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BFC FIGHT NIGHT 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Jenkins (ranked 3825 p4p, 6795 weight class) and Jeff Hoffman (ranked 463 p4p, 621 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leroy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jenkins.
Jenkins with a hook.
Jenkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jenkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoffman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jenkins is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hardcore Wrestling & BJJ, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hoffman is trying to work for a kimura but Jenkins is defending well.
Hoffman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hoffman seems to be working for a kimura but Jenkins defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins won't allow Hoffman to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is defending against the submission attempts here by Hoffman.
Hoffman has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jenkins defend it? Hoffman steps over the head and cranks it - Jenkins is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hoffman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeff Hoffman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dos Santos (ranked 4855 p4p, 3334 weight class) and Robert Helpmann (ranked 578 p4p, 436 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Helpmann!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helpmann counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Helpmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos walks into a jab.
Helpmann scores with a jab. Dos Santos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 It looks like Jorge Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Helpmann as he connects with a hook.
Dos Santos tries to clinch
and Helpmann counters with a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab
letting Helpmann counter with a right hand.
We've been informed that Helpmann has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Helpmann cracks Dos Santos with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Dos Santos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Helpmann.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Helpmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Helpmann avoids the damage to the body.
Helpmann looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Helpmann breaks the clinch.
Helpmann fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dos Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dos Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Helpmann counters with a straight right hand.
Robert Helpmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick by Dos Santos misses
and Helpmann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick
and Helpmann counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos thows a leg kick but Helpmann checks it
and Helpmann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Dos Santos is rocked!
Dos Santos tries to land a leg kick but Helpmann saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Helpmann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Helpmann counters with a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos misses with a combination
and Helpmann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Helpmann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dos Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Helpmann counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dos Santos! Helpmann lets Dos Santos back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Helpmann scores with a counter punch that sends Dos Santos to the canvas! Helpmann smells blood - he's punishing Dos Santos with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Dos Santos has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Helpmann!
Robert Helpmann thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Barbaro (ranked 3084 p4p, 4010 weight class) and Chris Smith (ranked 392 p4p, 472 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Barbaro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Barbaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbaro tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbaro shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barbaro is defended easily by Smith.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Barbaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbaro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbaro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Smith stuns Barbaro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barbaro closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Barbaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith with a jab.
Barbaro looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
A big left from Smith misses.
It looked like Barbaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Barbaro shoots in.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Barbaro moves into the clinch.
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbaro.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Barbaro is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbaro has his back to the cage.
Barbaro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Barbaro tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barbaro has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barbaro tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith tries to break free but Barbaro pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Barbaro stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Barbaro.
Barbaro walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Chris Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbaro doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Barbaro tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Barbaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barbaro doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Barbaro ducks down to avoid it.
Smith digs a good hook to Barbaro's body.
Barbaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Barbaro throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbaro moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Barbaro shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barbaro wants to clinch.
Barbaro shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Barbaro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith jabs Barbaro right on the nose. Barbaro blinks but takes it well.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbaro.
It looked like Barbaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Barbaro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Barbaro's head but Barbaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbaro.
A little feinted left hand from Barbaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Smith dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barbaro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Barbaro defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Barbaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbaro slips under a jab from Smith.
Barbaro throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Barbaro wants to clinch.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barbaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Barbaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Barbaro's head but Barbaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barbaro's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Smith.
Smith misses with a hook
and Barbaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barbaro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbaro on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barbaro doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Barbaro.
Barbaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barbaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Barbaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbaro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Barbaro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
No luck for Barbaro with that takedown attempt.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbaro is looking to counter punch.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barbaro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Barbaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith cracks Barbaro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barbaro fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barbaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbaro darts in trying to clinch
and Barbaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Barbaro defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Barbaro shoots in.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Chris Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbaro misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Barbaro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith throws a combination. Barbaro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barbaro slips under a jab from Smith.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Barbaro fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbaro shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Barbaro didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith passes Barbaro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbaro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Barbaro tries to clinch up.
Barbaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Barbaro pushes him away.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbaro.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Barbaro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith with a nice cross.
Barbaro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Barbaro moved out of range nicely.
Barbaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbaro moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Barbaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barbaro on the side of the head.
Barbaro blocks a jab.
Barbaro moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Barbaro is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Barbaro tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barbaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbaro misses the target.
A left lands for Smith.
Barbaro slips a jab from Smith.
Joe Barbaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbaro.
Barbaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith takes a swing at Barbaro's ribcage but misses.
Barbaro tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Barbaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Barbaro misses its intended target.
Barbaro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbaro.
Barbaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Barbaro is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith throws the left hand but Barbaro avoids the punch easily.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barbaro dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Barbaro's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Barbaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith throws a hook but Barbaro avoids it easily.
Barbaro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Barbaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barbaro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barbaro trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barbaro's guard.
Chris Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbaro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Smith!
Chris Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Ballistics (ranked 6628 p4p, 3936 weight class) and Jebediah Springfield (ranked 253 p4p, 207 weight class). Dudley Ballistics 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dudley Ballistics!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jebediah Springfield!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Springfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ballistics moves out of range as Springfield strikes.
Springfield staying out of range there.
Ballistics dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballistics swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ballistics throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Ballistics misses the target.
Springfield lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Springfield has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Springfield misses the target.
Ballistics takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ballistics throws a body punch but Springfield moves out of range.
Springfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Springfield walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballistics misses with a lunging right hand
and Springfield counters with a left to the body.
Springfield throws a shot from downtown. Ballistics moves away and avoids it.
Springfield throws a one two combo.
Springfield walks into a straight right hand from Ballistics.
Ballistics drops his hands momentarily and Springfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from Springfield misses.
Ballistics throwing a counter right hand but Springfield manages to avoid it.
Ballistics misses with a hook. Springfield ducked under it nicely.
Springfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballistics takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Springfield throws an off balance right hand
and Ballistics counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Springfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ballistics throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Springfield sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Springfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ballistics.
Springfield slips under a jab from Ballistics.
Ballistics swinging wildly here.
Springfield moves away from the strike by Ballistics.
Springfield throws out a loose jab but Ballistics uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballistics misses with a looping left.
Springfield connects with a looping right hand.
Springfield takes a swing at Ballistics's ribcage but misses.
Springfield's corner calls for a 1-2. Springfield obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ballistics moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Ballistics wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ballistics misses with an uppercut.
Ballistics swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Springfield with a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Springfield has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ballistics scores with a hook to the body. Springfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Springfield takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ballistics connects with a right hand. Springfield shakes it off.
Springfield ducks under a wild hook from Ballistics.
A lazy left from Ballistics finds it's target.
Springfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballistics looks to land a right hand but Springfield moved out of range.
Springfield swings widly with a right hand
letting Ballistics counter with a right hand.
 Springfield is rocked!
Springfield gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ballistics gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Springfield is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dudley Ballistics!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trey DeVell (ranked 24941 p4p, 7164 weight class) and Norris Chow (ranked 545 p4p, 518 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey DeVell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norris Chow!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow throws a right hand that DeVell ducks under and follows up with a left that DeVell also avoids with ease.
Chow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
DeVell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
DeVell stuns Chow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
DeVell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
DeVell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeVell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chow has DeVell up against the cage in a clinch.
Chow successfully pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeVell stands up from Chow's guard - DeVell perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chow lands a jab to DeVell's midsection.
Chow needs to keep his hands up - DeVell had a free shot at his head there.
DeVell lands a jab.
DeVell scores with a sloppy right hand. Chow should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Chow.
DeVell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chow throws a nice looking combination but DeVell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeVell jabs Chow right on the nose. Chow blinks but takes it well.
DeVell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chow misses with a series of wild punches.
DeVell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeVell cracks Chow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
DeVell misses with an uppercut.
DeVell cracks Chow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeVell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeVell scores with a sloppy right hand. Chow should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow slips a straight right by DeVell.
Chow takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chow moves away from the strike by DeVell.
A punch combination from Chow misses.
It looked like DeVell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch combination from DeVell misses.
Chow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Good leg kick by Chow.
DeVell connects with a nice looking jab.
DeVell looks to land a right hand but Chow moved out of range.
Chow lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Chow wants to clinch up but DeVell keeps it at a distance.
DeVell misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from DeVell misses.
DeVell misses with a looping left.
DeVell misses with a wild combination.
Chow tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow throws a nice looking combination but DeVell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeVell throws a lazy uppercut
and DeVell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chow scores with a kick to the body.
Chow looks to land a combination but DeVell avoids it well.
DeVell swats away the attempt to clinch by Chow.
DeVell misses with a looping right.
Chow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
DeVell keeps the fight on the outside.
DeVell avoids a kick to the body.
Chow blocks a jab.
Chow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeVell throws an overhand right that lands on Chow's shoulder, as Chow tries to avoid the shot.
Chow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
DeVell throws a shot from downtown. Chow moves away and avoids it.
Chow lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trey DeVell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeVell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chow.
Chow swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
DeVell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Donk. Chow catches DeVell right on the button with a cross.
DeVell lands a really nice looking cross but Chow seems unphased.
DeVell throws an overhand right that lands on Chow's shoulder, as Chow tries to avoid the shot.
Chow tries to counter with a clinch but DeVell shakes him off and moves away.
Chow moves in looking to clinch but DeVell pushes him off.
DeVell with a jab.
DeVell connects with the punch.
The fighters circling - DeVell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chow throws a nice looking combination but DeVell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeVell lands with a straight right. Chow didn't see that one coming.
Chow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeVell.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeVell misses with a straight right.
Trey DeVell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeVell misses with a hook.
DeVell misses with a looping right.
DeVell misses with an uppercut
and Chow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chow.
DeVell is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey DeVell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
DeVell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeVell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
DeVell lunges at Chow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chow's hand.
DeVell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chow unleashes a big counter combination but DeVell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DeVell throws a jab but it's blocked by Chow.
The fighters circling - DeVell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut lands for DeVell. That snapped Chow's head back.
Chow scores with the left hand. DeVell knows he should have avoided that one.
DeVell is rocked!
Chow lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and DeVell falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Norris Chow!
Our winner, Norris Chow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boubacar Dembele (ranked 1919 p4p, 3847 weight class) and Tony Nurmagomedov (ranked 255 p4p, 459 weight class). Boubacar Dembele had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boubacar Dembele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dembele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nurmagomedov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dembele takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Boubacar Dembele has been cut.
Dembele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dembele takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dembele thuds his right hand into Nurmagomedov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
 It looks like Tony Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Dembele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nurmagomedov's hands.
Nurmagomedov tries to move into range but Dembele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dembele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Nurmagomedov is aggressively charging in as Dembele backs up avoiding any damage. Dembele tosses out a jab and Nurmagomedov runs right into it face first! Nurmagomedov is out cold! Dembele dropped down on all fours and is barking in Nurmagomedov's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boubacar Dembele!
An out of breath and clearly excited Boubacar Dembele thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karel Slezina (ranked 2541 p4p, 2792 weight class) and Sergei Volkov (ranked 354 p4p, 383 weight class). Slezina comes to the cage accompanied by No Escape. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karel Slezina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov shoots in for a takedown but Slezina shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Volkov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slezina looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slezina lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Slezina does it's job there.
Volkov fails with a takedown attempt.
Karel Slezina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Volkov.
Volkov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Slezina quickly recovers to half guard.
Slezina tries to roll over but Volkov keeps him under control.
Volkov wants to free his trapped foot but Slezina is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Slezina tries to get to full guard but Volkov has control of the leg.
Volkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Volkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Slezina is looking to control Volkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slezina avoid being mounted?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slezina is trying to get back to full guard.
Volkov uses his free foot to push down on Slezina's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Slezina.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slezina is trying to escape the mount.
Slezina sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Volkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Volkov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slezina with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Volkov working over Slezina with some ground and pound. Slezina looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Slezina looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Volkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Slezina has hold of Volkov's hands but Volkov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Volkov.
Volkov drops an elbow to the side of Slezina's head.
Volkov lands a big elbow - Slezina is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Volkov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Volkov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rebel Smith (ranked 2681 p4p, 2429 weight class) and Xavier Lane (ranked 312 p4p, 281 weight class). Rebel Smith 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xavier Lane!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a hook but Lane blocks it.
Lane jabs at Smith's body.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lane.
Lane forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Lane lands with a light punch inside.
Smith keeps control of Lane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lane's coach down at Hardcore Boxing & MT was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lane's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lane manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Lane's head but Lane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lane throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Lane ducks down to avoid it.
Lane throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Lane saw that one coming.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Lane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lane tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lane lands with a cross.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Lane saw that one coming.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lane.
Lane unleashes a big counter combination but Smith bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Lane.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane clinches.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lane's efforts to push away.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lane blocks an uppercut.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith blocks a body shot from Lane.
Smith tries to work over Lane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Smith.
Lane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lane thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Rebel Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lane misses with a body shot.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lane moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith moves out of range as Lane strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Smith misses.
Lane lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith throws a hook but Lane blocks it.
Lane looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Lane.
Lane throws a big shot that misses.
Lane clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Lane breaks the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook.
Lane's corner calls for a 1-2. Lane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lane lands with a good body shot.
Lane slips a straight right by Smith.
Lane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lane prevents a body shot from Smith.
Lane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Lane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Lane moved out of range.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Lane has managed to clinch.
Smith pushes Lane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lane backwards.
Lane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith misses with some punches.
Lane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Lane.
Lane blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Lane.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith prevents a body shot from Lane.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Lane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lane lands a body shot.
Lane rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Lane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lane scrambles back to his feet.
Smith takes one on the button.
Lane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Lane is just out of range.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lane to score with a decent uppercut.
Lane takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Lane.
Smith digs a right hand into Lane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lane's gas tank.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lane lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lane.
Lane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith throws a body punch but Lane moves out of range.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Lane dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Lane moved out of range.
Smith misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Lane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Lane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Lane takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Lane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lane forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Lane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Lane closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Lane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
and Lane counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane gets a clinch.
Lane prevents a body shot from Smith.
Lane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lane jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Lane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Lane moved out of range nicely.
Lane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Lane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lane rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith misses with some punches.
Lane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Xavier Lane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Lane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lane lands a slapping body shot.
Smith clobbers Lane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Lane misses.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lane jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Lane counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lane rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with some punches.
Lane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lane misses with a few strikes there.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Lane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Lane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
letting Lane counter with a right hand.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Lane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lane scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Lane lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Lane cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane blocks a jab.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Lane.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Lane there.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Lane counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Lane's head but Lane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lane drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lane breaks the clinch.
Lane lands with a cross.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lane darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lane blocks a body shot from Smith.
Lane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Lane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lane moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Lane.
Lane throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Lane misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Lane scores with a jab to the head.
Lane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xavier Lane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith misses with a hook. Lane ducked under it nicely.
Lane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Lane has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Lane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lane manages to break the clinch.
Lane has managed to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Lane.
A shot in the inside from Lane.
Lane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Lane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lane with a nice cross.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Lane.
A cross from Lane lands.
Lane misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Lane staying out of range there.
Lane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lane scores with a body shot.
Smith swings for the body but Lane moves out of range.
Lane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Lane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith throws a jab when Lane was well out of range.
Lane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith throws a hook but Lane blocks it.
It seemed like Lane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lane throws a shot to the body.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lane.
Lane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lane lands an overhand right.
Lane cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Lane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Lane ducks down to avoid it.
Lane misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lane lands a nice looking body shot.
Lane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith misses the jab.
Lane moves into the clinch.
Lane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lane.
Rebel Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lane breaks from the clinch.
Lane lands with an overhand left.
Lane jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith throws a jab when Lane was well out of range.
Smith misses with a hook. Lane ducked under it nicely.
Lane throws a counter combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lane scores with a shot to the body.
Lane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
and Lane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lane lands with a cross.
Lane connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Lane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith throws a jab when Lane was well out of range.
Lane scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Lane to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lane jabs at Smith's body.
Lane moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith tries to circle away but Lane has him pinned against the cage.
Smith tries a body shot but Lane blocks it.
Smith working aggressively here.
A short right from Smith.
Lane manages to break the clinch.
Lane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith throws a body punch but Lane moves out of range.
Lane with a hook.
Lane takes the fight into the clinch.
Lane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lane.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lane slips under a jab from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lane ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Lane takes the fight into the clinch.
Lane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Lane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lane forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Lane on the inside.
Xavier Lane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lane.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Lane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lane 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Lane!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Vergys (ranked 1966 p4p, 907 weight class) and Hale Stenburg (ranked 123 p4p, 56 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackie Vergys!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hale Stenburg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vergys gets tackled into the cage by Stenburg. Stenburg maintains the clinch.
Stenburg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stenburg has Vergys up against the cage in a clinch.
Vergys is trying to pull guard but Stenburg has him pressed against the cage.
Vergys is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stenburg lands with a right to the head.
Stenburg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenburg forces Vergys back against the cage and clinches.
Stenburg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vergys has Stenburg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stenburg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Vergys. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stenburg avoiding damage.
Vergys goes for a takedown attempt but Stenburg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hale Stenburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenburg moves into the clinch.
Stenburg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stenburg lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenburg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenburg closes the distance and pushes Vergys back into the cage.
Stenburg digs a right hand into Vergys's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vergys's gas tank.
Vergys has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stenburg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Stenburg.
Stenburg breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vergys tries to score a body lock takedown but Stenburg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vergys looking for a takedown.
Stenburg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stenburg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vergys creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stenburg lands an uppercut.
Stenburg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vergys wants to take the fight to the mat but Stenburg manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Stenburg as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vergys is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Stenburg can't fight it off and eventually Vergys manages to take the fight to the floor. Stenburg looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vergys is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg wants to stand up but Vergys is controlling him.
Vergys loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been hearing that Vergys has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Stenburg wants to stand up but Vergys is controlling him.
Vergys throws an elbow that misses. Stenburg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vergys's guard. Nice move by Stenburg!
Stenburg gets to his feet - Vergys follows without any prompting.
Stenburg instigates a clinch.
Stenburg lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stenburg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg pushes Vergys back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stenburg is pressed up against the cage. Vergys has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stenburg down to the mat. Stenburg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stenburg has Vergys up against the cage in a clinch.
Vergys changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stenburg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stenburg moves into the clinch.
Stenburg breaks from the clinch.
Stenburg has closed the distance and engaged Vergys in a clinch.
Stenburg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stenburg is leaning against Vergys and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stenburg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stenburg moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Stenburg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg manages to break the clinch.
Stenburg has managed to clinch.
Stenburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Vergys backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stenburg digs a right hand underneath Vergys's ribcage. Vergys let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stenburg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vergys backwards.
A hook to the body from Stenburg.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stenburg.
Stenburg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vergys is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stenburg to keep the fight standing.
Vergys drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stenburg lands a shoulder strike.
Stenburg manages to break the clinch.
Stenburg closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Stenburg.
A short body shot lands from Stenburg as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Stenburg dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stenburg moves into the clinch.
Stenburg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Stenburg.
Stenburg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenburg instigates a clinch.
Vergys has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stenburg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vergys is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vergys is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Vergys. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Stenburg as the two fighters clinch.
Stenburg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stenburg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vergys tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenburg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vergys backwards.
Stenburg lands with a light punch inside.
Stenburg pushes Vergys back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stenburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vergys tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stenburg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vergys can't get the takedown.
Stenburg manages to break the clinch.
Stenburg rushes Vergys and presses him up against the cage.
Stenburg effectively controlling the action here.
Stenburg lands with a short shot to the head.
Stenburg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stenburg has managed to clinch.
Stenburg pushes Vergys back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vergys is looking for a takedown.
Vergys tries to stall but Stenburg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stenburg lands a left hand.
Stenburg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stenburg moves into the clinch.
Vergys changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stenburg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stenburg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stenburg has Vergys up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stenburg lands with a short shot to the head.
Stenburg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vergys changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stenburg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stenburg closes the distance and pushes Vergys back into the cage.
Stenburg breaks from the clinch.
Stenburg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stenburg has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stenburg presses Vergys against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stenburg scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Stenburg.
Stenburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vergys backwards.
Stenburg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vergys is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Stenburg.
Oh Vergys is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stenburg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stenburg is working Vergys over against the cage.
Hale Stenburg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stenburg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stenburg drops Vergys onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Vergys is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Stenburg to work.
Vergys drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stenburg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stenburg pushes Vergys back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stenburg gets control of Vergys's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stenburg will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vergys trying to control but Stenburg is working from the bottom.
Stenburg is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Vergys seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stenburg gets underhooks to prevent Vergys's takedown attempt.
Stenburg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stenburg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vergys up against the cage.
Stenburg pushes Vergys back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stenburg.
Stenburg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stenburg scores with a shoulder strike.
Stenburg jumps guard.
Stenburg is looking to stand up but Vergys isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stenburg manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Stenburg pushes Vergys back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stenburg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hale Stenburg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vergys tries to keep at a distance but Stenburg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stenburg lands a right hand.
Stenburg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vergys wants to take the fight to the mat but Stenburg manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vergys tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vergys looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Vergys. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vergys's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stenburg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vergys.
Stenburg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stenburg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stenburg has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenburg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vergys backwards.
Vergys has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stenburg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stenburg cracks Vergys with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Stenburg.
Stenburg pushes Vergys back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Stenburg.
Vergys is working for takedown but Stenburg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stenburg gets through Vergys's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stenburg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vergys tries for a takedown but Stenburg manages to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Stenburg.
Stenburg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stenburg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vergyss head.
Stenburg dips a shoulder and cracks Vergys with a mighty uppercut! Vergys falls back against the cage and Stenburg unloads with a barrage of strikes! Vergys is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Stenburg screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hale Stenburg!
Hale Stenburg is the new bantamweight champion!
Hale Stenburg gave a mention to Core Combat in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 2082 p4p, 1905 weight class) and T Bone Carver (ranked 276 p4p, 250 weight class). T Bone Carver acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, T Bone Carver!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Burgundy's head coaches at UnderGround Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carver. Burgundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burgundy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Carver.
Carver cracks a nice hook into Burgundy's ribs.
Carver throws a hook but Burgundy avoids it easily.
Carver swings for the body but Burgundy moves out of range.
As Carver tries to get set, Burgundy tries to push him back and clinch up but Carver manages to avoid the attempt.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
Burgundy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carver throws out the jab.
Burgundy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Carver manages to circle out of the way.
Carver misses the shot to the body.
Carver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carver looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgundy is just out of range.
Carver jabs Burgundy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carver misses with an uppercut
and Burgundy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burgundy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carver.
Carver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carver cracks Burgundy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carver has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
T Bone Carver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carver misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Carver.
Carver connects with a jab.
It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
Carver throws a hook to the side of Burgundy's head but Burgundy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carver throws a shot to the body.
Carver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgundy moves away.
A lazy left from Carver finds it's target.
Burgundy takes one on the button.
Carver lands with an overhand left.
Burgundy blocks a jab.
Burgundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carver.
As Carver tries to get set, Burgundy tries to push him back and clinch up but Carver manages to avoid the attempt.
Burgundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carver.
Burgundy moves away from the strike by Carver.
Burgundy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Carver.
Carver lands a jab to Burgundy's midsection.
Carver misses the shot to the body.
Burgundy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Burgundy slips under a jab.
Burgundy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burgundy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burgundy staying out of range there.
Burgundy tries to counter by clinching up but Carver breaks away and moves out of range.
Carver throws a big shot that misses.
Burgundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carver.
Burgundy is looking to counter the offense by Carver and move into the clinch.
Carver jabs Burgundy right on the nose. Burgundy blinks but takes it well.
Ron Burgundy's cut is getting worse.
Carver misses with a straight right.
Carver misses with a hook to the body
and Burgundy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like T Bone Carver has been cut.
Burgundy slips under a jab.
Burgundy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carver pounces like a tiger and cracks Burgundy with a vicious hook! Burgundy is down but not out! Carver follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). T Bone Carver!
T Bone Carver managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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