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UPG 30: Landslide PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silvizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leafar Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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280 lbs
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297 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anderson Silvizzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leafar Rafael!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvizzle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Horrible takedown by Silvizzle or perhaps it was just good defense by Rafael which made him look bad.
Rafael misses with a body shot.
Rafael misses the shot to the body.
Rafael fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rafael gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silvizzle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rafael looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silvizzle is trying to drag Rafael to the mat but Rafael just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rafael wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rafael tries to break the clinch but Silvizzle is controlling the position.
Rafael pulls Silvizzle into guard.
Rafael trying to strike off his back.
Rafael tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silvizzle stands and steps away. Rafael gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rafael shoots and misses
and Silvizzle counters by clinching up.
Anderson Silvizzle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leafar Rafael.
Silvizzle goes for a takedown attempt but Rafael pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvizzle wants to clinch
and Rafael counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silvizzle wants to break free but Rafael has control.
Rafael can't break the clinch.
Rafael tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silvizzle smiles and moves away.
Silvizzle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silvizzle tries to clinch but Rafael is having none of it.
Rafael shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silvizzle defends it nicely.
Rafael closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silvizzle circles away.
Rafael looks gassed!
Rafael shoots and misses
and Silvizzle counters with a head kick. That will keep Rafael thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silvizzle forces Rafael back against the cage and clinches.
Silvizzle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rafael just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silvizzle connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Leafar Rafael has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael stops a takedown attempt from Silvizzle.
Rafael looking to stall.
Silvizzle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rafael is keeping busy.
Rafael's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silvizzle leaves Rafael with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rafael throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rafael throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silvizzle counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvizzle has picked Rafael up - he's going for a ride! Silvizzle dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rafael looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rafael wants to control but Silvizzle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silvizzle stands up and beckons Rafael to join him on the feet.
Rafael tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silvizzle counters with a nice leg kick.
Silvizzle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silvizzle leaves Rafael with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael rushes Silvizzle and presses him up against the cage.
Rafael lands a right hand.
Rafael gets control of Silvizzle's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rafael will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rafael has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silvizzle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silvizzle stands up and waves to Rafael to follow him.
Rafael will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silvizzle has closed the distance and engaged Rafael in a clinch.
Rafael changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silvizzle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rafael closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvizzle controls his hands.
Rafael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silvizzle gets tackled into the cage by Rafael. Rafael maintains the clinch.
Rafael gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silvizzle.
Silvizzle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rafael walks away with a smile on his face. Silvizzle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silvizzle scores with a takedown into Rafael's guard.
Rafael looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafael looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rafael looking for a sweep. Not yet Rafael, not yet.
Silvizzle tries to stand but Rafael is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silvizzle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leafar Rafael'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.
Rafael shoots in looking for a takedown. Silvizzle tries to sprawl out of it but Rafael keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silvizzle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Silvizzle with that takedown attempt.
Rafael tries to clinch but Silvizzle moves out of range.
Rafael forces Silvizzle back against the cage and clinches.
Silvizzle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rafael's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rafael takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rafael's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rafael looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rafael wants to control from the top but Silvizzle keeps moving.
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.
Silvizzle can't keep his opponent in guard - Rafael advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rafael is keen to just control but Silvizzle is a slippery customer.
Rafael prevents Silvizzle from standing back up.
Rafael missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rafael sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silvizzle defending well though.
Rafael drops an elbow to the side of Silvizzle's head.
Rafael seems to be working for a kimura but Silvizzle defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvizzle is staying active underneath Rafael, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rafael trying to pass the guard but Silvizzle defending well.
Rafael trying to control the action but Silvizzle is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rafael connects with a nice short shot to Silvizzle's temple.
Rafael works his way into side control.
Rafael remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Rafael tries to advance to mount but can't.
Silvizzle wants to control but Rafael postures up.
Rafael tries to move into full mount but can't pass Silvizzle's legs.
Rafael has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rafael is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silvizzle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael stands up and beckons Silvizzle to his feet.
Rafael lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rafael.
Rafael shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silvizzle as he avoids it easily.
Rafael shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silvizzle but Silvizzle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson Silvizzle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leafar Rafael.
Rafael slaps away a takedown attempt from Silvizzle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silvizzle throws a series of punches but Rafael moves out of range.
Rafael is looking to clinch but Silvizzle is avoiding it.
Rafael is looking to clinch.
Silvizzle tries to clinch but Rafael is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvizzle doesn't manage to clinch there - Rafael circles away.
Rafael shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silvizzle sprawls well. Silvizzle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rafael gets slowly back to his feet.
Silvizzle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rafael.
Silvizzle clinches with his opponent.
Rafael tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvizzle avoids the damage to the body.
Silvizzle tries a body shot but Rafael blocks it.
Rafael is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rafael tries to pull guard but Silvizzle holds him up against the cage and eventually Rafael drops back down to his feet.
Silvizzle manages to break the clinch.
Rafael misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rafael gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silvizzle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leafar Rafael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leafar Rafael's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rafael throws a head kick that misses
and Silvizzle counters with a nice leg kick.
Rafael lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rafael gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silvizzle makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rafael really felt that one!
Silvizzle pushes Rafael up against the cage in a clinch.
Silvizzle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leafar Rafael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvizzle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rafael circles away.
Rafael misses with a takedown attempt - Silvizzle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silvizzle shoots for a takedown but Rafael saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silvizzle shoots in and drives through. Rafael sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silvizzle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rafael fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silvizzle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rafael throws a leg kick but Silvizzle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silvizzle misses.
Rafael misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rafael misses with a takedown
and Silvizzle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rafael won't be happy with that.
Silvizzle prevents Rafael from escaping the position.
Silvizzle decides to stand back up.
Rafael tries to clinch but Silvizzle moves away
and Silvizzle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rafael's knee momentarily.
Rafael misses with a takedown attempt
and Silvizzle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rafael throws a head punch that misses.
Rafael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Rafael.
Silvizzle slows down the pace here.
Rafael tries to pull guard but Silvizzle holds him up against the cage and eventually Rafael drops back down to his feet.
Rafael is trying to break the clinch but Silvizzle is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A right-left combo lands from Silvizzle.
A right-left combo lands from Rafael.
Rafael will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael misses with a takedown attempt
and Silvizzle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silvizzle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rafael has Silvizzle pushed against the cage.
Rafael pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvizzle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silvizzle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rafael's waist but Rafael gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silvizzle off to one side.
Silvizzle has closed the distance and engaged Rafael in a clinch.
Rafael breaks from the clinch.
Rafael moves to clinch but Silvizzle breaks away
and Silvizzle counters with a shoot takedown. Rafael fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvizzle is looking to stand up but Rafael won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rafael is on top in guard.
Rafael wants to get up but he can't break Silvizzle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rafael missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rafael stopping the sweep attempt from Silvizzle.
Silvizzle is trying to control the position but Rafael postures up.
Silvizzle is wriggling around but Rafael manages to pass to half guard.
Rafael decides to return to a standing position.
Rafael has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael lands a shoulder strike.
Rafael has Silvizzle pushed against the cage.
Rafael tries to break free but Silvizzle pushes him back against the cage.
Silvizzle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rafael tries a head kick but it misses.
Rafael shoots and misses
and Silvizzle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silvizzle has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rafael uses from the top position.
Silvizzle wants to sweep but no luck.
Rafael wants to control from the top but Silvizzle keeps moving.
Rafael controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rafael wants to stand but Silvizzle has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvizzle is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silvizzle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silvizzle 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silvizzle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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255 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding moves to clinch but Johnson breaks away
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Clayton Harding has been cut.
Harding tries to clinch
and Harding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harding wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harding displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
Harding leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harding closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harding has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Harding controlling the position well.
Harding gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding has a closed guard, preventing Johnson from standing up.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harding is trying to keep Johnson in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Clayton Harding has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Harding closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a single leg into guard. Harding didn't expect that.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harding works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Harding has wrist control.
Harding keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Harding on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harding tries to get out of the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bob Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Harding closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson looks to throw a body kick
and Harding counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson jumps guard but Harding stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clayton Harding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Johnson.
Harding landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harding is breathing heavily.
Harding misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson has picked Harding up - he's going for a ride! Johnson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnson in particular looking to stall.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Harding defends it.
Johnson tries to stand and escape but Harding is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Johnson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Harding's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Harding closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harding looks to clinch
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Harding throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harding misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harding lands a knee to the head.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harding trying to land knees to the body.
Harding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harding throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harding gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harding trying to land knees to the body.
Harding is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Harding.
Harding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Harding blocks with his arms.
Harding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson decides to pull guard.
Johnson has his hands on Harding's head, controlling the position.
Johnson looking to control but Harding passes into half guard.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harding's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harding's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Johnson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Harding.
Harding manages to reverse the position and now he's in Johnson's guard. Nice work there by Harding.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harding gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Harding.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Harding, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Harding against the cage but Harding circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clayton Harding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Johnson.
Harding wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Harding!
Harding tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson misses with a head shot.
Harding tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Harding but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
Harding working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johnson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clayton Harding's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harding just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harding lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Bob Johnson has been cut.
A knee to the head by Harding.
Harding tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harding looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Harding using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harding throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Harding is controlling the position.
Harding tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Harding misses with a knee strike.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Harding on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harding gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Clayton Harding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Johnson.
Harding misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harding backwards.
Harding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harding misses with a knee to the head.
Harding connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harding closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harding is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Johnson wants to stand up but Harding is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Harding has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Johnson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Harding wants to clinch
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jumps into guard, dragging Harding to the mat.
Johnson is looking to stand back up but Harding counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Johnson.
Johnson wants to sweep but Harding has passed to side control!
Bob Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Johnson trying to control but not successfully.
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.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Johnson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tepez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tepez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ministry - NWO . Tepes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Waste My Hate kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vlad Tepez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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262 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Tepez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepez dodges the punch combination from Tepes.
Tepes throws a big shot that misses.
Tepez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tepes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tepez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tepez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tepez tries a head kick but it misses.
Vlad Tepez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tepes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tepez gets tackled into the cage by Tepes. Tepes maintains the clinch.
Tepes has a couple of punches blocked by Tepez.
Tepes has Tepez pressed against the cage, preventing Tepez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tepes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tepes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tepez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tepez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tepez breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tepez.
Tepes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Vlad Tepez has been cut.
Tepes tries to close the distance and clinch but Tepez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tepez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tepes tries to bum rush Tepez with a series of wild strikes but Tepez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Tepez.
Tepes wants to clinch up but Tepez keeps it at a distance.
Tepes throws a sloppy head kick and Tepez moves out of range easily.
Tepez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tepes quickly recovers to half guard.
Tepez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
It looks like Tepez is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepez prevents Tepes from standing back up.
Tepez with the ground and pound but Tepes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tepez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tepes takes one to the side of the head.
Tepez lands with a right hand.
Tepes looks to clinch
and Tepez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tepez.
Tepez swings wildly with an uppercut but Tepes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tepes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tepez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Tepez.
Tepez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tepes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Tepez.
Tepez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tepes tries to clinch up but Tepez circles away and keeps his distance.
Tepez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tepes's head.
Tepes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tepes looks to land a body kick but Tepez moved away.
Tepes wants to clinch but Tepez slips to the side
and Tepez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tepes looks gassed!
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!
Tepez lands with a good body shot.
Tepez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tepes.
Tepez throws a nice head kick!
Tepez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tepes.
A head kick misses from Tepez.
Vlad Tepes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Tepez.
Tepez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tepes can pounce on him.
A big left from Tepes misses.
Tepes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tepez.
Tepez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tepes.
Tepes takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Tepez.
Tepez clinches.
Tepes landing knees to the head.
Tepes looking to throw knees to the head but Tepez is blocking nicely.
Tepes avoids a wild elbow strike from Tepez.
Still in the clinch, Tepez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tepez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tepes backwards.
Tepez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tepez throws an elbow but it misses.
Tepez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tepez throws a head kick but Tepes moves out of range.
Tepes misses with an uppercut
and Tepez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tepez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tepes!
Tepez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tepez connects with the punch.
Tepez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tepes.
Tepez throws a sloppy head kick and Tepes moves out of range easily.
Tepez throws a head kick that misses.
Tepes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tepes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Tepez counter with a right hand.
Tepes misses with a left hand
and Tepez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tepez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tepes darts in trying to clinch
and Tepez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tepez scores with a head kick. Tepes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tepez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tepez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepez misses with a head kick.
Tepes takes a swing at Tepez's ribcage but misses.
Tepez lands a high kick!
Tepes blocks a head kick by Tepez.
Tepes moves away from the strike by Tepez.
Tepes jabs at Tepez's body.
Tepez has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tepez.
Tepez has a couple of punches blocked by Tepes.
Tepes lands a knee to the head.
Tepes slows down the pace here.
Tepez stalling in the clinch but Tepes improves position.
Tepes tries to land a knee to the head but Tepez blocks with his arms.
Tepez wants a takedown but no success here.
Tepez landing knees to the head.
Tepes tries a knee to the head but Tepez blocks it.
Tepes is breathing heavily.
Tepes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tepez breaks from the clinch.
Tepez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tepez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Tepez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tepez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tepez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tepez closes the distance and clinches.
Tepes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tepez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tepez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tepes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tepes tries a knee to the head but Tepez blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tepes.
A short right from Tepez.
Tepez blocks an uppercut.
Tepes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tepez manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Tepez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tepez connects with a high kick.
Tepez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tepez stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tepes scores with a nice right hand.
Tepes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tepez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tepes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tepez throws a head kick that misses.
Tepez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tepez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tepes tries a head kick but it misses.
Tepes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tepes rushes Tepez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tepes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tepez breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Tepes misses
and Tepez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tepes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vlad Tepez is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Tepez does it's job there.
Tepez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tepez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tepez tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Tepez misses
and Tepes counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tepez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Tepez.
Tepez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tepes.
Tepez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tepes.
No joy there for Tepez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tepes moves forwards but Tepez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tepes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tepez.
Tepez slips a straight right by Tepes.
Tepez throws a head kick that misses.
Tepez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tepez throws a head kick but Tepes moves out of range.
Tepez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tepez throws a head kick that Tepes semi-blocks.
Tepez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Tepez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tepes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tepez counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Tepes.
Tepez lands a head kick!
Tepes throws a right and a left that Tepez avoids nicely.
Tepez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Tepez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tepes throws out the jab.
Tepes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tepes jabs Tepez right on the nose. Tepez blinks but takes it well.
Tepes throws a head kick that misses
and Tepez counters with a head kick.
Tepes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tepez connects with a looping right hand.
Tepez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tepez cracks Tepes with an open hand slap.
A jab from Tepes misses.
Tepes takes one to the side of the head.
Tepez scores a takedown into full mount!
Tepez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tepez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tepes because Tepez loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepez is landing with some decent strikes but Tepes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tepes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tepes is desperately trying to improve his position but Tepez has a good base and remains in mount.
Tepes's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Tepez looking to ground and pound but Tepes is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepez is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Tepes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tepez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tepez lands a glancing blow to the side of Tepes's head.
Tepez throws a jab but it's blocked by Tepes.
Tepez tries a head kick but it misses.
Tepez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tepes throws an off balance right hand
and Tepez counters with a head kick.
Tepez throws a head kick that half lands.
Tepes lands a jab to the nose.
Tepez blocks a head kick by Tepes.
Tepez lands with a slapping head kick.
Tepez misses with a head kick.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tepez manages to avoid it.
Tepes tries to clinch
enabling Tepez to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tepez blocks a jab.
Tepes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tepez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tepez lands with a kick to the temple. Tepes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepez moves out of range of the strikes.
Tepez throws a nice head kick!
Tepez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tepez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Tepez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tepes doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Tepes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tepez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tepez lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Tepes misses.
Tepez tries a head kick but it misses.
Tepez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tepes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tepez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tepez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tepes missing with a left hand there. Tepez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tepez lands a head kick!
Tepes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tepez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vlad Tepez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tepez throws a sloppy head kick
and Tepes counters with a one-two to the body.
Tepes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Tepez both land. Nice combination.
Tepez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tepez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tepes momentarily.
Tepez rushes Tepes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tepez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tepez tries a head kick but it misses.
Tepes takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Tepez.
Tepez scores with a hook.
Tepez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vlad Tepes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tepez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tepez drives through and clinches with Tepes against the cage.
Tepez tries to land a knee to the head but Tepes blocks with his arms.
Tepez manages to pull guard.
Tepes is standing up over Tepez. Tepez looks to escape but Tepes dives into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Tepez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Tepez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tepez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Tepez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Roman Riquelme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Rivers had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Very quick |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Rivers!
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, Juan Roman Riquelme!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Riquelme cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivers looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Riquelme scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Riquelme tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rivers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Riquelme moves into full mount! Rivers won't be happy about that!
Riquelme sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riquelme with good strikes from the mount here!
Riquelme looking to control but Rivers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riquelme jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rivers manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Riquelme tries for a kimura but Rivers is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riquelme is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rivers will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Riquelme trying to control the position but Rivers is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers being controlled for a moment.
Riquelme is looking to take a break and control but Rivers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riquelme wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rivers, who protects the arm well.
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.
Riquelme wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rivers keeps working.
Riquelme misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Riquelme has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Riquelme can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rivers is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Roman Riquelme dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riquelme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riquelme looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Riquelme closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Riquelme lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Leon Rivers has been cut.
Rivers tries to score a body lock takedown but Riquelme shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Riquelme effectively controlling the action here.
Riquelme lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivers letting Riquelme take a breather here.
Riquelme gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Riquelme comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riquelme is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Riquelme keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rivers's efforts to push away.
Riquelme tries a knee to the head but Rivers blocks it.
Riquelme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivers is defending well for now.
Riquelme tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivers avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riquelme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riquelme closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rivers quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Riquelme in particular looking to stall.
Riquelme is trying to control. Rivers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rivers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Riquelme.
Riquelme has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Riquelme controlling from the full mount.
Rivers is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riquelme trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Riquelme is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rivers to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rivers shrugs it off.
Riquelme jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rivers manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Riquelme is looking to take a break and control but Rivers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rivers stops Riquelme from passing to mount.
Riquelme tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivers is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Roman Riquelme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leon Rivers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Riquelme fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rivers, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riquelme.
Rivers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riquelme lands an elbow that stopped Rivers in his tracks for a moment.
Rivers takes an elbow to the temple.
Riquelme gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Riquelme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivers tries to keep at a distance but Riquelme has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rivers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riquelme has Rivers pushed against the cage.
Riquelme tries to land a knee to the head but Rivers blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riquelme obliges.
Riquelme breaks the clinch.
Riquelme bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Riquelme wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rivers keeps working.
Riquelme just content to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riquelme is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rivers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Riquelme slows the pace down.
Leon Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Riquelme trying to control the action but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Riquelme tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is not content to let Riquelme control the position.
Riquelme working the ground and pound but Rivers is defending the strikes.
Juan Roman Riquelme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riquelme happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Riquelme's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Juan Roman Riquelme.
Riquelme darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Riquelme controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Roman Riquelme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riquelme has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Roman Riquelme!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Selwoods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Selwoods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dante Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selwoods misses with a takedown attempt
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
Selwoods shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Selwoods is defended easily by Santiago.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Selwoods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Selwoods walks into a jab.
Selwoods uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santiago.
Santiago lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santiago cracks Selwoods with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Mark Selwoods has been cut.
Selwoods with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santiago to score with a decent uppercut.
Selwoods is rocked!
Selwoods with a poor takedown
and Santiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Selwoods is breathing heavily.
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!
Selwoods gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Santiago gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Santiago!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristian Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Buren has chosen Hang On by Illinois as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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18
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tristian Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dylan misses with a shot to the body
and Van Buren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dylan lands with a nice body kick.
Dylan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van Buren if he has to take too many more of those.
Dylan wants to land a leg kick but Van Buren is out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Van Buren enables Dylan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Van Buren manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Buren looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Buren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dylan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dylan stands and steps away. Van Buren gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dylan connects with a solid leg kick.
Dylan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dylan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dylan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dylan shoots in and bounces Van Buren off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dylan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Buren's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan is in close to Van Buren's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dylan throwing strikes but missing.
Dylan stands and steps away. Van Buren gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Good leg kick by Dylan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dylan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Buren.
Dylan is looking to slow Van Buren down with leg kicks.
Dylan misses with a straight left.
Dylan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dylan scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Buren has time to react.
Dylan scores with a leg kick.
Dylan looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Buren is just out of range.
Dylan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Buren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dylan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dylan lands strikes from half guard.
Dylan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dylan drops an elbow to the side of Van Buren's head.
Dylan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dylan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Dylan misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Dylan there.
Dylan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Buren with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dylan winds up and cracks Van Buren with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dylan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Van Buren is rocked!
Dylan passes to side control.
Van Buren is still in real trouble! Can Dylan finish him?
Dylan lands a strong strike to the head of Van Buren. That's dazed him! Dylan looking to finish here. Van Buren is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dylan lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Dylan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kris Kringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Weeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Weeks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kris Kringle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Weeks!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kringle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Weeks counters with a straight right hand.
Weeks looks to land a combination but Kringle avoids it well.
Weeks looks to clinch
and Kringle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Weeks's guard.
Kringle postures up.
Kringle trying to control but Weeks is working from the bottom.
Weeks can't keep his opponent in guard - Kringle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Weeks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kringle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weeks defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kringle is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Weeks wants to control but Kringle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Weeks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Weeks trying to control the position here.
Weeks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kringle manages to get himself to full guard.
Weeks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Weeks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weeks has gone for a leg lock! Kringle slips out almost immediately though and dives into Weeks's guard.
Weeks keeping moving, preventing Kringle from controlling successfully.
Weeks punching to the body, from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle preventing the sweep.
Weeks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kringle manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Weeks looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Weeks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Weeks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kringle defending well though.
Weeks moves nicely into side control.
Weeks working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle manages to work his way to half guard, despite Weeks's best efforts.
Weeks is nestled in close to Kringle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Weeks throws a strike but Kringle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Weeks advances to half guard.
Weeks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Weeks winds up and cracks Kringle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Weeks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Weeks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kringle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Weeks lands strikes from half guard.
Weeks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle has hold of Weeks's hands but Weeks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Weeks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kringle wants to sweep but Weeks has passed to side control!
Kringle is breathing heavily.
Weeks lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kringle down.
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!
Check out the look on Weeks's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Weeks thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kringle is not content to let Weeks control the position.
Weeks wants to take a breather but Kringle manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Weeks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Weeks dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kringle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Weeks counters with a straight right hand.
Kringle ducks under a wild hook from Weeks.
Weeks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kringle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kringle keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Weeks is predictable there
and Kringle moves into the clinch.
Weeks lands a body punch.
Weeks tries to land a knee to the head but Kringle blocks with his arms.
Weeks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Weeks.
It looks like Kris Kringle has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Weeks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weeks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kringle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weeks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Weeks sprawls well. Weeks wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kringle gets slowly back to his feet.
Weeks moves into range and clinches up with Kringle.
Weeks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weeks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weeks thumps Kringle with a low kick.
Weeks misses with a few strikes there.
Weeks fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeks shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Weeks showed some decent athleticism there.
Billy Weeks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kringle taking some punishment here, with Weeks in his half guard.
Weeks 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.
Weeks drops an elbow to the side of Kringle's head.
Weeks working Kringle over with strikes.
Kringle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Weeks drops an elbow to the side of Kringle's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weeks moves nicely into side control.
Weeks landing strikes.
Weeks wants to control but Kringle is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle taking a bit of punishment here - Weeks scoring with strikes.
Weeks creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Weeks scoring with punches from side control.
Kringle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kringle takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Weeks is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kringle has escaped the position, nice work there.
Weeks grinds an elbow into Kringle's temple.
Weeks lands some shots froms side control.
Kringle is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weeks scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weeks lands a few punches from side control.
Weeks lands an elbow.
Weeks in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kringle is rocked!
Weeks cracks Kringle with a big right hand but Kringle just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh Kringle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weeks content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kringle seems to have got his legs back now.
Weeks works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Check out the look on Weeks's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Weeks lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kringle takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Weeks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kris Kringle'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!
Weeks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kringle manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Weeks lands a couple of elbows.
Weeks throws and elbow that misses. Kringle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Weeks's guard. Nice move by Kringle!
Weeks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Weeks striking off his back.
Weeks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kringle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Weeks is tightening it up a little... Kringle has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kringle reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kringle taps out! nice BJJ there by Weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Billy Weeks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burt Genson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Stumps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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25
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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23
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Burt Genson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Stumps!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genson keeps the fight on the outside.
Genson throws a right hand that Stumps ducks under and follows up with a left that Stumps also avoids with ease.
Malcolm Stumps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stumps connects with a nice looking jab.
Stumps tries to clinch but Genson is having none of it.
Genson throws a series of strikes that have Stumps backpedaling.
Stumps looks for a takedown but Genson sprawls well.
Genson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Genson looks for the body kick but Stumps saw that one coming.
Stumps tries to clinch up
and Genson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Genson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Genson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Genson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stumps shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stumps showed some decent athleticism there.
Stumps missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Genson is refusing to be controlled, as Stumps sits in half guard.
Stumps sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Genson defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genson is trying to stand back up but Stumps is controlling him
Genson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stumps on the ground.
Stumps is trying to control the action in half guard but Genson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Genson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stumps scores with a couple of nice shots.
Genson has hold of Stumps's hands but Stumps slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Genson is trying to stand up here but Stumps is controlling him well.
Stumps throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stumps seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Genson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stumps takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stumps is taking a breather. Genson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stumps frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Genson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Stumps is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Genson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stumps pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stumps landing strikes from the mount and Genson is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stumps lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Genson hang on?
Genson is breathing heavily.
Stumps lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stumps working the ground and pound effectively.
Stumps dominating with strikes here.
Stumps pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stumps lands a heavy elbow.
Stumps scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Genson?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stumps tries to control but Genson wriggling away.
Stumps with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Burt Genson has been cut.
Stumps working Genson over with strikes here.
Stumps lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stumps scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stumps lands a big shot there that rocks Genson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stumps controlling the position easily from mount.
Stumps looking to finish Genson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Genson!
Genson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stumps unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stumps with good strikes from the mount here!
Stumps has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stumps with shots to the head and body - Genson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stumps connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stumps is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Genson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stumps looking to secure an arm triangle but Genson defends it well.
Stumps lands a nice shot to the head.
Burt Genson's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stumps breaks from Genson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Burt Genson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Burt Genson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Malcolm Stumps!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Whip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Whip might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BLUNT- . Kelly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pink Floyd with Van Morrison - Comfortably Numb. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
276 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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230 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good gas tank |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waldo Whip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whip on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Whip looks to clinch
and Whip takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly misses with a lunging right hand
and Whip cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Gerry Kelly has been cut.
Kelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whip.
Kelly gets the takedown into side control.
Kelly cracks Whip with a big elbow.
Whip is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Whip's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Whip manages to get back to half guard.
Kelly trying to control from half guard but Whip is working away.
Kelly working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Whip's thigh. Whip counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Whip working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a sloppy strike and Whip has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Kelly is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Whip!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Waldo Whip!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boby Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Luongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with Sully - Flash back blaring out of the sound system. Luongo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alexisonfire - The Northern. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boby Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Luongo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luongo looks to clinch
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luongo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luongo blocks a jab.
Luongo shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
Luongo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Luongo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boby Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francesco Luongo.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Luongo moves away and avoids it.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Luongo moves away and avoids it.
Luongo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Luongo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luongo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Luongo.
Luongo wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luongo slips nicely into half guard.
Luongo stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Luongo has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Luongo from controlling successfully.
Luongo wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luongo is one step ahead there.
Luongo wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Luongo is fighting to break Lee's control of his arms but Lee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francesco Luongo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Luongo tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luongo manages to avoid it.
Luongo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luongo misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Luongo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses the jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Luongo.
Luongo is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee keeps Luongo under control for a moment.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luongo swings around for an armbar but Lee sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Luongo's guard.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Luongo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Boby Lee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Luongo tries to clinch up.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luongo wants to clinch
and Luongo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Luongo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
Luongo trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Luongo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Luongo has Lee in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luongo wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Luongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luongo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Luongo.
Luongo wants to control for a moment but Lee uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Luongo is just content to waste time from the top position. Lee takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Luongo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Luongo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Luongo wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Luongo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Luongo, into his guard.
Luongo looking to control but Lee passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luongo controlling the position for now.
Luongo wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Francesco Luongo.
Luongo staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Luongo shoots and misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Luongo misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Luongo slips the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luongo avoids the body shot from Lee.
Luongo with a poor takedown
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Boby Lee did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Luongo shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luongo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luongo fails with the takedown
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boby Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francesco Luongo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Luongo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Luongo wants to control for a moment but Lee uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Luongo is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luongo is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Luongo seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Luongo is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luongo passes to full mount!
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
Luongo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lee is now in Luongo's guard. A big mistake from Luongo there, giving up the dominant position!
Luongo is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luongo trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Francesco Luongo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Luongo misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Luongo tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Luongo ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Boby Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francesco Luongo.
Luongo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Luongo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lee's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luongo stands and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Luongo is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Lee is letting Luongo control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee wants to control but Luongo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Luongo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Luongo is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luongo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Luongo.
Boby Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luongo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lee!
And that's the end of the fight!
Francesco Luongo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Luongo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 46:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesco Luongo!
Francesco Luongo is the new welterweight champion!
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