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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Standa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 51 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Standa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Alcatraz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Standa gets a clinch.
Standa wants to break free but Alcatraz has control.
Standa takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Simon Standa has been cut.
Alcatraz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Standa is defending well for now.
Standa takes an elbow to the temple.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Standa in his tracks for a moment.
Standa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Standa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Standa avoiding damage as Alcatraz throws knees to the body.
Standa can't break the clinch.
Alcatraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alcatraz lands an elbow that stopped Standa in his tracks for a moment.
Alcatraz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Standa's efforts to push away.
Standa tries to circle away but Alcatraz has him pinned against the cage.
Alcatraz lands an elbow just above Standa 's eye.
Alcatraz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Standa is breathing heavily.
Alcatraz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Standa avoiding damage as Alcatraz throws knees to the body.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Standa's defenses.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow.
Standa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Standa's defenses.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Standa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Standa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Standa's defenses.
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Alcatraz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Standa is rocked!
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Standa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alcatraz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Standa takes an elbow to the temple.
Clinched against the cage, Alcatraz lands a big elbow that drops Standa! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Standa is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Alcatraz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Zamyatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannibal Zamyatin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Zamyatin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamyatin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
Ferguson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zamyatin defends it nicely.
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zamyatin looks to land a left hand but Ferguson moved out of range nicely.
Ferguson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zamyatin swivels and escapes.
Zamyatin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferguson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zamyatin's guard now.
Ferguson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zamyatin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ferguson lands a couple of digs.
Ferguson with a nice head shot there.
Zamyatin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ferguson trying to control but Zamyatin is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamyatin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ferguson is controlling him.
Ferguson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zamyatin keeping full guard, as Ferguson tries to pass.
Ferguson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zamyatin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zamyatin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ferguson trying to control but Zamyatin is working from the bottom.
Ferguson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zamyatin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ferguson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ferguson chips away with some ground and pound.
Ferguson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zamyatin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ferguson trying to control but Zamyatin is working from the bottom.
Zamyatin looking to control.
Ferguson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zamyatin's head.
Ferguson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ferguson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ferguson wants to control from the top but Zamyatin keeps moving.
Ferguson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ferguson postures up.
Ferguson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ferguson stands up over Zamyatin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ferguson is in close to Zamyatin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ferguson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ferguson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferguson throwing strikes from guard but Zamyatin blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zamyatin looks gassed!
Zamyatin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ferguson landing a few strikes.
Ferguson looks up at the clock and then as Zamyatin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ferguson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ferguson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Zamyatin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferguson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for Zamyatin with that takedown attempt.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt - Zamyatin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ferguson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zamyatin misses with a double jab
and Ferguson counters with a takedown into side control.
Zamyatin taking a bit of punishment here - Ferguson scoring with strikes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ferguson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Check out the look on Ferguson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ferguson scoring with punches and elbows.
Ferguson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson wants to control but Zamyatin is keeping him busy.
Ferguson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zamyatin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ferguson trying to control the action but Zamyatin is working from the bottom.
Tony Ferguson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferguson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zamyatin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson cracks Zamyatin with a big elbow.
Zamyatin is breathing heavily.
Zamyatin wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Ferguson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ferguson looks up at the clock and then as Zamyatin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ferguson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Zamyatin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ferguson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ferguson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ferguson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ferguson working the head with strikes.
Ferguson is looking to take a break and control but Zamyatin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferguson grinds an elbow into Zamyatin's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson has an Americana. Zamyatin didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ferguson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ferguson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tony Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blusen Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Mapmaker. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blusen Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nasty closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Grey is looking to reverse the position.
Grey tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Nasty easily slips into full mount!
Grey tries to lock up and control but Nasty gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grey regains half guard.
Grey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nasty.
Grey is concentrating on defense, preventing Nasty from advancing position.
Grey is pressing down on Nasty's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nasty is looking to stand up but Grey won't let him.
Grey is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey 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 referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Blusen Grey just wasn't active enough.
Nice body punch from Nasty.
Nasty throws a sloppy head kick and Grey moves out of range easily.
Nasty closes the distance but Grey moves to the side
and Grey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nasty taking some punishment here, with Grey in his half guard.
Grey slips a nice elbow through Nasty's hands, connecting with Nasty's forehead.
Grey works his foot free and advances to mount.
Grey wants to control the pace but Nasty is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey is working for a guillotine from mount but Nasty frees his head quite easily.
Grey lands a heavy elbow.
Grey is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nasty can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
You get the feeling that Nasty really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nasty wants to control but Grey is having none of it.
Grey raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey landing strikes from the mount and Nasty is in trouble!
Grey trying to control but Nasty is having none of it.
Grey controlling from mount.
Grey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nasty?
Grey with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Grey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nasty defending well though.
Grey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blusen Grey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nasty misses with a double jab
letting Grey counter with a right hand.
Nasty connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nasty scores with a takedown into Grey's guard.
Grey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nasty defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nasty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nasty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grey 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.
Grey looking for a guillotine here but Nasty defends easily.
Grey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty stopping the sweep attempt from Grey.
Grey has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nasty tries to free his leg and advance position but Grey is retaining full guard.
Grey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nasty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Grey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nasty defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grey is looking to sweep but instead, Nasty has passed into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nasty!
Grey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nasty's face.
Grey lands a heavy elbow.
Grey trying to control but Nasty is having none of it.
Grey is landing with some decent strikes but Nasty is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey raining down hammerfists from mount.
Grey punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blusen Grey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grey is stalling here but it's allowed Nasty to get half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grey controlling the action here.
Nasty is refusing to be controlled, as Grey sits in half guard.
Nasty wants to get back to his feet.
Grey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grey trying to control the action but Nasty is working from the bottom.
Nasty has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grey is working away from the top position though.
Nasty is defending against the submission attempts here by Grey.
Grey working the head and body with strikes.
Grey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nasty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blusen Grey dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nasty moves to clinch but Grey breaks away
and Grey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nasty won't be happy with that.
Grey creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nasty is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Grey is controlling him well.
Nasty is trying to control Grey's posture but Grey avoids it.
Nasty wants to get back to his feet.
Nasty is looking to reverse the position.
Grey controlling the position.
Nasty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nasty takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Grey happy to just control the position for now.
Grey connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nasty some visible discomfort.
Grey decides to stand back up.
Grey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nasty throws out the jab.
Nasty closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grey's guard.
Grey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grey landing strikes from the mount and Nasty is in trouble!
Grey prevents Nasty from getting the reversal.
Grey wants to control the pace but Nasty is squirming around nicely.
Nasty is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grey is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nasty has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nasty is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Grey looking to finish Nasty with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nasty!
Grey controlling from the full mount.
Grey scoring with strikes but Nasty is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey dominating with strikes here.
Grey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Grey is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nasty has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nasty!
Nasty wanted to stand there but Grey had control of the position.
Nasty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nasty preventing the sweep.
Big Nasty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nasty must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nasty thows a big elbow that misses.
Nasty is looking to work some ground and pound but Grey has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blusen Grey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grey, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blusen Grey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Garcia could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scott Summers's chin.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Summers!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia looks to land a combination but Summers avoids it well.
Summers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Summers pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Summers lands a nice knee to the body.
Summers decides to pull guard.
Summers looking to control.
Summers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Garcia!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summers looking to secure an arm triangle but Garcia defends it well.
Summers jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Garcia manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Summers trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Summers tries to advance to mount but Garcia denies him.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Summers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Garcia won't allow Summers to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Summers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garcia is staying active underneath Summers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Summers thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
Summers wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Summers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Summers is pressing down on Garcia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garcia is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Summers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Garcia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Summers.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Summers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Summers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Summers is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
Summers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Garcia is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Summers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Summers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Damien Garcia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Summers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Summers with that takedown attempt.
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Summers tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Garcia.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Summers.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Scott Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Summers is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Summers shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Damien Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Summers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Summers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Summers off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Summers is able to avoid easily.
Summers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Summers checks a leg kick.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia lands a head kick!
Garcia lands a nice hook to Summers's body. Summers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Summers blocks a low kick nicely.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia throws a body punch but Summers moves out of range.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Summers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia throws a body punch but Summers moves out of range.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Garcia duly obliges.
Summers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damien Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia works Summers's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Good work by Summers as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Summers moves into the clinch successfully.
Summers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garcia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Summers tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Summers is controlling the position.
Summers tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
Summers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Summers tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
Summers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Summers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garcia walks away with a smile on his face. Summers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia.
Summers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Summers.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Summers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a left and a right that stings Summers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Summers is defended easily by Garcia.
Summers tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Garcia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Summers back to the cage. Garcia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Summers pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Summers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Garcia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
Summers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.
Summers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Garcia is keeping busy.
Garcia gets underhooks to prevent Summers's takedown attempt.
Summers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Summers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Summers clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Summers is controlling the position.
Summers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Garcia walks away with a smile on his face. Summers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Summers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Summers tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Summers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Summers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
The fight stays on the outside here - Summers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Garcia.
Summers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Garcia dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Summers counters with a takedown into side control.
Summers has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Summers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Garcia blocking the ground and pound.
Summers moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Garcia has worked his arm free - good work by Garcia!
Summers trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Summers misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garcia knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Summers in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Summers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Garcia sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
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.
Summers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garcia, who protects the arm well.
Garcia avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Summers.
Garcia is trying to control Summers's posture but Summers avoids it.
Summers advances nicely into full mount.
Summers swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Garcia is now in Summers's guard. A big mistake from Summers there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Summers looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Garcia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Summers trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
Garcia prevents Summers from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Garcia tries to stand and escape but Summers is controlling the position.
Summers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Summers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Summers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Summers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slimbo Nice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slimbo Nice!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nice somewhat.
Nice throws a combination that misses
and Finley counters with a big head kick but Nice shrugs it off.
Slimbo Nice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Nice with that takedown attempt.
Finley clinches up with Nice and pushes him back against the cage.
Finley tries to land a knee to the head but Nice blocks with his arms.
Finley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nice fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice misses with a right hand
and Finley moves into the clinch.
Finley misses with a knee strike.
Finley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nice blocks it with crossed arms.
Finley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nice blocks it with crossed arms.
Finley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finley tries to land a knee to the head but Nice blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Finley.
Nice is trying to force a seperation but Finley has the dominant position.
Finley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Finley crunches a lovely knee into Nice's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley is trying to push Nice away but Nice has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Finley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nice blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice is trying to break the clinch but Finley has him pressed against the cage.
Nice is trying to stall.
Finley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Finley tries a knee to the head but Nice blocks it.
Finley effectively controlling the action here.
Nice prevents Finley from breaking the clinch.
Finley is looking to break free of the clinch but Nice has double underhooks.
Finley wants to stall.
Finley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Finley is breathing heavily.
Finley tries to land a knee to the head but Nice blocks with his arms.
Finley looking to stall.
Nice turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nice manages to end up in side control.
Nice working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Finley's face as Nice controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Finley is being controlled here.
Finley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nice just content to control the position.
Finley wants to control but Nice postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Finley is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Finley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice working the body and head with strikes.
Finley tries to improve position but can't.
Nice wants to stand but Finley has his arm trapped.
Finley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Finley is letting Nice control him for a moment.
Nice working away.
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.
Finley pushes Nice away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nice gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Finley wants to control but Nice postures up.
Finley tries to bench press Nice off him but Nice keeps the position.
Nice wants to stand but Finley is controlling his arm.
Finley is looking for a sweep.
Finley throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Nice tries to stand but Finley is controlling his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nice off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slimbo Nice dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nice is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice looks for a takedown but Finley sprawls well.
Nice shoots in looking for a takedown but Finley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nice's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Finley eats them both and turns towards Nice to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice misses with a right hand
and Finley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Finley pushes Nice up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice tries to break free but Finley pushes him back against the cage.
Finley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Finley is pressed up against the cage. Nice has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Finley down to the mat. Finley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chuck Finley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slimbo Nice.
Nice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Finley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finley clinches up with Nice and pushes him back against the cage.
Finley prevents Nice from breaking the clinch.
Finley looking to throw knees to the head but Nice is blocking nicely.
Nice changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Finley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Finley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Finley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nice blocks it with crossed arms.
Finley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice is trying to break the clinch but Finley has him pressed against the cage.
Finley missing with knees to the body.
Finley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Finley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finley breaks from the clinch.
Finley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finley's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley instigates a clinch.
Finley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Finley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Finley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice is trying to drag Finley to the mat but Finley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Finley misses with a knee to the head.
Finley throws a head punch that misses.
Finley tries to land knees in the clinch but Nice avoids the damage to the body.
Finley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice is trying to force a seperation but Finley has the dominant position.
Finley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Finley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice tries to circle away but Finley has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Finley looking to stall.
Finley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Finley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nice.
Nice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Finley has him pressed against the cage.
Nice is looking to break free of the clinch but Finley has double underhooks.
Finley goes for a takedown attempt but Nice pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Finley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice throws a hook but Finley blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chuck Finley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nice was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Finley really wants to buck Nice off and get back to his feet.
Finley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice avoids the attempt from Finley to control.
Nice content just to control the position here.
Finley squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley is desperately trying to improve his position but Nice has a good base and remains in mount.
Nice trying to control but Finley is having none of it.
Finley wants to try and get back to his feet.
Finley wants to hold on but Nice pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Finley trying desperately to get to his feet.
Nice tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley is looking to improve his position but Nice isn't that keen on the idea.
Finley is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nice blocks Finley's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nice avoids the attempt from Finley to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finley is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Finley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nice controlling the pace for now.
Nice avoids the attempt from Finley to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Slimbo Nice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slimbo Nice!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Pert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakamura Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pert's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tom Sawyer-Rush. Torres comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kill Bill Theme song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil Pert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nakamura Torres!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pert blocks a head kick by Torres.
Pert dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Pert has his takedown stuffed
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pert tries for a takedown but Torres circles away easily
and Torres counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Torres gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Neil Pert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pert throws a right hand that misses
and Pert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pert gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres counters with a left and a right that stings Pert.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Pert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pert fails with the takedown.
Pert throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres counters with a head kick.
Pert misses with a double jab
and Torres counters with a left and a right that stings Pert.
Pert with a lazy takedown attempt
and Torres counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Torres lands a jab-cross combination.
Torres lands a head shot.
Pert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pert shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Pert pushes him off.
Pert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pert misses with a right hand
and Torres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pert is rocked!
Pert walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Pert limp body while Torres jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nakamura Torres!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes into the arena with The DOC vs Earshot blaring out of the sound system. Jake Hunter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Hunter!
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, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers tries to sprawl but Hunter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hunter prevents Rogers from improving his position.
Rogers is not content to let Hunter control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rogers sees it coming and defends easily.
Rogers wants to get back to full guard.
Rogers is looking to get back to full guard here but Hunter has managed to pass to side control instead.
Rogers is trying to control Hunter's posture but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rogers struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to improve his position.
Hunter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hunter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rogers sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hunter is looking for a kimura here.
Hunter is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Rogers is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Hunter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scottie Redd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unigu Rege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scottie Redd had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scottie Redd!
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, Unigu Rege!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rege closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Redd quickly recovers to half guard.
Redd actively working from the bottom here.
Redd works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rege tries to free his leg and advance position but Redd is retaining full guard.
Rege is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Redd keeping moving, preventing Rege from controlling successfully.
Redd trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Redd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rege defends it easily.
Redd looking for a guillotine here but Rege defends easily.
Rege controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Redd has his foot on Rege's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rege works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rege got a little sloppy there for a moment and Redd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rege has managed to get both his arms back between Redd's legs - danger averted.
Redd keeping moving, preventing Rege from controlling successfully.
Redd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rege is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rege pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redd is keeping the position for now.
Rege trying to control but Redd is working from the bottom.
Redd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Redd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rege doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Redd is tightening it up a little... Rege has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Rege reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Rege taps out! nice BJJ there by Redd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Scottie Redd!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rip James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McClusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by The Ultimatum. The crowd seem to be enjoying McClusky's choice of entrance music: I Stand Alone. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent boxer
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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
35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rip James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack McClusky!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClusky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McClusky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
James thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McClusky's head.
James prevents McClusky from improving his position.
James thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
James is looking to take a break and control but McClusky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
James looking to ground and pound but McClusky is blocking nicely.
James thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
James trying to control but McClusky is having none of it.
James looking to ground and pound but McClusky is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
James controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by James there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McClusky avoids a series of strikes thrown by James.
McClusky really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
James is stalling here but it's allowed McClusky to get half guard.
McClusky holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
James works his way into side control.
James happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClusky parries the strikes from James easily there. James is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McClusky to escape.
James tries to score with some ground and pound. McClusky controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McClusky can do anything to dispel that myth.
James throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McClusky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
James working the ground and pound but McClusky is defending the strikes.
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.
James trying to control the action but McClusky is working from the bottom.
James in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
James wants to control but McClusky is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McClusky is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
James throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and McClusky works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
James keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip James dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slow jab from McClusky misses its intended target.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McClusky.
McClusky misses with a right hand
letting James counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James scores with a takedown into McClusky's guard.
James slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClusky keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James works a leg free and moves into half guard.
James not landing any meaningful shots this time.
James looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
James has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
James misses with a head shot. McClusky uses the momentum to regain guard.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to pass the guard but McClusky is keeping the position.
James missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
James trying to control but McClusky is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James advances to half guard.
James is trying to control. McClusky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
James is looking to advance position but McClusky won't allow it.
James trying to control the pace.
James works his way into side control.
James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McClusky knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from James crashes against the mat.
James trying to control the position but McClusky is working away.
James looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McClusky is avoiding damage well.
James is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McClusky is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rip James dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McClusky misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from McClusky misses.
McClusky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClusky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McClusky misses with a left hand
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McClusky as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
McClusky misses with a left hand
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClusky misses with a double jab
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McClusky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by McClusky which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from McClusky does it's job there.
Rip James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James checks the leg kick nicely there.
James fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rip James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by McClusky.
McClusky fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McClusky loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Jack McClusky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McClusky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack McClusky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rip James!
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