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WCF 105: Escalante vs Boudeaux PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Papo (ranked 4378 p4p, 23597 weight class) and Mateusz Mateusz (ranked 266 p4p, 362 weight class). Mateusz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Marcin Najman-ostatnia walka. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mateusz Mateusz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Papo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mateusz Mateusz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mateusz wants to get back to his feet but Papo is dominant here and he's now got Mateusz's back!
Papo is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Mateusz up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mateusz is trying to stand back up.
Papo controls the action.
Papo lands shots from the back.
Papo has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mateusz's body.
Mateusz trying to control the hands but Papo won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mateusz rolls, trying to escape but Papo keeps control of the position.
Papo controlling from the back.
We've been hearing good reports from Papo'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mateusz trying to control but not successfully.
Good control from Papo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mateusz is trying to get back to his feet but Papo has full control of the position and if anything, Mateusz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Papo controls the position.
Papo is punishing Mateusz with strikes - can he finish him?!
Papo is working the ground and pound. Can Mateusz escape?
What can Mateusz do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mateusz is really stuck here.
Papo is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mateusz tries to escape the position.
Papo loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Mateusz hold on?
Papo is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mateusz tries to roll but Papo sticks to his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Papo 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.
Papo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Papo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mateusz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Papo has passed into half guard!
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.
Papo is controlling the pace.
Papo'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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Papo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mateusz tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Papo cracks Mateusz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Papo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Papo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mateusz's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papo landing strikes from the mount.
Papo working Mateusz over with strikes here.
Papo content just to control the position here.
Hiroshi Papo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Papo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Papo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mateusz being controlled here, momentarily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Papo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mateusz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Papo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mateusz has momentary wrist control but Papo slips an elbow through the middle.
Papo stays in close to Mateusz's body and controls the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Papo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mateusz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Papo sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mateusz for as long as he can get away with.
Further stalling from Papo.
Mateusz wants to sweep but no luck.
Papo sitting in guard here, content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Papo is stinking the place up with his stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mateusz gets caught napping as Papo dives in and scores a takedown. Mateusz manages to retain guard.
Papo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Papo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Papo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mateusz. Papo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Papo is staying tight to Mateusz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Papo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Papo, 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Papo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Sinclair (ranked 2264 p4p, 3560 weight class) and Raul Kyshenko (ranked 283 p4p, 449 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raul Kyshenko!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyshenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kyshenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sinclair manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sinclair trying to control the pace.
Sinclair prevents Kyshenko from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinclair is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kyshenko can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyshenko wants to control but Sinclair is having none of it.
Sinclair prevents Kyshenko from getting the reversal.
Sinclair landing strikes from the mount.
Kyshenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sinclair has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kyshenko's face.
Kyshenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sinclair is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Sinclair extends the arm and Kyshenko is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Sinclair!
An out of breath Anthony Sinclair thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Sekera (ranked 2700 p4p, 3800 weight class) and Phillip Ortega (ranked 338 p4p, 446 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sekera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bleed it out. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Phillip Ortega was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pavel Sekera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega blocks the body kick.
Ortega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ortega gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sekera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ortega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortega misses with some punches.
Sekera blocks an uppercut.
Ortega throws a head punch that misses.
Ortega swings wildly with an uppercut but Sekera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sekera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sekera misses with the combination.
Ortega throws out a counter right but Sekera avoids it with no problem.
Sekera is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Ortega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega avoids the head kick by Sekera.
Ortega now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sekera misses with a two punch combination.
Ortega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ortega digs a good hook to Sekera's body.
Ortega slips a jab and a cross from Sekera.
Sekera scores with a shot to the body.
Sekera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortega paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sekera misses with a two punch combination.
Ortega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ortega moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sekera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ortega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been hearing reports that Sekera has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ortega has Sekera pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sekera manages to break the clinch.
Sekera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortega unleashes a big counter combination but Sekera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sekera lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ortega has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ortega and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sekera moves into the clinch successfully.
Sekera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sekera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sekera wants to clinch up but Ortega keeps it at a distance.
A nice side step and Ortega releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ortega scores with a hook to the body. Sekera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ortega ducks right into an uppercut from Sekera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekera lands with a nice body punch.
Sekera is looking to clinch but Ortega is avoiding it.
Sekera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortega is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pavel Sekera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sekera throws a combination that misses
and Ortega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sekera looks for the body kick but Ortega saw that one coming.
Sekera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sekera misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ortega! But no joy.
Sekera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sekera throws a hook but Ortega avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sekera looks to land a body kick but Ortega moved away.
Ortega has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sekera finds it's way round the side to connect with Ortega's head.
Sekera wants to clinch.
Sekera closes the distance and clinches.
Ortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sekera misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortega counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Sekera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sekera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sekera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ortega manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ortega doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sekera wants to clinch up but Ortega keeps it at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sekera lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ortega has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ortega and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sekera cracks Ortega with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Sekera does no damage.
Sekera misses with a two punch combination.
Ortega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sekera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Ortega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sekera moves in looking to clinch but Ortega pushes him off.
Ortega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sekera.
Ortega is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekera misses with a head kick.
Ortega unleashes a big counter combination but Sekera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ortega.
Pavel Sekera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sekera fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Ortega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ortega throws a body punch but Sekera moves out of range.
Sekera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sekera wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Ortega releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ortega slips a jab from Sekera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sekera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortega wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Sekera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sekera walks into a stiff left hand from Ortega.
Sekera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortega manages to avoid it.
Ortega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ortega works the jab nicely.
Sekera throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ortega keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sekera.
A little jabbing left from Ortega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pavel Sekera is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortega is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sekera with a body shot.
Sekera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sekera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ortega manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sekera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortega is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sekera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sekera throws a series of punches but Ortega avoids them all with ease.
Ortega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sekera throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ortega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sekera moves into the clinch.
Sekera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sekera throws a sloppy head kick and Ortega moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sekera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sekera looks to clinch
and Ortega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Sekera is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortega circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ortega counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh Sekera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sekera glances at the clock... BAM! Ortega nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Sekera crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Sekera is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phillip Ortega!
A relieved looking Phillip Ortega thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Pavel Sekera spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time I will come stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Demarcus Jackson (ranked 2144 p4p, 4666 weight class) and Jon Rambo (ranked 221 p4p, 380 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demarcus Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tests Rambo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rambo moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Rambo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Oooooh!!! Jackson has knocked Rambo down with a huge combo! Jackson steps away and waves a wobbly Rambo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Rambo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Rambo is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Rambo bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Jackson comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Rambo falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Rambo was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Demarcus Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Demarcus Jackson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Ike (ranked 3625 p4p, 3317 weight class) and Islandiano Islandish (ranked 121 p4p, 109 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Ike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Islandiano Islandish!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Islandish shoots in and gets a takedown into Ike's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ike looking for a guillotine here but Islandish defends easily.
Ike seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ike looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ike keeping full guard, as Islandish tries to pass.
Ike looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ike is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Islandish rolls with it to try and escape but Ike cranks on the arm and Islandish is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Ike!
After winning the bout, Roy Ike thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Fitzgerald (ranked 844 p4p, 2113 weight class) and Liam Murphy (ranked 116 p4p, 267 weight class). Fitzgerald comes to the cage accompanied by It's Bedtime by Ninja Sex Party. Greg Fitzgerald has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greg Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fitzgerald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy wants to clinch
and Fitzgerald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fitzgerald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzgerald stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
Murphy pushes Fitzgerald up against the cage in a clinch.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzgerald.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Fitzgerald.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald blocks an uppercut.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Fitzgerald's head.
Fitzgerald presses Murphy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murphy keeps control of Fitzgerald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald blocking some punches.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Fitzgerald tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fitzgeralds head.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fitzgerald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Murphy has Fitzgerald pressed against the cage, preventing Fitzgerald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzgerald.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzgerald can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzgerald tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzgerald blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzgerald lands a nice uppercut.
Fitzgerald misses with some punches.
Fitzgerald can't find room to land a body shot as Murphy controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzgerald.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzgerald uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzgerald pushes Murphy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzgerald connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Murphy instigates a clinch.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzgerald.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald misses with some punches.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murphy working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Murphy.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzgerald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzgerald blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald blocking some punches.
Fitzgerald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fitzgerald works on Murphy's body with a couple of short punches.
Fitzgerald tries to work over Murphy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch to the body.
Fitzgerald lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
Murphy working aggressively here.
Fitzgerald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Fitzgerald working hard to break the clinch.
Fitzgerald blocking some punches.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzgerald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murphy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Fitzgerald misses with the head strike.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fitzgerald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Murphy has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Fitzgerald scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Fitzgerald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murphy.
Murphy lands a hook that snaps the head of Fitzgerald backwards.
Fitzgerald tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzgerald lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzgerald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fitzgerald lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Murphy dominated that round.
That's time! Fitzgerald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Fitzgerald does it's job there.
Liam Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
We've been told by Fitzgerald's head coaches at Beasties that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fitzgerald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzgerald lunges at Murphy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murphy's hand.
Fitzgerald keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzgerald is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fitzgerald works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitzgerald swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fitzgerald scores with a hook.
Murphy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzgerald is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Murphy misses with the head strike.
Murphy misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzgerald.
Liam Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murphy letting Fitzgerald take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald wants to break free but Murphy has control.
Murphy misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzgerald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzgerald lands a shot to the body.
Fitzgerald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murphy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgerald scores with a shot to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy lands a right hand.
Fitzgerald throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murphys head.
Murphy throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Murphy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgerald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzgerald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murphy closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Fitzgerald to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy wants to clinch
and Fitzgerald counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Fitzgerald finish him?
Fitzgerald lands a brutal uppercut that launches Murphy off his feet! Murphy tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg Fitzgerald!
Greg Fitzgerald made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Happy fookin' New Year, Hilo! Good start to the year! I'm coming for that hardware! The Birmingham Orangutan is gonna' be your future champion here! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva (ranked 2237 p4p, 2497 weight class) and Harold Kerzner (ranked 314 p4p, 342 weight class). Harold Kerzner acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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195
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World class boxer
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Kerzner!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Val Pacheco Da Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kerzner throws out the jab.
A low kick from Val Pacheco Da Silva is predictable there
and Val Pacheco Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Kerzner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kerzner is looking to chop away at Val Pacheco Da Silva's legs.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Val Pacheco Da Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kerzner is out of range.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Kerzner's shoulder, as Kerzner tries to avoid the shot.
Kerzner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kerzner throws a looping overhand right but Val Pacheco Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Val Pacheco Da Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kerzner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Kerzner. Beautiful body shot.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kerzner to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Kerzner.
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!
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Kerzner to counter with a crisp jab.
Kerzner misses the shot to the body.
Kerzner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerzner scores with a jab to the head.
Val Pacheco Da Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Val Pacheco Da Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kerzner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kerzner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kerzner tries to move into range but Val Pacheco Da Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Val Pacheco Da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Oooooh!!! Val Pacheco Da Silva has knocked Kerzner down with a huge combo! Val Pacheco Da Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Kerzner back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kerzner is rocked!
Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Val Pacheco Da Silva jabs at Kerzner's body.
Kerzner is still on wobbly legs! Can Val Pacheco Da Silva finish him?
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Kerzner.
A countering left hand to the body from Kerzner misses.
Val Pacheco Da Silva lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Kerzner out cold! Kerzner is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva!
A victorious Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Barbosa (ranked 286 p4p, 872 weight class) and Jose Ronaldo (ranked 36 p4p, 97 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
Ronaldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice defenses there by Ronaldo.
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Ronaldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ronaldo uses from the top position.
Ronaldo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barbosa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ronaldo has managed to get both his arms back between Barbosa's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronaldo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ronaldo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa is pulling down on Ronaldo's head to control his posture.
Barbosa working for submissions but it's allowed Ronaldo to get to half guard.
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.
Barbosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ronaldo pulls his head out easily.
Barbosa trying to control here.
Ronaldo controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to control but Ronaldo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barbosa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ronaldo in his tracks.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ronaldo connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
A nice combination there by Barbosa.
Barbosa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ronaldo tries to clinch
and Barbosa counters with a left right combination that sends Ronaldo crashing to the mat - Barbosa wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Ronaldo out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Barbosa!
A victorious Daniel Barbosa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blazej Byczkiewicz (ranked 876 p4p, 842 weight class) and Seamus Ohoulihan (ranked 115 p4p, 111 weight class). Byczkiewicz's entrance music is The Analogs - Szczecin. A fine choice. Ohoulihan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bill Conti - Going The Distance kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blazej Byczkiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus Ohoulihan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczkiewicz misses with a straight right.
Byczkiewicz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 It looks like Seamus Ohoulihan has been cut.
Ohoulihan catches Byczkiewicz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 It looks like Blazej Byczkiewicz has been cut.
Byczkiewicz throws an off balance right hand
letting Ohoulihan counter with a right hand.
Ohoulihan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Byczkiewicz at a distance.
Ohoulihan lands a really nice looking cross but Byczkiewicz seems unphased.
Byczkiewicz throws a right and a left that Ohoulihan avoids nicely.
Byczkiewicz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byczkiewicz moves out of range as Ohoulihan strikes.
Ohoulihan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ohoulihan throws a hook but Byczkiewicz blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byczkiewicz misses with an uppercut.
Byczkiewicz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ohoulihan, pushing him back against the cage.
Byczkiewicz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Byczkiewicz has a closed guard, preventing Ohoulihan from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ohoulihan tries to stand but Byczkiewicz is controlling from the bottom.
Byczkiewicz wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Byczkiewicz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Byczkiewicz throws out a loose jab but Ohoulihan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ohoulihan is looking for the big counter here.
A swing and a miss from Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz missing with a left hand there. Ohoulihan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Byczkiewicz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Byczkiewicz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Byczkiewicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byczkiewicz pushes Ohoulihan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ohoulihan stalling the fight.
A short uppercut from Byczkiewicz.
I was talking to Byczkiewicz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ohoulihan stalls.
Ohoulihan receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Byczkiewicz tries to work over Ohoulihan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohoulihan tries to stall but Byczkiewicz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hook to the body lands for Byczkiewicz.
A right hand to the body from Byczkiewicz.
Ohoulihan looks winded!
Byczkiewicz tries a body shot but Ohoulihan blocks it.
Ohoulihan looking to stall.
Ohoulihan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byczkiewicz lands a nice uppercut.
Byczkiewicz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ohoulihan blocking some punches.
Byczkiewicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byczkiewicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Byczkiewicz throws a head punch that misses.
Byczkiewicz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byczkiewicz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ohoulihan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ohoulihan.
Byczkiewicz lands a jab to the head.
Ohoulihan is rocked!
Byczkiewicz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Byczkiewicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byczkiewicz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohoulihan missing with a left hand there. Byczkiewicz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blazej Byczkiewicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byczkiewicz scores with a jab to the body.
Byczkiewicz moves into the clinch.
Byczkiewicz breaks from the clinch.
Ohoulihan gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Byczkiewicz gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blazej Byczkiewicz!
An out of breath Blazej Byczkiewicz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Escalante (ranked 87 p4p, 700 weight class) and Jethro Boudreaux (ranked 12 p4p, 108 weight class). Boudreaux has chosen Degenerate Boy - Mark of Cain as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vicente Escalante!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jethro Boudreaux!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escalante looks for the body kick but Boudreaux saw that one coming.
Escalante throws a jab when Boudreaux was well out of range.
Boudreaux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boudreaux tries for a takedown but Escalante sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boudreaux has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boudreaux has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Escalante avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vicente Escalante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Boudreaux.
Boudreaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boudreaux prevents Escalante from breaking the clinch.
Escalante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boudreaux has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Escalante is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Boudreaux is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Escalante pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Escalante lands a nice uppercut.
Escalante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante throws a push kick but Boudreaux slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Boudreaux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escalante throws a hook to the side of Boudreaux's head but Boudreaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escalante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boudreaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Escalante.
Boudreaux is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but Escalante moves out of range.
Escalante tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escalante connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boudreaux scrambles back to his feet.
Escalante misses with a looping left.
Escalante has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Boudreaux closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Escalante to the mat! Escalante manages to get full guard.
Boudreaux wants to control from the top but Escalante keeps moving.
Boudreaux looking to sit in guard and control but Escalante gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boudreaux looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boudreaux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boudreaux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux wants to stand but Escalante is controlling the position.
Boudreaux is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Escalante defends well.
Escalante stands and steps away. Boudreaux gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Escalante throws a big shot that misses.
As Escalante backs off Boudreaux throws a huge counter combo but Escalante manages to avoid it all.
Vicente Escalante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escalante lands a nice shot that snaps Boudreaux's head back.
Escalante looks for the body kick but Boudreaux saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boudreaux if he has to take too many more of those.
Donk. Escalante catches Boudreaux right on the button with a cross.
Boudreaux rushes Escalante and presses him up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Escalante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boudreaux or not.
Boudreaux wants to stall.
Escalante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
Boudreaux has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boudreaux shoots for a double leg takedown but Escalante sprawls well. He's pushed Boudreaux's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boudreaux clinches.
Escalante misses with a punch on the inside.
Escalante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Escalante misses the target.
Escalante smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boudreaux misses with a series of wild punches.
Boudreaux slips a jab from Escalante.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escalante darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Jethro Boudreaux has been cut.
Escalante scores with a nice right hand.
Boudreaux misses with a series of wild punches.
Boudreaux throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Escalante was covering up waiting for the punch and Boudreaux finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boudreaux trying to control but Escalante is working from the bottom.
Boudreaux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escalante is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Escalante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jethro Boudreaux's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boudreaux slips under a jab from Escalante.
Boudreaux lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boudreaux tries for a takedown but Escalante circles away easily
and Escalante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boudreaux defending well as Escalante loads up on a big left hand.
Vicente Escalante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick lands for Escalante.
Escalante stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Escalante wants it to stay on the feet.
Boudreaux avoids the body shot from Escalante.
Boudreaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boudreaux closes the distance and clinches up with Escalante, looking for a takedown. Boudreaux pushes Escalante against the cage but Escalante circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Escalante was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vicente Escalante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Boudreaux.
Escalante connects with a jab.
Escalante bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boudreaux's head.
Boudreaux moves out of range as Escalante strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Escalante on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Escalante throws a lazy right hand but Boudreaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boudreaux unleashes a big counter combination but Escalante bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Escalante misses with a straight left.
Jethro Boudreaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boudreaux doesn't seem bothered though.
Boudreaux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escalante throws a big shot that misses.
Boudreaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escalante.
Escalante throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Boudreaux shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boudreaux takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Escalante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boudreaux takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boudreaux misses with a series of wild punches.
Boudreaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escalante scores with a jab. Boudreaux acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boudreaux closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boudreaux tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boudreaux has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boudreaux is breathing heavily.
Escalante is not content to let Boudreaux control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boudreaux has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Escalante gets back to half guard.
Escalante is refusing to be controlled, as Boudreaux sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Boudreaux tries to pass to full mount but Escalante defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escalante desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Boudreaux is trying to work for a kimura but Escalante is defending well.
Boudreaux is trying to work for a kimura but Escalante is defending well.
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.
Boudreaux is trying to work for a kimura but Escalante is defending well.
Boudreaux is looking for a kimura but Escalante is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boudreaux to get the leverage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boudreaux is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Escalante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boudreaux can do to turn this around?
Escalante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Escalante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jethro Boudreaux's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Escalante lands with a good body shot.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up but Escalante circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Escalante.
Escalante misses with a looping left.
Escalante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escalante throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boudreaux is defended easily by Escalante.
Boudreaux has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Escalante.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante throws a shot to the body.
Escalante moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Escalante lands with a hook. Boudreaux tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boudreaux takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boudreaux steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Escalante. That one must have hurt.
Boudreaux takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Escalante. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escalante.
Escalante comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boudreaux ducks right into an uppercut from Escalante.
Escalante fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escalante lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boudreaux's sensitive parts.
Escalante tries a head kick but it misses.
Boudreaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escalante.
A nice leg kick lands there from Escalante.
Escalante misses with a body shot.
Boudreaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Escalante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Escalante catches Boudreaux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boudreaux is trying hard to land a takedown here. Escalante sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Escalante stuffs the takedown attempt from Boudreaux. Boudreaux gets slowly back to his feet.
Vicente Escalante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Boudreaux.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escalante fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boudreaux looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boudreaux. Boudreaux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Escalante with the inside leg kick.
Boudreaux tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boudreaux shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Escalante but Escalante pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A counter left hand to the body from Escalante misses its target.
Escalante connects with a crisp jab.
Boudreaux fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Escalante lands a jab to Boudreaux's midsection.
Escalante fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boudreaux shoots in but no luck this time.
Boudreaux throws a looping overhand right but Escalante ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escalante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Escalante.
A jab from Escalante finds it's way through Boudreaux's defenses.
Escalante throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boudreaux motions for Escalante to come forward. Boudreaux throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escalante scores with the left hand. Boudreaux knows he should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Escalante as he connects with a hook.
Escalante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boudreaux wants to clinch.
Escalante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boudreaux.
Escalante lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but Escalante moves out of range.
Escalante buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boudreaux fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escalante throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boudreaux misses with a leg kick.
Escalante connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Escalante throws a head kick that half lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Escalante to the mat! Escalante manages to get full guard.
Boudreaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Escalante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escalante trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vicente Escalante clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jethro Boudreaux's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Escalante missing with a left hand there. Boudreaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escalante throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boudreaux closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boudreaux is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Escalante creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Boudreaux's defenses.
Boudreaux is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Escalante breaks the clinch.
Boudreaux is looking to chop away at Escalante's legs.
Boudreaux on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Jethro Boudreaux's cut even more.
Boudreaux takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boudreaux shoots and misses
and Escalante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escalante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escalante lands with an uppercut that bounces Boudreaux off the cage and back into range.
Boudreaux is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boudreaux fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escalante swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boudreaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Escalante finish him?
That kick from Escalante tenderised Boudreaux's leg. Boudreaux is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boudreaux misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
and Escalante counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Boudreaux! He's just covering up as Escalante starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Escalante!
Vicente Escalante retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Vicente Escalante waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
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