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VFC 47: Smith vs. East PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Chapel (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 middleweight 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, Phil Ivey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Chapel!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey is looking to clinch.
Ivey wants to slow Chapel down by chopping away at his legs.
Ivey closes the distance and clinches up with Chapel, looking for a takedown. Ivey pushes Chapel against the cage but Chapel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ivey fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivey moves in looking to clinch but Chapel pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Ivey or perhaps it was just good defense by Chapel which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Ivey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chapel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chapel just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chapel misses with a looping right.
Chapel misses with an uppercut.
Ivey gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chapel 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chapel wants to control from the top but Ivey keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Chapel is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ivey Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Chapel's back instead.
Chapel trying to control the position but Ivey manages to sink in the hooks.
Ivey looking for the choke from the back.
Ivey goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Chapel escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Chapel tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ivey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.
Chapel is keen to just control but Ivey is a slippery customer.
Chapel throwing shots but Ivey is blocking nicely.
Chapel wants to control but Ivey is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chapel swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivey.
Ivey pushes Chapel away with a front kick.
Ivey fails with the takedown
and Chapel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ivey won't be happy with that.
Chapel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ivey to see if he's OK.
Chapel trying to control the position but Ivey is working away.
A lull in the action here as Chapel stalls from top position.
Ivey sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chapel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chapel is looking to take a break and control but Ivey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ivey is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Chapel pulls his head out easily.
Ivey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chapel lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ivey is trying to maintain the position but Chapel is very close to passing his half guard.
Chapel wants to free his trapped foot but Ivey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chapel throws a head kick but Ivey moves out of range.
Ivey tries for a takedown but Chapel circles away easily
and Chapel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ivey really felt that one!
Ivey is breathing heavily.
Chapel feints and then cracks Ivey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ivey down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivey wants to clinch
and Chapel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Chapel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chapel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ivey sprawls well initially but Chapel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chapel wants to work for an arm triangle but Ivey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ivey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chapel is working away from the top position though.
Ivey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ivey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chapel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chapel trying to control but Ivey is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chapel lands a couple of elbows.
Chapel drops back looking for a leg! Ivey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ivey manages to kick Chapel off! Chapel jumps back into Ivey's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapel connects with a couple of short punches.
Chapel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ivey has his foot on Chapel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chapel works his way back into a safe position though.
Ivey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chapel.
Chapel 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.
Chapel throwing strikes but missing.
Chapel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ivey's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chapel trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chapel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ivey is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Chapel frees his head nicely. Oh but Ivey has switched to an armbar! Chapel is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Phil Ivey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between R J MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Lampone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, R J MacReady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Lampone!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacReady doesn't manage to clinch there - Lampone circles away.
Nice takedown defense from MacReady. No joy for Lampone on that attempt.
MacReady lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lampone at a distance.
MacReady uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Rocco Lampone has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacReady lands a with a good body shot.
Lampone looks gassed!
MacReady cracks a nice hook into Lampone's ribs.
MacReady lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Lampone falls backwards - clearly groggy! MacReady dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). R J MacReady!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Druff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Druff!
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, Jerome McCool!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCool looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McCool looks to land a combination. Druff sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Dan Druff has been cut.
McCool shoots for a double leg takedown but Druff sprawls well. He's pushed McCool's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McCool shoots in but no luck this time.
McCool looks to land a combination. Druff sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCool bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Druff trying his best to control but McCool has mounted him.
Druff is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McCool cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McCool has control of Druff's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Druff regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Druff keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Druff sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Druff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Druff.
Druff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McCool must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McCool wants to control from the top but Druff keeps moving.
Druff looking for a guillotine here but McCool defends easily.
Druff had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. McCool is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Druff Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take McCool's back instead.
Druff has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, McCool has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Druff is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Druff has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Druff looking for the choke from the back.
McCool is in bad spot here.
McCool trying to control the action but Druff just sinks the hooks in.
McCool breaks Druff's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
McCool trying to control the position from guard on top but Druff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCool postures up and lands a big shot to Druff's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Druff working for a triangle but McCool defends it easily.
McCool wants to stand but Druff is controlling his posture from full guard.
Druff keeping full guard, as McCool tries to pass.
McCool wants to get up but he can't break Druff's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Druff has his feet on McCool's thighs here. He's pushed McCool off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! McCool screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Druff!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hushing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fortune Cookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hushing's entrance music is PAUL VAN DYK "For An Angel" . A fine choice. Cookie has chosen . as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Hushing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fortune Cookie!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hushing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cookie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hushing.
Hushing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hushing throws a hook to the side of Cookie's head but Cookie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Hushing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hushing misses with a hook.
Cookie takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Hushing.
Cookie slips a straight right by Hushing.
Cookie blocks a jab.
Hushing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cookie.
Cookie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cookie is trying to maintain a safe position but Hushing gets an underhook and turns Cookie into the cage.
Hushing blocks an uppercut.
Hushing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hushing looking for a takedown.
Cookie stops a takedown attempt from Hushing.
Hushing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hushing is looking to break free of the clinch but Cookie has double underhooks.
Hushing is working for takedown but Cookie is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hushing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hushing wants to get back to striking at distance but Cookie won't allow it.
Cookie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cookie prevents Hushing from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hushing is looking to break free of the clinch but Cookie has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hushing is trying to break free.
Hushing is looking to break free of the clinch but Cookie has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cookie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cookie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cookie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hushing backwards.
Hushing has had enough of the clinch but Cookie keeps him there for the moment.
Cookie has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hushing clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Cookie's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hushing trying to control the position but Cookie manages to sink in the hooks.
Cookie has his arm under Hushing's chin here. Game over son! Cookie squeezes tightly and Hushing is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fortune Cookie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Bleekwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Bleekwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Chase!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleekwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Chase.
Bleekwood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Curtis Bleekwood has been cut.
Johnny Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chase is looking to clinch.
Chase moves into the clinch.
Chase connects with a knee to the head.
Chase misses with a knee to the head.
Chase throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bleekwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chase tries a knee to the head but Bleekwood blocks it.
Chase lands an elbow that stopped Bleekwood in his tracks for a moment.
Bleekwood drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chase misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chase with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chase tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chase with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bleekwood tries to score a body lock takedown but Chase shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bleekwood has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chase uses from the top position.
Bleekwood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chase gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bleekwood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bleekwood keeping moving, preventing Chase from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleekwood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chase postures up.
Bleekwood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bleekwood looking for a guillotine here but Chase defends easily.
Bleekwood is breathing heavily.
Bleekwood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chase doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chase manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bleekwood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chase can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chase is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chase must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two 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.
Bleekwood wants to sweep here but Chase controlling him for the moment.
Chase is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chase wants to control from the top but Bleekwood keeps moving.
Chase preventing the sweep.
Bleekwood keeping moving, preventing Chase from controlling successfully.
Chase controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chase forces his way into half guard.
Chase seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase working Bleekwood over with strikes.
Bleekwood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bleekwood trying to hold on to Chase's head to control him but Chase postures up.
Chase lands strikes from half guard.
Chase stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bleekwood to get to his feet.
Chase tries to clinch but Bleekwood moves out of range.
Chase tries to clinch there but Bleekwood circles away.
Bleekwood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Bleekwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chase throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bleekwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bleekwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase rushes Bleekwood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chase tries a knee to the head but Bleekwood blocks it.
Chase comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Curtis Bleekwood's cut is getting worse.
Chase missing with knees to the body.
Chase unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bleekwood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Chase lands a damaging elbow.
Chase lands a nice knee to the body.
Chase using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bleekwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chase crunches a lovely knee into Bleekwood's ribcage.
Chase lands a knee to the body.
Chase gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chase unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bleekwood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Chase.
Chase comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chase tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bleekwood can't get the takedown.
Chase gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chase lands an elbow that stopped Bleekwood in his tracks for a moment.
Chase landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Chase dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Bleekwood's cut.
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.
Bleekwood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bleekwood fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Bleekwood with that takedown attempt.
Bleekwood walks into a left hand.
Bleekwood swats away the attempt to clinch by Chase.
Chase throws a head kick that half lands.
Chase moves into range and clinches up with Bleekwood.
Chase tries a knee to the head but Bleekwood blocks it.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but Bleekwood blocks with his arms.
Bleekwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chase fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chase tries to land knees in the clinch but Bleekwood avoids the damage to the body.
Chase misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bleekwood jumps guard but Chase stands there with Bleekwood around his waist. Bleekwood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Bleekwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chase with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bleekwood jumps guard but Chase stands there with Bleekwood around his waist. Bleekwood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase misses with a knee to the head.
Bleekwood can't break the clinch.
Bleekwood avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
Bleekwood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chase fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bleekwood gets a clinch.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but Bleekwood blocks with his arms.
Bleekwood blocks an elbow strike.
Chase is pressed up against the cage. Bleekwood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chase down to the mat. Chase avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bleekwood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chase is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bleekwood tries to keep at a distance but Chase has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chase with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bleekwood jumps guard but Chase stands there with Bleekwood around his waist. Bleekwood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase scores with a knee to the head.
Bleekwood is working for takedown but Chase is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chase comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chase scores a nice knee to the body.
Chase unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bleekwood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chase using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chase using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bleekwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chase doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bleekwood decides to pull guard.
Bleekwood had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Chase is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bleekwood Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Chase's back instead.
Chase avoids the strikes from Bleekwood.
Bleekwood doesn't have the hooks in and Chase manages to turn into his guard.
Chase trying to control but Bleekwood is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleekwood has a closed guard, preventing Chase from standing up.
Bleekwood thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bleekwood is looking for a triangle but Chase pushes his legs off easily.
Bleekwood had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Chase is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bleekwood Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Chase's back instead.
Bleekwood doesn't have the hooks in and Chase manages to turn into his guard.
Chase preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chase scores with a nice body kick.
Chase moves into the clinch.
Chase connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bleekwood's face.
Chase crunches a lovely knee into Bleekwood's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase lands an elbow inside.
Chase with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chase with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chase misses with a punch on the inside.
Bleekwood is working for takedown but Chase is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bleekwood avoiding damage as Chase throws knees to the body.
Chase with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chase throws an elbow but it misses.
Bleekwood jumps guard and drags Chase to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bleekwood striking off his back but it's not causing Chase any problems.
Bleekwood looking for a guillotine here but Chase defends easily.
Bleekwood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bleekwood keeping full guard, as Chase tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Chase showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Curtis Bleekwood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chase wants to clinch.
Curtis Bleekwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bleekwood looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chase keeping moving, preventing Bleekwood from controlling successfully.
Bleekwood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bleekwood tries to free his leg and advance position but Chase is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chase looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chase not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chase controlling Bleekwood's posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chase manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bleekwood manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleekwood trying to control the position.
Bleekwood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chase trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleekwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bleekwood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chase can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bleekwood keeping full guard, as Chase tries to pass.
Chase trying to control but Bleekwood is working from the bottom.
Bleekwood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chase can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chase stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chase tries to clinch
and Bleekwood counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chase looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chase gets a clinch.
Chase misses with a knee to the head.
Bleekwood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chase with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chase.
Chase with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chase misses with a knee strike.
Chase trying to land knees to the body.
Chase lands a knee to the body.
Chase using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bleekwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase trying to land knees to the body.
Chase throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Chase.
Chase throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chase with a knee to the head.
Bleekwood goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chase prevents it.
A knee to the head by Chase.
Bleekwood dodges an elbow strike from Chase.
Chase tries to land knees in the clinch but Bleekwood avoids the damage to the body.
Bleekwood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chase is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chase creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bleekwood's defenses.
Chase lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chase creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chase misses with a knee strike.
Chase gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bleekwood.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Bleekwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bleekwood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chase lands an elbow that stopped Bleekwood in his tracks for a moment.
Bleekwood fails to pull guard.
Bleekwood takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chase scores with a knee to the head.
Chase using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bleekwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chase tries a knee to the head but Bleekwood blocks it.
Chase lands a knee to the body.
Chase looking to throw knees to the head but Bleekwood is blocking nicely.
Bleekwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chase throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chase tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Curtis Bleekwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chase misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chase misses with a knee strike.
Chase cracks Bleekwood with a nice body shot.
Bleekwood fails to pull guard.
Nice elbow from Chase.
Bleekwood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Chase comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chase 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Chase!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Felix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Halperin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halperin has chosen I am going to kill you (with the help of Muno) as his entrance music. Daniel Halperin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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222 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Felix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Halperin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Halperin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Halperin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Felix tries to avoid it but Halperin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Felix to the ground. Felix escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Felix tries to bum rush Halperin with a series of wild strikes but Halperin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Felix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Halperin's hands.
Felix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halperin.
Felix gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Felix is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Felix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Felix stops a takedown attempt from Halperin.
Felix is trying to stall.
Halperin has Felix pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Felix manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Junior Felix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Halperin.
Felix lands with a right to the head.
Felix lands with a short shot to the head.
Halperin tightens his grip and picks Felix up, before dumping him to the ground. Felix manages to land in guard.
Halperin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Felix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Felix tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halperin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halperin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Felix is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Halperin, into his guard.
Halperin looks gassed!
Felix won't allow Halperin to sweep him here.
Felix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Halperin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halperin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Felix wants to control from the top but Halperin keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Felix won't allow Halperin to sweep him here.
Felix tries to free his leg and advance position but Halperin is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Halperin closes the distance but Felix moves to the side
and Felix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Junior Felix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halperin has his takedown stuffed
and Felix counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Felix gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Felix.
Felix presses Halperin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Felix will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Halperin up against the cage.
Felix lands an uppercut.
Felix digs a right hand underneath Halperin's ribcage. Halperin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Felix lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix lands with a light punch inside.
Felix lands a shot to the body.
Felix is struggling to control the position.
Felix lands with a right to the head.
Halperin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Felix fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Felix misses with an uppercut.
Felix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Felix 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.
Halperin tries to clinch up
enabling Felix to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix pushes Halperin up against the cage in a clinch.
Halperin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Felix makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Felix.
Halperin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Felix lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Halperin!
Felix takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Halperin is looking to improve his position but Felix isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Felix dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Halperin wants to clinch but Felix slips to the side
and Felix counters with a series of strikes. Halperin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Felix looks to land a combination but Halperin avoids it well.
Felix misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halperin slips a jab and a cross from Felix.
Halperin feints and as Felix raises his hands in defense, Halperin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Halperin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Felix is keeping the position for now.
Halperin has gone for a leg lock! Felix slips out almost immediately though and dives into Halperin's guard.
Felix wants to control from the top but Halperin keeps moving.
Halperin is breathing heavily.
Halperin 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halperin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Felix gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Halperin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halperin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Felix is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Halperin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Felix's back instead.
Felix manages to reverse the position and now he's in Halperin's guard. Nice work there by Felix.
Halperin looking for a sweep. Not yet Halperin, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halperin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Felix swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Felix connects with a jab.
Felix lands a head shot.
A combination from Felix does no damage.
Felix throws a right and a left that Halperin avoids nicely.
Felix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Felix is looking to clinch but Halperin is avoiding it.
Felix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Halperin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halperin slips a jab from Felix.
Felix is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix throws a right hand that Halperin ducks under and follows up with a left that Halperin also avoids with ease.
Halperin darts in trying to clinch
and Felix counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Felix presses Halperin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Halperin is working for takedown but Felix is calmly controlling the position for now.
Felix effectively controlling the action here.
Felix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Felix stalling in the clinch.
Felix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Felix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Felix lands a body shot in the clinch.
Felix digs a right hand into Halperin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halperin's gas tank.
Felix lands a body punch.
A short right from Felix on the inside.
Felix cracks Halperin with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Felix.
Felix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halperin backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix stalling against the cage.
Felix lands a hook that snaps the head of Halperin backwards.
Felix cracks Halperin with a nice body shot.
Felix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Felix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Felix.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Felix lands a hook that snaps the head of Halperin backwards.
Felix pushes Halperin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Halperin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Felix pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Felix gets underhooks to prevent Halperin's takedown attempt.
Junior Felix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Halperin.
Halperin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Felix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halperin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Felix avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Felix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Felix lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Felix dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Felix throws the left hand but Halperin avoids the punch easily.
Felix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A right-left combo lands from Felix.
Felix scores with a nice head shot.
Felix moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Felix misses with a wild combination.
Halperin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Felix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Felix tries to close the distance and clinch but Halperin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halperin.
Felix clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halperin can't get the takedown.
Felix is fighting off a takedown attempt but Halperin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Felix to the mat. Felix regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Halperin is fighting to break Felix's control of his arms but Felix is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Felix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Halperin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Felix is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Halperin, into his guard.
Felix is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halperin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halperin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Felix gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Felix stands up over Halperin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Felix trying to control but Halperin is working from the bottom.
Junior Felix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Felix has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Halperin is proving hard to escape from.
Halperin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Felix passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Halperin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Halperin wants to improve his position but Felix is controlling well.
Felix content to control rather than advance.
Halperin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Halperin is looking to get back to full guard here but Felix has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Felix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Felix, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Felix!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerns's entrance music is Johnny Cash - Hurt. A fine choice. Thomas has chosen Devil went down to Georgia as his entrance music. Jack Kerns could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Thomas's chin.
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197 lbs
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192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kerns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thomas is fending him off so far but Kerns persists. Nope, Thomas circles away and we're back to standing.
Kerns finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jack Kerns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kerns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kerns throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Kerns throws a big shot that misses.
Kerns lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kerns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
A big left from Kerns misses.
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kerns tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Kerns slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas works Kerns's body with a nice hook.
Kerns is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Thomas misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Kerns.
It looks like John Thomas has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kerns doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Thomas throws a jab when Kerns was well out of range.
Kerns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
John Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Thomas as he checks the leg kick.
Kerns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kerns misses with the combination.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kerns circles away quickly and effectively.
Kerns misses with a straight right.
Thomas connects with the punch.
Kerns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kerns with a poor takedown
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kerns changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to avoid it but Kerns manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thomas to the ground. Thomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Kerns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thomas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kerns - the referee stops the clock and Thomas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kerns. Thomas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kerns shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
Kerns tries to clinch up.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Kerns backs away looking to recover.
Thomas throws a body punch but Kerns moves out of range.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kerns moves away.
Kerns tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Kerns.
Thomas clobbers Kerns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kerns throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Kerns ducks down to avoid it.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Kerns checks it
and Kerns counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerns takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kerns throws a leg kick but Thomas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kerns feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kerns works over Thomas with some ground and pound from guard.
Kerns 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.
Kerns throwing strikes from guard but Thomas blocks nicely.
Kerns working some strikes from top position.
Kerns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kerns lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kerns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns advances to half guard.
Thomas has hold of Kerns's hands but Kerns slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kerns missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kerns wants to free his trapped foot but Thomas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thomas actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kerns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick by Kerns misses
and Thomas counters with a two punch combo.
Kerns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kerns is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thomas.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kerns lands a head kick. Thomas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Kerns wants to clinch.
Kerns fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns misses the shot to the body.
John Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerns walks into a straight right hand from Thomas.
Kerns tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerns is just out of range.
Kerns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thomas.
Kerns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kerns connects with a solid leg kick.
Kerns misses the body punch
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kerns misses the shot to the body.
Thomas staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerns fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kerns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomas throws a shot from downtown. Kerns moves away and avoids it.
Kerns misses with a combination
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Kerns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kerns tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas tests Kerns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the body from Kerns misses
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Kerns.
John Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerns tries for a takedown but Thomas circles away easily
and Thomas counters with a three punch combo that has Kerns backing up. Kerns nods at Thomas to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kerns on the side of the head.
Kerns looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Thomas.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kerns throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Kerns misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kerns shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Kerns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kerns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Thomas lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thomas moves out of range of the body kick.
Kerns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kerns ducks right into an uppercut from Thomas.
Kerns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kerns misses with a low kick.
Kerns misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a series of strikes. Kerns will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kerns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kerns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kerns misses with a jab to the body
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas tries to score with a low kick but Kerns moves his leg out of the way.
Kerns takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kerns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thomas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kerns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kerns wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Kerns.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerns scores with a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Kerns postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerns working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kerns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns passes into half guard.
Thomas moves into full guard.
Kerns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kerns landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kerns throwing strikes from guard but Thomas blocks nicely.
Kerns preventing the sweep.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kerns missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kerns tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kerns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kerns tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Kerns throws a lazy head kick
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kerns closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas avoids the head kick by Kerns.
Kerns misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns misses with a kick to the body
and Thomas counters with a three punch combo that has Kerns backing up. Kerns nods at Thomas to acknowledge the strikes.
Kerns tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kerns fails with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kerns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Kerns.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Kerns has him pressed against the cage.
Kerns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kerns lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kerns throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Kerns.
Kerns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Thomas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oil Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slick comes to the cage accompanied by Careful With That Axe Eugene. Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go to Sleep. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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Counter striker
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oil Slick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Juan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slick lands a with a good body shot.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
It looks like Oil Slick has been cut.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones throws a series of punches but Slick moves out of range.
Jones misses with the combination.
Slick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones throws a leg kick but Slick checks it.
Jones throws a combination. Slick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a series of punches but Slick avoids them all with ease.
Slick shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Slick on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oil Slick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slick tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
Slick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Slick feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Slick changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slick drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Slick is keeping the position.
Slick has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jones doesn't defend quickly enough and Slick has managed to lock this one up! Can Jones escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Slick on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oil Slick!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adaru Kitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitano has chosen Arch Enemy - We Will Rise as his entrance music. Frank Edgar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adaru Kitano's chin.
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182 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adaru Kitano!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Edgar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Edgar wants to stand but Kitano has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kitano with the active half guard here but Edgar passes nicely into side control.
Edgar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
No luck for Edgar with that takedown attempt.
Edgar doesn't manage to clinch there - Kitano circles away.
Edgar scores with a one two! Kitano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kitano scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Edgar wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar prevents Kitano from moving into mount.
Kitano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Edgar sneaks out the side door and pushes Kitano away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kitano lands a jab to the nose.
Kitano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edgar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edgar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kitano throws a combination that misses
and Edgar moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kitano misses with a two punch combination.
Edgar connects with a nice looking jab.
Edgar gets a clinch.
Edgar is pressed up against the cage. Kitano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Edgar down to the mat. Edgar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kitano looks gassed!
Edgar is looking to score with low kicks.
Kitano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edgar.
Kitano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edgar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frank Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adaru Kitano.
Edgar is looking to clinch.
Kitano swats away the attempt to clinch by Edgar.
Kitano looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
Kitano scores with a jab. Edgar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kitano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edgar digs a good body shot into Kitano's ribs.
Edgar tries to land a front kick but Kitano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edgar closes the distance and clinches.
Edgar is looking to control Kitano's arms but Kitano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Edgar has his back to the cage.
Edgar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Edgar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Edgar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
Kitano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kitano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kitano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Edgar counter with a right hand.
Kitano misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kitano.
Edgar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters circling - Kitano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Kitano misses.
Edgar darts in and clinches Kitano up against the cage.
Kitano prevents Edgar from breaking the clinch.
Edgar trying to control the position but instead, Kitano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Edgar into the cage.
Edgar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Edgar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kitano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kitano misses with a jab to the body
and Edgar counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Edgar moves into range and clinches up with Kitano.
Edgar wants to break free but Kitano has control.
Edgar pushes Kitano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank Edgar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kitano clobbers Edgar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kitano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kitano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edgar.
Edgar is rocked!
Edgar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Edgar throws a front kick aimed at Kitano's knee but Kitano avoids it well.
Edgar misses with a double jab
and Kitano counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Edgar down! Kitano is looking to finish but Edgar is intelligently defending himself.
Oh Edgar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitano drops back looking for a leg! Edgar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Edgar manages to kick Kitano off! Kitano jumps back into Edgar's guard.
Kitano prevents Edgar from getting back to his feet.
Edgar seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Edgar dives on top into guard.
Edgar wants to stand and escape but instead Kitano has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kitano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kitano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kitano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kitano wants to stand but Edgar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Edgar keeping moving, preventing Kitano from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Edgar wants to stand but Kitano is controlling the position.
Edgar keeping moving, preventing Kitano from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edgar throws a head kick but Kitano moves out of range.
Kitano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Frank Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edgar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kitano looks to throw the jab but Edgar is out of range.
Kitano lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.
Kitano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edgar avoids the body shot from Kitano.
Kitano tries for a takedown but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Edgar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kitano shoots for a double leg takedown but Edgar sprawls well. He's pushed Kitano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frank Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adaru Kitano.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kitano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kitano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edgar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Edgar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kitano takes a jab right on the kisser.
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.
Edgar scores with a one two! Kitano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Edgar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edgar is looking to slow Kitano down with leg kicks.
Kitano has his takedown stuffed
and Edgar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Edgar wants to clinch.
Kitano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kitano feints and as Edgar raises his hands in defense, Kitano changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kitano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adaru Kitano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Some wild striking there from Edgar.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Kitano avoids them all with ease.
Edgar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adaru Kitano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kitano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Edgar backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Edgar.
Edgar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kitano counters with a nice uppercut.
Edgar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kitano grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Edgar takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Kitano cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adaru Kitano!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by ''More Human Than Human'' by White Zombie. The crowd seem to be enjoying East's choice of entrance music: Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab by East.
A swing and a miss from East.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
East takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith trying to control the action but East is working from the bottom.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because East is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Smith thows a huge punch but East dodges it nicely.
Smith wants to take a breather but East is having none of it.
East is trying to get back to full guard.
East is trying to stand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from East.
Smith lands with a hook. East tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
East throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
East keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
East throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
East moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
A punch combination from East misses.
Smith looks for the body kick but East saw that one coming.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
East throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. East didn't expect that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
East wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
East striking off his back but it's not causing Smith any problems.
East lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
East postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Smith wants to control but East is having none of it.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
East working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
East lands a nice shot to the head.
East postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tries to hold on but East postures up.
East is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
East working for a guillotine from mount but Smith is in no mood to give up.
A nice elbow there by East.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by East.
Smith slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
East sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
East working the head and body with strikes.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
East lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
East scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from East.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
East is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.
Smith is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but East pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
East is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
East is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
East avoids the head kick by Smith.
East thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
East swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a good low kick that East was not able to check.
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
East doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith throws a hook but East blocks it.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by East.
East stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darren Smith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
East misses with a hook.
East is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
East throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
East looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
East scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
East displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
East swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith thows a body kick. East tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darren Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into East's torso.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
East takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
East sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow East down.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped East's head back.
East misses with a looping right.
Smith scores with a head kick.
East on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
East will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on East if he has to take too many more of those.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smith scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to East's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses East's sensitive parts.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to East's calf.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
East throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Smith trying to control but East is working from the bottom.
East looking for a sweep. Not yet East, not yet.
Smith passes East's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Klein East has got the better of the ground game so far.
East trying to control from the bottom.
Smith is keen to just control but East is a slippery customer.
East wants to get back to full guard.
East is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith trying to control from half guard but East is working away.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith thuds a left hand into East's body.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
East will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
East misses with a wild body shot.
East throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith counters with a big head kick but East shrugs it off.
East is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Klein East is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
East throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
East tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying for a kimura here. East looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Smith wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darren Smith!
Darren Smith retains his light heavyweight title!
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