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TTFC Sunday Night Fights PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pusha T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Borisov's choice of entrance music: Banana Phone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pusha T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emil Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Borisov or perhaps it was just good defense by T which made him look bad.
Borisov keeps the fight on the outside.
T tries to clinch there but Borisov circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Borisov!
Borisov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
T throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Borisov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Borisov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
T gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Borisov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Borisov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Borisov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
T has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Borisov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Borisov feints a jab promting T to slip. Borisov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. T slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
T misses with a double jab
and T takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Borisov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov scores with a decent looking hook.
Borisov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. T defends it nicely.
Borisov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as T backs up against the cage.
Pusha T is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
T throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Borisov counter with a right hand.
T showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borisov.
T closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Borisov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pusha T has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emil Borisov.
T breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
T swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Borisov counters with a left and a right that stings T.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borisov circles away from the clinch attempt.
T stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and T wants it to stay on the feet.
Borisov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Borisov wants to control but T is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov wants to work for an arm triangle but T is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
T knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Borisov on the ground.
T pushes Borisov off looking to stand but Borisov dives back in and keeps control.
T wants to stand back up but Borisov manages to pass into side control.
T is breathing heavily.
Borisov controlling from side mount.
T is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borisov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for T!
Borisov working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Borisov controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. T looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Borisov! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Emil Borisov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffry Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Dow has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Dow seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Dow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Geoffry Adams!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dow looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Adams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dow really is a fat lump.
Dow lands a couple of elbows.
Adams wants to sweep here but Dow controlling him for the moment.
Adams trying to keep a closed guard but Dow is proving a slippery customer.
Dow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dow trying to stand up but can't free himself from Adams's guard.
Adams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams lands strikes from half guard.
Dow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adams wants to pass to mount but Dow is defending the position.
Adams working the head and body with strikes.
Dow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adams on the ground.
Adams frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Adams controlling his opponent.
Dow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Adams is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dow is surviving well by controlling Adams's body position as best he can.
Dow tries to reverse the position but Adams maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams raining down hammerfists from mount.
Adams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dow hang on?
Dow tries to hold on but Adams postures up.
Adams goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dow turns into him and now he's in Adams's guard.
Adams is looking for a triangle but Dow pushes his legs off easily.
Adams throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dow stopping the sweep attempt from Adams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dow defends well.
Dow looking to sit in guard and control but Adams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adams is aware though and is defending well.
Adams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adams is aware though and is defending well.
Dow is breathing heavily.
Adams is working Dow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Adams landing with the ground and pound.
Adams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams working the head with strikes.
Dow is not content to let Adams control the position.
Dow is looking for a sweep.
Adams lands a nice forearm strike.
Adams scores with punches from side control.
Dow taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dow wants to control but Adams postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dow takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Adams cracks Dow with a big right hand but Dow just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffry Adams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dow shoots for a takedown but Adams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dow tries to avoid it but Adams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dow to the ground. Dow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dow misses with a low kick.
Adams looks for a takedown but Dow sprawls well.
Dow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dow with a poor takedown
and Adams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dow has hold of Adams's hands but Adams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Adams lands with a punch from half guard.
Dow is trying to get back to full guard.
Dow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Adams scores with a couple of nice shots.
Geoffry Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dow is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dow trying to hold on to Adams's head to control him but Adams postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dow tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
Adams is trying to control the action in half guard but Dow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dow taking some punishment here, with Adams in his half guard.
Adams working over Dow with some ground and pound. Dow looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dow wants to improve his position but Adams is controlling well.
Adams stops Dow from getting back to his feet.
Well, if Adams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Adams wants to work for an arm triangle but Dow is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dow tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
Adams trying to control the pace.
Adams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adams trying to mount his opponent but Dow defends it.
Dow wants to control the action here but instead Adams manages to pass to full mount!
Dow is in a horrible position here. Adams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking to finish Dow with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dow!
Dow tries to lock up and control but Adams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Adams landing shots from mount.
Dow is looking to get to half guard.
Adams scoring with strikes but Dow is staying in there.
Adams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dow's face.
Adams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dow is looking to escape.
BOOM! Adams connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dow swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams scoring with strikes but Dow is staying in there.
Adams scoring with strikes but Dow is staying in there.
Adams lands with some strikes.
Adams is landing with some decent strikes but Dow is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dow flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Adams is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dow has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Adams scoring with strikes but Dow is staying in there.
Adams lands a big shot there that rocks Dow but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dow can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dow really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Adams has control of Dow's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dow regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffry Adams 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. This is the final round!
Adams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Adams stops Dow from standing up.
Dow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Adams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Adams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adams lands a couple of elbows.
Adams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams preventing the sweep.
Adams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Adams pushing down on Dow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Adams winds up and cracks Dow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Adams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adams pulls his head out easily.
Dow looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Adams seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Adams.
Dow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Adams trying to control the pace.
Adams passes to side control.
Adams landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Adams looks up at the clock and then as Dow takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Adams smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dow is trying to control Adams's posture but Adams avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams cracks Dow with a big right hand but Dow just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Adams working the ground and pound.
Dow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Adams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dow is working to avoid the ground and pound but Adams connects with a decent elbow.
Adams scores with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Adams's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Adams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Adams controls the position from side control.
Adams working away.
John Dow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geoffry Adams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dow is trying to escape the position but Adams is controlling the position.
Adams landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Adams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Adams controlling from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffry Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffry Adams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Reich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spike Smith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustav Reich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reich takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Reich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustav Reich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reich closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Reich tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith missing with punches from the bottom.
Reich is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Reich passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smith!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Reich has taken his back.
Reich working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Smith is doing well to defend. Reich seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Smith is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gustav Reich!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Cool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jonas ausrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Cool could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to jonas ausrin's chin.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Cool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, jonas ausrin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ausrin scores with a hook to the body. Cool takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cool is breathing heavily.
ausrin throws the kick towards the body but Cool avoids it.
ausrin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cool circles away quickly and effectively.
ausrin lands a big head kick that sends Cool tumbling to the mat! ausrin takes a step backwards and waves Cool back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cool is rocked!
It looks like Big Cool has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ausrin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Cool is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
jonas ausrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from ausrin.
Cool seems to have got his legs back now.
ausrin lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Cool up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs ausrin from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Cool's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). jonas ausrin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Gray!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gray.
Man tries to clinch but Gray moves out of range.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gray counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Gray lands a big head kick that sends Man tumbling to the mat! Gray takes a step backwards and waves Man back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like The Man has been cut.
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!
Gray cracks Man with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gray has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Man to stand back up!
Man is rocked!
Gray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Gray lands with a good body shot.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.
Man is breathing heavily.
Man is looking to clinch but Gray is avoiding it.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gray counters with a low kick, right behind Man 's knee.
Gray throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot by Gray.
Gray fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Man out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Gabriel Gray!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Wiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mirko Filipovic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bob Wiley!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic avoids the body shot from Wiley.
Filipovic scores with a jab to the body.
Filipovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wiley misses with a head kick.
Wiley misses with an uppercut.
Filipovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wileys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Filipovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Filipovic lands a really nice looking cross but Wiley seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Filipovic counters with a straight right hand.
Filipovic lands a left and a right that send Wiley crashing to the mat, dazed. Filipovic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wiley is rocked!
Wiley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Filipovic.
Wiley is still on wobbly legs! Can Filipovic finish him?
Filipovic lands a leg kick that knocks Wiley off balance momentarily.
Wiley seems to have recovered his senses.
Filipovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiley looks gassed!
Filipovic lands a jab to Wiley's midsection.
Wiley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Filipovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wiley momentarily.
Filipovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Filipovic.
Filipovic works the jab nicely.
Filipovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Filipovic cracks a nice hook into Wiley's ribs.
Bob Wiley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic scores with a head kick. Wiley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wiley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Filipovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Filipovic cracks Wiley with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Wiley tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Filipovic pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Wiley is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Filipovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gun has chosen Bad Ass as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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217 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Gun!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans looks to throw the jab but Gun is out of range.
Evans misses with a few strikes there.
Gun lands a leg kick that knocks Evans off balance momentarily.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evans shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Evans showed some decent athleticism there.
Gun wants to get back to his feet.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gun defending well though.
Evans tries to pass to full mount but Gun defends it.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evans thows a huge punch but Gun dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans looks to land a strike but Gun avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gun is looking to stand up but Evans isn't so interested in that idea.
Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Evans prevents Gun from getting back to his feet.
Gun is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gun pushes Evans off and scrambles back to his feet.
Evans shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gun but Gun pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evans.
Gun throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Gun pushes him off.
Gun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Evans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evans takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gun throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Evans shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gun tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evans throws a sloppy body shot
and Gun counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Evans scores with a jab.
Mark Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gun counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Evans shoots for a double leg takedown but Gun sprawls well. He's pushed Evans's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gun gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Evans.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a takedown
and Gun counters with a nice low kick that buckles Evans's knee momentarily.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans fails with the takedown
and Gun counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Evans is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gun feints and then cracks Evans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evans down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans tries to clinch but Gun moves away
and Gun counters with a one-two to the body.
Gun throws a head kick that Evans semi-blocks.
Evans takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gun lands a head kick!
Gun lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Gun dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick misses from Gun.
Gun throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gun scores with a push kick.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gun makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gun lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Evans with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gun counters with a nice kick to the body.
Evans avoids the head kick by Gun.
Evans tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gun counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Evans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Evans walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gun.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gun misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Gun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans.
Gun throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Evans.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gun.
Evans takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Evans takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gun scores with a head kick. Evans tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Evans misses with a body shot
and Gun counters with a nice kick to the body.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Gun ducks down to avoid it.
Gun lands with a kick to the temple. Evans shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun slips a straight right by Evans.
Gun throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Evans tries to clinch there but Gun circles away.
Evans looks to clinch
and Gun counters with a head kick.
Billy Gun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gun throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Evans will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans misses with a jab to the body
and Gun makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Evans really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gun misses with a head kick.
Gun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gun tries a head kick but it misses.
Gun lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun scores with a push kick.
A jab from Evans misses.
A shot to the body from Evans misses
and Gun counters with a nice leg kick.
Evans throws a sloppy body shot
and Gun finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Evans tries to clinch
and Gun makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Evans really felt that one!
Gun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Billy Gun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gun throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evans.
Gun slips a straight right by Evans.
Gun scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun thuds his shin into the meat of Evans's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gun lands with a kick to the temple. Evans shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Evans fails to land the takedown.
Evans takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Evans blocks a head kick by Gun.
Evans takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Gun.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Gun.
Evans closes the distance but Gun moves to the side
and Gun counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Gun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Evans sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Evans blocks a head kick by Gun.
Evans takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gun throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Gun there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gun.
Gun tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Gun counters with a nice low kick that buckles Evans's knee momentarily.
Gun blocks a jab.
Evans has his takedown stuffed
and Gun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to clinch but Gun moves out of range.
Evans tries to bum rush Gun with a series of wild strikes but Gun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gun as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Crunch! Gun slams his shin into Evans's torso.
Evans throws a lazy right hand but Gun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Evans tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gun throws a nice head kick!
Gun throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Evans misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gun counters with a body kick that stops Evans in his tracks momentarily.
Gun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gun scores with a push kick.
Evans tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gun counters with a nice uppercut.
Gun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gun lands with a kick to the temple. Evans shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gun lands a right hook to the body.
Gun throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Gun falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gun's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun wants to stand and escape but Evans is having none of it.
Gun is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mark Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gun displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Evans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Gun misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gun counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans misses with a straight left.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gun counters with a good, hard body kick but Evans shrugs it off.
Gun lands a nice looking body shot.
Evans wants to clinch
and Gun counters with an inside leg kick.
Gun throws a nice head kick!
Billy Gun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gun throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt
and Gun counters with a nice leg kick.
Gun throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Gun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gun winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Gun!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Santi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is On To The Next One. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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178 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barney Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Santi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Santi moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santi goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santi can't get the takedown.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santi backwards.
Good body shot from Lee.
A short right from Lee.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santi.
Santi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Barney Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Santi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Santi on that attempt.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Santi at a distance.
Santi looks gassed!
Lee lands with a cross.
Lee has Santi up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee gets through Santi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santi looking for a takedown.
Santi breaks the clinch.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee lands a head shot.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santi is defended easily by Lee.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee rushes Santi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee lands a jab to Santi's midsection.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santi on the side of the head.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Santi off the cage and back into rage.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee has Santi up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santi or not.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santi scrambles back to his feet.
Santi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee thuds a left hand into Santi's body.
Nice cross by Lee.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Santi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santi off to one side.
Santi gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee pushes Santi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee is working Santi over against the cage.
Lee pushes Santi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santi or not.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee cracks Santi with a nice body shot.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A lazy left from Lee finds it's target.
Lee lands with a straight right. Santi didn't see that one coming.
Lee punishes Santi's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Lee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Santi shoots in.
Santi walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee throws a right and a left that Santi avoids nicely.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barney Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Santi.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee drives through and clinches with Santi against the cage.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Santi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lee is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Santi.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Santi is breathing heavily.
Santi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barney Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Donk. Lee catches Santi right on the button with a cross.
Barney Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lee clobbers Santi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Santi. Santi gets slowly back to his feet.
Barney Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee forces Santi back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short left from Lee.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santi.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Santi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chris Santi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee lands a jab to Santi's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee lands a jab to Santi's midsection.
Santi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santi can do to turn this around?
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lee with a nice cross.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Santi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Santi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee forces Santi back against the cage and clinches.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee cracks Santi with a nice body shot.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Santi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santi misses with a knee to the head.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Santi's head.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee is working Santi over against the cage.
Santi can't get the takedown.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee cracks Santi with a nice body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santi up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee taking a breather.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Lee.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Santi.
A short left from Lee.
Lee lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Lee dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Santi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Santi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Santi has control of the leg.
Lee is concentrating on defense, preventing Santi from advancing position.
Lee wants to control but Santi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lee is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Santi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We're going to have a standup here because Barney Lee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Santi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Santi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Santi taking a breather here.
Lee stops Santi from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Santi.
Santi misses with the ground and pound.
Lee is trying to improve his position.
Lee wants to control but Santi postures up.
Chris Santi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Santi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Santi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Santi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lee tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santi landing a few strikes.
Santi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lee defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Santi tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Santi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Lee!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolaus Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Murdock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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287 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolaus Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock lands with a nice body kick.
Koskinen misses with the combination.
Koskinen looks to throw the jab but Murdock is out of range.
Murdock swings for the body but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen misses with a two punch combination.
Koskinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koskinen is breathing heavily.
Koskinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koskinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Murdock feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Koskinen sprawling to the canvas! Koskinen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Murdock finish him?!
It looks like Nikolaus Koskinen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock pushes Koskinen away with a front kick.
Murdock misses the shot to the body.
Murdock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murdock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murdock lands a takedown into guard.
Murdock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Koskinen's guard.
Murdock takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Koskinen has hold of Murdock's hands but Murdock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koskinen is looking to escape.
Murdock is nestled in close to Koskinen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Murdock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murdock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Murdock working over Koskinen with some ground and pound. Koskinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Koskinen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murdock is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Koskinen is hurt! He's hurt bad - Murdock fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Koskinen from any more punishment! Congratulations to Murdock! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Murdock!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). State has chosen Blaze Of Glory by Bon Jovi as his entrance music. Justin Case could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gunner State's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Case!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunner State!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case throws a low kick but it's checked well by State.
State keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - State looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Case. No joy for State on that attempt.
Case throws a lazy right hand but State sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Case darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
State gets back to full guard.
State wants to improve his position but instead Case has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case wants to control but State is keeping him busy.
Case misses with a head shot. State uses the momentum to regain guard.
State preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
State is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Case throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Case throwing strikes from guard but State blocks nicely.
Case thows a big elbow that misses.
Case is in close to State's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Case throwing strikes from guard but State blocks nicely.
Case throwing strikes but missing.
Case loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Case wants to control from the top but State keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. State is keeping the position for now.
Case content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
State keeping full guard, as Case tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Case's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Case thows a big elbow that misses.
Case trying to control but State is working from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Case postures up.
Case trying to control the position from guard on top but State is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Case throws a strike but State rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
State wants to control from the top but Case keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but State can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
State slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Case misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Case 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 State has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from State and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
State leaves Case with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Case misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Case gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and State counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from State.
State fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Case throws a left and a right that both miss
and State counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Case!
Case is bucking up trying to escape but State cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
State is in the full mount, landing strikes.
State scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Case wants to hold on but State pushes him away.
State looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Case is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by State.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
State raining down shots from the mount!
Case working to try and regain half guard.
State postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Case looks a forlorn figure.
State punishing his opponent with strikes.
State landing strikes from the mount.
State raining down shots from the mount!
State looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State prevents Case from getting the reversal.
Case tries to hold on but State postures up.
Gunner State has got the better of the ground game so far.
Case is bucking up trying to escape but State cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
State landing strikes from the mount.
Case is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Case gets back to half guard.
Case with the active half guard here but State passes nicely into side control.
State tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case can't do much from the bottom here.
Case has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
State trying to control the action but Case is working from the bottom.
State creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Case sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Case wants to control but State postures up.
State tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Case gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner State showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
State shoots in but no luck this time.
Case feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to State's calf.
Case connects with a solid leg kick.
Case looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
State throws a hook but Case avoids it easily.
Case throws a nice inside leg kick.
Case throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. State was covering up waiting for the punch and Case finishes the takedown easily into guard.
State wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Case scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Case wants to pass the guard but State is keeping the position.
Case advances position into side control!
Case taking a break here but State is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
State blocking the ground and pound attempt from Case.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Case in particular looking to stall.
Case is looking to take a break and control but State is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Case working State over with strikes.
State pushes Case off looking to stand but Case dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. State defending well though.
Case throwing shots but State is blocking nicely.
State is holding on to half guard well.
State taking some punishment here, with Case in his half guard.
State is looking to improve his position.
Case throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Case is just content to waste time from the top position. State takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case is pushing down on State's leg trying to pass to half guard. State is fighting to maintain full guard but Case has managed to sneak the leg through.
Case throwing shots but State is blocking nicely.
Case trying to control the action but State is working from the bottom.
Case looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Case missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Case digs a good hook to State's body.
Case scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick from Case lands but State takes it in his stride.
State misses with a kick to the body.
Case wants to slow State down by chopping away at his legs.
State slips under a jab from Case.
Case misses with a straight right.
State looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Case slips under a jab.
Case fails with the takedown
and State counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justin Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Case counters with a low kick, right behind State 's knee.
Case lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Gunner State has been cut.
Case throws out a leg kick but State moves out of range and Case only half commits.
Case connects with an inside leg kick.
Case throws a low kick but State avoids it.
State checks a leg kick nicely.
State ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Case moves away.
Case misses with a series of wild punches.
Case throws a hook but State avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts State as he jumps to the side.
State slips under a jab.
Case misses with a double jab
and State counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
State moves in looking to clinch but Case pushes him off.
A punch combination from Case misses.
Case cracks the inside of State's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case misses with a double jab
and State counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Case trying to strike off his back.
State thows a big elbow that misses.
State throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Case works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
State postures up.
Case striking off his back but it's not causing State any problems.
State avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
State in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Case wants to sweep but no luck.
Case is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst State is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Case is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
State wants to pass the guard but Case is keeping the position.
Case utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
State wants to control from the top but Case keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Justin Case will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunner State's cut.
That's time! Case's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
State tries to clinch but Case is having none of it.
Case lands a jab to the head.
State fails with an attempt to clinch.
State stuffs the takedown attempt from Case. Case gets slowly back to his feet.
State swings for the body but Case moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
State avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case throws and elbow that misses. State uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Case's guard. Nice move by State!
Case trying to control the position.
State must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Case wants to stand up but State is controlling him.
State wants to control from the top but Case keeps moving.
Case is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Case looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but State puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two 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.
Case is refusing to be controlled, as State sits in half guard.
Case wants to get back to full guard.
Case avoiding damage under a succession of punches from State.
State working Case over with strikes.
State seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Case does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Case moves into full guard.
Case wants to hit a switch here but State passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Case there!
Case is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State is landing with some decent strikes but Case is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gunner State has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Case is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
State cracks Case with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Case is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
State working Case over with strikes here.
Justin Case is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
State lands a nice shot to the head.
Case is trying desperately to improve position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Case wants to control but State is having none of it.
Case bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gunner State.
I think Case has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:48
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Oh dear, what a disastrous situation! The belt remains unclaimed and both fighters go home unhappy!
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