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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chet Linkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daizu Mitsusada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsusada has chosen A-Punk as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chet Linkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daizu Mitsusada!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitsusada keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mitsusada misses with a double jab.
Mitsusada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Linkin.
Linkin working away.
Mitsusada is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Linkin wants to stand but Mitsusada has his arm trapped.
Linkin tries to advance to mount but Mitsusada instead regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkin is tying to control. Mitsusada wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Linkin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mitsusada on the ground.
Well, if Linkin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Linkin is working for a kimura but Mitsusada is defending it quite comfortably.
Mitsusada wants to control but Linkin is keeping busy.
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.
Mitsusada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Chet Linkin has been cut.
Linkin is looking to clinch but Mitsusada is avoiding it.
Linkin dodges the punch combination from Mitsusada.
Linkin wants to clinch up but Mitsusada keeps it at a distance.
Mitsusada with a lazy takedown attempt
and Linkin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mitsusada!
Linkin wants to control the pace but Mitsusada is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linkin prevents Mitsusada from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linkin avoids the attempt from Mitsusada to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mitsusada avoids a series of strikes thrown by Linkin.
Mitsusada tries to reverse the position but Linkin maintains control.
Mitsusada is squirming around, avoiding Linkin's attempts to control the action.
Mitsusada regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chet Linkin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chet Linkin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mitsusada misses with a combination
and Linkin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mitsusada is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mitsusada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mitsusada manages to get to full guard.
Linkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitsusada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linkin wants to pass the guard but Mitsusada is keeping the position.
Mitsusada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mitsusada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mitsusada keeping moving, preventing Linkin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mitsusada working a defensive guard but Linkin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mitsusada sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mitsusada tries to get to full guard but Linkin has control of the leg.
Linkin is looking to advance position but Mitsusada won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitsusada wants to improve his position but Linkin is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Linkin seems content to control.
Mitsusada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Linkin is working away from the top position though.
Mitsusada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Linkin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Linkin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mitsusada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Linkin is looking to stall here but Mitsusada recovers full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mitsusada stuffs the takedown attempt from Linkin. Linkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitsusada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitsusada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mitsusada misses with a wild combination.
Linkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chet Linkin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chet Linkin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mitsusada throws a shot from downtown. Linkin moves away and avoids it.
Mitsusada works Linkin's body with a nice hook.
Linkin takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab lands there for Mitsusada.
Mitsusada lands a head kick. Linkin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mitsusada lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mitsusada.
Mitsusada just misses with a punch to the body.
Linkin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mitsusada swivels and escapes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitsusada scores with a decent looking hook.
Mitsusada's corner calls for a 1-2. Mitsusada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab-cross combination lands for Mitsusada and sends Linkin crashing to the mat! Mitsusada follows him down to the mat - Linkin regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Linkin is rocked!
Mitsusada is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oh Linkin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Linkin won't allow Mitsusada to pass to mount.
Linkin seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsusada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mitsusada passes into side control, despite Linkin's attempt to control the position.
Mitsusada looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Linkin is avoiding damage well.
Mitsusada has an Americana. Linkin didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mitsusada is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mitsusada hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Daizu Mitsusada!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Pall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Johnson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Pall!
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, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pall.
Pall wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Pall controlling the position from side mount.
Pall trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Pall wants to control for a moment but Johnson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Johnson wants to stand up but Pall manages to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pall looking to control.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Pall.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pall is trying to keep Johnson in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pall striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pall.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Pall is avoiding it.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Pall takes it in his stride.
Pall fails with a takedown attempt.
Pall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Pall circles away.
Pall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Pall persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Pall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson has Pall up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pall clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pall covers up after that shot from Johnson.
Johnson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Johnson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Pall could be in trouble here!
Johnson gets his hands free as Pall looks to control.
Pall is breathing heavily.
Johnson trying to control momentarily.
Johnson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pall knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pall for a finish.
Pall takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pall trying to control the position but Johnson manages to sink in the hooks.
Pall covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pall is trying to stand back up.
Johnson is working for a rear naked choke. Pall is not defending it well and Johnson has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Pall refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Pall's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anthony Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Calliente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincenzo Calliente had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Calliente!
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, Dan Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calliente clinches up against the cage.
Calliente is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Calliente manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Harvey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Calliente is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Calliente is looking to stand up but Harvey isn't so interested in that idea.
Calliente not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calliente looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harvey wants to control from the top but Calliente keeps moving.
Calliente working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Calliente tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harvey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Calliente counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Calliente seems to be working for a kimura but Harvey defends the submission attempt.
Harvey wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harvey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Harvey wants to stand up but Calliente is controlling him.
Calliente lands a couple of elbows.
Calliente preventing the sweep.
Calliente wants to pass the guard but Harvey is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey wants to stand and escape but Calliente is having none of it.
Harvey is trying to control the position but Calliente postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Calliente accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harvey tries to land a front kick but Calliente steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Calliente fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harvey, pushing him back against the cage.
Calliente manages to break the clinch.
Calliente pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calliente comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calliente shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Calliente showed some decent athleticism there.
Calliente is breathing heavily.
Harvey moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calliente won't allow Harvey to sweep him here.
Harvey keeping full guard, as Calliente tries to pass.
Calliente postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Harvey is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Calliente, into his guard.
Harvey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Calliente's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harvey slips a nice elbow through Calliente's hands, connecting with Calliente's forehead.
Harvey is looking to take a break and control but Calliente is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Calliente wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvey passes to side control.
Calliente is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Calliente wants to control but Harvey postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Calliente dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Calliente drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harvey is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Calliente's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Harvey trying to control from the bottom.
Calliente seems to be working for a kimura but Harvey defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harvey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Calliente.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Calliente looking for a submission but Harvey manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Calliente decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Calliente misses with a double jab.
Calliente misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calliente shoots in and bounces Harvey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harvey keeping full guard, as Calliente tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Calliente looking to pass the guard.
Calliente preventing the sweep.
Calliente is looking to work some ground and pound but Harvey has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey has a closed guard, preventing Calliente from standing up.
Harvey is looking to stand up but Calliente isn't so interested in that idea.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Calliente changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harvey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harvey is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Calliente prevents Harvey from improving his position.
Calliente wants to take a breather but Harvey is having none of it.
Calliente working Harvey over with strikes.
Harvey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harvey wants to control but Calliente is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calliente is nestled in close to Harvey, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Calliente is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Calliente missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harvey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Calliente moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Calliente getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Calliente throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Calliente dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Calliente feints and as Harvey raises his hands in defense, Calliente changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harvey is trying to keep Calliente in close.
Harvey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Calliente gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Calliente pushing down on Harvey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harvey is not content to let Calliente control the position.
Vincenzo Calliente overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calliente content to control rather than advance.
Calliente is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Calliente there.
Harvey tries to roll over but Calliente keeps him under control.
Calliente is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Calliente is tying to control. Harvey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Calliente tries to pass to full mount but Harvey defends it.
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, if Calliente is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Calliente missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harvey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Calliente trying to control from half guard but Harvey is working away.
Calliente stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Harvey to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calliente fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harvey sprawls well initially but Calliente persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harvey moves into full guard.
Calliente won't allow Harvey to sweep him here.
Calliente is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harvey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Calliente gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Calliente has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harvey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harvey keeping full guard, as Calliente tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey controls Calliente momentarily but Calliente frees himself.
Calliente pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harvey is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Calliente rushes Harvey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Calliente escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calliente looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Calliente won't allow Harvey to get back to his feet.
Dan Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calliente working some strikes from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Calliente showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Calliente has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Vincenzo Calliente!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Vincenzo Calliente!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Vincenzo Calliente!
Vincenzo Calliente wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Fioravanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johans Belforte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Fioravanti!
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, Johans Belforte!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belforte drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Belforte wants to control from the top but Fioravanti keeps moving.
Belforte stands and throws Fioravanti's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Belforte working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Belforte trying to control the position but Fioravanti is working away.
Belforte prevents Fioravanti from escaping the position.
Fioravanti parries the strikes from Belforte easily there. Belforte is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fioravanti to escape.
Belforte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fioravanti is looking to regain half guard here but Belforte keeps moving and retains side control.
Belforte is looking to take a break and control but Fioravanti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Belforte is looking to chop away at Fioravanti's legs.
Belforte tries a head kick but it misses.
Belforte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fioravanti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belforte.
Belforte misses with a takedown attempt - Fioravanti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fioravanti has managed to clinch.
Fioravanti manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Fioravanti both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Johans Belforte has been cut.
Fioravanti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belforte looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fioravanti knocks Belforte to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Belforte is rocked!
Belforte seems a little lost for a moment, as Fioravanti dominates the positioning.
Belforte is still in real trouble! Can Fioravanti finish him?
A big shot lands for Fioravanti! That's hurt Belforte! Will he recover? Fioravanti fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Fioravanti!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Wessel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by that go- keak da sneak. Eric Wessel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Wessel!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wessel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Green shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wessel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Green.
Wessel wants to get back to full guard.
Green 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.
Green not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wessel wants to get back to his feet.
Green is trying to work for a kimura but Wessel is defending well.
Green is pressing down on Wessel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wessel is holding on for now.
Wessel wants to improve his position but Green is controlling well.
Wessel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is chipping away with strikes.
Wessel is trying to improve his position.
Green thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wessel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wessel pushes Green away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Green gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Green is chipping away with strikes.
Green cracks Wessel with a big right hand but Wessel just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wessel is trying to improve his position.
Green landing a few strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wessel throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Wessel is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wessel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Green lands with a punch from half guard.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Green is looking for a kimura here.
Green is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wessel sees it coming and defends easily.
Green is breathing heavily.
Wessel gets full guard.
Green won't allow Wessel to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wessel is looking to stand up but Green isn't so interested in that idea.
Green wants to control from the top but Wessel keeps moving.
Wessel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wessel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Green cracks Wessel with a solid left hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wessel avoids the body shot from Green.
Wessel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wessel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wessel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Green swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wessel is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wessel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wessel throws a right hand that Green ducks under and follows up with a left that Green also avoids with ease.
Wessel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Green counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Green working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Green is working Wessel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Green lands a couple of digs.
Green advances to half guard.
Green is thwarting Wessel's attempts to control the position.
Wessel wants to get back to his feet.
Green wants to free his trapped foot but Wessel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wessel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Green is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Green dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Wessel blocks a head kick by Green.
Wessel with a poor takedown
so Green counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Green connects with a couple of short punches.
Green connects with a couple of short punches.
Wessel is looking to stand up but Green isn't so interested in that idea.
Green content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Green postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Green working some strikes from top position.
Green passes Wessel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Green scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wessel is breathing heavily.
Wessel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Green scores with a couple of nice shots.
Green drops an elbow to the side of Wessel's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wessel wants to improve his position but Green is controlling well.
Green passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wessel!
Jeffrey Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wessel working to try and regain half guard.
Wessel taking shots to the head.
Green landing shots from mount.
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.
Green is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wessel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Green has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wessel's face.
Green scoring with strikes but Wessel is staying in there.
Wessel is bucking up trying to escape but Green cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Green postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wessel looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Green cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wessel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wessel swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Green cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wessel tries to hold on but Green postures up.
Green goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wessel turns into him and now he's in Green's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wessel wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wessel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wessel lands a couple of digs.
Green wants to sweep but no luck.
Green throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wessel throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green working for a triangle but Wessel defends it easily.
Wessel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wessel trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wessel throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wessel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wessel throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Green dominated that second round.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wessel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Green counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wessel tries to bum rush Green with a series of wild strikes but Green uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wessel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wessel.
Green bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Green's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Green lands a nice forearm strike.
Green scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wessel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wessel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Green tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are battling for position here. Green manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wessel trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wessel!
Green connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Green lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Green.
Wessel wants to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Green lands with some strikes.
Green tries to control but Wessel wriggling away.
Green cracks Wessel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wessel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Green landing shots from mount.
Green looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green breaks from Wessel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Green punching from mount but Wessel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wessel is trying to escape the mount.
Wessel gets back to half guard.
Wessel is defending against the submission attempts here by Green.
Green throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wessel tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Wessel punching from the bottom.
Green lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to control the action but Wessel is working from the bottom.
Green prevents Wessel from improving his position.
Wessel wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wessel throws a series of punches but Green moves out of range.
Wessel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Green is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wessel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wessel prevents the takedown attempt.
Wessel breaks the clinch.
Wessel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Green backs up against the cage.
Green fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wessel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jeffrey Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Green closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wessel circles away.
Wessel throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Green.
Eric Wessel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wessel misses with a series of wild punches.
Wessel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Green regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Jeffrey Green!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Jeffrey Green!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Jeffrey Green!
Jeffrey Green wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrick Sizewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sizewell comes to the cage accompanied by Cult of Personality. Richard Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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264 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henrick Sizewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Evans!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sizewell throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
Evans avoids the head kick by Sizewell.
Evans doesn't manage to clinch there - Sizewell circles away.
Sizewell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Evans is trying to stand up here but Sizewell is controlling him well.
Sizewell wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
Evans kicks Sizewell off and gets back to his feet.
Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Evans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sizewell.
Evans lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sizewell scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sizewell looks to land a combination. Evans sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sizewell.
Evans closes the distance and clinches.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sizewell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evans clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizewell breaks from the clinch.
Sizewell is looking to clinch.
Richard Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sizewell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evans tries to clinch but Sizewell moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sizewell shoots in looking for a takedown. Evans tries to sprawl out of it but Sizewell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Evans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henrick Sizewell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sizewell is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Evans.
Evans drives through and clinches with Sizewell against the cage.
Evans lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Evans gets through Sizewell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Evans leaning his opponent against the cage.
Evans working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans tries to clinch up
letting Sizewell counter with a right hand.
Evans moves into the clinch successfully.
Evans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Evans content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richard Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans drops Sizewell with a naaaaasty hook - Sizewell is in real trouble here! Evans dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Evans!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Landon Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Never Scared- Bonecrusher. Johns has chosen Cocaine Blues as his entrance music. Tim Johns is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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148 lbs
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148 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Johns!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns shoots in and drives through. Gibbs sprawls well.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Johns is having none of it.
Tim Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gibbs on the side of the head.
Johns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibbs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gibbs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gibbs is looking to clinch but Johns is avoiding it.
Johns scores with a one two! Gibbs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gibbs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johns throws a hook but Gibbs blocks it.
A head kick misses from Johns.
Some wild striking there from Johns.
Gibbs tries to clinch
and Johns counters with a right hand to the body.
Some wild striking there from Johns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johns scores with a jab.
Gibbs shoots in and drives through. Johns sprawls well.
Gibbs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johns tightens his grip and picks Gibbs up, before dumping him to the ground. Gibbs manages to land in guard.
Johns stands up and waves to Gibbs to follow him.
Johns throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibbs.
Johns goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs lands with a kick to the temple. Johns shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns shoots for a double leg takedown but Gibbs sprawls well. He's pushed Johns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johns throws a nice looking combination but Gibbs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gibbs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johns counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landon Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbs blocks a head kick by Johns.
Johns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Johns.
Johns has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gibbs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johns connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gibbs. Gibbs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns takes a swing at Gibbs's ribcage but misses.
Gibbs closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johns looks gassed!
Gibbs stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gibbs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johns is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Gibbs had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gibbs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johns works the jab nicely.
Johns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johns catches Gibbs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gibbs fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns closes the distance and clinches up with Gibbs, looking for a takedown. Johns pushes Gibbs against the cage but Gibbs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johns!
Johns throws a sloppy head kick
so Gibbs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johns is looking to stand up but Gibbs isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibbs is looking to work some ground and pound but Johns has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibbs trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Johns dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gibbs moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Gibbs as Johns shoots in.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Johns moves away
and Johns counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johns keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gibbs's head.
Gibbs has his feet on Johns's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johns, as that shot connected.
Gibbs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gibbs misses with a takedown attempt
and Johns counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johns gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gibbs counters with a shoot takedown. Johns fights it but they end up in guard.
Gibbs has gone for a leg lock! Johns slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gibbs's guard.
Johns gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gibbs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Johns misses with a combination
and Gibbs counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a sloppy body shot
and Gibbs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gibbs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tim Johns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johns jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johns connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns looks to land a combination but Gibbs avoids it well.
Gibbs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johns closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johns tries to stand but Gibbs is controlling his head.
Johns is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gibbs manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johns tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gibbs.
Johns thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gibbs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johns is working away from the top position though.
Johns is keen to just control but Gibbs is a slippery customer.
Tim Johns has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gibbs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gibbs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Gibbs blocks a head kick by Johns.
Gibbs stuffs the takedown.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibbs blocks a jab.
Gibbs tries to clinch but Johns is having none of it.
Johns throws a shot from downtown. Gibbs moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Johns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Johns lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gibbs backs up against the cage.
The fighters circling - Johns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johns throws a one two combo.
Gibbs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gibbs has a takedown stuffed.
Johns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibbs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johns closes the distance and clinches up with Gibbs, looking for a takedown. Johns pushes Gibbs against the cage but Gibbs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Landon Gibbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns connects with a nice looking jab.
A right-left combo lands from Johns.
Johns misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Johns.
Johns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gibbs shoots in and bounces Johns off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gibbs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johns swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns trying to control the position.
Johns is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gibbs breaks the clinch.
Gibbs with a poor takedown
so Johns counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landon Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gibbs is working an open guard so Johns takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a combination. Gibbs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gibbs looks for a takedown but Johns sprawls well.
Johns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gibbs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johns misses with a double jab
and Gibbs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johns's guard.
Gibbs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johns is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gibbs is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbsis looking to pass into half guard but Johns pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Johns is in guard.
Johns stands up from Gibbs's guard - Johns perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gibbs clinches but Johns breaks the clinch
and Johns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gibbs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johns.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gibbs slips a straight right by Johns.
Johns thows a leg kick but Gibbs checks it
and Gibbs counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gibbs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johns just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tim Johns.
I've got Johns winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Tim Johns!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Tim Johns!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Tim Johns!
Tim Johns wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Pederson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanton Friedmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Pederson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Friedmon!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pederson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Friedmon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pederson!
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount.
Pederson working to try and regain half guard.
Friedmon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pederson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Friedmon with a couple of short strikes.
Pederson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pederson wants to hold on but Friedmon pushes him away.
Pederson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Friedmon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pederson?
Friedmon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pederson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friedmon landing punches.
Oh Pederson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Friedmon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Pederson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Pederson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanton Friedmon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Fattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson Torres has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Silvio Fattuso's chin.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Fattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilson Torres!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Torres misses.
Good shot there by Torres.
It looks like Silvio Fattuso has been cut.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Fattuso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Torres misses.
Fattuso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
Fattuso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
Torres misses with a looping right.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Torres. That snapped Fattuso's head back.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres catches Fattuso napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Fattuso to the canvas!
Fattuso is rocked!
Fattuso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oh Fattuso is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fattuso can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Torres controls the pace.
Fattuso seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fattuso is looking for a triangle but Torres pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fattuso wants to sweep but no luck.
Fattuso keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Fattuso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Torres preventing the sweep.
Fattuso looking for subs off his back but Torres has passed one foot through into half guard.
Fattuso missing with punches from the bottom.
Torres wants to free his trapped foot but Fattuso is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Still in half guard, Torres seems content to control.
Torres is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fattuso is trying to maintain the position but Torres is very close to passing his half guard.
Fattuso punching from the bottom.
Fattuso missing with punches from the bottom.
Fattuso moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Fattuso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres stands up from Fattuso's guard - Torres perhaps looking for a knockout.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Fattuso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fattuso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Torres throws a hook but Fattuso avoids it easily.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fattuso tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.
Fattuso needs to keep his hands up - Torres had a free shot at his head there.
Fattuso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a combination
and Fattuso counters with an outside leg kick.
Fattuso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torres as he jumps to the side.
Fattuso drops his hands momentarily and Torres takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silvio Fattuso's cut is getting worse.
Torres cracks Fattuso with a good jab.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Fattuso saw that one coming.
Torres cracks Fattuso with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Fattuso falls to his knees and Torres doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilson Torres!
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