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LMS 8: Find A Way PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butter Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Jess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butter Ball!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jess shoots in and bounces Ball off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ball is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ball keeping moving, preventing Jess from controlling successfully.
Ball utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ball looking for a sweep. Not yet Ball, not yet.
Jess trying to control the position from guard on top but Ball is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jess thows a big elbow that misses.
Jess is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ball is working an open guard so Jess takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jess steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ball.
Jess lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jess shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jess was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ball is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ball is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jess could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jess looking to secure an arm triangle but Ball defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball wants to get back to his feet.
Jess looking to control but Ball is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jess working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Jess connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jess landing strikes from the mount and Ball is in trouble!
Jess trying to control but Ball is having none of it.
Jess with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jess trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ball really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jess 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.
A nice elbow there by Jess.
Jess trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jess blocks Ball's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jess punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ball is looking to get to half guard.
Jess putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Jess connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ball is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ball is squirming around, avoiding Jess's attempts to control the action.
Ball throwing punches despite being mounted.
Jess is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ball can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jess wants to finish this one by submission but Ball is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jess.
Ball is squirming around, avoiding Jess's attempts to control the action.
Jess is landing with some decent strikes but Ball is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ball really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jess wants to finish this one by submission but Ball is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jess.
Jess won't let Ball get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jess punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jess in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ball is working to get back to half guard.
Ball defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jess.
Jess is working for a guillotine from mount but Ball frees his head quite easily.
Jess is breathing heavily.
Jess landing shots from mount.
Jess landing shots from mount.
Jess looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball is bucking up trying to escape but Jess cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ball trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jess working for a guillotine from mount but Ball is in no mood to give up.
Ball is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jess looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jess with a couple of short strikes.
Jess working Ball over with strikes here.
Ball working to try and regain half guard.
Ball wants to hold on but Jess pushes him away.
Jess lands a nice shot to the head.
Jess punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ball flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ball tries to lock up and control but Jess gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ball really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jess. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ball is squirming around, avoiding Jess's attempts to control the action.
Ball is desperately trying to improve his position but Jess has a good base and remains in mount.
Ball in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ball takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Jess 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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jess, right into the meat.
Jess closes the distance and clinches up with Ball, looking for a takedown. Jess pushes Ball against the cage but Ball circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jess moves out of range as Ball strikes.
Jess shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ball but Ball pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Jess or perhaps it was just good defense by Ball which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Jess. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crack! Ball connects with the perfect overhand right and Jess falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Ball!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butter Ball!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harvey Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Washington!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dent tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
Dent fails in his attempt to clinch.
Washington lands with a nice combination. Dent backs away looking to recover.
Washington lands with a nice combination. Dent backs away looking to recover.
Washington lands a jab-cross combination.
Dent is rocked!
Washington throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dent's waist but Dent gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Washington off to one side.
Dent rushes Washington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dent tries to stall but Washington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dent lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Bobby Washington has been cut.
Dent comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Washington is keeping busy.
Dent connects with a nasty looking knee right to Washington's face.
Washington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dent goes for a takedown in the clinch but Washington prevents it.
Dent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Washington has managed to clinch.
Washington is trying to break free.
Dent tries to pull guard but Washington won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Washington.
Washington tries to break the clinch but Dent is controlling the position.
Washington wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dent has him pressed against the cage.
Dent scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dent keeps control of Washington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Washington is trying to stall.
Dent jumps guard and drags Washington to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dent striking off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington pushing down on Dent's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dent is looking for a sweep. Washington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dent is trying to stand.
Washington trying to pass the guard but Dent defending well.
Washington frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dent working to try and regain half guard.
Washington throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dent working to try and regain half guard.
Dent prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Washington is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington has hold of Dent's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dent manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Washington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Washington looks gassed!
You get the feeling that Dent really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dent is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Washington scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dent keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Washington has hold of Dent's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dent manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dent bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dent is looking to stand up but Washington won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Washington's guard.
Dent is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dent prevents Washington from improving his position.
Washington is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dent is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dent content to control rather than advance.
Dent is looking to advance position but Washington won't allow it.
Washington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dent 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.
Dent takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Washington tries to roll over but Dent keeps him under control.
Dent wants to take a breather but Washington is having none of it.
Washington tries to get to full guard but Dent has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dent wants to clinch
and Dent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dent tries to clinch
and Washington counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dent makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dent.
Dent manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Washington manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Washington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Washington's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Washington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harvey Dent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Washington scores with a hook.
Washington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dent tries to pull guard but Washington holds him up against the cage and eventually Dent drops back down to his feet.
Washington successfully pulls guard.
Washington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Washington is looking for a triangle but Dent pushes his legs off easily.
Dent makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dent won't allow Washington to sweep him here.
Washington escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dent gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dent tries to stand but Washington is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington has his foot on Dent's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dent works his way back into a safe position though.
Dent works over Washington with some ground and pound from guard.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Dent from controlling successfully.
Dent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Washington manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Washington is breathing heavily.
Dent is working to get back to half guard.
Dent takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Washington with good strikes from the mount here!
Dent tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Washington punching from mount but Dent doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent is desperately trying to improve his position but Washington has a good base and remains in mount.
Washington lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dent hang on?
Washington connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Washington working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Washington lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Washington.
Dent holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Washington tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dent tries to hold on but Washington pushes him away.
Dent is trying desperately to improve position.
Dent bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dent trying to stand up but can't free himself from Washington's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Washington doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Washington 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! Dent rolls with it to try and escape but Washington cranks on the arm and Dent is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Washington!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Lake!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Lake ducks down to avoid it.
Brown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Lake, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Lake against the cage but Lake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lake as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Lake lands with a right hand.
Andrew Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lake keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown tries for a takedown but Lake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lake throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Lake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brown is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake throws a one two combo.
Lake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lake throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Lake feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
A jab from Lake finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Brown wants to clinch up but Lake keeps it at a distance.
Lake misses with a few strikes there.
Lake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Lake pushes him off.
Lake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Lake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Lake tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lake misses with a two punch combination.
Lake lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lake lands a with a good body shot.
Lake scores with a nice right hand.
Lake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown tries to move into range but Lake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lake.
Brown avoids the head kick by Lake.
Lake swinging wilding here.
Lake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Lake misses with a series of wild punches.
Lake fails to land with a series of punches.
Lake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lake explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lake throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Lake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lake lands a jab to the nose.
Lake lands with a cross.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good leg kick by Lake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lake scores with a three punch combo!
Lake lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the cage.
Lake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lake connects with a nice looking jab.
Lake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lake.
Lake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Lake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lake is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lake shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Lake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Lake counters with a nice uppercut.
Lake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lake won't be happy with that.
Lake manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brown's best efforts.
Lake is trying to control but can't.
Lake is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Lake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown wants to stand up but Lake is controlling him.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Lake dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brown throws an elbow but misses.
Brown prevents Lake from breaking the clinch.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brown prevents Lake from breaking the clinch.
Brown pushes Lake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lake prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lake blocks it with crossed arms.
Brown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brown gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lake regains guard.
Brown wants to control from the top but Lake keeps moving.
Lake trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown controlling from the top position.
Lake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Lake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lake is breathing heavily.
Brown manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Brown looks to clinch
and Lake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lake stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown takes one on the button.
Brown tries to clinch but Lake is having none of it.
Brown swings for the body but Lake moves out of range.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Lake moves away and avoids it.
Lake swinging wilding here.
Lake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Lake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Lake counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lake.
Lake throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Lake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andrew Lake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lake is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brown wants to control from the top but Lake keeps moving.
Lake trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lake throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lake lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brown!
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lake on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by Lake.
Lake cracks Brown with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Brown defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lake.
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lake.
Lake thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lake looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Brown will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown shoots in and bounces Lake off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Lake has wrist control.
Lake wants to sweep but no luck.
Lake trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Lake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Lake is trying to keep Brown in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lake lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Lake's attempts to control the action.
Brown regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lake perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown misses with some strikes from the bottom.
It looks like Lake is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lake works his way into full mount!
Brown wants to hold on but Lake pushes him away.
Lake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown can't escape the position.
Lake working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lake.
Lake thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brown controls the position.
Lake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lake throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brown because Lake loaded up on that one.
Lake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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.
Brown can't escape the position.
Brown wants to hold on but Lake pushes him away.
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Lake has a good base and remains in mount.
Lake working the ground and pound effectively.
Lake lands a nice shot to the head.
Lake looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Joe Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Lake controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lake looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Lake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Lake!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Villareal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Villareal told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Villareal!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant clinches up against the cage.
Bryant tries a knee to the head but Villareal blocks it.
Villareal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Villareal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bryant prevents it.
Bryant lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bryant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Villareal missing with knees to the body.
Bryant avoids the elbow strike from Villareal, against the cage.
Villareal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Villareal is working for takedown but Bryant is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jacob Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Villareal.
Villareal is trying to break free.
Bryant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bryant gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Villareal has gone for a leg lock! Bryant slips out almost immediately though and dives into Villareal's guard.
Bryant slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bryant landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bryant slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant trying to control but Villareal is working from the bottom.
Bryant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Villareal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bryant!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant tries to reverse the position but Villareal maintains control.
Bryant squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Villareal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Bryant is squirming around, avoiding Villareal's attempts to control the action.
Villareal looking to ground and pound but Bryant is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villareal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bryant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bryant bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villareal has his foot on Bryant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryant works his way back into a safe position though.
Bryant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Villareal looking for a sweep. Not yet Villareal, not yet.
Villareal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryant scoring with some ground and pound.
Villareal wants to sweep but no luck.
Villareal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Villareal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bryant?
Villareal with a couple of short strikes.
Villareal goes for an armbar but Bryant turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bryant.
Villareal has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bryant doesn't defend quickly enough and Villareal has managed to lock this one up! Can Bryant escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Villareal on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Villareal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Burns 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dick Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Miller!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Miller as Burns shoots in.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Miller has managed to clinch.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
Burns looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
Miller lands a knee to the body.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller landing knees to the body.
Burns drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Miller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Burns is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Burns goes for a takedown attempt but Miller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns avoids the head kick by Miller.
Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burns, pushing him back against the cage.
Burns has Miller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Dick Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller throws a nice head kick!
Burns 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 body punch from Burns.
Jimmy Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller looks to clinch
and Burns decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Miller's guard.
Burns won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Miller looks gassed!
Burns looking to pass the guard.
Burns preventing the sweep.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miller is trying to control the position but Burns postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt
and Burns counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns works his way into side control.
Burns is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burns is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Miller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Miller manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burns's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns moves nicely into side control.
Miller struggling a bit here.
Burns wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Burns will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miller manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Miller tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.
Miller is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burns scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burns is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Burns is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Miller is just riding it out for now. Burns eventually gives up the hold.
Burns trying to control the action but Miller 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.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
Miller is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Burns lands with a punch from half guard.
Miller looking for submissions off his back.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Burns is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller forces Burns back against the cage and clinches.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Burns avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miller controls Burns momentarily but Burns frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dick Burns will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller lands a head kick!
Burns throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miller's waist but Miller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burns off to one side.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Miller landing knees to the body.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Miller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burns.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Burns tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Burns to the ground. Burns escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Burns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Burns fails with the takedown.
Burns throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Miller. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
Burns fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miller clinches but Burns breaks the clinch
and Burns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Burns slips a straight right by Miller.
Burns moves into the clinch successfully.
Burns can't get the takedown.
Burns has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Burns has Miller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Burns wants a takedown.
Burns wants to break free but Miller has control.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Burns goes for a takedown in the clinch but Miller prevents it.
Burns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Burns wants a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Miller.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Burns is blocking nicely.
Burns tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burns looking for a takedown.
Miller blocks a body shot from Burns.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Burns ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Burns no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Miller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Burns has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller pushes down on Burns's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Burns defends it.
Burns missing with punches from the bottom.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Burns is defending well.
Miller is trying to work for a kimura but Burns is defending well.
Miller wants to work for an arm triangle but Burns is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Miller is looking to advance position but Burns won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is looking to reverse the position.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Burns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burns has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
Burns struggling a bit here.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
Burns manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Miller 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller clinches but Burns breaks the clinch
and Burns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller clinches up with Burns and pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Miller.
Miller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burns's face.
Miller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Miller's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Miller.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller is stalling here.
Miller crunches a lovely knee into Burns's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
Miller taking a breather.
Miller keeps control of Burns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Miller 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!
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
Burns shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miller but Miller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Burns.
Miller struggling a bit here.
Miller gets back to half guard.
Burns thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
Miller is looking for a triangle but Burns pushes his legs off easily.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Miller has his hands on Burns's head, controlling the position.
Miller is trying to control the position but Burns postures up.
Miller is looking for a triangle but Burns pushes his legs off easily.
Miller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burns wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Burns connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller pulls Burns in to control the position.
Burns avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Miller managing to control the position.
Miller has his foot on Burns's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burns works his way back into a safe position though.
Miller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Miller moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands some shots froms side control.
Miller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Burns is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
Miller wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burns, who protects the arm well.
Miller tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Burns is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burns seems a little lost for a moment, as Miller dominates the positioning.
Miller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burns has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four 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.
Miller advances nicely into full mount.
Burns taking shots to the head.
Miller is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Burns has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Burns is controlling an arm, preventing Miller from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Burns manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Miller controlling the pace.
Miller wants to take a breather but Burns is having none of it.
Miller frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Miller looking for a guillotine from mount but Burns is having none of it.
Miller unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Herman Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herman Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Knight!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Herman Gutierrez has been cut.
Gutierrez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gutierrez is looking for a kimura but Knight is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gutierrez to get the leverage.
Gutierrez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gutierrez wants to pass to mount but Knight is defending the position.
Knight tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Knight throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight gets back to full guard.
Knight manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Knight landing strikes from the mount.
Knight looking to secure an arm triangle but Gutierrez defends it well.
Knight is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gutierrez is surviving well by controlling Knight's body position as best he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight has hold of Gutierrez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gutierrez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gutierrez trying to control here.
Gutierrez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knight.
Gutierrez actively working from the bottom here.
Knight trying to pass the guard but Gutierrez defending well.
Knight prevents Gutierrez from improving his position.
Gutierrez actively working from the bottom here.
Gutierrez is breathing heavily.
Knight throws a strike but Gutierrez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Knight slips nicely into half guard.
Gutierrez gets back to full guard.
Knight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knight passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gutierrez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knight wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Knight is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gutierrez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gutierrez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Knight off and has taken his back!
Knight preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gutierrez.
Knight breaks Gutierrez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gutierrez wants to sweep but no luck.
Knight is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gutierrez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gutierrez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knight must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gutierrez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Knight gets back to full guard.
Knight is looking for a triangle but Gutierrez pushes his legs off easily.
Knight trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Knight throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight keeping full guard, as Gutierrez tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gutierrez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knight's waist but Knight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gutierrez off to one side.
Gutierrez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knight throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knight but Knight pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herman Gutierrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knight goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knight displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gutierrez is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Knight and Gutierrez falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Knight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Steven Knight!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Resetivus Morkevicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morkevicius's entrance music is "Don't Trust Me" by 3 Oh! 3. A fine choice. Cherry has chosen Let me ride that donkey! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Don Cherry has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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, Resetivus Morkevicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Cherry!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morkevicius misses with a takedown attempt - Cherry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Resetivus Morkevicius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morkevicius fails with a takedown attempt.
Morkevicius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morkevicius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Morkevicius.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Resetivus Morkevicius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cherry moves away from the strike by Morkevicius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morkevicius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cherry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morkevicius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry misses with a few strikes there.
Morkevicius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cherry swivels and escapes.
Morkevicius darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cherry kicks off Morkevicius and gets to his feet.
Cherry tries to bum rush Morkevicius with a series of wild strikes but Morkevicius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cherry throws a low kick, looking for Morkevicius's leg but Morkevicius calmly moves out of range.
Morkevicius takes a swing at Cherry's ribcage but misses.
Morkevicius throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cherry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morkevicius doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cherry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morkevicius is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cherry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morkevicius counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cherry!
Cherry slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cherry trying to control here.
Cherry pushes Morkevicius off looking to stand but Morkevicius dives back in and keeps control.
Cherry tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Morkevicius manages to move to mount!
Cherry is trying to stand.
Morkevicius misses with a head shot.
Cherry tries to buck Morkevicius off but he can't manage it.
Morkevicius wants to finish this one by submission but Cherry is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Morkevicius.
Cherry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cherry tries to buck Morkevicius off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morkevicius prevents Cherry from getting the reversal.
Morkevicius looking to control but Cherry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morkevicius thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morkevicius looking to finish with strikes here!
Morkevicius prevents Cherry from getting the reversal.
Cherry is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Cherry is looking to improve his position but Morkevicius isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morkevicius won't let Cherry get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Morkevicius can't control as he wanted to and Cherry manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Cherry wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cherry connects with a stiff jab that staggers Morkevicius - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don Cherry!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Accounting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Walley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Accounting comes to the cage accompanied by The Macarana. Walley has chosen Funktasztikus - Finnugor Rap as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Accounting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Walley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Accounting throws a head kick that misses.
Accounting fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walley throws a head kick but Accounting moves out of range.
Walley is looking to clinch but Accounting is avoiding it.
Accounting misses with a takedown attempt - Walley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Accounting stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Accounting.
Walley stuffs the takedown.
Accounting lands a head kick!
It looks like Jack Walley has been cut.
Walley wants to clinch but Accounting slips to the side
and Accounting counters with a huge head kick that drops Walley! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Accounting!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A Man Duh Tootie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Welcome to the Jungle. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, A Man Duh Tootie!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Tootie misses.
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez blocks the elbow strike.
Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez wants to break free but Tootie has control.
Ramirez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tootie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez tries to break the clinch but Tootie is controlling the position.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tootie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramirez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tootie leaning against his opponent.
Ramirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tootie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tootie prevents Ramirez from breaking the clinch.
Tootie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tootie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tootie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tootie is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Tootie lands a nice uppercut.
Tootie throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tootie fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tootie prevents a body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Tootie working aggressively here.
Tootie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tootie breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramirez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tootie just misses with a punch to the body.
Tootie misses with a double jab
and Ramirez counters with a low kick, right behind Tootie 's knee.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez digs a good body shot into Tootie's ribs.
Ramirez feints and then cracks Tootie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tootie down.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Ramirez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramirez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tootie's head.
Tootie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Tootie moves out of range easily.
Tootie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A Man Duh Tootie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tootie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez drives through and clinches with Tootie against the cage.
Tootie tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Tootie throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Tootie looking to slow down the pace here.
Tootie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tootie looks gassed!
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Ramirez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ramirez scores a nice knee to the body.
Tootie is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramirez has double underhooks.
Tootie tries a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks it.
Tootie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramirez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tootie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tootie misses with a body punch.
Tootie throws a head punch that misses.
Tootie swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tootie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirez blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tootie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a leg kick which misses Tootie's front leg but catches the back leg as Tootie tries to avoid it.
Ramirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ramirez!
Ramirez fails to land the takedown.
Ramirez throws a combination that misses
and Tootie counters by moving into the clinch.
Tootie is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Ramirez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tootie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ramirez counters with a body kick.
Tootie moves out of range of the body kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tootie tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tootie darts in trying to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tootie is looking to clinch.
Tootie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ramirez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez has momentary wrist control but Tootie slips an elbow through the middle.
Tootie stops Ramirez from standing up.
Tootie postures up in Ramirez's guard and throws a big left but Ramirez blocks it.
Tootie gets to his feet - Ramirez follows without any prompting.
Tootie has Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
Tootie looking for a takedown.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tootie breaks the clinch.
Ramirez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tootie.
Tootie throws a right hand that misses
and Ramirez counters by moving into the clinch.
Tootie throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez stops a takedown attempt from Tootie.
Rocco Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of A Man Duh Tootie.
Tootie misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Ramirez is trying to break free.
Ramirez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Tootie tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tootie moves out of range of the body kick from Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Ramirez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ramirez scores with a nice right hand.
Tootie darts in trying to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tootie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tootie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tootie tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut
and Tootie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tootie throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramirez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tootie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Tootie keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramirez wants to clinch
and Tootie counters by moving into the clinch.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch but Tootie keeps him there for the moment.
Tootie lands with a left to the head.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramirez, right into the meat.
Ramirez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tootie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramirez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramirez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tootie is trying to keep Ramirez in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tootie is proving hard to escape from.
Tootie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramirez's guard.
Tootie trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tootie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tootie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tootie stands and throws Ramirez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ramirez tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tootie presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Tootie thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee warns Ramirez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ramirez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tootie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ramirez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tootie controlling from the full mount.
Ramirez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tootie throws some wild stikes that Ramirez manages to avoid easily.
Tootie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ramirez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ramirez tries to lock up and control but Tootie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ramirez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tootie cracks Ramirez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ramirez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ramirez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ramirez regains half guard.
Ramirez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tootie is fighting to break Ramirez's control of his arms but Ramirez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tootie has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ramirez to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Tootie is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ramirez pulls down on the head and he's put Tootie to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rocco Ramirez!
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