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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Fredriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksen has chosen Indestructible by Rancid as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Fredriksen!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into Fredriksen's guard.
Fredriksen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fredriksen tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fredriksen looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredriksen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fredriksen sneaks out the side door and pushes Smith away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fredriksen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smith defends well and Fredriksen ends up having to push Smith into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smith tried to counter with a leg kick but Fredriksen avoided it.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Fredriksen.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fredriksen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksen moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fredriksen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fredriksen is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fredriksen avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is controlling the pace.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fredriksen 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.
Fredriksen tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksen is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Smith is taking a breather. Fredriksen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fredriksen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Smith moves nicely into side control.
Fredriksen is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith works to advance to full mount. Fredriksen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Fredriksen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith wants to take Fredriksen's back here but Fredriksen is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Smith trying to control but Fredriksen is having none of it.
Fredriksen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksen is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Smith pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Fredriksen wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith moves to the back.
Smith working for a choke but Fredriksen reverses nicely into Smith 's guard.
Smith is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bo Smith will probably get the nod.
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.
Fredriksen tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Tim Fredriksen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Fredriksen. Fredriksen maintains the clinch.
Fredriksen has Smith pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fredriksen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Smith tumbling to the mat - Fredriksen dives into Smith's guard.
Fredriksen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fredriksen working some strikes from top position.
Fredriksen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fredriksen being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredriksen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fredriksen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksen trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fredriksen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fredriksen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fredriksen throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith pulls Fredriksen in close to prevent any damage.
Fredriksen throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fredriksen's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Smith wants to pass the guard but Fredriksen is keeping the position.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Fredriksen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fredriksen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith passes to full mount!
Fredriksen is controlling an arm, preventing Smith from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Fredriksen wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Fredriksen gets back to half guard.
Smith prevents Fredriksen from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Fredriksen tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Fredriksen is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith wants to advance to full mount but Fredriksen doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Fredriksen keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith is really struggling to control Fredriksen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith trying to control but Fredriksen is working from the bottom.
Smith is pushing down on Fredriksen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fredriksen is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smith passes to side control.
Fredriksen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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 Bo Smith will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fredriksen tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Fredriksen rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fredriksen lands a takedown into guard.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Smith continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredriksen tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Fredriksen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fredriksen trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Smith is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fredriksen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fredriksen.
Fredriksen instigates a clinch.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fredriksen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fredriksen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fredriksen tries to clinch up.
As Fredriksen looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Fredriksen just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fredriksen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Fredriksen is defending well.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith working away.
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fredriksen is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fredriksen is looking to reverse the position.
Smith working away.
Tim Fredriksen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fredriksen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Smith working for a submission but Fredriksen is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksen is trying to escape the mount but Smith keeps good control and instead manages to take Fredriksen's back.
Smith tightening his grip on Fredriksen, looking for the choke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fredriksen trying to control but not successfully.
Smith is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Fredriksen knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Fredriksen for a finish.
Smith seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fredriksen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Smith's arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Batur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Menezes has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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280 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Goran Batur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Menezes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Menezes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Menezes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Batur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Menezes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Batur moves into range and clinches up with Menezes.
Menezes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Menezes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Menezes.
Menezes avoids the elbow strike from Batur, against the cage.
Menezes blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Menezes fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Menezes blocks an elbow strike.
Menezes avoids a wild elbow strike from Batur.
Batur throws an elbow but it misses.
Batur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Batur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Menezes tries to throw a body punch but Batur avoids it by throwing Menezes back against the cage.
Menezes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batur pushes off an throws an elbow but Menezes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Batur blocking some punches.
Batur throws an elbow but it misses.
Menezes digs a right hand into Batur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Batur's gas tank.
Menezes is struggling to control the position.
Menezes lands a nice shot to the body.
Batur is breathing heavily.
Menezes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Menezes blocks the elbow strike.
Menezes lands a left hand.
Menezes is struggling to control the position.
Menezes blocks the elbow strike.
Batur pushes off an throws an elbow but Menezes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Menezes takes an elbow to the temple.
Menezes lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Menezes - that landed with a thud.
Menezes is leaning against Batur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Menezes.
A short right from Menezes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menezes dodges an elbow strike from Batur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batur throws an elbow that misses.
Menezes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Menezes scores with a shot to the side of Batur's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Menezes.
Menezes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Menezes.
Menezes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Batur backwards.
Menezes unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Batur! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Menezes is unloading with more strikes now! Batur drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Menezes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominic Cruz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Stark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dominic Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
It looked like Stark was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cruz.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruz manages to avoid it.
Stark swinging wildly here.
Cruz rushes Stark and presses him up against the cage.
Stark misses with a punch to the body.
Stark will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cruz up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stark is looking to control Cruz's arms but Cruz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stark has his back to the cage.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Stark throws a series of punches but Cruz moves out of range.
Stark connects with the punch.
Good leg kick by Stark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stark, pushing him back against the cage.
Stark lands an uppercut.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.
Cruz clinches up with Stark and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Stark is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stark shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cruz eats them both and turns towards Stark to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Stark against the cage.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Stark misses.
Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Stark.
Stark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stark lands an uppercut.
Stark is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cruz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark trying to control the position but instead, Cruz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stark into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stark - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Cruz gets a clinch.
Stark blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stark - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark breaks from the clinch.
Cruz tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Cruz.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Cruz backs away, Stark returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz gets a clinch.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stark, pushing him back against the cage.
Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruz.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz connects with a right hand. Stark shakes it off.
That kick from Stark tenderised Cruz's leg. Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tony Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Stark. Beautiful body shot.
Stark tests Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Stark swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cruz darts in and clinches Stark up against the cage.
Stark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
Stark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Stark 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stark walks into a jab.
Cruz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stark takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Stark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stark throws a right and a left that Cruz avoids nicely.
Cruz wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Stark misses its intended target.
Tony Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark is looking to wear down Cruz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stark lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stark moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz defending well as Stark loads up on a big left hand.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Cruz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Cruz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cruz cracks Stark with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
Stark misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Cruz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Stark tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stark misses with a body shot.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Stark in a clinch.
Stark looking to stall.
Stark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stark.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stark struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Cruz tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cruz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stark blocking some punches.
Stark breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Stark cracks the inside of Cruz's front leg.
Stark misses with a low kick.
Cruz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Cruz tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range.
Stark misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
Stark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stark throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz 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.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.
As Cruz looks to move away, Stark throws a big counter combo but Cruz just gets out of the way.
Cruz wants to clinch
and Stark counters with a nice leg kick.
Stark keeps the fight on the outside.
Stark cracks Cruz with a good jab.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Stark.
Still in the clinch, Cruz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruz! But no joy.
Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stark fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz checks the leg kick.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries to clinch but Stark moves away
and Stark counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cruz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stark on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stark!
Stark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cruz's head backwards.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Stark was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Donk. Stark catches Cruz right on the button with a cross.
Stark lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Dominic Cruz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Dominic Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz lands with a light punch inside.
Stark breaks from the clinch.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz has managed to clinch.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Stark.
Stark trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stark.
Stark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Stark - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Cruz rushes Stark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Cruz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stark, pushing him back against the cage.
Cruz tries a body shot but Stark blocks it.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Stark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.
Stark misses with an uppercut.
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stark is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stark lands a right hook to the body.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Stark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stark.
Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tony Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Stark.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stark, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stark!
After winning the bout, Tony Stark thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cartel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cartel Lopez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cartel Lopez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cartel Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Adams!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Adams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lopez smiles and moves away.
Adams gets a clinch.
Adams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Adams decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lopez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lopez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lopez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lopez advances position into side control!
Lopez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lopez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Adams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lopez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Adams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lopez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Adams looks calm but he's in trouble here. Lopez gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Adams is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Lopez lets go of the hold and Adams can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cartel Lopez!
Cartel Lopez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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