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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Pembelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirty Santa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pembelton's entrance music is Hail Mary. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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182 lbs
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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 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Pembelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirty Santa!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pembelton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pembelton loads up on a big right hand but Santa slips the punch.
Frank Pembelton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pembelton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santa swivels and escapes.
Pembelton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santa as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Pembelton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pembelton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santa as he jumps to the side.
Santa fails to land the takedown.
Pembelton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santa counters with a single leg into guard. Pembelton didn't expect that.
Santa wants to pass the guard but Pembelton is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santa is working Pembelton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santa throws a big right hand that misses.
Pembelton has momentary wrist control but Santa slips an elbow through the middle.
Pembelton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pembelton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santa manages to get himself to full guard.
Pembelton is breathing heavily.
Pembelton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santa wants to sweep but no luck.
Santa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Santa wants to sweep but no luck.
Santa striking off his back but it's not causing Pembelton any problems.
Santa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pembelton!
Pembelton is in a horrible position here. Santa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Santa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Santa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pembelton gets back to half guard.
Santa 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.
Pembelton is trying to maintain the position but Santa is very close to passing his half guard.
Santa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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. Santa connects with a nice short shot to Pembelton's temple.
Pembelton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pembelton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santa!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Santa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton landing punches.
Santa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pembelton is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Santa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pembelton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pembelton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pembelton is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Santa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pembelton has hold of Santa's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Santa manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Santa has given up his back here. Will Pembelton look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Pembelton has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Santa is in real trouble here. Pembelton gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Santa is tapping out! Pembelton wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Pembelton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gregor Clegane has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregor Clegane!
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, Brian Staal!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clegane thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clegane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Staal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Staal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Staal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clegane is rocked!
Staal slips a jab and a cross from Clegane.
Clegane tries to bum rush Staal with a series of wild strikes but Staal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Staal pushes Clegane up against the cage in a clinch.
Staal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clegane smiles and moves away.
Clegane throws a right hand that Staal ducks under and follows up with a left that Staal also avoids with ease.
Clegane throws a right hand that Staal ducks under and follows up with a left that Staal also avoids with ease.
Staal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Staal should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Staal avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane swinging wilding here.
Staal gets a clinch.
Staal manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clegane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clegane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clegane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Staal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Staal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Clegane!
Staal looking to control but Clegane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Staal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Staal looking to control but Clegane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Staal.
Staal prevents Clegane from getting the reversal.
Staal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Staal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Staal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Staal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Clegane is in a horrible position here. Staal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Staal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Clegane swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Clegane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Staal controlling the pace for now.
Staal raining down shots from the mount!
Clegane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Clegane is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal content just to control the position here.
Staal landing punches.
Staal working for a submission but Clegane is keeping him at bay.
Staal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Staal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Staal has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Staal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Staal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Staal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Staal looking to finish Clegane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Clegane!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal breaks from Clegane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Clegane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Clegane is working hard here to advance position.
Clegane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Staal working for a submission but Clegane is keeping him at bay.
Staal looks gassed!
Clegane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Clegane is looking to get to half guard.
Staal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clegane hang on?
Clegane is looking to improve his position but Staal isn't that keen on the idea.
Staal landing strikes from the mount.
Staal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clegane is looking to escape.
Clegane tries to hold on but Staal pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Staal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Staal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clegane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clegane throws a right and a left that Staal avoids nicely.
Clegane throws a poor cross that misses
and Staal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Staal is looking for a kimura here.
Staal slips a nice elbow through Clegane's hands, connecting with Clegane's forehead.
Clegane won't allow Staal to pass to mount.
Clegane is trying to get back to full guard.
Staal seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clegane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clegane misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Staal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Staal is trying to control the action in half guard but Clegane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Clegane misses with a combination
and Staal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane throws a combination that misses
and Staal counters with a single leg into guard. Clegane didn't expect that.
Staal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clegane's head.
Clegane controls Staal momentarily but Staal frees himself.
Clegane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Staal on the ground.
Staal thows a big elbow that misses.
Clegane trying to control the position.
Clegane will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clegane is on top in guard.
Clegane sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Clegane landing some decent shots from guard.
Staal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clegane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane trying to control but Staal is working from the bottom.
Clegane works over Staal with some ground and pound from guard.
Clegane lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Clegane won't allow Staal to sweep him here.
Staal keeping full guard, as Clegane tries to pass.
Staal manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Clegane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Staal with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Staal blocks Clegane's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Staal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Staal lands a big elbow.
Clegane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Staal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Clegane's face.
Staal pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Clegane is squirming around, avoiding Staal's attempts to control the action.
Clegane is trying desperately to improve position.
Staal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clegane?
Clegane swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Staal is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Clegane is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Staal!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quiton Jaskon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nukem comes to the cage accompanied by The Duke Nukem Theme by Megadeth. Quiton Jaskon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Nukem!
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, Quiton Jaskon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaskon wants to clinch up but Nukem keeps it at a distance.
Nukem thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jaskon if he has to take too many more of those.
Jaskon looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nukem throws a series of punches but Jaskon avoids them all with ease.
Jaskon misses with a double jab.
Nukem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nukem rushes Jaskon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nukem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nukem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaskon blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Nukem.
Nukem landing knees to the body.
Jaskon wants to get back to striking at distance but Nukem won't allow it.
Jaskon is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nukem is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jaskon to the mat. Jaskon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jaskon looking for a sweep. Not yet Jaskon, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaskon wants to stand and escape but Nukem is having none of it.
Nukem working some strikes from top position.
Jaskon working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nukem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jaskon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jaskon keeping full guard, as Nukem tries to pass.
Jaskon wants to stand and escape but Nukem is having none of it.
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.
Nukem tries to clinch but Jaskon moves away
and Jaskon counters with a takedown into side control.
Nukem 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.
Nukem regains half guard.
Nukem works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nukem is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jaskon drops back looking for a leg! Nukem is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nukem manages to kick Jaskon off! Jaskon jumps back into Nukem's guard.
Jaskon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jaskon wants to control from the top but Nukem keeps moving.
Jaskon stands up from Nukem's guard - Jaskon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jaskon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nukem circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem throws a combination that misses
and Jaskon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaskon wants to pass the guard but Nukem is keeping the position.
Jaskon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jaskon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jaskon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nukem looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nukem working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jaskon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jaskon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nukem looking for a sweep. Not yet Nukem, not yet.
Nukem 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! Jaskon rolls with it to try and escape but Nukem cranks on the arm and Jaskon is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Duke Nukem!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Notorious BIG (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Urso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urso has chosen Big Ten Inch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rocco Urso has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Notorious BIG!
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, Rocco Urso!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BIG blocks a head kick by Urso.
Urso throws a head kick that misses.
Urso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Urso tries to close the distance and clinch up but BIG swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Urso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Urso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Urso throws a head kick that misses.
BIG closes the distance and clinches up with Urso, looking for a takedown. BIG pushes Urso against the cage but Urso circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by BIG. That's going to slow Urso down.
Urso throws a series of punches but BIG moves out of range.
Urso connects with a solid leg kick.
Urso thows a body shot but no joy.
Urso throws a leg kick
and BIG counters with an outside leg kick.
Urso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Urso throws a head kick that misses.
Urso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as BIG throws out the jab.
BIG fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
BIG misses with a hook. Urso ducked under it nicely.
Urso closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BIG looking for submissions off his back.
BIG gets back to full guard.
Urso tries to free his leg and advance position but BIG is retaining full guard.
BIG is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Urso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
BIG escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Urso gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
BIG is breathing heavily.
Urso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. BIG swivels though and keeps the full guard.
BIG is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BIG wants to sweep but no luck.
BIG looking for a guillotine here but Urso defends easily.
Urso drops back looking for a leg! BIG is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and BIG manages to kick Urso off! Urso jumps back into BIG's guard.
Urso drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Urso jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Urso wants to control but BIG is keeping him busy.
BIG tries to improve position but can't.
Urso stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urso throws a front kick that sends BIG stumbling back into the cage.
Urso throws a nice looking combination but BIG bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Urso wants to clinch but BIG slips to the side
and BIG counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Urso closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
BIG is trying to improve his position.
BIG manages to work his way to half guard, despite Urso's best efforts.
BIG trying to hold on to Urso's head to control him but Urso postures up.
BIG tries to kick Urso off but Urso keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
BIG actively working from the bottom here.
BIG is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
BIG trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. BIG manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BIG working for a triangle but Urso defends it easily.
BIG has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Urso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Urso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. BIG swivels though and keeps the full guard.
BIG tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BIG has his foot on Urso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Urso works his way back into a safe position though.
BIG working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Urso has passed into half guard!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urso is looking for a kimura but BIG is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Urso to get the leverage.
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 Notorious BIG will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
BIG fails with the takedown.
Urso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and BIG counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Urso's guard now.
BIG passes Urso's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Urso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. BIG is working away from the top position though.
BIG is looking for a kimura here.
BIG trying to pass the guard but Urso defending well.
Urso is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but BIG pulls his head out easily.
BIG is looking for a kimura here.
Urso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of BIG's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take BIG's back!
Urso is breathing heavily.
BIG is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BIG rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Urso passes to full mount!
Urso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as BIG is looking to escape.
BIG slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
BIG slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Urso won't allow BIG to sweep him here.
BIG looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Urso slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
BIG gets back to half guard.
BIG actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urso trying to control from half guard but BIG is working away.
BIG gets back to full guard.
Urso prevents BIG from getting back to his feet.
BIG is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BIG with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
BIG wants to work for an arm triangle but Urso is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
BIG is pressing down on Urso's thigh, looking to free his foot. Urso is holding on for now.
BIG passes to full mount!
BIG moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Urso has worked his arm free - good work by Urso!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BIG working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
BIG advances to mount.
BIG jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Urso manages to avoid the submission attempt.
BIG connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Urso some visible discomfort.
Urso prevents BIG from improving position.
BIG working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
BIG has hold of Urso's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Urso tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - BIG cranks the arm and Urso screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Urso, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Notorious BIG!
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pop
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