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APF 15 - Top Of The Food Chain PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arloski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Arloski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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245 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Arloski!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Arloski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Velasquez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Velasquez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Velasquez with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Andrei Arloski has been cut.
You get the feeling that Arloski really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Arloski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velasquez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Arloski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The cut above Andrei Arloski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Velasquez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Andrei Arloski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andrei Arloski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cain Velasquez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Massive Attack - One thought at a time. 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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188 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good takedowns
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Scott!
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, Pepe Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott throws a lazy right hand but Mendoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pepe Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scott.
Mendoza slips under a jab from Scott.
Mendoza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Scott checks a low kick from Mendoza.
Scott moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mendoza walks into a left hand.
Mendoza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mendoza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mendoza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Mendoza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Scott sees it coming and defends easily.
Scott tries to roll over but Mendoza keeps him under control.
Mendoza is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mendoza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza is looking for a kimura but Scott is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mendoza to get the leverage.
Scott makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Scott.
Mendoza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Scott manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mendoza has Scott in his guard.
Mendoza looks gassed!
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scott is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Scott slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mendoza tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mendoza is not content to let Scott control the position.
Mendoza manages to work his way to half guard, despite Scott's best efforts.
Scott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendoza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mendoza is pressing down on Scott's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Scott is aware though and is defending well.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Mendoza is keeping the position.
Scott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Scott drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mendoza dives on top into guard.
Scott manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mendoza is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott is really struggling to control Mendoza but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mendoza is looking to get to half guard.
Mendoza is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Scott has taken his back.
Mendoza wants to control his opponent's hands but Scott gets his hands free.
Scott is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Scott dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scott shoots in looking for a takedown. Mendoza tries to sprawl out of it but Scott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mendoza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Scott throws out a loose jab but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Mendoza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mendoza drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Scott dives on top into guard.
Mendoza had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Scott is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mendoza Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Scott's back instead.
Mendoza tightening his grip on Scott, looking for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mendoza's guard. Nice work there by Scott.
Mendoza is breathing heavily.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendoza is retaining full guard.
Mendoza has an active guard here but Scott has managed to pass into half guard.
Scott is keen to just control but Mendoza is a slippery customer.
Mendoza wants to get back to full guard but Scott has mounted him!
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.
Mendoza is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.
Mendoza should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Scott with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Mendoza tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Scott has taken his back.
Mendoza manages to reverse the position and now he's in Scott's guard. Nice work there by Mendoza.
Mendoza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza has gone for a leg lock! Scott slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mendoza's guard.
Scott slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Scott thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Scott works to advance to full mount. Mendoza defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Scott trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is working to get back to half guard.
Scott working for a submission but Mendoza is keeping him at bay.
Mendoza is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pepe Mendoza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mendoza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Scott is trying to defend but Mendoza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mendoza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Scott trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendoza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
Scott tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendoza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mendoza drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mendoza wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Mendoza is pushing down on Scott's leg trying to pass to half guard. Scott is fighting to maintain full guard but Mendoza has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Mendoza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Scott wants to get back to full guard.
Mendoza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Scott doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mendoza.
Scott is pressing down on Mendoza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Scott manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mendoza has Scott in his guard.
Scott looking to pass the guard.
Scott passes Mendoza's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mendoza looking for submissions off his back.
Scott moves into full mount! Mendoza won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to control but Scott is having none of it.
Mendoza working to try and regain half guard.
Mendoza has given up his back here.
Scott trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Mendoza's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pepe Mendoza.
I think Mendoza 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Huey Freeman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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225 lbs
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265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Gorden!
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, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Freeman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gorden rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Freeman's guard! Nice work there by Gorden!
Freeman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gorden 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.
Gorden might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Freeman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gorden stacks Freeman on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gorden!
Freeman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gorden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gorden's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Gorden! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Freeman has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alex Gorden!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Aaltonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Aaltonen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Aaltonen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harris is nestled in close to Aaltonen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harris 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.
Aaltonen tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Harris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aaltonen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aaltonen gets full guard.
Aaltonen wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Aaltonen keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Aaltonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harris manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aaltonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris looking for a sweep. Not yet Harris, not yet.
Aaltonen is in close to Harris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harris can't keep his opponent in guard - Aaltonen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aaltonen throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris moves into full guard.
Aaltonen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aaltonen looking to pass the guard.
Aaltonen throwing strikes but missing.
Harris has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Aaltonen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Aaltonen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Aaltonen tries for a takedown but Harris circles away easily
so Harris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Aaltonen tries to strike from the bottom.
Aaltonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Harris advances position into side control!
Aaltonen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Aaltonen tries to roll over but Harris keeps him under control.
Aaltonen looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aaltonen has a hand on Harris's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Harris takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Harris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harris pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Aaltonen is working to get back to half guard.
Harris dominating with strikes here.
Harris has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aaltonen's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aaltonen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Aaltonen is desperately trying to improve his position but Harris has a good base and remains in mount.
Harris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Harris blocks Aaltonen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling his opponent.
Harris wants to finish this one by submission but Aaltonen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Harris.
Aaltonen can't escape the position.
Aaltonen is in a horrible position here. Harris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Aaltonen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four 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.
Aaltonen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aaltonen throws up some feeble strikes from the bottom. Harris smiles and locks on to an arm, pivoting beautifully as he drops to the side for an armbar. Aaltonen tries momentarily to escape but he knows he's done and taps furiously to avoid injury. Confident submission skills displayed there by Harris.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Harris!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Youssef Hadji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trujillo Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadji comes into the arena with The National Anthem of Morocco blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Youngblood's choice of entrance music: Welcome to the Jungle. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Youssef Hadji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trujillo Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hadji tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Youngblood swivels and escapes.
Youngblood throws a hook but Hadji avoids it easily.
Youngblood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Youngblood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hadji.
Youngblood drives through and clinches with Hadji against the cage.
Youngblood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Youngblood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Youngblood controlling the action here for a moment.
Hadji jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Youngblood walks away with a smile on his face. Hadji gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice combination there by Youngblood.
Youngblood closes the distance and pushes Hadji back into the cage.
Youngblood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hadji up against the cage.
Youngblood lands a shot to the body.
Youngblood is struggling to control the position.
Youngblood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Youngblood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood leaning his opponent against the cage.
Youngblood works on Hadji's body with a couple of short punches.
Hadji jumps guard but Youngblood stands there with Hadji around his waist. Hadji gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Youssef Hadji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Youngblood lands a nice shot to the body.
Hadji is trying to break the clinch but Youngblood is controlling him.
Youngblood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hadjis head.
Youngblood prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Youngblood.
Hadji wants a takedown.
Hadji is breathing heavily.
Youngblood gets through Hadji's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Youngblood digs a right hand into Hadji's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hadji's gas tank.
Youngblood lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Youngblood - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Youngblood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Youngblood.
Youngblood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hadji or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Youngblood presses Hadji against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Youngblood.
Youngblood lands with a right to the head.
Youngblood stalling.
Youngblood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Youngblood lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Youngblood.
Youngblood is pushing Hadji up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A nice left hand lands by Youngblood.
Hadji is rocked!
Youngblood is working Hadji over against the cage.
Hadji fails to pull guard.
Youngblood lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Youngblood as the two fighters clinch.
Youngblood pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Youngblood on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Youngblood.
A right handed body shot lands from Youngblood.
Youngblood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Youngblood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Youngblood - that landed with a thud.
Youngblood pressing his opponent against the cage.
Youngblood scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Youngblood.
Youngblood cracks Hadji with a nice body shot.
Youngblood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Youngblood.
Oh Hadji is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Youngblood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hadjis head.
Youngblood avoiding damage.
Youngblood creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hadji's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hadji drops to his knees and Youngblood pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trujillo Youngblood!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerhard Franke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Outlawz- Real Talk as his entrance music. Andrew West has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gerhard Franke's chin.
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerhard Franke!
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, Andrew West!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franke lands an overhand right.
Franke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Franke misses.
West fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Franke tries to keep at a distance but West has taken the fight into the clinch.
West jumps guard and drags Franke to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
West is trying to keep Franke in close.
Franke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.
Franke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Franke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of West's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franke wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
West looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franke 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.
West can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Franke controls the pace.
Franke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
West working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Franke has passed into half guard!
Franke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so West is just riding it out for now. Franke eventually gives up the hold.
West won't allow Franke to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Franke is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, West has managed to free his arm - good work.
West taking some punishment here, with Franke in his half guard.
Franke stalling.
Franke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Franke is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Franke is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but West is surviving well by controlling Franke's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franke working for a guillotine from mount but West is in no mood to give up.
West is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
West tries to hold on but Franke postures up.
West tries to get back to half guard but can't.
West tries to hold on but Franke postures up.
West keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
West regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
West has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Franke is working away from the top position though.
Franke working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Franke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and West defends it well.
West trying to control from the bottom.
Franke wants to free his trapped foot but West is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Franke takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Franke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Franke is looking for a kimura here.
Franke wants to work for an arm triangle but West is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerhard Franke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
West checks a low kick from Franke.
West circles away from the clinch attempt.
West throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Franke's waist but Franke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing West off to one side.
Franke looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
Franke lands an overhand right.
Gerhard Franke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franke scores with a sloppy right hand. West should have avoided that one.
West is trying hard to land a takedown here. Franke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Franke works West's body with a nice hook.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Franke.
Franke tries for a kimura but West is defending well.
Franke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at West to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franke trying to control the position but West is working away.
West is breathing heavily.
Franke controls the position.
Franke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Franke working the ground and pound from side control.
Franke is putting a hurting on West here, landing some big shots from side control.
Franke is looking to take a break and control but West is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
West is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franke trying to control the action but West is working from the bottom.
West is trying to escape the position but Franke is controlling the position.
Franke has worked his way into a potential kimura here. West is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Franke yanks on the arm and West is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Franke.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gerhard Franke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Hogle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Hogle!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogle shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyler tries to sprawl out of it but Hogle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyler misses with a two punch combination.
Tyler misses with an uppercut. Hogle saw that one coming.
Tyler misses with a double jab.
Hogle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tyler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyler drops Hogle with a left right combo! Tyler follows him down to the ground into side control.
Hogle is rocked!
It looks like Shane Hogle has been cut.
Hogle is trying to get back to half guard.
Hogle is still in real trouble! Can Tyler finish him?
Hogle seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogle manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tyler's best efforts.
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!
Tyler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tyler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hogle on the ground.
Tyler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tyler.
Tyler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hogle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hogle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tyler slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hogle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tyler controlling from the top position.
Hogle looking for a guillotine here but Tyler defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tyler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hogle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tyler content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyler working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hogle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hogle looks gassed!
Hogle throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hogle looking to control.
Tyler is stalling in the full guard.
Tyler scoring with some ground and pound.
Tyler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tyler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tyler cracks Hogle with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyler content to stall in guard here.
Tyler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tyler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tyler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Tyler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Hogle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tyler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hogle is defended easily by Tyler.
Hogle walks into a jab.
Tyler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hogle.
Hogle wants to clinch.
Tyler misses with a looping right.
Hogle is looking to clinch but Tyler is avoiding it.
Tyler connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Hogle! He's out on his feet! Tyler rushes in and drops Hogle with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Randy Tyler!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Putzillini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putzillini is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Battle March Medley. Rocky Putzillini is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Franklin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Putzillini!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putzillini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Putzillini lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Putzillini.
Franklin misses with a looping left.
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putzillini.
Franklin lands a with a good body shot.
Putzillini cracks Franklin with an open hand slap.
A big right from Putzillini misses.
Putzillini with a jab.
Franklin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putzillini throws a series of punches but Franklin moves out of range.
Oh Franklin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Putzillini misses with the combination.
BOOM! Putzillini lands a beautiful left hook that drops Franklin. Franklin tries to recover but Putzillini is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Franklin lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Putzillini!
Rocky Putzillini is the new middleweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alec Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Victory. A fine choice. Simpson has chosen Devil on My Shoulder as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alec Jones!
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, Chuck Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simpson circles away quickly and effectively.
Simpson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Simpson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simpson lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Simpson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Alec Jones has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones motions for Simpson to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Simpson looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Simpson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simpson throws an overhand right that drops Jones like a sack of potatoes! Simpson dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Simpson!
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