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VFC 62: Kerns vs. Sheik PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerome McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davor Sakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakic has chosen Hail mary Tupac Shakur as his entrance music. Jerome McCool had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome McCool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davor Sakic!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCool misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCool lands a big head kick that sends Sakic tumbling to the mat! McCool takes a step backwards and waves Sakic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Davor Sakic has been cut.
McCool looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakic is fending him off so far but McCool persists. Nope, Sakic circles away and we're back to standing.
McCool tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sakic swivels and escapes.
McCool shoots in for a double leg but Sakic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome McCool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCool drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakic has an active guard here but McCool has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sakic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McCool stands up from Sakic's guard - McCool perhaps looking for a knockout.
No luck for McCool with that takedown attempt.
McCool shoots for a takedown but Sakic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCool shoots in for a takedown but Sakic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCool is breathing heavily.
Sakic clinches up against the cage.
Sakic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakic leaves McCool with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McCool shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McCool fails with the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sakic scores with a knee to the head.
Sakic landing knees to the head.
Sakic tries to score a body lock takedown but McCool shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sakic turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCool tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sakic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sakic scoring with punches and elbows.
Sakic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
McCool is looking for a sweep.
McCool is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sakic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McCool avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sakic.
McCool slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McCool keeping moving, preventing Sakic from controlling successfully.
Sakic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCool controls Sakic momentarily but Sakic frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakic throwing strikes but missing.
McCool is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sakic is controlling him.
McCool manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sakic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakic is in all sorts of trouble here.
McCool stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sakic blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCool shoots in but Sakic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCool.
McCool tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sakic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCool somewhat.
Sakic looks to land a combination. McCool sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McCool shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sakic as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCool gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sakic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McCool trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome McCool dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davor Sakic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCool gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Sakic to counter with a crisp jab.
McCool tries for a takedown but Sakic circles away easily
and Sakic counters with a single leg into guard. McCool didn't expect that.
Sakic content to stall in guard here.
Sakic trying to control but McCool is working from the bottom.
Sakic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McCool working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sakic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sakic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sakic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCool throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sakic throwing strikes from guard but McCool blocks nicely.
McCool keeping moving, preventing Sakic from controlling successfully.
Sakic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McCool is keeping the position for now.
McCool looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McCool lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sakic!
McCool tries to control but Sakic wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCool prevents Sakic from getting the reversal.
Sakic regains half guard.
McCool is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sakic defends it well.
Sakic won't allow McCool to pass to mount.
Sakic wants to get back to full guard.
McCool stands up out of the half guard.
Jerome McCool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCool with a poor takedown
and Sakic counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome McCool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCool is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sakic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McCool tries to escape but Sakic is in control.
Sakic wants to control but McCool is keeping him busy.
McCool wants to control but Sakic postures up.
McCool takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McCool tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McCool really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sakic landing shots from mount.
Sakic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Davor Sakic has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCool 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.
McCool is trying to control but can't.
McCool is looking to improve his position.
Sakic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sakic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McCool tries to kick Sakic off but Sakic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sakic throwing shots but McCool is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davor Sakic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Davor Sakic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McCool is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sakic's half guard.
McCool looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sakic actively working from the bottom here.
McCool winds up and cracks Sakic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sakic punching from the bottom.
McCool wants to free his trapped foot but Sakic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McCool has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McCool avoids the attempt from Sakic to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCool landing strikes from the mount and Sakic is in trouble!
McCool stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sakic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McCool shoots and misses
and Sakic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sakic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice sprawl there from Sakic as McCool shoots in.
Sakic feints and as McCool raises his hands in defense, Sakic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McCool lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Sakic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sakic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCool is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCool is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sakic sees it coming and defends easily.
McCool thows a huge punch but Sakic dodges it nicely.
McCool is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sakic reverses the position - he's now on top in McCool's guard.
McCool keeping moving, preventing Sakic from controlling successfully.
Sakic scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCool is trying to keep Sakic in close.
McCool looking for a guillotine here but Sakic defends easily.
Sakic won't allow McCool to sweep him here.
Sakic wants to pass the guard but McCool is keeping the position.
Sakic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McCool gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCool works his way to full guard. Good work.
McCool looking for a sweep. Not yet McCool, not yet.
Sakic throwing strikes but missing.
McCool manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sakic manages to get himself to full guard.
McCool works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McCool wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakic keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCool escapes and gets back to his feet.
McCool shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McCool takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome McCool showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McCool 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome McCool!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski has chosen Hunt You Down as his entrance music. Andre Arlovski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski fails with a takedown attempt.
Balboa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arlovski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Arlovski being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Balboa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Arlovski with a nice head shot there.
Arlovski trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Arlovski looking to sit in guard and control but Balboa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Arlovski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Balboa!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Arlovski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Arlovski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arlovski trying to control but Balboa is having none of it.
Balboa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arlovski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rocky Balboa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rocky Balboa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andre Arlovski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Last Prime. Wentworth has chosen Extreme Ways - Moby as his entrance music. Benjamin Wentworth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Wentworth!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime throws the left hand but Wentworth avoids the punch easily.
Prime lands with an overhand left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prime, as that shot connected.
Wentworth shoots for a takedown but Prime saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Prime misses with a few strikes there.
Wentworth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Benjamin Wentworth has been cut.
Prime is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prime dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wentworth scores with a takedown into Prime's guard.
Wentworth looks gassed!
Prime is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Prime manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wentworth manages to get himself to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Prime's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Prime working some strikes from top position.
Prime keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wentworth's head.
Wentworth looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Prime scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime stands and throws Wentworth's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Prime works to advance to full mount. Wentworth defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wentworth taking shots to the head.
Prime postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wentworth looks a forlorn figure.
Wentworth is in a horrible position here. Prime smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Prime working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Prime takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Prime will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wentworth blocking the ground and pound.
Wentworth sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prime blocks the strikes from Wentworth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth trying to control from the bottom.
Wentworth moves into full guard.
Prime postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Prime throwing strikes from guard but Wentworth blocks nicely.
Prime working some strikes from top position.
Wentworth had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Prime is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wentworth Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Prime's back instead.
Prime just trying to survive but Wentworth is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Wentworth is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Prime rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wentworth.
Prime slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wentworth stopping the sweep attempt from Prime.
Wentworth is looking to work some ground and pound but Prime has wrist control.
Prime lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wentworth!
Wentworth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Prime misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wentworth is trying to escape the mount.
Prime throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Prime connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Prime tries to control but Wentworth wriggling away.
Prime thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wentworth wants to hold on but Prime pushes him away.
Prime landing strikes from the mount and Wentworth is in trouble!
Wentworth slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wentworth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Prime pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wentworth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Prime pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prime works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Optimus Prime dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Wentworth's cut.
That's time! Prime's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Prime lands a slapping body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wentworth.
Wentworth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Prime is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wentworth goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Prime turns into him and now he's in Wentworth's guard.
Prime trying to control but Wentworth is working from the bottom.
Wentworth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Prime doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Prime manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime looking to pass the guard.
Wentworth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wentworth is looking for a triangle but Prime pushes his legs off easily.
Prime wants to control from the top but Wentworth keeps moving.
Prime got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wentworth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Prime has managed to get both his arms back between Wentworth's legs - danger averted.
Prime has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Prime scoring with punches to the head and body.
Prime drops back looking for a leg! Wentworth is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wentworth manages to kick Prime off! Prime jumps back into Wentworth's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wentworth is striking from the bottom but Prime uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Wentworth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Prime.
Wentworth looking for submissions off his back.
Prime trying to mount his opponent but Wentworth defends it.
Prime lands with a punch from half guard.
Wentworth moves into full guard.
Wentworth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Prime wants to control from the top but Wentworth keeps moving.
Wentworth throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Prime with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wentworth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Prime pushes Wentworth off looking to stand but Wentworth dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Prime tries to roll over but Wentworth keeps him under control.
Optimus Prime overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wentworth passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Prime!
Prime is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wentworth working for a guillotine from mount but Prime is in no mood to give up.
Wentworth with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wentworth jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Prime manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Prime throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Wentworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Wentworth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wentworth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Prime cracks Wentworth with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Prime throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wentworth fails to land the takedown.
Wentworth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wentworth wants it to stay on the feet.
Prime is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Prime as he connects with a hook.
Wentworth slips under a jab from Prime.
Prime misses with a wild body shot.
Wentworth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Prime but Prime pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Optimus Prime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Wentworth.
Prime fails to land with a series of punches.
Wentworth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Prime swivels and escapes.
Prime swats away the attempt to clinch by Wentworth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prime listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wentworth slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wentworth.
Wentworth taking a breather here.
Wentworth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wentworth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Prime is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Prime is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Prime is looking for a sweep. Wentworth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wentworth works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Prime regains half guard.
Wentworth is trying to control. Prime wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Prime tries to get to full guard but Wentworth has control of the leg.
Wentworth trying to control the action but Prime is working from the bottom.
Wentworth passes to side control.
Prime is looking to reverse the position.
Wentworth has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime is looking to get to half guard.
Prime flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Wentworth is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Prime can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wentworth with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wentworth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Prime swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Prime really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wentworth is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Prime has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Prime on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Prime tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime regains half guard.
Prime throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Wentworth manages to pass to side control.
Wentworth landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wentworth in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wentworth tries for a kimura but Prime is defending well.
Prime throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Prime is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wentworth works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Wentworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wentworth 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Wentworth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Top Shottah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Kensing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kensing's choice of entrance music: Rock You Like a Hurricane. Top Shottah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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, Top Shottah!
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, Logan Kensing!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kensing misses with a few strikes there.
Kensing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logan Kensing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kensing goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kensing scoring well with a low kick there.
Shottah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kensing lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kensing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kensing chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kensing.
Shottah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kensing lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shottah will feel that in the morning.
Shottah is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Kensing.
It looks like Top Shottah has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kensing.
Kensing cracks the inside of Shottah's front leg.
Kensing throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kensing scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kensing punishes Shottah's body with a nice straight punch.
Kensing throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shottah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kensing lands with a straight right. Shottah didn't see that one coming.
Kensing drops Shottah with a beautiful combination! Shottah stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kensing is looking for the KO!
Shottah is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kensing.
Kensing measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Shottah! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Logan Kensing!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Santos (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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185 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samart Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Santos!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payakaroon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payakaroon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Payakaroon keeps the fight on the outside.
Payakaroon forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Payakaroon landing knees to the head.
It looks like Brian Santos has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Payakaroon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Santos.
Payakaroon lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Payakaroon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Payakaroon lands a damaging elbow.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payakaroon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Brian Santos's cut even more.
Payakaroon connects with a knee to the head.
Payakaroon lands a knee to the head.
Payakaroon blocking some punches.
Payakaroon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos swings wildly with an uppercut but Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakaroon lands a body punch.
Santos looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Payakaroon scores with a knee to the head.
Payakaroon lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Brian Santos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payakaroon has him pressed against the cage.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Payakaroon blocking some punches.
Payakaroon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Payakaroon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Payakaroon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
Payakaroon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Payakaroon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Payakaroon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Santos misses with a punch on the inside.
Payakaroon lands a damaging elbow.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Payakaroon has him pressed against the cage.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Brian Santos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Payakaroon lands an elbow inside.
Payakaroon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Payakaroon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Payakaroon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brian Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samart Payakaroon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pabst Ribbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunson Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bunson Turner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pabst Ribbon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bunson Turner!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ribbon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ribbon misses with a two punch combination.
Turner moves away from the strike by Ribbon.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ribbon throws a one two combo.
Ribbon scores with a punch to the head.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Ribbon's head but Ribbon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner misses with a combination
and Ribbon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turner thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribbon thuds a left hand into Turner's body.
Turner looks gassed!
Ribbon scores with a hook to the body. Turner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ribbon tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ribbon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ribbon circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Turner to the canvas! Turner doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Ribbon keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pabst Ribbon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murphy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jzk Crock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by Angel of Death. Crock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by raaah Crock-time!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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269 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murphy McGee!
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, Jzk Crock!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crock misses with a kick to the body.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Crock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crock avoids the head kick by McGee.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McGee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crock takes a step back to recover.
Murphy McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee closes the distance and pushes Crock back into the cage.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but Crock blocks with his arms.
McGee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jzk Crock has been cut.
Crock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee scores with a knee to the head.
Crock looks gassed!
McGee scores with a knee to the head.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crock.
McGee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McGee keeps control of Crock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGee landing knees to the head.
McGee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crock wants to break free but McGee has control.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but Crock blocks with his arms.
McGee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crock wants to break free but McGee has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee keeps control of Crock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crock throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crock takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crock.
Crock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGee is defending well for now.
Crock breaks the clinch.
McGee tries to clinch but Crock moves out of range.
McGee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from McGee.
Crock tries to bum rush McGee with a series of wild strikes but McGee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick from McGee lands but Crock takes it in his stride.
McGee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crock throws a series of punches but McGee avoids them all with ease.
McGee throws a head kick but Crock moves out of range.
Crock tries to bum rush McGee with a series of wild strikes but McGee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Crock misses the target.
McGee throws a sloppy head kick and Crock moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee avoids the body shot from Crock.
Crock throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGee takes the fight into the clinch.
McGee landing knees to the head.
Crock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by McGee.
McGee landing knees to the body.
Crock tries to circle away but McGee has him pinned against the cage.
McGee with a knee to the head.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crock is defending well for now.
Crock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGee is defending well for now.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crock is defending well for now.
Crock missing with knees to the body.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crock lands a knee to the head.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
McGee with a knee to the head.
McGee has Crock pressed against the cage, preventing Crock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGee lands a good knee to the midsection. Crock won't want to take too many of those.
McGee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGee prevents Crock from breaking the clinch.
Crock wants to break free but McGee has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGee obliges.
McGee lands a nice knee to the body.
Crock is trying to break free.
McGee with a knee to the head.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crock misses with a knee to the head.
Crock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
Crock can't break the clinch.
McGee connects with a knee to the head.
McGee lands a knee to the body.
McGee tries a knee to the head but Crock blocks it.
Crock tries to break the clinch but McGee is controlling the position.
McGee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crock is looking to break free of the clinch but McGee has double underhooks.
McGee connects with a knee to the head.
Crock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGee is defending well for now.
Crock takes a knee to the side of the body.
McGee landing knees to the head.
Crock avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
McGee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGee pushes Crock up against the cage in a clinch.
Crock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by McGee.
Crock tries a knee to the head but McGee blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crock can't break the clinch.
McGee lands a knee to the body.
McGee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crock misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGee.
McGee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crock.
Crock throws a combination. McGee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McGee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crock has had enough of the clinch but McGee keeps him there for the moment.
Crock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGee scoring well with a low kick there.
McGee tries to clinch but Crock is having none of it.
McGee misses with a head kick.
McGee tries a head kick but it misses.
McGee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGee tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Crock scores with a four punch combination!
Crock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from McGee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murphy McGee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jzk Crock's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crock cracks McGee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGee rushes Crock and presses him up against the cage.
Crock tries to break free but McGee pushes him back against the cage.
McGee avoiding damage as Crock throws knees to the body.
McGee prevents Crock from breaking the clinch.
McGee looking to throw knees to the head but Crock is blocking nicely.
Crock takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGee keeps control of Crock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crock misses with a knee strike.
McGee scores a nice knee to the body.
McGee with a knee to the head.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crock is defending well for now.
McGee lands a good knee to the midsection. Crock won't want to take too many of those.
Crock avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crock.
McGee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crock blocks it with crossed arms.
Crock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee throws a nice head kick!
McGee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crock throws a front kick aimed at McGee's knee but McGee avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGee tries a head kick but it misses.
Crock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crock connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGee. McGee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crock thows a body shot but no joy.
McGee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McGee misses with a head kick.
Crock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McGee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGee lands a front kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crock.
Crock misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGee.
McGee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGee lands with a kick to the temple. Crock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crock avoids the head kick by McGee.
Crock thuds a left hand into McGee's body.
Nice body kick there by McGee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Crock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Crock misses.
Crock throws a wild body kick that McGee sees coming a mile off.
McGee connects with a high kick.
Crock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McGee rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick from McGee lands but Crock takes it in his stride.
Jzk Crock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGee.
McGee has Crock up against the cage in a clinch.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crock is defending well for now.
Crock tries to land a knee to the head but McGee blocks with his arms.
McGee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crock's face.
Crock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGee obliges.
Crock tries to break free but McGee pushes him back against the cage.
McGee keeps control of Crock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McGee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crock working hard to break the clinch.
McGee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crock's face.
Crock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crock's face.
Crock is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crock working hard to break the clinch.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crock avoids it.
Crock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGee is defending well for now.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crock is defending well for now.
Crock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crock misses with a punch on the inside.
McGee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crock's efforts to push away.
McGee lands a knee to the head.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crock.
Murphy McGee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crock has had enough of the clinch but McGee keeps him there for the moment.
McGee with a knee to the head.
McGee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee lands a good knee to the midsection. Crock won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGee.
Crock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crock's face.
McGee connects with a knee to the head.
Crock managing to block the knees to the body from McGee.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but Crock blocks with his arms.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but Crock blocks with his arms.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crock tries to land knees in the clinch but McGee avoids the damage to the body.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
McGee lands a good knee to the midsection. Crock won't want to take too many of those.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crock is defending well for now.
Crock working hard to break the clinch.
Crock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by McGee.
McGee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crock manages to break the clinch.
Crock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crock.
McGee fakes the leg kick and cracks Crock in the body.
McGee throws a head kick that misses.
McGee wants to clinch up but Crock keeps it at a distance.
Crock lands with an uppercut that bounces McGee off the cage and back into rage.
Crock throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGee lands a head kick!
Murphy McGee is winning the standup battle so far.
McGee has Crock up against the cage in a clinch.
McGee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crock's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murphy McGee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jzk Crock's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Crock throws a right and a left that McGee avoids nicely.
Crock misses with a double jab.
McGee ducks under a wild hook from Crock.
Crock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGee lands with a kick to the ribs.
McGee rushes Crock and presses him up against the cage.
McGee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGee crunches a lovely knee into Crock's ribcage.
Crock has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McGee.
Crock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGee scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
McGee working Crock over with knees to the body.
McGee misses with a knee to the head.
McGee managing to block the knees to the body from Crock.
Crock has had enough of the clinch but McGee keeps him there for the moment.
McGee keeps control of Crock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for McGee.
McGee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Crock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGee lands a knee to the body.
Crock working hard to break the clinch.
Crock can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee lands a good knee to the midsection. Crock won't want to take too many of those.
Crock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGee avoids it.
Crock looking to throw knees to the head but McGee is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from McGee.
McGee prevents Crock from breaking the clinch.
McGee landing knees to the head.
Crock swings wildly with an uppercut but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crock is trying to break the clinch but McGee is controlling him.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGee throws a head kick but Crock moves out of range.
McGee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crock takes a step back to recover.
Crock with a jab.
Crock lands with a right hand.
Crock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGee circles away quickly and effectively.
McGee throws a nice head kick!
McGee misses with a head kick.
McGee thuds his shin into the meat of Crock's side.
Crock scores with a sloppy right hand. McGee should have avoided that one.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Crock pushes him off.
Crock thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a head kick that Crock semi-blocks.
Crock throws a lazy right hand but McGee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGee lands a head kick. Crock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McGee delivers a nice body kick.
McGee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crock throws a leg kick but McGee sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGee drives through and clinches with Crock against the cage.
McGee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGee tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Crock.
McGee throws a head kick but Crock moves out of range.
McGee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Crock both land. Nice combination.
McGee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Crock if he has to take too many more of those.
McGee blocks a head kick by Crock.
McGee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McGee blocks a head kick by Crock.
McGee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McGee throws a body kick that misses.
Crock cracks McGee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crock looks to land a combination but McGee avoids it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGee.
Crock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee moves into the clinch.
McGee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crock wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGee keeps control of Crock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGee working Crock over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from McGee.
McGee lands a knee to the head.
Crock is trying to force a seperation but McGee has the dominant position.
Jzk Crock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crock wants to get back to striking at distance but McGee won't allow it.
McGee lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by McGee.
McGee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crock is defending well for now.
Crock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crock working hard to break the clinch.
Crock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
McGee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crock tries a knee to the head but McGee blocks it.
McGee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crock is trying to force a seperation but McGee has the dominant position.
McGee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGee connects with a knee to the head.
Crock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
Crock wants to break free but McGee has control.
McGee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crock's face.
McGee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crock's efforts to push away.
Crock wants to break free but McGee has control.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crock. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Crock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGee throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGee lands a head kick!
A big left from Crock misses.
McGee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crock.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murphy McGee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murphy McGee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuznetsov comes into the arena with National Anthem of Russia blaring out of the sound system. Thomas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Devil went down to Georgia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with the combination.
Kuznetsov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kuznetsov lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like John Thomas has been cut.
Thomas has his takedown stuffed
and Kuznetsov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kuznetsov avoids a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with the combination.
Thomas throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thomas's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuznetsov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Kuznetsov wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Kuznetsov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thomas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kuznetsov has managed to get both his arms back between Thomas's legs - danger averted.
Thomas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kuznetsov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kuznetsov wants to stand but Thomas has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Thomas trying to control but Kuznetsov postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov wants to stand up but Thomas has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuznetsov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuznetsov counters with a single leg into guard. Thomas didn't expect that.
Kuznetsov wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Kuznetsov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kuznetsov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thomas, up you get!
John Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetsov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thomas.
Kuznetsov is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thomas working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Thomas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kuznetsov regains half guard there - taking advantage of Thomas's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Thomas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is working for a kimura here but Kuznetsov manages to reverse the position and he's now in Thomas's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Kuznetsov is proving a slippery customer.
Kuznetsov stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
Thomas controls Kuznetsov momentarily but Kuznetsov frees himself.
Kuznetsov stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
Thomas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuznetsov wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
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.
Kuznetsov stands up and waves to Thomas to follow him.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kuznetsov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kuznetsov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Kuznetsov from controlling successfully.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kuznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
A low kick from Thomas is predictable there
and Kuznetsov counters with an inside leg kick.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Kuznetsov saw that one coming.
Kuznetsov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Kuznetsov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kuznetsov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thomas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kuznetsov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thomas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kuznetsov has managed to get both his arms back between Thomas's legs - danger averted.
Thomas had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kuznetsov is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Thomas Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kuznetsov's back instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas landing with strikes.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas looking for the choke from the back.
Alexei Kuznetsov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuznetsov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Thomas throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Kuznetsov wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thomas missing with strikes from the back.
Kuznetsov avoids the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas trying to control momentarily.
Thomas scores with punches to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a series of strikes and Kuznetsov wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Kuznetsov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thomas.
Thomas won't let Kuznetsov get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Thomas unloading with bombs!
Kuznetsov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Thomas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Thomas looking to ground and pound but Kuznetsov is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thomas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kuznetsov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
You get the feeling that Kuznetsov really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Thomas throws a wild left hand from mount and Kuznetsov manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Kuznetsov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thomas.
Kuznetsov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Kuznetsov is keeping the position.
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.
That's time! Kuznetsov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kuznetsov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Kuznetsov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuznetsov rather than just go for the knockout.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Kuznetsov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuznetsov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuznetsov shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a shoot takedown. Thomas fights it but they end up in guard.
Kuznetsov looking to sit in guard and control but Thomas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thomas throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuznetsov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kuznetsov's guard.
Kuznetsov wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas throws a strike but Kuznetsov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kuznetsov can't keep his opponent in guard - Thomas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kuznetsov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thomas scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas 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.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuznetsov wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thomas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thomas looks to land a strike but Kuznetsov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Thomas prevents Kuznetsov from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kuznetsov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Thomas, into his guard.
Thomas has his foot on Kuznetsov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuznetsov works his way back into a safe position though.
Thomas is looking for a triangle but Kuznetsov pushes his legs off easily.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Kuznetsov from controlling successfully.
Kuznetsov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kuznetsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kuznetsov doesn't defend quickly enough and Thomas has managed to lock this one up! Can Kuznetsov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Thomas on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Thomas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aggravated Battery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Equator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Battery might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wife Beater. Equator is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vodka Inferno by Diablo Swing Orchestra. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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260 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aggravated Battery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnold Equator!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Equator swinging wilding here.
Battery takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Equator throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Battery sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Battery fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Equator comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Battery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Equator.
Equator lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Battery shoots in but no luck this time.
Battery ducks right into an uppercut from Equator.
It looks like Aggravated Battery has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equator lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battery fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Equator avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aggravated Battery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Battery shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Equator defends it nicely.
Battery looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Equator misses.
Battery shoots for a takedown but Equator saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Battery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Equator.
Equator throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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.
Equator scores with the left hand. Battery knows he should have avoided that one.
Equator works over Battery's head and body with a nice combination.
Equator keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Battery shoots in but no luck this time.
Equator swinging wilding here.
Equator scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Battery shoots for a double leg takedown but Equator sprawls well. He's pushed Battery's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Battery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Equator swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equator swinging wilding here.
Battery shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Equator as he avoids it easily.
Equator throws a combination. Battery tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aggravated Battery's cut is getting worse.
Battery shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Equator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Battery tries for a takedown but Equator sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Battery is breathing heavily.
Equator lands a head kick. Battery smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Equator drops Battery with a beautiful combination! Battery stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Equator is looking for the KO!
Arnold Equator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Equator lands with a right that hurts Battery. Battery looks to clinch but Equator throws a short knee that drops Battery. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Arnold Equator!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiek Yerbooty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kerns might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Johnny Cash - Hurt. Yerbooty is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ABK - Kill Me. On his way into the cage it seems that Jack Kerns has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jack Kerns seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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191 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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
8 - 2 - 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shiek Yerbooty!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yerbooty misses with the combination.
Kerns misses with a head kick.
Yerbooty throws a right hand that Kerns ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerns also avoids with ease.
Kerns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kerns slips a jab from Yerbooty.
A head kick lands from Kerns that sends Yerbooty to the canvas. Yerbooty tries to scramble back to his feet but Kerns brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Shiek Yerbooty has been cut.
Yerbooty is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yerbooty is trying is best to control the position here.
Kerns trying to pass the guard but Yerbooty defending well.
Yerbooty controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
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.
Yerbooty is looking to control Kerns's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yerbooty avoid being mounted?
Kerns sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yerbooty defending well though.
Yerbooty is looking to improve his position.
Kerns thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yerbooty's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yerbooty scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kerns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yerbooty just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty misses the shot to the body.
Yerbooty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Kerns there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yerbooty takes one to the side of the head.
Kerns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yerbooty dodges the punch combination from Kerns.
Nice straight punches there by Yerbooty. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yerbooty.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kerns.
Kerns swings for the body but Yerbooty moves out of range.
Yerbooty lands with a right hand.
Yerbooty throws a body punch but Kerns moves out of range.
Shiek Yerbooty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yerbooty misses with a body shot.
Yerbooty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty throws the left hand but Kerns avoids the punch easily.
Yerbooty is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kerns rather than just go for the knockout.
Yerbooty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yerbooty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yerbooty checks a low kick from Kerns.
Yerbooty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kerns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Yerbooty. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yerbooty.
Yerbooty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kerns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kerns chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yerbooty looks gassed!
Yerbooty throws a jab but it's blocked by Kerns.
Yerbooty swings for the body but Kerns moves out of range.
Kerns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kerns, right into the meat.
Yerbooty on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yerbooty looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerns is just out of range.
Yerbooty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yerbooty throws a hook to the side of Kerns's head but Kerns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kerns is looking to clinch.
Yerbooty misses with a looping left.
Shiek Yerbooty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yerbooty misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yerbooty avoids the body shot from Kerns.
Kerns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yerbooty's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yerbooty throws out a loose jab but Kerns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerns looks for a takedown but Yerbooty sprawls well.
Yerbooty ducks under a wild hook from Kerns.
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 Shiek Yerbooty's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yerbooty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerns was well out of range. Poor timing from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty misses with a hook.
Yerbooty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerns was well out of range. Poor timing from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kerns at a distance.
Kerns throws a solid leg kick but Yerbooty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kerns.
Yerbooty throws a hook but Kerns avoids it easily.
Yerbooty throws a body punch but Kerns moves out of range.
Yerbooty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kerns.
Kerns misses with a wild body shot.
Jack Kerns is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerns jabs at Yerbooty's body.
Yerbooty throws a big shot that misses.
Yerbooty cracks a nice hook into Kerns's ribs.
Kerns cracks the inside of Yerbooty's front leg.
Yerbooty is breathing heavily.
Kerns lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yerbooty is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Are you kidding me?! Kerns ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Yerbooty clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Kerns!
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