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GC 328 Steve vs Phoenix PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Cleary (ranked 3624 p4p, 383 weight class) and Piotr Boryska (ranked 1649 p4p, 211 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Patrick Cleary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Boryska!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Boryska.
Boryska scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cleary throws Boryska to one side and escapes!
Cleary throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boryska on the side of the head.
Boryska lands a head kick. Cleary smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cleary lands a big head kick that sends Boryska tumbling to the mat! Cleary takes a step backwards and waves Boryska back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Boryska is rocked!
It looks like Piotr Boryska has been cut.
Cleary avoids the body shot from Boryska.
Boryska is still on wobbly legs! Can Cleary finish him?
Cleary misses with a right hand
and Boryska counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cleary fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boryska sprawls well initially but Cleary persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cleary is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boryska is just riding it out for now. Cleary eventually gives up the hold.
Boryska seems to have recovered his senses.
Cleary prevents Boryska from improving his position.
Boryska is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boryska does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boryska trying to control here.
Boryska is looking to improve his position.
Boryska manages to get to full guard.
Boryska has his foot on Cleary's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cleary works his way back into a safe position though.
Boryska thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cleary postures up in Boryska's guard and throws a big left but Boryska blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cleary won't allow Boryska to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cleary accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Boryska keeping moving, preventing Cleary from controlling successfully.
Cleary works over Boryska with some ground and pound from guard.
Boryska escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cleary gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cleary preventing the sweep.
Boryska utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cleary pushing down on Boryska's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boryska taking some punishment here, with Cleary in his half guard.
Boryska flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Boryska wants to improve his position but Cleary is controlling well.
Boryska has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cleary is working away from the top position though.
Cleary seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary is trying to control. Boryska wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cleary missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boryska wants to get back to full guard.
Cleary is looking for a kimura here.
Cleary is working for a submission of some sort.
Boryska tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Boryska manages to get to full guard.
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.
Cleary in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cleary drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cleary jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cleary stands up over Boryska, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boryska looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boryska keeps trying to improve his position.
We've been hearing that Cleary has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cleary scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cleary working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boryska is on top in guard.
Cleary escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boryska gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Cleary dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Boryska's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cleary slips a jab and a cross from Boryska.
Boryska throws a head kick that Cleary semi-blocks.
It looks like Patrick Cleary has been cut.
Cleary misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boryska.
Patrick Cleary is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Cleary.
Some wild striking there from Cleary.
Cleary tries to clinch but Boryska is having none of it.
Boryska lands a head kick. Cleary smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boryska misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boryska misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boryska throws a nice looking combination but Cleary bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boryska moves out of range as Cleary strikes.
Cleary looks to land a combination but Boryska avoids it well.
Boryska is looking for the big counter here.
A slow jab from Cleary misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Cleary misses
and Boryska counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boryska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cleary connects with a crisp jab.
Cleary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cleary throws a series of punches but Boryska avoids them all with ease.
Boryska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patrick Cleary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cleary shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boryska eats them both and turns towards Cleary to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cleary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boryska was well out of range. Poor timing from Cleary.
Cleary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cleary drops his hands momentarily and Boryska takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boryska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cleary with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Cleary.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boryska looks to throw the jab but Cleary is out of range.
Cleary throws a lazy right hand but Boryska sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good work by Boryska as he checks the leg kick.
Cleary lands a really nice looking cross but Boryska seems unphased.
Boryska 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.
Cleary scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Boryska 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boryska lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boryska lands a head shot.
Cleary drops Boryska with a beautiful combination! Boryska stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cleary is looking for the KO!
Cleary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boryska takes a swing at Cleary's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Boryska tenderised Cleary's leg. Cleary is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleary jabs Boryska to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boryska throws a sloppy head kick and Cleary moves out of range easily.
Cleary misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boryska counters with a head kick. That will keep Cleary thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cleary throws a lazy uppercut
and Boryska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boryska's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cleary under the eye.
Patrick Cleary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boryska looks to land a combination but Cleary avoids it well.
Oooooh!!! Cleary has knocked Boryska down with a huge combo! Cleary steps away and waves a wobbly Boryska back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boryska moves away from the strike by Cleary.
Cleary misses with a hook
and Cleary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cleary throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boryska counters with a three punch combo that has Cleary backing up. Cleary nods at Boryska to acknowledge the strikes.
Cleary gets caught flat footed, as Boryska shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boryska content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Patrick Cleary overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cleary looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boryska is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boryska lands a couple of elbows.
Boryska wants to control from the top but Cleary keeps moving.
Cleary is trying to control the position but Boryska postures up.
Cleary looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boryska postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boryska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cleary is keeping the position for now.
Boryska trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boryska throwing strikes from guard but Cleary blocks nicely.
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 Patrick Cleary will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cleary slips under a jab from Boryska.
Boryska misses with a kick to the body
and Cleary counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cleary drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Boryska manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cleary has Boryska in his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boryska's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cleary tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boryska has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boryska wants to control from the top but Cleary keeps moving.
Boryska trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boryska makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cleary pulls Boryska in close to prevent any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Boryska working his ground and pound in the gym.
Cleary's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleary is trying to keep Boryska in close.
Boryska looking to pass the guard.
Cleary wants to hit a switch here but Boryska passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cleary there!
Cleary can't escape the position.
Boryska is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cleary to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cleary shrugs it off.
Boryska scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cleary keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleary tries to lock up and control but Boryska gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cleary is trying to escape the mount.
Boryska landing strikes from the mount.
Cleary can't escape the position.
Boryska has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cleary's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cleary keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boryska goes for an armbar but Cleary turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cleary.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boryska throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cleary works over Boryska with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boryska looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cleary is one step ahead there.
Boryska is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cleary is aware though and is defending well.
Boryska looking for a sweep. Not yet Boryska, not yet.
Boryska trying to control the position.
Cleary scoring with some ground and pound.
Boryska has momentary wrist control but Cleary slips an elbow through the middle.
Cleary trying to control the position from guard on top but Boryska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boryska is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Boryska keeping full guard, as Cleary tries to pass.
Cleary throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boryska works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boryska looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cleary passes into side control.
Boryska tries to bench press Cleary off him but Cleary keeps the position.
Cleary wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boryska keeps working.
Boryska tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cleary wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cleary works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Piotr Boryska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boryska is looking to regain half guard here but Cleary keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Boryska comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cleary 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alen Ohanian (ranked 3039 p4p, 339 weight class) and James Harden (ranked 2921 p4p, 331 weight class). Ohanian comes to the cage accompanied by The Eternals - Wrath of Zeus . 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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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alen Ohanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Harden!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohanian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harden throws a leg kick but Ohanian checks it.
Ohanian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harden.
Ohanian cracks Harden with an open hand slap.
Harden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ohanian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harden misses with a looping left.
Ohanian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harden tries a quick counter leg kick but Ohanian is wise to it.
Ohanian throws a looping overhand right but Harden ducks down to avoid it.
Harden takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Ohanian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harden wants to counter with a clinch but Ohanian pushes him away.
Harden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ohanian lands a slapping body shot.
Harden looks to land a right hand but Ohanian moved out of range.
Alen Ohanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harden ducks under a wild hook from Ohanian.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harden throws a jab but it's blocked by Ohanian.
Harden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ohanian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A little jabbing left from Harden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Ohanian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harden doesn't seem phased though.
Ohanian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ohanian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harden throws a lazy right hand but Ohanian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harden leaves Ohanian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Ohanian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ohanian throws a hook but Harden blocks it.
Harden gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Harden wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden keeping full guard, as Ohanian tries to pass.
Ohanian stays in close to Harden's body and controls the position.
Ohanian tries to free his leg and advance position but Harden is retaining full guard.
Ohanian is working hard here to advance position.
Harden controlling Ohanian's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ohanian.
Ohanian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Harden!
Harden throws Ohanian to one side and escapes!
Harden misses with a low kick.
James Harden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ohanian lands a really nice looking cross but Harden seems unphased.
Harden throws an overhand right that lands on Ohanian's shoulder, as Ohanian tries to avoid the shot.
Harden cracks Ohanian with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohanian misses with a straight left.
Harden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Ohanian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ohanian just misses with a punch to the body.
Harden leaves Ohanian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian misses with a straight right.
Harden misses with a hook.
A nice combination there by Ohanian.
Harden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harden lands a leg kick that knocks Ohanian off balance momentarily.
Harden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ohanian shoots in but no luck this time.
Ohanian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Harden scores with a nice strike.
Ohanian is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ohanian is looking to slow Harden down with leg kicks.
Ohanian connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harden. Harden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot by Ohanian.
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 Alen Ohanian will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ohanian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harden.
Ohanian digs a good body shot into Harden's ribs.
Ohanian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Harden there.
Harden throws a leg kick but Ohanian checks it.
Harden defending well as Ohanian loads up on a big left hand.
Harden throws a right hand that Ohanian ducks under and follows up with a left that Ohanian also avoids with ease.
Ohanian is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harden's half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Ohanian's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ohanian frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ohanian tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harden tries to hold on but Ohanian pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohanian takes Harden's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Harden is in trouble.
Ohanian tries to keep control of the position but Harden is staying busy.
Harden fending off the submission attempt from Ohanian.
Ohanian working for the choke.
Ohanian struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harden turns into Ohanian and is now in his guard.
Ohanian working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ohanian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harden is one step ahead there.
Harden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ohanian is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohanian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ohanian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harden is stalling in the full guard.
Harden wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Ohanian's closed guard. He's half up but Ohanian has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Ohanian pivots and extends the arm, Harden falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Ohanian! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alen Ohanian!
A very excited looking Alen Ohanian 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Nickels (ranked 1500 p4p, 24 weight class) and Carl Sands (ranked 3702 p4p, 53 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sands's choice of entrance music: Ante Up (Remix) - By: M.O.P. ft. Busta Rhymes, Teflon, Remy Martin. Jimmy Nickels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Nickels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Sands!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sands ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nickels moves away.
Sands looks to land a left hand but Nickels moved out of range nicely.
Nickels is looking to counter punch.
Sloppy strikes from Sands. Those never looked like landing.
Nickels sizes up Sands with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Nickels misses.
Sands with the counter takedown but Nickels avoids it easily.
Sands throws a jab when Nickels was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Nickels.
Sands lands with a cross.
We've been hearing reports that Nickels has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sands shoots in but Nickels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nickels misses with a straight left.
Sands scores with a nice right hand.
Sands throws a body punch but Nickels moves out of range.
Nickels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sands loads up on a big right hand but Nickels slips the punch.
Sands lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sands throws a sloppy head kick and Nickels moves out of range easily.
Sands scores with a nice strike.
Sands lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sands attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nickels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sands misses the target.
Sands getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sands takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nickels throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickels slips a straight right by Sands.
Nickels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sands.
Nickels throws a jab when Sands was well out of range.
Sands misses with a straight right.
Nice shot lands for Sands.
Sands throws a shot from downtown. Nickels moves away and avoids it.
Sands dodges the punch combination from Nickels.
Nickels swats away the attempt to clinch by Sands.
Nickels lands a front kick.
Nickels slips under a jab from Sands.
Nickels looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sands with a jab.
Nickels slips under a jab.
Nickels swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Sands misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels misses the shot to the body.
Sands is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sands crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nickels - the referee stops the clock and Sands gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nickels. Sands manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nickels connects with a body shot that sends Sands's belly button to the back.
Nickels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nickels.
Sands throws a hook to the side of Nickels's head but Nickels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sands feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nickels's calf.
Nickels scores with a nice body kick.
Nickels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sands.
Sands throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sands misses with a hook. Nickels ducked under it nicely.
Nickels scores with a leg kick.
Nickels ducks under a wild hook from Sands.
It looked like Nickels was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Nickels.
Nickels moves out of range of the strikes.
Sands motions for Nickels to come forward. Sands throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Sands misses.
Sands closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice defenses there by Nickels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands lunges at Nickels with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nickels's hand.
Nickels throws a right hand that Sands ducks under and follows up with a left that Sands also avoids with ease.
Nickels misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Sands misses.
Nickels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sands avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sands fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nickels to the ground. Sands is now in Nickels's guard.
Nickels has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sands trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sands working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nickels's head.
Sands trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sands throws a strike but Nickels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sands looking to control.
Nickels cracks Sands with a solid left hand.
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!
Nickels's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nickels working some strikes from top position.
Sands bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nickels's guard.
Sands looking to sit in guard and control but Nickels gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sands trying to control the position.
Nickels stands up over Sands, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sands is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sands looking for a sweep. Not yet Sands, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carl Sands will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nickels darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Nickels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sands takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sands looks to land a left hand but Nickels moved out of range nicely.
Nickels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sands moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sands wants to counter the offense by Nickels and move into the clinch position.
Sands misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nickels.
Nickels throws a shot from downtown. Sands moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Sands.
A big right from Nickels misses.
Nickels scores with a three punch combo!
Nickels closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sands did well to prevent Nickels getting side control.
Sands wants to stand back up but Nickels manages to pass into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sands manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sands sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nickels defending well though.
Nickels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sands trying to control the action but Nickels is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands thows a huge punch but Nickels dodges it nicely.
Sands is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nickels is defending against the submission attempts here by Sands.
Sands scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sands not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sands thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nickels's head.
Nickels wants to control but Sands is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sands is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nickels doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sands.
Sands is working for a kimura but Nickels is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickels moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sands throws a big elbow that misses.
Sands throws a big elbow that misses.
Sands throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nickels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sands makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sands trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sands.
Nickels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sands working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nickels's head.
Sands throws an elbow that misses. Nickels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sands's guard. Nice move by Nickels!
Sands looking for a sweep. Not yet Sands, not yet.
Nickels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nickels preventing the sweep.
Sands is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nickels avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nickels lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carl Sands has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sands controls Nickels momentarily but Nickels frees himself.
Sands working for a triangle but Nickels defends it easily.
Nickels working some strikes from top position.
Nickels stopping the sweep attempt from Sands.
Sands working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nickels has passed into half guard!
Nickels is keen to just control but Sands is a slippery customer.
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 Jimmy Nickels will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nickels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sands throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nickels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nickels walks into a left hand.
Sands shoots in and drives through. Nickels sprawls well.
Nickels slips under a jab.
Nickels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sands.
A little feinted left hand from Nickels on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sands throws a looping overhand right but Nickels ducks down to avoid it.
Sands uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickels.
Nickels looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sands slips a jab from Nickels.
Nice shot by Sands.
A combination from Nickels does no damage.
Nickels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nickels will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sands wants to counter the offense by Nickels and move into the clinch position.
Nickels misses with a straight right.
Sands misses with a low kick.
Nickels feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sands pushes Nickels up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sands tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nickels avoids it.
Nickels lands an elbow inside that Sands shrugs off.
Sands tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands blocks an elbow strike from Nickels.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sands throws an elbow but misses.
Sands escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nickels slips under a jab from Sands.
Sands dodges the punch combination from Nickels.
Jimmy Nickels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nickels slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sands ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sands throws the left hand but Nickels avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Sands misses.
Sands misses with a hook. Nickels ducked under it nicely.
Sands lands with a kick to the temple. Nickels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice defenses there by Nickels.
Nickels scores with a hook to the body. Sands takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Nickels does it's job there.
Nickels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nickels thumps Sands with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickels misses with a head kick.
Nickels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sands.
Sloppy strikes from Nickels. Those never looked like landing.
Sands clobbers Nickels with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sands wants to land a leg kick but Nickels is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nickels, right into the meat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nickels. Sands shrugs it off though.
Jimmy Nickels is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickels moves away from the strike by Sands.
Nickels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nickels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nickels throws a shot from downtown. Sands moves away and avoids it.
Sands throws out a loose jab but Nickels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickels blocks a jab.
Nickels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sands moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sands moves out of range of the body kick.
Sands scores with a punch to the head.
Nickels blocks a jab.
Nickels fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sands just manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Nickels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sands.
Nickels misses the shot to the body.
Sands clinches.
Nickels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sands pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sands misses with a looping right.
Sands scores with a takedown into Nickels's guard.
Sands pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickels is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sands with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sands trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sands postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sands in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sands is looking to work some ground and pound but Nickels has wrist control.
Sands landing with the ground and pound.
Nickels keeping full guard, as Sands tries to pass.
Sands takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickels looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sands loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sands throws an elbow that misses. Nickels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sands's guard. Nice move by Nickels!
Sands is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sands looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nickels is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carl Sands.
I think Sands has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Sands!
After the fight, Carl Sands was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 1434 p4p, 157 weight class) and Burke Heimer (ranked 2510 p4p, 241 weight class). Burke Heimer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Burke Heimer !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott tries a head kick but it misses.
Heimer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Heimer staying out of range there.
Walcott scores with a punch to the head.
Tommy Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heimer takes one to the side of the head.
Heimer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Walcott misses the target.
Heimer misses with a straight left.
Heimer looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Heimer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Heimer throws a body shot but no joy.
Walcott looks to land a combination. Heimer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Walcott throws a head kick but Heimer 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!
Walcott looks to land a combination. Heimer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Walcott cracks Heimer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Walcott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walcott keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heimer . Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Walcott wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice jab there from Walcott.
Walcott throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Heimer misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott throws the kick towards the body but Heimer avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Heimer . Beautiful body shot.
Walcott walks into a left hand.
Walcott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heimer misses with a looping right.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heimer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walcott.
Walcott moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHeimer .
Heimer throws a solid leg kick but Walcott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Heimer .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Heimer .
Walcott connects with a looping right hand.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Heimer tries to clinch there but Walcott circles away.
Heimer missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walcott misses with a straight left.
Walcott looks to land a left hand but Heimer moved out of range nicely.
Walcott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heimer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Walcott with a body shot.
Walcott scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heimer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heimer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walcott appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Walcott looks to land a body kick but Heimer moved away.
Heimer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Heimer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heimer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walcott misses with a two punch combination.
Walcott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Walcott. Beautiful body shot.
Heimer throws a leg kick but Walcott sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walcott scores with a shot to the body.
Heimer gets tackled into the cage by Walcott. Walcott maintains the clinch.
Heimer misses with some punches.
Heimer lands a right hand.
Heimer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walcott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walcott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Heimer misses.
As Heimer looks to move away, Walcott throws a big counter combo but Heimer just gets out of the way.
Walcott misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Heimer misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimer scores with a hook.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Heimer .
Walcott throws a series of punches but Heimer avoids them all with ease.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott scores with a head kick. Heimer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Heimer connects with a nice looking jab.
Heimer missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Heimer misses.
Walcott throws a series of punches but Heimer avoids them all with ease.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heimer .
Walcott throws a head kick but Heimer moves out of range.
A nice side step and Heimer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Heimer misses the jab.
Heimer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Walcott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walcott pushes Heimer away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heimer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
It seemed like Heimer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heimer .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott slips a jab from Heimer .
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimer was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Walcott misses with the body kick
and Heimer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimer ! But no joy.
Heimer avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Heimer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walcott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walcott 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.
A swing and a miss from Heimer .
Heimer punishes Walcott's body with a nice straight punch.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Heimer .
Walcott's jab looks to have found its range, popping Heimer under the eye.
Walcott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heimer is out of range.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heimer .
Walcott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heimer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heimer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Heimer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott jabs Heimer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walcott is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Walcott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Tommy Walcott will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Heimer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Walcott bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Heimer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walcotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heimer looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
Walcott getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heimer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heimer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heimer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heimer blocks the body kick.
Nice jab there from Walcott.
Heimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Walcott slips a jab and a cross from Heimer .
Walcott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walcott throws a combination. Heimer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heimer misses with a looping left.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Heimer .
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Heimer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walcott takes one to the side of the head.
Walcott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Heimer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walcott.
Walcott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heimer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimer looks to score with a jab to the body but Walcott is just out of range.
Walcott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heimer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimer avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Tommy Walcott is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Walcott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walcott.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott slips a straight right by Heimer .
Walcott quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Heimer misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Walcott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heimer throws a big shot that misses.
Heimer misses with a body shot.
Walcott takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heimer avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Walcott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heimer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walcott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heimer .
Walcott slips under a jab.
Heimer throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walcott throws a hook but Heimer avoids it easily.
Walcott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Walcott works Heimer 's body with a nice hook.
Walcott scores with a body shot.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimer throws out the jab.
Walcott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Walcott works Heimer 's body with a nice hook.
Heimer moves away from the strike by Walcott.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Heimer moved away.
Walcott throws a leg kick which misses Heimer 's front leg but catches the back leg as Heimer tries to avoid it.
Walcott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walcott missing with a left hand there. Heimer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heimer avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Walcott throws an overhand right that lands on Heimer 's shoulder, as Heimer tries to avoid the shot.
Walcott cracks Heimer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott throws a body punch but Heimer moves out of range.
Heimer is looking for the big counter here.
Nice straight punches there by Heimer . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heimer .
A swing and a miss from Heimer .
Heimer checks a low kick from Walcott.
Heimer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walcott.
Walcott was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walcott.
Heimer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walcott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heimer doesn't seem bothered though.
Heimer scoring well with a low kick there.
Heimer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heimer blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Heimer connects with a looping right hand.
Heimer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walcott doesn't seem bothered though.
Walcott throws a series of strikes that have Heimer backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott tries a low kick but Heimer avoids it.
Walcott lands a jab to Heimer 's midsection.
Donk. Walcott catches Heimer right on the button with a cross.
Walcott misses with a hook. Heimer ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Heimer ! But no joy.
Nice shot by Heimer .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimer avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Walcott loads up on a big right hand but Heimer slips the punch.
Walcott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heimer moves out of range as Walcott throws a body kick.
Walcott looks to land a combination but Heimer avoids it well.
Walcott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walcott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Heimer tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Heimer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Heimer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walcott at a distance.
Heimer throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Heimer misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Heimer finds it's way through Walcott's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walcott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walcott throws a head kick but Heimer moves out of range.
Heimer 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.
Heimer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walcott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Walcott dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Walcott digs a good hook to Heimer 's body.
Walcott throws a right and a left that Heimer avoids nicely.
Walcott throws a body punch but Heimer moves out of range.
Walcott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heimer at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Heimer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walcott throws a hook but Heimer avoids it easily.
Walcott misses with a body shot
and Heimer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heimer misses with a low kick.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heimer moves away.
A head kick by Walcott misses
and Heimer counters with a stiff right hand.
Heimer throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.
Heimer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heimer scores with a jab. Walcott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heimer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walcott.
Heimer moves out of range of the body kick.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
Heimer moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Heimer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimer lands a jab to the nose.
Walcott throws out a powerful jab.
Walcott throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heimer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Walcott avoids the head kick by Heimer .
Heimer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walcott with a nice cross.
Heimer swats away the attempt to clinch by Walcott.
Heimer connects with a body shot.
Heimer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walcott.
Heimer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Heimer looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
Heimer misses with a hook. Walcott ducked under it nicely.
Walcott cracks Heimer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Walcott scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heimer manages to avoid it.
Heimer forces Walcott back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Heimer 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heimer .
Heimer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heimer blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Heimer prevents a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walcott uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heimer .
Walcott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Heimer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walcott throws a push kick but Heimer slaps the foot to one side.
Walcott throws out a loose jab but Heimer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heimer . That did some damage!
Heimer takes a swing at Walcott's ribcage but misses.
Walcott was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Heimer 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Walcott dodges the punch combination from Heimer .
Heimer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Walcott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heimer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walcott scores with a hook.
Walcott tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heimer is able to avoid easily.
Walcott connects with a good right hand that stumbles Heimer . Heimer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heimer , right into the meat.
Walcott checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walcott misses with an uppercut. Heimer saw that one coming.
Tommy Walcott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heimer misses with a hook. Walcott ducked under it nicely.
Heimer throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heimer slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Walcott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walcott sizes up Heimer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Walcott scores with a jab. Heimer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heimer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Walcott lands with a nice body kick.
Burke Heimer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimer misses with a straight right.
Walcott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heimer misses with a series of wild punches.
Heimer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Walcott cracks Heimer with a good jab.
Heimer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Heimer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid body kick from Walcott.
Walcott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walcott swings for the body but Heimer moves out of range.
Heimer needs to keep his hands up - Walcott had a free shot at his head there.
Walcott throws an off balance right hand
and Heimer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heimer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heimer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walcott throws a lazy right hand but Heimer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walcott avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Walcott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walcott, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Walcott!
Tommy Walcott managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Narek Sirakanian (ranked 989 p4p, 126 weight class) and Andy Rothschild (ranked 1890 p4p, 244 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rothschild's choice of entrance music: Iron Maiden- Wrathchild. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narek Sirakanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rothschild tries to land a leg kick but Sirakanian saw it coming and moves away.
Sirakanian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sirakanian lands a nice shot that snaps Rothschild's head back.
Rothschild throws a sloppy head kick and Sirakanian moves out of range easily.
Sirakanian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian blocks a head kick by Rothschild.
Sirakanian tries to score with a low kick but Rothschild moves his leg out of the way.
Rothschild walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Sirakanian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothschild fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rothschild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sirakanian swings for the body but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild walks into a jab.
Sirakanian definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Sirakanian.
Rothschild thuds a left hand into Sirakanian's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a hook but Rothschild avoids it easily.
Sirakanian scores with a sloppy right hand. Rothschild should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rothschild lands a nice looking body shot.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sirakanian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sirakanian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Sirakanian.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Sirakanian moved out of range.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a combination. Rothschild tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sirakanian moves away from the strike by Rothschild.
Sirakanian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothschild misses with a kick to the body.
Sirakanian lands a nice 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!
Sirakanian misses with a lunging right hand
and Rothschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws out a powerful jab.
Sirakanian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild throws a low kick but Sirakanian avoids it.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild tries to move into range but Sirakanian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rothschild throws a body shot but no joy.
Sirakanian thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Sirakanian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sirakanian throws a body punch but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirakanian works Rothschild's body with a nice hook.
Rothschild throws a shot from downtown. Sirakanian moves away and avoids it.
Rothschild displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sirakanian throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sirakanian there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Narek Sirakanian has been cut.
Sirakanian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sirakanian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rothschild doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sirakanian is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sirakanian scores with a jab to the body.
Sirakanian thuds a left hand into Rothschild's body.
Rothschild takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirakanian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rothschild misses with a leg kick
letting Sirakanian counter with a right hand.
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!
Sirakanian scores with a sloppy right hand. Rothschild should have avoided that one.
Rothschild will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sirakanian is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Sirakanian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sirakanian lands the left hand.
Sirakanian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sirakanian.
Rothschild connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirakanian misses with a straight left.
Sirakanian lands with an uppercut that bounces Rothschild off the cage and back into range.
Narek Sirakanian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sirakanian lands a nice looking body shot.
Sirakanian throws a good cross that connects.
Rothschild takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sirakanian looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Rothschild throws a series of punches but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Rothschild ducks right into an uppercut from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Sirakanian.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rothschild throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narek Sirakanian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Narek Sirakanian's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Rothschild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Rothschild.
Rothschild misses with a looping right.
Sirakanian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sirakanian checks a low kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sirakanian connects with a looping right hand.
Sirakanian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sirakanian thumps Rothschild with a low kick.
Sirakanian misses the shot to the body.
Sirakanian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sirakanian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rothschild can do to turn this around?
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild misses with a body shot.
Rothschild throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sirakanian counters with a right hand to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rothschild in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
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!
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Sirakanian.
Rothschild has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sirakanian avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
A good leg kick by Rothschild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirakanian throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
Sirakanian lands with a nice body punch.
Sirakanian lands a nice shot to the body.
Rothschild lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sirakanian at a distance.
Sirakanian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sirakanian looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Rothschild. Beautiful body shot.
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sirakanian with a jab.
Sirakanian connects with a body shot.
Sirakanian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sirakanian scores with a jab. Rothschild acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Rothschild misses the target.
Rothschild fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sirakanian dips to his left and cracks Rothschild with an uppercut!
Sirakanian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian connects with a solid leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rothschild might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sirakanian has got the better of the exchanges.
Sirakanian jabs at Rothschild's body.
Rothschild tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sirakanian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Rothschild misses
and Sirakanian counters with a nice uppercut.
Narek Sirakanian is winning the standup battle so far.
Sirakanian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sirakanian lands a glancing blow to the side of Rothschild's head.
Sirakanian just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot lands for Sirakanian.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothschild misses with a double jab
letting Sirakanian counter with a right hand.
Sirakanian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sirakanian.
Rothschild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sirakanian stuns Rothschild with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sirakanian with a jab.
Sirakanian scores with a nice strike.
Rothschild is rocked!
Rothschild gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sirakanian gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Narek Sirakanian!
During a confident post fight interview, Narek Sirakanian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Andy Rothschild had this to say: 'I'm sorry everyone.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob The Man (ranked 806 p4p, 101 weight class) and Adam Rios (ranked 1121 p4p, 142 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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155 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Rios!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rios's sensitive parts.
The Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Man.
A little jabbing left from Rios on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The Man fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Man scores with the left hand. Rios knows he should have avoided that one.
The Man throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rios swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by The Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Man.
Rios 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.
The Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Rios counter with a right hand.
The Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rios swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The Man wants to slow Rios down by chopping away at his legs.
Rios has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Man.
Rios keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rios! But no joy.
The Man lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rios at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Man.
A shot to the body from The Man misses
and Rios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Bob The Man has been cut.
The Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The Man swings widly with a right hand
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
The Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rios.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rios! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Man throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rios counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Man misses with a kick to the body
and Rios counters with a straight right hand.
The Man scores with a body shot.
Rios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Man thuds his right hand into Rios's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rios misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by The Man as he connects with a hook.
The Man clinches with his opponent.
Rios takes a shot to the head.
Rios lands with a left to the head.
Rios tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rios manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rios escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Man gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Man's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Man scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Man trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
The Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Man controlling from the top position.
Rios has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think The Man should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Rios has tightened it up now! The Man should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adam Rios!
During a confident post fight interview, Adam Rios thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Newton (ranked 972 p4p, 140 weight class) and Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 724 p4p, 102 weight class). Dambullah is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Boom Boom. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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196 lbs
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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
22 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dambullah throws a solid leg kick but Newton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dambullah.
Newton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newton digs a good hook to Dambullah's body.
Dambullah looks for the body kick but Newton saw that one coming.
Dambullah gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Newton looking to pass the guard.
Dambullah is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Newton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dambullah is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dambullah has escaped and now he's on top!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton wants to sweep but no luck.
Newton is working hard here to advance position.
Dambullah controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah won't allow Newton to sweep him here.
Newton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dambullah escapes and throws Newton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Newton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Newton is trying to escape the position but Dambullah is controlling the position.
Newton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newton's coaches at Roosters Coop have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Dambullah trying to control the action but Newton is working from the bottom.
Newton can't do much from the bottom here.
Newton is not content to let Dambullah control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah tries to advance to mount but can't.
Newton can't do much from the bottom here.
Newton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dambullah wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Newton looks to move to half guard but instead Dambullah has passed into mount! Damn!
Dambullah takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dambullah wants to get back to his feet but Newton is holding on tight.
Newton is desperately trying to improve his position but Dambullah has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Newton is looking to escape.
Dambullah controlling the pace for now.
Newton is working to get back to half guard.
Dambullah controlling from mount.
Newton is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah is looking to stand but Newton has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Newton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dambullah not doing much here.
Newton wants to get back to full guard.
Dambullah trying to control from half guard but Newton is working away.
Newton tries to get to full guard but Dambullah has control of the leg.
Dambullah seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Newton wants to improve his position but Dambullah is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Dambullah seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Papa Moosh Dambullah 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.
Dambullah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newton.
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dambullah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Newton wants to clinch but Dambullah slips to the side
and Newton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Dambullah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Newton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Newton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dambullah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dambullah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Newton if he has to take too many more of those.
Dambullah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dambullah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Newton with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Newton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Newton misses
and Dambullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dambullah takes a swing at Newton's ribcage but misses.
Dambullah ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Newton throws a right hand that misses
and Dambullah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah tries to land a front kick but Newton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Newton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Papa Moosh Dambullah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newton throws the left hand but Dambullah avoids the punch easily.
Newton takes one to the side of the head.
Newton digs a good hook to Dambullah's body.
Newton throws a body punch but Dambullah moves out of range.
Newton misses with a straight right.
Newton moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDambullah.
Papa Moosh Dambullah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Newton lands a jab to Dambullah's midsection.
Dambullah lands a jab to the head.
Newton cracks Dambullah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Dambullah misses.
Newton slips a jab from Dambullah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dambullah just misses with a punch to the body.
Bill Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dambullah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dambullah! 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!
Newton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dambullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dambullah misses the jab.
Newton lands with a nice body punch.
Newton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dambullah manages to avoid it.
Dambullah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dambullah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton swings for the body but Dambullah moves out of range.
Dambullah misses with a body shot.
Newton attempts a counter takedown but Dambullah avoids it well and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Dambullah. No joy for Newton on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Newton misses its intended target.
Dambullah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dambullah, right into the meat.
Dambullah misses with a body shot.
Newton slips a straight right by Dambullah.
Newton misses with an uppercut.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton scores with a body shot.
Dambullah ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
A shot to the body from Newton misses
and Dambullah counters with a good, hard body kick but Newton shrugs it off.
Dambullah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dambullah. Newton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton fails with the takedown
and Dambullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Newton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dambullah.
Newton misses with a right hand
and Dambullah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dambullah moves forwards but Newton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Newton rushes Dambullah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Newton scores with a shot to the side of Dambullah's head.
Newton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dambullah tries to work over Newton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dambullah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Newton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dambullah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newton thinking.
Newton tries to clinch up.
Dambullah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newton.
Dambullah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Moosh Dambullah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Newton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Newton connects with a right hand. Dambullah shakes it off.
Dambullah misses the shot to the body.
Dambullah misses with a body shot.
Newton tries to counter with a takedown but Dambullah is quick to defend against it.
Dambullah misses with a low kick.
Newton avoids the body shot from Dambullah.
Newton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dambullah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dambullah staying out of range there.
Newton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dambullah. Dambullah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton moves out of range of the strikes.
Newton lands with a hook. Dambullah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Newton lands a slapping body shot.
Newton misses with an uppercut.
Dambullah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Newton if he has to take too many more of those.
Newton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dambullah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Newton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Newton slips a straight right by Dambullah.
Dambullah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton.
Dambullah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dambullah throws a wild body kick that Newton sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Dambullah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dambullah tries to land a body kick
and Newton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dambullah is holding on to half guard well.
Dambullah trying to control from the bottom.
Newton is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah regains full guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton tries to free his leg and advance position but Dambullah is retaining full guard.
Newton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dambullah manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Newton has Dambullah in his guard.
Dambullah content to stall in guard here.
Newton has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dambullah is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Newton.
Dambullah slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton gets back to half guard.
Newton is looking for a sweep. Dambullah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Newton is staying active underneath Dambullah, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dambullah looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dambullah prevents Newton from improving his position.
Newton wants to control but Dambullah is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Newton is trying to get back to full guard.
Newton looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Dambullah seems content to control.
Bill Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dambullah passes to side control.
Newton is looking to regain half guard here but Dambullah keeps moving and retains side control.
Dambullah slows the pace down.
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 Bill Newton.
I think Dambullah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Moosh Dambullah!
A relieved looking Papa Moosh Dambullah 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Grill (ranked 1098 p4p, 154 weight class) and Rudi Dassler (ranked 1449 p4p, 190 weight class). Bob Grill could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rudi Dassler's chin.
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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
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Bob Grill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 31 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Dassler!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grill throws a hook but Dassler avoids it easily.
Grill slips a jab from Dassler.
Nice sprawl there from Grill as Dassler shoots in.
Dassler closes the distance and clinches up with Grill, looking for a takedown. Dassler pushes Grill against the cage but Grill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grill slips under a jab from Dassler.
Grill swings for the body but Dassler moves out of range.
Grill works Dassler's body with a nice hook.
Grill misses with an uppercut. Dassler saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grill defends it nicely.
Bob Grill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudi Dassler.
Good shot there by Grill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grill.
Bob Grill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grill looks to land a right hand but Dassler moved out of range.
Grill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dassler.
Grill tries to sprawl but Dassler drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dassler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grill defending well though.
Dassler is thwarting Grill's attempts to control the position.
Dassler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Grill sees it coming and defends easily.
Dassler in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Grill tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dassler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rudi Dassler!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rudi Dassler made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fanta Coco (ranked 1567 p4p, 26 weight class) and Wild Turkey (ranked 1720 p4p, 71 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wild Turkey !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkey throws an overhand right that lands on Coco's shoulder, as Coco tries to avoid the shot.
Turkey lands a leg kick that knocks Coco off balance momentarily.
Turkey looks to land a combination but Coco avoids it well.
Coco walks into a stiff left hand from Turkey .
It looks like Fanta Coco has been cut.
Turkey misses with a two punch combination.
Turkey catches Coco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turkey misses with the combination.
Turkey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coco can pounce on him.
Coco throws a nice head kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Coco - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coco moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Coco's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Coco.
Coco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turkey .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco misses with a punch to the body.
Coco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coco trying to land knees to the body.
Coco tries a body shot but Turkey blocks it.
Good body shot from Turkey .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turkey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coco managing to block the knees to the body from Turkey .
Coco blocks the elbow strike.
Coco stalling against the cage.
Turkey blocks a body shot from Coco.
Coco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turkey blocks it with crossed arms.
Coco lands a nice knee to the body.
Turkey scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coco tries to throw a body punch but Turkey avoids it by throwing Coco back against the cage.
Coco scores with a shoulder strike.
Turkey misses with some punches.
Coco trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turkey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turkey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turkey has a couple of punches blocked by Coco.
Coco tries a body shot but Turkey blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Coco.
Coco tries to work over Turkey 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turkey lands a left hand.
Coco lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Coco.
Turkey looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Coco as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Coco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Coco tries to work over Turkey 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco dodges an elbow strike from Turkey .
Coco effectively controlling the action here.
Coco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turkey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coco.
Turkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turkey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Coco obliges.
Come on Coco - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Coco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turkey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turkey takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Wild Turkey has been cut.
Coco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turkey is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco misses with a knee to the head.
Coco stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Turkey misses with a punch on the inside.
Coco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turkey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turkey trying to land knees to the body.
Coco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coco with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Coco.
Turkey blocks a body shot from Coco.
Coco tries to land knees in the clinch but Turkey avoids the damage to the body.
Coco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turkey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coco lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Coco.
Coco lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fanta Coco dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coco scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coco scores with a nice body kick.
Coco sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Turkey to the ground! Coco dives into full mount looking to finish!
Turkey is rocked!
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!
Coco stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Turkey is still on wobbly legs! Can Coco finish him?
Wild Turkey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coco lands a jab to Turkey 's midsection.
Coco knocks out Turkey with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Coco before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Coco picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fanta Coco!
Fanta Coco 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Farley Steve (ranked 693 p4p, 102 weight class) and Blake Phoenix (ranked 1174 p4p, 165 weight class). 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
28 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farley Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Steve walks into a straight right hand from Phoenix.
Phoenix defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix is looking for the big counter here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Phoenix tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Phoenix misses.
Steve slips a jab from Phoenix.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phoenix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Phoenix moves out of range of the strikes.
Phoenix lands a slapping body shot.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Phoenix misses with an uppercut. Steve saw that one coming.
A jab from Steve misses.
Phoenix lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve looks to throw the jab but Phoenix is out of range.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Steve.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a jab to the head.
Phoenix misses the jab.
A big right from Steve misses.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a hook
and Steve counters with a right hand to the body.
Phoenix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve tests Phoenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Phoenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Steve has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steve there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steve takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
Steve throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Phoenix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farley Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Phoenix misses with a straight left.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
Steve takes a swing at Phoenix's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Phoenix is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A left lands for Steve.
Phoenix scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix slips a jab from Steve.
Phoenix avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve drops his hands momentarily and Phoenix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steve swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix darts in and clinches Steve up against the cage.
Steve prevents a body shot from Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phoenix digs a right hand underneath Steve's ribcage. Steve let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phoenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve working aggressively here.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Phoenix.
Steve blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Phoenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steve avoids it.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Farley Steve has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Phoenix throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Phoenix.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Steve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve is working Phoenix over against the cage.
Steve digs a right hand underneath Phoenix's ribcage. Phoenix let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phoenix letting Steve take a breather here.
Steve pushes Phoenix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve tries a body shot but Phoenix blocks it.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve tries to work over Phoenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix trying to land knees to the body.
Steve dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Phoenix avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Phoenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Farley Steve's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Phoenix catches Steve with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steve looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Phoenix throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from Phoenix misses its intended target.
Phoenix throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steve counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phoenix thinking.
Nice uppercut lands for Phoenix. That snapped Steve's head back.
Steve moves out of range as Phoenix strikes.
Phoenix throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Steve misses with a right hand
and Phoenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Steve lands with an overhand left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phoenix, as that shot connected.
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!
Steve's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Phoenix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steve scrambles back to his feet.
Steve misses with a left hand
letting Phoenix counter with a right hand.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phoenix.
Phoenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phoenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Phoenix misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve scores with a jab. Phoenix acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
As Steve backs off Phoenix throws a huge counter combo but Steve manages to avoid it all.
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phoenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve slips a jab from Phoenix.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Phoenix's shoulder, as Phoenix tries to avoid the shot.
Phoenix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Phoenix throws out a loose jab but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phoenix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
A little jabbing left from Phoenix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phoenix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Phoenix throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Steve wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Phoenix lands with a shot to the body.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phoenix throws out the jab.
Phoenix punishes Steve's body with a nice straight punch.
Phoenix connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
Steve bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the body.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phoenix misses with a straight left.
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Phoenix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phoenix throws a hook to the side of Steve's head but Steve sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steve staying out of range there.
Steve blocks a jab.
Phoenix swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Phoenix loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phoenix bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steve's head backwards.
Phoenix has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steve finds it's way round the side to connect with Phoenix's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve scores with a jab to the head.
Steve tests Phoenix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Phoenix does no damage.
Phoenix moves out of range of the strikes.
Phoenix is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steve with a body shot.
Steve gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phoenix.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Phoenix moves away and avoids it.
Phoenix connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Steve throws a poor cross that misses
and Phoenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Phoenix needs to keep his hands up - Steve had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Steve misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve throws a hook but Phoenix avoids it easily.
Steve looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phoenix connects with a jab.
Phoenix lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a jab to the nose.
Phoenix lands a jab to the head.
Steve works the jab nicely.
Phoenix moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
Phoenix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Phoenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phoenix.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Steve slips under a jab from Phoenix.
Phoenix connects with a right hand. Steve shakes it off.
Phoenix digs a good body shot into Steve's ribs.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phoenix.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Phoenix moved out of range nicely.
Phoenix slips a straight right by Steve.
Phoenix throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Phoenix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Farley Steve's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Steve throws a hook to the side of Phoenix's head but Phoenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phoenix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phoenix moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Blake Phoenix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Steve misses the target.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Phoenix moved out of range.
Steve with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Phoenix to score with a decent uppercut.
Steve is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Phoenix lands a nice looking body shot.
Phoenix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Phoenix has closed the distance and engaged Steve in a clinch.
Phoenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Phoenix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike.
Phoenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Phoenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Steve.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phoenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steve wants to get back to striking at distance but Phoenix won't allow it.
Phoenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Phoenix cracks Steve with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Phoenix - that landed with a thud.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Phoenix tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phoenix scores with a shot to the side of Steve's head.
Phoenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Steve is trying to force a seperation but Phoenix has the dominant position.
Phoenix lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Phoenix.
Phoenix being controlled against the cage.
Steve blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve misses with a lunging right hand
and Phoenix counters with a stiff right hand.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Phoenix's shoulder, as Phoenix tries to avoid the shot.
Phoenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Phoenix.
Phoenix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phoenix scores with a jab to the body.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phoenix manages to avoid it.
A jab from Phoenix misses.
Phoenix lands with an uppercut that bounces Steve off the cage and back into range.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Phoenix ducks down to avoid it.
Phoenix connects with a right hand. Steve shakes it off.
Phoenix misses with a straight right.
Steve slips a jab from Phoenix.
Phoenix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steve misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phoenix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phoenix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Phoenix blocks a jab.
Phoenix looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Phoenix slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
Steve swings for the body but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Phoenix sizes up Steve with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phoenix lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phoenix moves out of range as Steve strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Phoenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Steve takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Phoenix ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phoenix lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phoenix throws out a powerful jab.
Farley Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Steve misses.
Steve pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve throws a lazy uppercut
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phoenix misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Phoenix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Phoenix.
Steve rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phoenix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Phoenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Phoenix has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Phoenix!
Blake Phoenix thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Farley Steve had this to say: 'Did u fart? Or is that ur BREATH?'.
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