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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Giuliani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giuliani is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jay-Z - 99 Problems. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Bower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudy Giuliani!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giuliani keeps the fight on the outside.
Giuliani throws a right and a left that Bower avoids nicely.
Giuliani smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Giuliani throws a right and a left that Bower avoids nicely.
Giuliani misses with a head kick.
Bower looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Giuliani swinging wilding here.
Bower slips a jab and a cross from Giuliani.
Bower scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Giuliani is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bower has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bower is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Giuliani knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Giuliani is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bower is controlling him well.
Bower scores with a couple of short elbows.
Giuliani managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bower.
Giuliani is looking to get back to his feet here but Bower is keeping cool and he's managed to take Giuliani's back.
Bower throwing damaging strikes from the back! Giuliani could be in trouble here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giuliani holding both Bower 's hands and preventing any damage.
Bower is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Giuliani won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Bower off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matt Bower!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money Penny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Money Penny!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penny is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ross avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penny.
Penny is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Ross shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ross showed some decent athleticism there.
Ross is keen to just control but Penny is a slippery customer.
Ross throws a strike but Penny avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ross pushes down on Penny's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is tying to control. Penny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ross throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ross wants to take a breather but Penny is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penny's head.
Ross controlling the action here.
Penny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ross.
Penny is staying active underneath Ross, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Penny tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Money Penny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penny tries to clinch up.
Penny tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Ross looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ross works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Penny on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Penny is staying active underneath Ross, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ross lands a nice short elbow.
Ross takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ross wants to take a breather but Penny is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penny blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ross.
Ross seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penny does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Penny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ross.
Ross wants to take a breather but Penny is having none of it.
Ross thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Penny tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penny misses with a head kick.
Penny looks gassed!
Penny tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Penny throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penny doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Penny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ross is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ross is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ross throws a big right hand that misses.
Ross content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ross 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.
Ross wants to control from the top but Penny keeps moving.
Ross passes Penny's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Ross dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penny but Penny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An inside leg kick lands from Penny.
Horrible takedown by Ross or perhaps it was just good defense by Penny which made him look bad.
Penny is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penny, right into the meat.
Penny slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penny throws a head kick that misses.
Shane Ross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penny tries to clinch up but Ross circles away and keeps his distance.
Penny lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ross is rocked!
It looks like Shane Ross has been cut.
Penny tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Ross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Penny is just out of range.
Ross seems to have got his legs back now.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penny tries to clinch up but Ross circles away and keeps his distance.
Penny keeps Ross at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penny throws a head kick that misses.
Ross fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penny tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Penny tries to work over Ross's front leg with a kick but Ross checks it.
A head kick misses from Penny.
Ross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Penny is fending him off so far but Ross persists. Nope, Penny circles away and we're back to standing.
Penny wants to clinch up but Ross keeps it at a distance.
Penny lands with a big left! Ross is wobbled badly! Penny comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Ross to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Money Penny!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roland Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Kelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roland Harrison!
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, Jim Kelly!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly is looking to clinch.
Harrison cracks Kelly with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Harrison has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kelly to stand back up!
It looks like Jim Kelly has been cut.
Harrison looks for the body kick but Kelly saw that one coming.
Harrison throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrison moves away.
A punch combination from Harrison misses.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Harrison.
Harrison misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harrison's guard.
Kelly is pushing down on Harrison's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harrison is fighting to maintain full guard but Kelly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harrison is looking to escape.
Kelly is tying to control. Harrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kelly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kelly throwing shots but Harrison is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly prevents Harrison from standing back up.
Kelly wants to pass to mount but Harrison is defending the position.
Harrison is defending against the submission attempts here by Kelly.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harrison misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kelly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harrison's waist but Harrison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kelly off to one side.
Harrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Kelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly shoots in and bounces Harrison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harrison keeping full guard, as Kelly tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly 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.
Kelly has gone for a leg lock! Harrison slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kelly's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kelly uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Harrison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly has a takedown stuffed.
Kelly drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelly.
Harrison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kelly is controlling him.
Kelly is stalling in the full guard.
Kelly won't allow Harrison to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrison pushes Kelly off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
No joy there for Harrison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Harrison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Kelly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harrison gets underhooks to prevent Kelly's takedown attempt.
Harrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrison misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harrison pinned against the cage. Harrison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Harrison. No joy for Kelly on that attempt.
Roland Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Kelly.
Harrison drops Kelly with a nice combination! Harrison dives into Kelly's guard, looking to finish!
Kelly is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Harrison is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kelly Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Harrison's back instead.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Kelly tries to get the hooks in deep but Harrison pushed the leg off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison holding both Kelly 's hands and preventing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Kelly off. It looks like it's working - Kelly slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Harrison displaying calm under pressure there.
Harrison stuffs the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Harrison.
That has opened up Jim Kelly's cut even more.
Kelly gets a clinch.
Harrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Harrison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Harrison misses.
Kelly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrison is fending him off so far but Kelly persists. Nope, Harrison circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly gets a takedown into half guard.
Kelly is controlling the pace.
Harrison wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to control from Harrison's half guard. Harrison has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kelly postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Harrison is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kelly, into his guard.
Harrison gets to his feet - Kelly follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly clinches with his opponent.
Harrison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harrison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Harrison fails to land with a series of punches.
Harrison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harrison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense.
Kelly misses with a takedown
and Harrison counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kelly's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Harrison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Kelly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kelly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harrison pushes Kelly away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kelly gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kelly decides to stand back up.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Harrison knocks Kelly out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roland Harrison!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between CJ Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (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 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, CJ Watson!
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, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson lands a nice shot that snaps Mir's head back.
Watson throws a right hand that Mir ducks under and follows up with a left that Mir also avoids with ease.
Mir is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Mir misses with a two punch combination.
Watson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mir counters with a one-two to the body.
Mir has a takedown stuffed.
Watson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Watson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mir.
No luck for Mir with that takedown attempt.
Watson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
CJ Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Watson stuffs the takedown.
Mir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Mir moves away and avoids it.
Mir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watson but Watson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Watson pinned against the cage. Watson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mir shoots in for a double leg but Watson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watson's waist but Watson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mir off to one side.
Mir looks gassed!
Watson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mir dodges the punch combination from Watson.
Watson scores with a three punch combo!
Watson steps into range and cracks Mir with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Mir flops backwards and Watson dives into his guard looking to finish!
Mir is rocked!
Watson wants to get up but he can't break Mir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mir is still in real trouble! Can Watson finish him?
Mir trying to control the position.
Watson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mir seems to have recovered his senses.
Mir seems keen to control Watson's posture.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson wants to stand but Mir has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mir, up you get!
CJ Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
Mir takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watson is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Watson circles away and we're back to standing.
Mir on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Frank Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Mir with that takedown attempt.
Mir has closed the distance and engaged Watson in a clinch.
Mir has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Watson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Watson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.
Mir breaks the clinch.
Mir shoots in but Watson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mir gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir decides to stand up, so the ref orders Watson to his feet.
Mir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Watson pinned against the cage. Watson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Mir moves into range and clinches up with Watson.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mir won't allow it.
Mir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Watson.
Mir is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Mir shoots for a double leg takedown but Watson sprawls well. He's pushed Mir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mir staying out of range there.
A big left from Mir misses.
Watson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mir on the side of the head.
Mir keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mir shoots in but Watson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watson circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a shot to the body.
Mir tries to move into range but Watson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watson circles away.
Mir looks for a takedown but Watson sprawls well.
Mir misses with a double jab
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watson but Watson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Watson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mir gets a clinch.
Watson is pressed up against the cage. Mir has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watson down to the mat. Watson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watson's waist but Watson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mir off to one side.
Mir shoots in but no luck this time.
Watson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Mir or perhaps it was just good defense by Watson which made him look bad.
Mir feints and as Watson raises his hands in defense, Mir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mir prevents Watson from getting back to his feet.
Mir pushing down on Watson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Watson pushes Mir off looking to stand but Mir dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Watson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mir clinches up with Watson and pushes him back against the cage.
Watson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mir.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Mir prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Mir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
CJ Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Watson is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Mir hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). CJ Watson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darth Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Clemenza (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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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darth Fedor!
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, Francesco Clemenza!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clemenza gets a clinch.
Fedor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clemenza is pressed up against the cage. Fedor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clemenza down to the mat. Clemenza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clemenza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fedor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clemenza shoots in for a takedown but Fedor shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Clemenza with that takedown attempt.
Clemenza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fedor is fending him off so far but Clemenza persists. Nope, Fedor circles away and we're back to standing.
Darth Fedor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francesco Clemenza.
Fedor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Clemenza counters with a shoot takedown. Fedor fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clemenza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clemenza stopping the sweep attempt from Fedor.
Clemenza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fedor is trying to control the position but Clemenza postures up.
Fedor wants to sweep here but Clemenza controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clemenza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fedor wants to get back to full guard but Clemenza has passed into side control.
Fedor is trying to escape the mount.
Fedor is working hard here to advance position.
Clemenza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Clemenza raining down shots from the mount!
Fedor is looking to get to half guard.
Fedor tries to hold on but Clemenza pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Clemenza is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fedor can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fedor is looking to get to half guard.
Clemenza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clemenza punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fedor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Clemenza looks gassed!
Fedor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Clemenza avoids the attempt from Fedor to control.
Clemenza pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Clemenza breaks from Fedor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fedor gets back to half guard.
Fedor is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Clemenza pulls his head out easily.
Clemenza is nestled in close to Fedor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clemenza drops an elbow to the side of Fedor's head.
Clemenza is thwarting Fedor's attempts to control the position.
Clemenza tries to pass to full mount but Fedor defends it.
Fedor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clemenza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fedor wants to improve his position but Clemenza is controlling well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Clemenza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clemenza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Clemenza postures up in Fedor's guard and throws a big left but Fedor blocks it.
Clemenza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fedor is keeping the position for now.
Clemenza must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clemenza throwing strikes from guard but Fedor blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fedor is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clemenza lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Fedor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fedor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Clemenza can't keep his opponent in guard - Fedor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fedor wants to work for an arm triangle but Clemenza is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Clemenza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Clemenza.
Fedor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fedor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fedor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fedor trying to control from half guard but Clemenza is working away.
Fedor is trying to work for a kimura but Clemenza is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Clemenza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fedor misses with a double jab.
Clemenza tries to clinch there but Fedor circles away.
Fedor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Clemenza counters with a single leg into guard. Fedor didn't expect that.
Fedor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fedor can't keep his opponent in guard - Clemenza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Clemenza is looking for a kimura but Fedor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Clemenza to get the leverage.
Fedor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clemenza.
Clemenza trying to mount his opponent but Fedor defends it.
Fedor has one foot on Clemenza's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fedor with a lazy takedown attempt
so Clemenza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clemenza slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clemenza connects with a nice short shot to Fedor's temple.
Clemenza lands with a punch from half guard.
Clemenza working Fedor over with strikes.
Fedor taking some punishment here, with Clemenza in his half guard.
Clemenza 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.
Fedor trying to hold on to Clemenza's head to control him but Clemenza postures up.
Clemenza working the head and body with strikes.
Clemenza prevents Fedor from improving his position.
Clemenza is pressing down on Fedor's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fedor is holding on for now.
Francesco Clemenza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clemenza is looking for a kimura but Fedor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Clemenza to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor wants to get back to full guard.
Fedor gets full guard.
Fedor looking to control.
Fedor working for submissions but it's allowed Clemenza to get to half guard.
Clemenza gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Fedor misses with a series of wild punches.
Fedor fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Fedor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clemenza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fedor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clemenza counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clemenza is one step ahead there.
Fedor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fedor is on top in guard.
Fedor wants to pass the guard but Clemenza is keeping the position.
Clemenza tries to strike from the bottom.
Fedor tries to free his leg and advance position but Clemenza is retaining full guard.
Fedor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fedor in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Clemenza tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Fedor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darth Fedor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gassano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Gassano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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, Arturo Gassano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson avoids the body shot from Gassano.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Gassano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Gassano sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gassano scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Quinton Jackson has been cut.
Gassano gets a takedown into half guard.
Jackson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gassano seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jackson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Arturo Gassano!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iivana Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Mushroomhead. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Iivana Evil enters the cage!
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones!
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, Iivana Evil!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Evil.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Evil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Evil does it's job there.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Evil defends it.
Evil misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Evil is defending well.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evil is looking to improve his position.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evil with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evil is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evil looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Evil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Iivana Evil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evil tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Evil's corner calls for a 1-2. Evil obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Evil moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Evil throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Evil is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Evil looks gassed!
Jones is nestled in close to Evil, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Evil defends it.
Jones moves nicely into side control.
Evil is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evil takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Evil is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones landing punches.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Evil looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones with good strikes from the mount here!
Evil working to try and regain half guard.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Evil is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Evil defends it well.
Jones prevents Evil from getting the reversal.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evil is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones is working for a guillotine from mount but Evil frees his head quite easily.
Evil tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Evil regains half guard.
Evil tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Evil is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Evil manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Evil is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Evil doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Evil working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Evil has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Evil.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones lands with a hook. Evil tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Evil is looking for a sweep.
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 Jim Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Evil swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Evil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Evil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Evil fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
Jones works to advance to full mount. Evil defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Evil is looking to get to half guard.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Evil?
Evil regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evil won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evil tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones passes to full mount!
Jones looking to finish Evil with some ground and pound. This is bad for Evil!
Evil is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Evil bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Evil loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jim Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Evil stands up from Jones's guard - Evil perhaps looking for a knockout.
Evil throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Evil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones is rocked!
Evil throws an overhand right that has Jones reeling! Evil follows up with a more punches and Jones is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Iivana Evil!
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