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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Foster (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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sammy Royal!
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, Ben Foster!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Foster closes the distance and clinches.
Royal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Foster gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Foster breaks from the clinch.
Royal tries to bum rush Foster with a series of wild strikes but Foster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Foster fails with a takedown attempt.
Royal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Foster sprawls well initially but Royal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Royal thows a huge punch but Foster dodges it nicely.
Foster wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Royal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Royal could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Foster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Royal seems to be working for a kimura but Foster defends the submission attempt.
Royal trying to control from Foster's half guard. Foster has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royal stands up and waves to Foster to follow him.
Royal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Royal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Foster with a lazy takedown attempt
and Royal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Foster takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Foster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Royal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Royal gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royal seems to be working for a kimura but Foster defends the submission attempt.
Royal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Foster knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Royal is breathing heavily.
Foster is looking to improve his position.
Foster wants to get back to his feet.
Royal wants to control but Foster is keeping him busy.
Royal prevents Foster from improving his position.
Foster is defending against the submission attempts here by Royal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Foster tries for a takedown but Royal circles away easily
letting Royal counter with a right hand.
Sammy Royal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Foster.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Royal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Royal scores with a one two! Foster had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Royal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Royal lands a nice looking body shot.
Sammy Royal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royal looks to clinch
and Foster makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Foster dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Royal. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Royal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Foster's guard.
Royal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Foster is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Royal stands up over Foster, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Royal trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Royal tries to stand but Foster is controlling from the bottom.
Foster pulls Royal in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Royal dominated that round.
That's time! Royal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Royal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Royal showed some decent athleticism there.
Royal is trying to control. Foster wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Royal is just content to waste time from the top position. Foster takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Foster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Foster pushes Royal off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sammy Royal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Royal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Foster swivels and escapes.
Royal looks to land a combination but Foster avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royal moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Royal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foster breaks from the clinch.
Royal throws a combination that misses
and Foster counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Royal closes the distance but Foster moves to the side
and Foster counters with a nice double leg into side control. Royal won't be happy with that.
Foster is looking to take a break and control but Royal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Foster has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Foster prevents Royal from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Foster has isolated one of Royal's arms. Royal looking to fight him off but Foster twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Foster!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodg Padacteri (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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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaun Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodg Padacteri!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padacteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greene scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Greene loads up on a big right hand but Padacteri slips the punch.
Padacteri wants to clinch up but Greene keeps it at a distance.
Padacteri throws a series of punches but Greene moves out of range.
Padacteri scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Padacteri takes a little break here. Greene wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Padacteri throws a strike aimed at the side of Greene's head but Greene avoids it well.
Greene is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Padacteri asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Greene's face as Padacteri controls the position.
Padacteri's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Padacteri creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Greene sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greene is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet 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.
The referee asks Padacteri politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Padacteri prefers to stall for the moment though.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rodg Padacteri just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Padacteri.
Padacteri dodges the punch combination from Greene.
Greene looks to land a combination but Padacteri avoids it well.
Greene lands a nice hook to Padacteri's body. Padacteri takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Padacteri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Padacteri avoids the body shot from Greene.
Greene slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Padacteri does no damage.
Padacteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Padacteri is just out of range.
Padacteri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Padacteri moves away.
Greene slips a jab and a cross from Padacteri.
A nice combination there by Padacteri.
Good standup being displayed there by Padacteri as he connects with a hook.
Padacteri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Greene moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Padacteri throws a series of punches but Greene moves out of range.
Greene gets caught flat footed, as Padacteri shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Padacteri controls from within his opponent's guard.
Padacteri looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padacteri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Padacteri is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Padacteri tries to free his leg and advance position but Greene is retaining full guard.
Padacteri prevents Greene from getting back to his feet.
Greene not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Padacteri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Padacteri tries to free his leg and advance position but Greene is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodg Padacteri dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Padacteri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Greene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padacteri was well out of range. Poor timing from Greene.
Greene circles away from the clinch attempt.
Padacteri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Greene counters with a straight right hand.
Greene takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Greene lands the left hand.
Padacteri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Greene.
Padacteri misses with a series of wild punches.
Padacteri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Padacteri throws a right and a left that Greene avoids nicely.
Padacteri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Greene lands a two punch combo.
Padacteri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Greene throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Padacteri.
Some wild striking there from Padacteri.
Padacteri is breathing heavily.
Padacteri throws a right hand that Greene ducks under and follows up with a left that Greene also avoids with ease.
Padacteri misses with a combination
and Greene counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padacteri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Greene counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Greene lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Padacteri moves away.
A jab lands there for Greene.
Greene connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Padacteri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Greene lands with a nice body punch.
Shaun Greene is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Greene does no damage.
Greene with a jab.
Greene lands a jab to the nose.
Shaun Greene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Padacteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greene connects with a single shot there.
Greene fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Greene forces Padacteri back against the cage and clinches.
Padacteri wants a takedown but no success here.
Greene wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Padacteri has Greene pressed against the cage, preventing Greene from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Greene wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Padacteri has him pressed against the cage.
Greene wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Greene is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Padacteri has him pressed against the cage.
Greene wants to break the clinch but can't.
Padacteri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Padacteri misses with a combination
and Greene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Greene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Padacteri misses with a series of wild punches.
Padacteri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greene.
Greene lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Greene throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Padacteri.
No joy there for Greene, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Padacteri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Greene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Padacteri throws out the jab.
Greene throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Padacteri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Greene throws a body punch but Padacteri moves out of range.
Greene scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Padacteri takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padacteri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Greene throws a body punch but Padacteri moves out of range.
Padacteri 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.
Padacteri looking to sit in guard and control but Greene gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Padacteri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Padacteri has a closed guard, preventing Greene from standing up.
Greene knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Padacteri on the ground.
Padacteri is pulling down on Greene's head. It's preventing any offense from Greene, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Padacteri is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Padacteri seems keen to control Greene's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaun Greene dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Padacteri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Padacteri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Greene wants to break the clinch but can't.
Padacteri has Greene pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Padacteri pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Greene tumbling to the mat - Padacteri dives into Greene's guard.
Padacteri sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Padacteri postures up.
Padacteri is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rodg Padacteri just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greene scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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.
Padacteri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Padacteri throws a nice looking combination but Greene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shaun Greene is winning the standup battle so far.
Padacteri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Padacteri is just out of range.
Padacteri falls off balance throwing a combination
and Greene counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greene misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Padacteri.
Greene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padacteri was well out of range. Poor timing from Greene.
Good standup being displayed there by Greene as he connects with a hook.
Padacteri looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Greene tries to bum rush Padacteri with a series of wild strikes but Padacteri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Padacteri needs to keep his hands up - Greene had a free shot at his head there.
Greene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Padacteri walks into a jab.
Greene lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Padacteri circles away quickly and effectively.
Padacteri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Padacteri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Padacteri is just out of range.
Padacteri throws a combination that misses
and Padacteri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greene thows a body shot but no joy.
Greene swings for the body but Padacteri moves out of range.
Padacteri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
Greene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Greene moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Padacteri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greene paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greene connects with a good right hand that stumbles Padacteri. Padacteri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Padacteri is just out of range.
Greene feints and then cracks Padacteri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Padacteri down.
Padacteri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Padacteri tries to clinch up but Greene circles away and keeps his distance.
Greene lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Greene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padacteri was well out of range. Poor timing from Greene.
Greene works Padacteri's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene misses with a wild body shot.
Greene thuds a left hand into Padacteri's body.
Greene looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padacteri was well out of range. Poor timing from Greene.
Greene will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Padacteri misses with a series of wild punches.
Greene scores with a decent looking hook.
A right-left combo lands from Greene.
Padacteri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Padacteri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Greene is looking to wear down Padacteri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Greene looks to score with a jab to the body but Padacteri is just out of range.
Good exchange - Greene coming out on top.
Greene lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Greene throws out a powerful jab.
Padacteri falls off balance throwing a combination
and Greene counters with a nice body shot.
Greene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Greene showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Greene has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaun Greene!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Vascetti (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Vascetti!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vascetti misses with a wild combination.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vascetti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Vascetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vascetti moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Vascetti is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Vascetti wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Vascetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vascetti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vascetti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vascetti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vascetti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Vascetti has eaten all the pies!
Vascetti with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davis counters with a shoot takedown. Vascetti fights it but they end up in guard.
Gary Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Vascetti.
Davis won't allow Vascetti to sweep him here.
Vascetti being controlled here, momentarily.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Vascetti is retaining full guard.
Vascetti trying to control the position.
Vascetti throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vascetti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to roll over but Vascetti keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis looking for submissions off his back.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Vascetti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vascetti winds up and cracks Davis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vascetti is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vascetti is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vascetti escapes and gets back to his feet.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
Vascetti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vascetti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vascetti tries to improve position but can't.
Davis working away.
Davis trying to control the position but Vascetti is working away.
Vascetti struggling a bit here.
Vascetti manages to get back to half guard.
Vascetti tries to get to full guard but Davis has control of the leg.
Vascetti works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vascetti looking for a sweep. Not yet Vascetti, not yet.
Vascetti lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davis!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vascetti throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Vascetti wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vascetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Davis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vascetti fails with the takedown.
A combination from Vascetti does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vascetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vascetti misses with a takedown attempt
so Davis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vascetti is breathing heavily.
Davis wants to control from the top but Vascetti keeps moving.
Vascetti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vascetti wants to stand and escape but Davis is having none of it.
Davis controlling from the top position.
Davis stands up and waves to Vascetti to follow him.
Vascetti looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vascetti swivels and escapes.
Danga de danga de dang - Vascetti scores with a four punch combination!
Vascetti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davis.
Gary Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Vascetti.
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!
Vascetti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is working hard here to advance position.
Vascetti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vascetti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Vascetti landing with the ground and pound.
Davis keeping full guard, as Vascetti tries to pass.
Vascetti passes Davis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vascetti wants to take a breather but Davis is having none of it.
Vascetti tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Davis trying to hold on to Vascetti's head to control him but Vascetti postures up.
Vascetti tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Davis.
Vascetti is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Vascetti tries to pass to full mount but Davis defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vascetti closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Vascetti pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Davis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Davis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vascetti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vascetti trying to control from the bottom.
Vascetti punching from the bottom.
Vascetti is trying to stand back up but Davis is controlling him
Gary Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vascetti is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis escapes and gets back to his feet.
Vascetti has his takedown stuffed
and Davis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Davis is keen to just control but Vascetti is a slippery customer.
Vascetti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Davis 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.
Vascetti manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Vascetti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis pushes off an throws an elbow but Vascetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vascetti keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vascetti gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vascetti.
Vascetti tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gary Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Vascetti.
Davis has Vascetti pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Davis pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vascetti tumbling to the mat - Davis dives into Vascetti's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vascetti trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
Vascetti pushes Davis off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vascetti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vascetti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vascetti.
Nice sprawl there from Vascetti as Davis shoots in.
Vascetti lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Davis backs up against the cage.
Davis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vascetti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gary Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vascetti pushes Davis off and gets back to his feet.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Vascetti.
Mike Vascetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vascetti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vascetti throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vascetti tries for a takedown but Davis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Davis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durham is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Headstrong. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Allan Durham!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Durham.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson lands a two punch combo.
Durham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson shoots in and bounces Durham off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nelson drops back looking for a leg! Durham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Durham manages to kick Nelson off! Nelson jumps back into Durham's guard.
Nelson advances position into side control!
Nelson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Durham has escaped the position, nice work there.
Durham is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nelson is controlling him well.
Durham is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Durham is trying to escape and Nelson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Durham is forced to tap! Nice work there by Nelson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Nelson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bonezzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bamber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bonezzi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Monster by Skillet. John Bamber will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Jon Bonezzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Bamber!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamber closes the distance and clinches up with Bonezzi, looking for a takedown. Bamber pushes Bonezzi against the cage but Bonezzi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bamber tries to clinch but Bonezzi moves out of range.
Bamber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bamber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bamber is looking to clinch.
Bonezzi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bamber.
Jon Bonezzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Bamber.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonezzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonezzi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bonezzi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bamber keeps working.
Bamber wants to get back to his feet.
Bamber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bonezzi trying to mount his opponent but Bamber defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamber is staying active underneath Bonezzi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bonezzi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bamber on the ground.
Bonezzi is just content to waste time from the top position. Bamber takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bonezzi wants to control from the top but Bamber keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bonezzi scores with a takedown into Bamber's guard.
Bonezzi is breathing heavily.
Bonezzi is sitting in close to Bamber's body. Bamber has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bonezzi is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bonezzi is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bamber.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Bamber!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Holden Caufield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caufield comes into the arena with Just Close Your Eyes blaring out of the sound system. Vitor Jorge will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Caufield!
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, Vitor Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge clinches.
Caufield is trying to drag Jorge to the mat but Jorge just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jorge scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Holden Caufield has been cut.
Jorge lands a good knee to the midsection. Caufield won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Jorge.
Jorge lands a good knee to the midsection. Caufield won't want to take too many of those.
Jorge unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caufield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jorge looking to throw knees to the head but Caufield is blocking nicely.
Jorge putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caufield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Caufield is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorge connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caufield's face.
Jorge crunches a lovely knee into Caufield's ribcage.
Jorge lands a knee to the head.
Jorge connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caufield's face.
Jorge lands an elbow inside that Caufield shrugs off.
Jorge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Jorge.
Jorge lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Caufield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jorge scores a nice knee to the body.
Jorge working Caufield over with knees to the body.
Jorge lands an elbow that stopped Caufield in his tracks for a moment.
Jorge connects with a knee to the head.
Caufield takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Jorge.
Caufield tries for a takedown. No joy.
Caufield is working for takedown but Jorge is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Caufield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorge lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jorge lands an elbow inside that Caufield shrugs off.
Caufield avoiding damage as Jorge throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caufield works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Caufield sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jorge's guard.
Jorge is in trouble now - Caufield has advanced to mount!
Jorge throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jorge can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jorge tries to hold on but Caufield pushes him away.
Caufield is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Jorge is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Jorge flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Caufield anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Jorge and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Caufield slips an arm under Jorge chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Caufield has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Caufield is squeezing on Jorge like an anaconda would it's prey. Jorge fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Holden Caufield!
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