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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shiek Yerbooty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yerbooty's entrance music is ABK - Kill Me. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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191 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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, Shiek Yerbooty!
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, Mike Serra!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Serra or perhaps it was just good defense by Yerbooty which made him look bad.
Serra throws a series of punches but Yerbooty moves out of range.
Yerbooty misses with a hook.
Yerbooty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yerbooty just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Yerbooty.
Serra looks gassed!
Yerbooty measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Serra! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Shiek Yerbooty!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Longoria II (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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237 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Conway!
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, Evan Longoria II!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway closes the distance and clinches.
Longoria II avoids the elbow strike from Conway, against the cage.
Conway with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conway is pressed up against the cage. Longoria II has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Conway down to the mat. Conway avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Conway lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Longoria II sprawling to the canvas. Conway follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Longoria II hang on?
It looks like Evan Longoria II has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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. Conway connects with a nice short shot to Longoria II's temple.
Conway is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Conway 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.
Conway is nestled in close to Longoria II, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Longoria II blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conway.
Conway passes the guard and advances to mount!
Conway scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Longoria II?
Longoria II is rocked!
Longoria II looks gassed!
Conway scoring with strikes but Longoria II is staying in there.
BOOM! Conway connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Longoria II is still in real trouble! Can Conway finish him?
Conway loads up with a big shot that hurts Longoria II! He's pulled Conway in close but Conway has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Longoria II survive? More strikes from Conway and Longoria II is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thomas Conway!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colm Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Leone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mama Said Knock You Out. Frank Leone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 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 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, Colm Liddel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Leone!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Liddel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Liddel being controlled here, momentarily.
Leone wants to get up but he can't break Liddel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Leone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Liddel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Leone drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leone jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Liddel is breathing heavily.
Liddel working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Leone has passed into half guard!
Leone trying to mount his opponent but Liddel defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leone works his foot free and advances to mount.
Leone cracks Liddel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Leone landing strikes from the mount.
Leone is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Liddel is surviving well by controlling Leone's body position as best he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leone is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Leone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Leone decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Liddel, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liddel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Leone's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddel won't allow Leone to get back to his feet.
Liddel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leone wants to stand but Liddel is controlling the position.
Liddel distracts Leone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddel stops Leone from standing up.
Leone wants to sweep but no luck.
Leone pushes Liddel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Leone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leone stalks Liddel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Liddel's face. Liddel staggers backwards, shaken.
Liddel shoots in but Leone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Liddel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leone as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leone has closed the distance and engaged Liddel in a clinch.
Leone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Liddel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Liddel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Liddel working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Leone has passed into half guard!
Leone 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.
Leone decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Liddel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leone closes the distance and clinches up with Liddel, looking for a takedown. Leone pushes Liddel against the cage but Liddel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leone gets a takedown into half guard.
Leone is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Liddel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Leone tries to pass to full mount but Liddel defends it.
Leone blocks the strikes from Liddel.
Liddel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leone is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddel is refusing to be controlled, as Leone sits in half guard.
Liddel has hold of Leone's hands but Leone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Leone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Leone tries a low kick but Liddel avoids it.
Liddel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Colm Liddel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Liddel or perhaps it was just good defense by Leone which made him look bad.
Leone misses with a head kick.
Leone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Liddel.
Leone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leone wants to sweep but no luck.
Liddel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leone's head.
Leone looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Liddel is defending well. Leone quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Liddel has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Leone celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Leone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tech Nizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nizzle has chosen Midwest Choppers as his entrance music. Tech Nizzle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tech Nizzle!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nizzle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castle.
Danga de danga de dang - Nizzle scores with a four punch combination!
Nizzle throws a series of punches but Castle moves out of range.
Jab from Nizzle.
Nizzle lands a jab to the nose.
Castle has a takedown stuffed.
Castle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nizzle.
Nizzle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Castle is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nizzle cracks Castle on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Castle falls backwards against the cage. Nizzle follows up with more strikes that drop Castle to his knees. Nizzle keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Castle! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tech Nizzle!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimiro Steputivina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Trovo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trovo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: SOS. Randy Trovo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimiro Steputivina!
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, Randy Trovo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trovo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steputivina fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Randy Trovo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trovo with a poor takedown
and Steputivina counters with a thumping low kick.
Trovo looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steputivina looks to score with a jab to the body but Trovo is just out of range.
Steputivina shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Trovo is unconscious as Steputivina celebrates over his stricken foe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Vladimiro Steputivina!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ruff riders. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Carson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Carson pushes him off.
Carson misses with a two punch combination.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith wants to clinch up but Carson keeps it at a distance.
Carson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Jab by Carson.
An inside leg kick from Carson misses.
Smith wants to clinch up but Carson keeps it at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carson.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carson throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Carson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith wants to clinch up but Carson keeps it at a distance.
Smith wants to clinch up but Carson keeps it at a distance.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch but Carson is having none of it.
Smith throws a head kick but Carson moves out of range.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Carson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carson looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Carson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Carson stops Smith from standing up.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carson working some strikes from top position.
Carson 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.
Smith uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Carson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carson counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like James Smith has been cut.
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!
Carson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith closes the distance but Carson moves to the side
and Carson counters with a takedown into side control.
Carson working the ground and pound.
Carson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Smith is trying to buck Carson off.
Smith prevents Carson from improving position.
Carson working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is trying to control Carson's posture but Carson avoids it.
Smith throws Carson to one side and escapes!
Smith tries to clinch but Carson moves away
enabling Carson to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith wants to clinch
and Carson counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Carson stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
James Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carson misses with a two punch combination.
Smith tries to clinch
and Carson counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Carson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Carson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carson scoring with some ground and pound.
Carson gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.
Carson looks gassed!
Smith looks to land a combination but Carson avoids it well.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Carson counters with a straight right hand.
Smith tries to clinch
and Carson counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carson cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Carson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith is looking to clinch but Carson is avoiding it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith wants to clinch up but Carson keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Carson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carson throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Carson circles away from the clinch attempt
so Carson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carson is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Carson stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Carson has a takedown stuffed.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith closes the distance but Carson moves to the side
and Carson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to stand but Carson is controlling the position.
Carson preventing the sweep.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Carson is having none of it.
Carson stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carson is breathing heavily.
Carson tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Smith pushes Carson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carson counters with a one-two to the body.
Carson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Carson pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Carson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Carson stops Smith from getting back to his feet.
Smith has hold of Carson's hands but Carson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carson on the ground.
Smith tries to kick Carson off but Carson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith is controlling Carson's trapped leg to prevent Carson from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carson lands a nice short elbow.
Carson slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Carson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith moves into full guard.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carson is controlling him.
Carson won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Carson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smith, up you get!
Carson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook. Carson ducked under it nicely.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith closes the distance but Carson moves to the side
so Carson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carson manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carson keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Carson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Smith's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Carson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carson circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Carson.
Smith tries to clinch but Carson moves away
and Carson counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Carson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith tries to clinch but Carson moves away
and Carson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carson counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
James Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith misses with a combination
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Carson is blocking nicely.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Carson shrugs off.
Carson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carson blocks it with crossed arms.
Carson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carson tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
James Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Carson.
Carson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Carson's ribcage.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Carson's ribcage.
Carson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Carson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Carson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Carson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Carson or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith darts in and clinches Carson up against the cage.
Carson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smith is pushing Carson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Carson improves position.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Carson is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carson tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Carson can't get the takedown.
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Carson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith wants to clinch but Carson slips to the side
and Carson counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Carson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carson misses with a wild combination.
Smith wants to clinch
and Carson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Carson.
Smith tries to clinch but Carson moves out of range.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Carson counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carson throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carson 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Carson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Starship Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sawat Buakaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buakaw is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In Flames - Only For The Weak. Sawat Buakaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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272 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
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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, Starship Pain!
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, Sawat Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buakaw throws an overhand right that lands on Pain's shoulder, as Pain tries to avoid the shot.
Buakaw defending well as Pain loads up on a big left hand.
Pain misses with a series of wild punches.
Pain lands a right hook to the body.
Buakaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buakaw takes a jab right on the kisser.
Buakaw slips under a jab from Pain.
Pain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buakaw gets a clinch.
A short right from Pain.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buakaw tries to clinch up.
Pain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pain misses with a wild body shot.
Sawat Buakaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain fails to land with a series of punches.
Buakaw dodges the punch combination from Pain.
Pain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buakaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Pain misses with a few strikes there.
Pain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buakaw.
Buakaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pain looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw is trying to maintain the position but Pain is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain trying to pass the guard but Buakaw defending well.
Pain trying to control from half guard but Buakaw is working away.
Pain tries to pass to full mount but Buakaw defends it.
Buakaw is looking to improve his position.
Pain is looking to take a break and control but Buakaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Buakaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pain.
Buakaw misses with a double jab.
Buakaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Pain looks to land a right hand but Buakaw moved out of range.
Pain displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buakaw blocks a jab.
Pain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pain looks to throw the jab but Buakaw is out of range.
Pain throws a sloppy body shot
and Buakaw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Buakaw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Buakaw tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Buakaw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pain cracks Buakaw with a nice body shot.
Buakaw crunches a lovely knee into Pain's ribcage.
Pain is breathing heavily.
Buakaw looking to throw knees to the head but Pain is blocking nicely.
Buakaw tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Pain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buakaw missing with knees to the body.
Pain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pain avoiding damage as Buakaw throws knees to the body.
Pain works on Buakaw's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain goes for a takedown in the clinch but Buakaw prevents it.
Pain throws a punch but it's blocked by Buakaw.
Pain throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Pain.
Pain lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pain.
Buakaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buakaw landing knees to the head.
Pain just leaning against Buakaw, taking a breather.
Buakaw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Buakaw misses with a knee to the head.
Pain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Pain.
Pain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pain successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pain has his foot on Buakaw's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Buakaw works his way back into a safe position though.
Pain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Buakaw tries to stand but Pain is controlling from the bottom.
Buakaw wants to control from the top but Pain keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pain punching from mount but Buakaw doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pain working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pain swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Buakaw is now in Pain's guard. A big mistake from Pain there, giving up the dominant position!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pain wants to sweep here but Buakaw controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starship Pain dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pain looks to land a left hand but Buakaw moved out of range nicely.
Buakaw displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buakaw tries to clinch up.
Pain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buakaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pain misses with a two punch combination.
Starship Pain is winning the standup battle so far.
Pain moves forwards but Buakaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Buakaw keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pain misses with a looping right.
Pain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Buakaw wants to clinch.
Pain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Buakaw doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Buakaw.
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buakaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Pain.
The crowd cheers as Pain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buakaw doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buakaw is looking to clinch.
Buakaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw looks to throw the jab but Pain is out of range.
Buakaw takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buakaw is breathing heavily.
Buakaw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pain.
Pain just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Pain catches Buakaw right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Pain misses.
Pain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain misses with a wild combination.
Pain lands with a nice combination. Buakaw backs away looking to recover.
Buakaw takes one to the chin there.
Pain cracks Buakaw with an uppercut from hell and Buakaw crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Pain's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Buakaw is rocked!
Pain trying to control but Buakaw is working from the bottom.
Buakaw is still in real trouble! Can Pain finish him?
Pain looking to pass the guard.
Buakaw seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain trying to control but Buakaw is working from the bottom.
Pain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buakaw has his hands on Pain's head, controlling the position.
Pain postures up in Buakaw's guard and throws a big left but Buakaw blocks it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Buakaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pain throws out a loose jab but Buakaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pain checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw slips a straight right by Pain.
Buakaw moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.
Pain misses with a body shot.
Pain misses with a straight left.
Pain tries to bum rush Buakaw with a series of wild strikes but Buakaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sawat Buakaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pain throws a shot from downtown. Buakaw moves away and avoids it.
Buakaw moves away from the strike by Pain.
Buakaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buakaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pain.
Buakaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buakaw loads up on a big right hand but Pain slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buakaw.
Pain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Buakaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Pain circles away.
Buakaw tries to clinch but Pain is having none of it.
Buakaw ducks under a wild hook from Pain.
Buakaw misses with a looping right.
A big right from Pain misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain Rushes Buakaw and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Buakaw is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Pain Piles on the pressure and Buakaw crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Starship Pain!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between milan lucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Bags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bags is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Princes of the Universe. Joey Bags is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, milan lucic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Bags!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lucic misses with a body kick.
Bags blocks a head kick by lucic.
Bags checks a low kick from lucic.
lucic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Joey Bags has been cut.
lucic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bags but Bags pushes him off and we're back to square one.
lucic lands a jab to the nose.
lucic lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
lucic stuffs the takedown.
lucic lands a right hook to the body.
Bags looks gassed!
Bags is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
lucic throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Bags tumbling to the canvas!
Bags is rocked!
lucic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
lucic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bags swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bags is still in real trouble! Can lucic finish him?
lucic stands up from Bags's guard - lucic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bags seems to have recovered his senses.
lucic drops Bags with a huge uppercut! Bags drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. lucic is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). milan lucic!
milan lucic retains his light heavyweight title!
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