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schilling at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schilling.
Tism connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schilling momentarily.
Schilling scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schilling throws a hook but Tism avoids it easily.
Tism misses with a straight left.
Schilling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tism throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling throws the kick towards the body but Tism avoids it.
Tism jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schilling rushes Tism and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tism.
Tism avoids the elbow strike from Schilling, against the cage.
Schilling misses with a punch to the body.
Tism escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schilling blocks a head kick by Tism.
Tism misses with a body shot.
Schilling works Tism's body with a nice hook.
Greg Tism seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schilling slips under a jab.
Schilling is looking to counter the offense by Tism and move into the clinch.
Schilling moves out of range of the strikes.
Tism takes a swing at Schilling's ribcage but misses.
Tism lands with a hook. Schilling tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tism lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schilling is looking to slow Tism down with leg kicks.
Schilling scores with a jab to the body.
Schilling looks to land a left hand but Tism moved out of range nicely.
Tism takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schilling scores with a jab to the head.
Schilling thuds his shin into the meat of Tism's side.
Schilling takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Schilling on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tism thumps Schilling with a low kick.
Schilling's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tism connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schilling scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tism punishes Schilling's body with a nice straight punch.
Tism misses with a body shot
and Schilling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schilling misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schilling scoring well with a low kick there.
Tism cracks Schilling with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Schilling.
Tism misses with a hook
and Schilling finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Schilling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schilling throws a hook to the side of Tism's head but Tism sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schilling looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good shot there by Schilling.
Tism throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schilling feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tism's calf.
A big right from Tism misses.
Schilling is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tism throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tism looks to throw the jab but Schilling is out of range.
Schilling is looking to counter punch.
Schilling tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tism swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Tism on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 Joe Schilling will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Schilling throws a big shot that misses.
Tism takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Schilling misses its intended target.
Schilling misses the shot to the body.
Schilling is looking to clinch but Tism is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Tism misses the target.
Tism gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tism.
Schilling throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tism counters with a three punch combo that has Schilling backing up. Schilling nods at Tism to acknowledge the strikes.
Tism uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schilling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tism looks to score with a jab to the body but Schilling is just out of range.
Schilling throws an overhand right that lands on Tism's shoulder, as Tism tries to avoid the shot.
Tism throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schilling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schilling throws an overhand right that lands on Tism's shoulder, as Tism tries to avoid the shot.
Tism swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Schilling takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tism keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tism lands a nice shot that snaps Schilling's head back.
Schilling clinches up with Tism and pushes him back against the cage.
Schilling's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tism misses with a wild body shot.
Schilling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tism waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schilling.
An attempted straight right counter from Schilling misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Tism.
Tism scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schilling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tism throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schilling takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tism throws a lazy uppercut
and Schilling counters with a body kick that stops Tism in his tracks momentarily.
Tism throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schilling sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schilling seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tism misses with a hook. Schilling ducked under it nicely.
Schilling moves into range and clinches up with Tism.
Tism is looking to break free of the clinch but Schilling has double underhooks.
Schilling working aggressively here.
Schilling misses with some punches.
Schilling misses with a punch on the inside.
Tism blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schilling lands with a left to the head.
Schilling has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Schilling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tism swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schilling lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tism backwards.
Tism is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilling throws a punch but it's blocked by Tism.
Schilling being controlled against the cage.
Schilling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tism throws a punch but it's blocked by Schilling.
Schilling working aggressively here.
Joe Schilling has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tism lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tism scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schilling lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knees to the body from Schilling.
Tism is breathing heavily.
Schilling has a couple of punches blocked by Tism.
A short uppercut from Schilling.
Schilling lands an elbow that stopped Tism in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tism.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schilling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schilling blocks a jab.
Tism throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schilling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Tism thuds his right hand into Schilling's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tism misses with a straight right.
Schilling is looking to counter punch.
Tism throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schilling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tism moves out of range of the body kick.
Tism misses with an uppercut
and Schilling counters with a stiff right hand.
Tism rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tism takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schilling closes the distance and clinches.
Schilling gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tism lands a nice uppercut.
Tism tries to break the clinch but Schilling is controlling the position.
A short uppercut from Schilling.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Schilling will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tism throws a leg kick that misses.
Schilling is looking to chop away at Tism's legs.
Tism misses the shot to the body.
Schilling takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both fighters circling a little - Schilling finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Schilling turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schilling looks to throw the jab but Tism is out of range.
Schilling works the jab nicely.
Tism lands a head shot.
Schilling closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tism counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tism lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tism thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling motions for Tism to come forward. Schilling throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schilling takes a swing at Tism's ribcage but misses.
Tism throws the left hand but Schilling avoids the punch easily.
Schilling loads up on a big right hand but Tism slips the punch.
Tism misses the body punch
and Schilling counters with a good low kick that Tism was not able to check.
Tism fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schilling manages to avoid it.
Schilling thinks about countering with a body kick.
Schilling just misses with a punch to the body.
Schilling just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tism.
Tism misses the shot to the body.
Greg Tism seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schilling dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tism. That did some damage!
Schilling throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tism on the side of the head.
Schilling ducks under a wild hook from Tism.
Greg Tism has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tism misses.
Tism throws a hook but Schilling blocks it.
Schilling appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tism lands a nice shot to the body.
Schilling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tism.
Schilling feints and then cracks Tism's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tism down.
Schilling lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tism ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schilling moves away.
Schilling moves out of range of the strikes.
Schilling connects with a single shot there.
Tism slips a straight right by Schilling.
Tism misses with a right hand
and Schilling counters with a straight right hand.
Schilling fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tism, pushing him back against the cage.
Tism has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Schilling seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tism can turn it around.
Schilling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tism blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Schilling.
A short right from Tism.
Schilling lands a nice uppercut.
Tism blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Schilling - that landed with a thud.
Tism wants to get back to striking at distance but Schilling won't allow it.
Tism pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schilling keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tism.
Tism misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Schilling misses the target.
Tism throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schilling counters with an outside leg kick.
Tism takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schilling lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tism moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schilling jabs Tism to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tism needs to keep his hands up - Schilling had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tism takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schilling scores with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Tism
and Schilling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tism thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tism misses with a straight right.
Tism throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schilling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schilling is looking to clinch but Tism is avoiding it.
Schilling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tism paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Schilling.
Tism throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schilling sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schilling takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schilling moves into the clinch.
Joe Schilling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tism misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Schilling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schilling, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Schilling!
A very excited looking Joe Schilling 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Kropotkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kropotkin has chosen Distress - Progress/Regress as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petr Kropotkin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kropotkin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tanner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petr Kropotkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kropotkin moves away.
Kropotkin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tanner with a body shot.
Kropotkin tries to clinch but Tanner moves out of range.
Kropotkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tanner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kropotkin will feel that in the morning.
Kropotkin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tanner. Tanner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kropotkin lands a slapping body shot.
Kropotkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
Tanner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin checks a low kick from Tanner.
Tanner connects with an inside leg kick.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanner.
Kropotkin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tanner counters with a big head kick but Kropotkin shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Kropotkin.
A jab from Kropotkin misses.
Kropotkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tanner rather than just go for the knockout.
Kropotkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been informed that Kropotkin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tanner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kropotkin at a distance.
Kropotkin wants to clinch up but Tanner keeps it at a distance.
Kropotkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanner.
Tanner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kropotkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kropotkin lands with an overhand left.
Kropotkin swings for the body but Tanner moves out of range.
A big right from Tanner misses.
Tanner throws a leg kick
and Kropotkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.
Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin throws a jab when Tanner was well out of range.
Kropotkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanner moves away.
Kropotkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Tanner off the cage and back into range.
Kropotkin lands a body shot.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanner.
Tanner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kropotkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kropotkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanner stuns Kropotkin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kropotkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kropotkin moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.
Tanner lands a jab to the nose.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Kropotkin moved away.
Kropotkin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tanner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kropotkin moves away.
Tanner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kropotkin backs up against the cage.
Kropotkin misses with a straight right.
Tanner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Kropotkin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tanner is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Kropotkin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tanner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kropotkin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kropotkin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tanner misses with a leg kick.
A left lands for Tanner.
Tanner throws a body punch but Kropotkin moves out of range.
Tanner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kropotkin slips under a jab from Tanner.
Kropotkin scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin throws a hook but Tanner avoids it easily.
Tanner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kropotkin avoids a kick to the body.
Kropotkin digs a good hook to Tanner's body.
Kropotkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kropotkin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tanner finds it's way round the side to connect with Kropotkin's head.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanner.
Kropotkin lands with a nice combination. Tanner backs away looking to recover.
Tanner throws a head kick but Kropotkin moves out of range.
Kropotkin blocks the body kick.
Kropotkin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kropotkin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kropotkin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tanner walks into a stiff left hand from Kropotkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tanner, right into the meat.
A big left from Kropotkin misses.
Kropotkin misses the jab.
Kropotkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kropotkin misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kropotkin. Tanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kropotkin throws a hook but Tanner avoids it easily.
Kropotkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tanner to score with a decent uppercut.
Kropotkin with a hook.
Tanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kropotkin throws out the jab.
Kropotkin cracks Tanner with a good jab.
Kropotkin misses the body punch
and Tanner counters with a body kick that stops Kropotkin in his tracks momentarily.
Tanner jabs Kropotkin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tanner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kropotkin. That did some damage!
Kropotkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tanner fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kropotkin just manages to avoid it.
Tanner misses the shot to the body.
Tanner moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Kropotkin.
Tanner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tanner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kropotkin moves in looking to clinch but Tanner pushes him off.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Petr Kropotkin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Kropotkin misses its intended target.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Kropotkin.
Tanner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kropotkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
Tanner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A leg kick checked by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin scores with a nice strike.
Kropotkin throws a hook but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner throws a quick counter head kick but Kropotkin was just out of range.
Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.
Tanner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tanner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kropotkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot.
Kropotkin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kropotkin throws a sloppy body shot
and Tanner counters with an outside leg kick.
Kropotkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanner appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kropotkin tries to clinch but Tanner moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kropotkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tanner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Kropotkin.
Tanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kropotkin swings for the body but Tanner moves out of range.
Kropotkin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tanner.
Tanner lands a body shot.
Kropotkin walks into a straight right hand from Tanner.
Tanner throws a jab when Kropotkin was well out of range.
Kropotkin moves out of range of the leg kick from Tanner.
Tanner works the jab nicely.
Kropotkin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tanner.
Tanner throws a sloppy head kick and Kropotkin moves out of range easily.
Tanner looks to score with a jab to the body but Kropotkin is just out of range.
Kropotkin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kropotkin lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kropotkin will feel that in the morning.
Kropotkin scores with a jab.
Kropotkin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kropotkin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kropotkin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kropotkin punishes Tanner's body with a nice straight punch.
Kropotkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner lands with a nice body kick.
Kropotkin tries to clinch up.
Kropotkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kropotkin looks to throw the jab but Tanner is out of range.
Tanner misses with a low kick.
Kropotkin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tanner throws a body punch but Kropotkin moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kropotkin misses.
Tanner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin scores with a shot to the body.
Kropotkin cracks a nice hook into Tanner's ribs.
Kropotkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tanner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kropotkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kropotkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tanner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin misses with a straight left.
Tanner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tanner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kropotkin takes a swing at Tanner's ribcage but misses.
Tanner lands a body shot.
Kropotkin misses with a straight left.
Kropotkin thuds his right hand into Tanner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kropotkin throws a jab when Tanner was well out of range.
Tanner is looking to score with low kicks.
Tanner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tanner swings for the body but Kropotkin moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kropotkin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kropotkin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kropotkin throws a hook to the side of Tanner's head but Tanner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tanner scores with a nice body kick.
Kropotkin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kropotkin blocks the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner tries to land a leg kick but Kropotkin saw it coming and moves away.
Kropotkin scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.
Kropotkin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tanner misses with a looping left.
Tanner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tanner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petr Kropotkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tanner is looking to score with low kicks.
Kropotkin 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.
Kropotkin takes a swing at Tanner's ribcage but misses.
Kropotkin cracks Tanner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tanner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kropotkin walks into a left hand.
Kropotkin dips to his left and cracks Tanner with an uppercut!
Kropotkin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tanner.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kropotkin.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanner.
Kropotkin misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tanner scores with a kick to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanner.
Kropotkin misses with a looping left.
Tanner throws a leg kick
enabling Kropotkin to counter with a crisp jab.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Tanner will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tanner works over Kropotkin's head and body with a nice combination.
Tanner sizes up Kropotkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kropotkin checks the leg kick.
Tanner throws a front kick that sends Kropotkin stumbling back into the cage.
Tanner motions for Kropotkin to come forward. Tanner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Kropotkin lands.
Kropotkin rushes Tanner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tanner scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kropotkin as Tanner tries to tie him up.
A short left from Kropotkin.
Tanner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kropotkin backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kropotkin backwards.
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tanner, right into the meat.
Some bone on bone action there as Kropotkin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tanner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner scores with a shot to the body.
Kropotkin lands with a shot to the body.
Tanner feints and then cracks Kropotkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kropotkin down.
Kropotkin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tanner on the side of the head.
Kropotkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kropotkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kropotkin checks a leg kick.
Good work by Kropotkin as he checks the leg kick.
Tanner moves out of range as Kropotkin strikes.
Tanner moves out of range of the strikes.
Tanner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kropotkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Tanner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tanner 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 Kropotkin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kropotkin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kropotkin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kropotkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tanner, right into the meat.
Kropotkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Tanner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tanner tries to bum rush Kropotkin with a series of wild strikes but Kropotkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kropotkin swings for the body but Tanner moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kropotkin. Tanner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kropotkin throws an overhand right that lands on Tanner's shoulder, as Tanner tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Tanner.
Kropotkin swings for the body but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner misses with a wild body shot.
Kropotkin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tanner's head.
Tanner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A combination from Kropotkin does no damage.
Tanner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kropotkin avoids a kick to the body.
Kropotkin throws out a counter right but Tanner avoids it with no problem.
Kropotkin fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Kropotkin.
Tanner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kropotkin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kropotkin lands a nice looking body shot.
Kropotkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
Tanner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tanner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kropotkin throws a looping overhand right but Tanner ducks down to avoid it.
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kropotkin will feel that in the morning.
Tanner avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kropotkin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kropotkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kropotkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kropotkin throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanner.
Tanner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kropotkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kropotkin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tanner throws a push kick but Kropotkin slaps the foot to one side.
Kropotkin throws a looping overhand right but Tanner ducks down to avoid it.
Tanner tried to counter with a leg kick but Kropotkin avoided it.
Tanner slips under a jab from Kropotkin.
Tanner fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kropotkin just manages to avoid it.
Kropotkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kropotkin takes a swing at Tanner's ribcage but misses.
Kropotkin throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Kropotkin sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kropotkin takes a swing at Tanner's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Tanner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tanner scores with the left hand. Kropotkin knows he should have avoided that one.
Kropotkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
Tanner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kropotkin will feel that in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Tanner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tanner 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jason Tanner!
Jason Tanner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Menace Defoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludvig Ericsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Defoe comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Menace Defoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Ericsson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericsson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Defoe to counter with a crisp jab.
Defoe lands with a straight right. Ericsson didn't see that one coming.
Ericsson wants to slow Defoe down by chopping away at his legs.
Defoe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ericsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Defoe.
Defoe throws a right and a left that Ericsson avoids nicely.
Defoe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Defoe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Defoe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Defoe tries to clinch there but Ericsson circles away.
Ericsson counters with a body kick.
Ericsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Defoe. Defoe obviously looking to wear him down.
Ericsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ericsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Defoe as he checks the leg kick.
Ericsson tries to move into range but Defoe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Defoe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Defoe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ericsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ericsson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defoe throws a lazy right hand but Ericsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Defoe misses with a straight left.
Defoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ericsson throws out the jab.
Defoe throws a hook to the side of Ericsson's head but Ericsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Defoe missing with a left hand there. Ericsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ericsson misses with an uppercut. Defoe saw that one coming.
Defoe takes a swing at Ericsson's ribcage but misses.
Defoe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ericsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Ericsson misses with a body kick.
Defoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ericsson misses the jab.
Ericsson closes the distance and clinches up with Defoe, looking for a takedown. Ericsson pushes Defoe against the cage but Defoe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Defoe throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Defoe gets caught flat footed, as Ericsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Defoe keeping moving, preventing Ericsson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Defoe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Defoe controlling Ericsson's posture.
Ericsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Defoe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ericsson wants to pass the guard but Defoe is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ericsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defoe is trying to control the position but Ericsson postures up.
Ericsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ericsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ericsson with the counter takedown but Defoe avoids it easily.
Ericsson drives through and clinches with Defoe against the cage.
Defoe takes a shot to the head.
Defoe blocks a body shot from Ericsson.
A short right from Defoe.
Defoe lands a hook that snaps the head of Ericsson backwards.
Ericsson blocks an uppercut.
Defoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Ericsson.
Ericsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Defoe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Defoe misses with the head strike.
Defoe misses with the head strike.
Defoe lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Defoe blocks a body shot from Ericsson.
A right hand to the body from Defoe.
Defoe misses with a punch to the body.
Ericsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ericsson scores with a shot to the side of Defoe's head.
Ericsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Defoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ericsson lands a body shot.
Ericsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ericsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Defoe working aggressively here.
Ericsson misses with a punch to the body.
Ericsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ericsson working aggressively here.
Defoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ericsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ericsson working aggressively here.
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 Menace Defoe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Defoe looks to land a right hand but Ericsson moved out of range.
Menace Defoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ericsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Defoe manages to avoid it.
Defoe tries to clinch up.
Ericsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Defoe throws out the jab.
Ericsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Defoe.
Defoe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Defoe misses with a hook.
Ericsson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ericsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ericsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ericsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Menace Defoe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ericsson tries a body shot but Defoe blocks it.
A short left from Defoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Defoe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ericsson prevents a body shot from Defoe.
Ericsson blocks an uppercut.
Defoe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ericsson tries a body shot but Defoe blocks it.
Defoe misses with the head strike.
Ericsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ericsson misses with the head strike.
Defoe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Defoe scores with a hook to the body.
Ericsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Defoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Defoe cracks Ericsson with a nice body shot.
Ericsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ericsson blocking some punches.
Ericsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ericsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Defoe backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ericsson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ericsson.
Ericsson can't break the clinch.
Ericsson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Defoe has one foot on Ericsson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Menace Defoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Defoe throws a jab when Ericsson was well out of range.
Defoe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ericsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Ericsson drives through with a takedown into Defoe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Defoe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ericsson content to stall in guard here.
Ericsson wants to control from the top but Defoe keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ericsson throws a big elbow that misses.
Ericsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Defoe is keeping the position for now.
Defoe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ericsson stands up over Defoe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ericsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Defoe has Ericsson pulled in close to control his posture.
Ericsson trying to control but Defoe is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ericsson cracks Defoe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ericsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Defoe counters with a straight right hand.
Defoe throws a jab but it's blocked by Ericsson.
Ericsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ericsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Defoe should have avoided that one.
Defoe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ericsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Defoe doesn't seem bothered though.
Ericsson throws a leg kick but Defoe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Defoe misses with a hook. Ericsson ducked under it nicely.
Ericsson misses with a low kick.
Defoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Defoe throws a looping overhand right but Ericsson ducks down to avoid it.
Ericsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ludvig Ericsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ericsson.
A jab from Defoe misses.
Defoe misses with a hook
letting Ericsson counter with a right hand.
Defoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Defoe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ericsson under the eye.
Ericsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Defoe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ericsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Defoe moves away.
Ericsson wants to slow Defoe down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Ericsson misses.
A quick step to the side and Defoe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Defoe checks a low kick from Ericsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ericsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Defoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ericsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Defoe.
Nice straight punches there by Defoe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Defoe.
Defoe moves out of range of the body kick from Ericsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ericsson thumps Defoe with a low kick.
Defoe throws a head kick that misses.
Defoe misses with a hook.
Defoe scores with a nice strike.
Defoe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Defoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ericsson has closed the distance and engaged Defoe in a clinch.
Ericsson tries for a takedown but Defoe manages to get underhooks.
Ericsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ericsson scores with a shot to the side of Defoe's head.
A nice left hand lands by Ericsson.
Ericsson goes for a takedown attempt but Defoe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Defoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ericsson.
Defoe looks to land a combination but Ericsson avoids it well.
Defoe cracks Ericsson with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Defoe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Defoe throws a hook but Ericsson avoids it easily.
Defoe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Defoe misses.
Defoe swings for the body but Ericsson moves out of range.
Defoe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ericsson scores with a jab to the body.
Defoe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ericsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Defoe quickly recovers to half guard.
Defoe has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ericsson is on him like a limpet, forcing Defoe back against the cage.
Ericsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Defoe's elbow.
Ericsson scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Defoe misses with some punches.
Defoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defoe misses with the head strike.
Ericsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ericsson tries to land a leg kick but Defoe saw it coming and moves away.
Ericsson looks to land a body kick but Defoe moved away.
Defoe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ericsson throws a low kick but Defoe moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Defoe.
Defoe misses with a hook
and Ericsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Defoe won't be happy with that.
Defoe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ericsson off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Defoe is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Defoe is hanging on to Ericsson's back as he tries to escape.
Ericsson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ericsson tries to roll over but Defoe keeps him under control.
Ericsson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Ericsson is trying desperately to improve position.
Ericsson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Menace Defoe.
I think Defoe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Menace Defoe!
A relieved looking Menace Defoe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Won't Back Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dean Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cole!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason moves away from the strike by Cole.
Cole takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Cole slips the punch.
Mason misses with a looping right.
Cole has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mason finds it's way round the side to connect with Cole's head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mason tries to break the clinch but Cole is controlling the position.
Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cole throws the left hand but Mason avoids the punch easily.
Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cole unleashes a big counter combination but Mason bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've been told by Mason's head coaches at The Studio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mason throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason throws a hook but Cole blocks it.
Mason connects with a crisp jab.
Cole slips a straight right by Mason.
Some bone on bone action there as Cole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mason keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mason was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Mason throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mason swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick from Mason.
Cole steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mason.
Cole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dean Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason throws out a leg kick but Cole moves out of range and Mason only half commits.
Mason keeps Cole at a distance using the push kick.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Mason lands.
Mason is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mason swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Cole steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mason.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole wants to clinch up but Mason keeps it at a distance.
Cole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mason manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Mason lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole lands with a nice body punch.
Mason cracks Cole with a good jab.
Mason misses with a kick to the body.
Cole takes one on the button.
Mason is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mason waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cole.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Mason is just out of range.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
Cole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mason lands with a shot to the body.
Cole takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Dean Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a really nice looking cross but Cole seems unphased.
Mason jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cole throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mason stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mason throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mason lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cole will feel that in the morning.
Mason throws out a powerful jab.
Mason misses with a looping left.
Mason is looking to land body kicks.
Cole checks the leg kick.
Cole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mason connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cole scrambles back to his feet.
Mason throws a low kick but Cole moves out of range easily.
Cole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mason.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mason scores with a nice strike.
Mason throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws a low kick but Cole moves out of range easily.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Mason moved out of range.
Cole wants to slow Mason down by chopping away at his legs.
Cole swings for the body but Mason moves out of range.
Cole takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mason thuds a left hand into Cole's body.
Cole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mason lands with a shot to the body.
Mason lands with a nice body punch.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Mason.
Cole has managed to clinch.
Mason breaks from the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Mason dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mason.
Mason missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dean Mason is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole takes a swing at Mason's ribcage but misses.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Mason scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cole is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mason rather than just go for the knockout.
Cole defending well as Mason loads up on a big left hand.
Cole defending well as Mason loads up on a big left hand.
Cole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cole moves out of range of the strikes.
Mason moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mason misses with a lunging right hand
and Cole counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Mason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cole can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mason throws a jab but it's blocked by Cole.
Mason staying out of range there.
Mason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mason throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cole stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Cole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mason lands a lovely overhand right.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Cole throws a body punch but Mason moves out of range.
Mason looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cole sizes up Mason with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mason connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cole's hands.
Mason throws a series of strikes that have Cole backpedaling.
Cole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mason checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Mason misses the target.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
Cole moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason misses with a punch to the body.
Cole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mason takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mason breaks from the clinch.
Mason getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mason tests Cole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cole takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mason loads up on a big right hand but Cole slips the punch.
Jab by Cole.
Cole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cole blocks a jab.
Cole now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason throws an off balance right hand
and Cole holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mason manages to break the clinch.
Mason throws a chopping leg kick but Cole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mason moves away.
Cole scores with a hook to the body. Mason takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mason pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Mason misses with a body kick.
Mason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mason listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cole jabs at Mason's body.
Mason throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cole let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cole has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Cole.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mason will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cole up against the cage.
Mason lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cole or not.
Mason looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mason wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mason trying to control the position but instead, Cole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mason into the cage.
Nice body punch from Cole.
Cole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Mason dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cole closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coles head.
A short right from Cole.
Cole keeps control of Mason as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole trying to stall but Mason improves his position.
Mason tries to work over Cole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mason breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cole on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mason. Mason obviously looking to wear him down.
Cole scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mason does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mason lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mason misses with a hook. Cole ducked under it nicely.
Cole is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mason tries to land a front kick but Cole steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mason listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mason throws a sloppy head kick and Cole moves out of range easily.
Mason throws the kick towards the body but Cole avoids it.
Cole tries to counter with a clinch but Mason shakes him off and moves away.
Mason scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cole in his tracks.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Mason misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mason ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mason!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole lands a slapping body shot.
Mason lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Mason. Beautiful body shot.
Mason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Mason misses with a looping right.
Mason goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cole now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mason slips under a jab.
Mason doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mason throws a solid leg kick but Cole takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mason.
Cole lands with a shot to the body.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole moves out of range as Mason strikes.
Mason moves away from the strike by Cole.
Mason misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mason throws a solid leg kick but Cole takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mason.
Cole avoids the body shot from Mason.
Cole clinches up with Mason and pushes him back against the cage.
Cole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Cole is trying to maintain a safe position but Mason gets an underhook and turns Cole into the cage.
Cole looking to stall.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mason stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cole is trying to stall.
Michael Cole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A bit of stalling here from Cole.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cole on the inside.
Mason working aggressively here.
Mason blocking some punches.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Mason.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Cole's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Cole.
Cole stalling in the clinch.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason tries to circle away but Cole has him pinned against the cage.
Mason trying to control the position but instead, Cole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mason into the cage.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Michael Cole just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Mason's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mason cracks Cole with a good jab.
Cole closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Cole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mason wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mason.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cole lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Cole.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cole throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Cole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masons head.
Mason breaks from the clinch.
Cole misses with a straight right.
Mason swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cole! But no joy.
Cole rushes Mason and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole slowing the pace effectively.
A shot in the inside from Cole.
Cole digs a right hand underneath Mason's ribcage. Mason let out a lung full of air as it connected.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cole lands a right hand.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mason lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Cole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cole tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cole misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cole.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mason is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Cole - that landed with a thud.
Oh Mason is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cole throws a big uppercut that drops Mason! More strikes from Cole and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mason lies dazed against the cage as Cole celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Cole!
Michael Cole managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sun-Tzu, into his post fight interview.
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