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UFF 17: Strangler vs Kenyon PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kris Kringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Decan (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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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Decan!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decan throws a sloppy head kick and Kringle moves out of range easily.
Kringle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Decan counters with a body kick that stops Kringle in his tracks momentarily.
Kringle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Decan but Decan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kringle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Decan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kris Kringle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kringle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Decan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decan lands a head kick. Kringle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kringle shoots and misses
and Decan counters with a right hand to the body.
Decan misses with a double jab.
Kringle is looking to clinch but Decan is avoiding it.
Decan's corner calls for a 1-2. Decan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decan slips a jab and a cross from Kringle.
Kringle fails with the takedown
and Decan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kringle really felt that one!
Decan lands a front kick.
Kringle is breathing heavily.
Kringle closes the distance and clinches.
Kringle tries a knee to the head but Decan blocks it.
Decan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Decan has Kringle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kringle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Decan jumps into guard, dragging Kringle to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Decan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kringle is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kringle tries to free his leg and advance position but Decan is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kringle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Decan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Decan lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Decan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kringle is in Decan's guard.
Kringle trying to control the position from guard on top but Decan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Decan wants to stand and escape but Kringle is having none of it.
Kringle is looking to work some ground and pound but Decan has wrist control.
Kringle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kringle won't allow Decan to get back to his feet.
Decan pushes Kringle off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kringle blocks a head kick by Decan.
Kringle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Decan counters with a series of strikes. Kringle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kringle tries for a takedown but Decan circles away easily
and Decan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kringle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kringle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Decan counters with a three punch combo that has Kringle backing up. Kringle nods at Decan to acknowledge the strikes.
Kringle is looking to clinch but Decan is avoiding it.
Kris Kringle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kringle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Decan.
Decan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kringle counters by moving into the clinch.
Decan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Decan manages to end up in side control.
Decan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kringle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Decan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decan fails to land with a series of punches.
Decan feints a jab promting Kringle to slip. Decan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kringle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Decan 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.
Kringle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decan throws a push kick but Kringle slaps the foot to one side.
Kringle dives in and grabs Decan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Decan pushes down on Kringle's head and hops out.
Kringle clinches up against the cage.
Kringle has Decan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Decan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kringle working hard to break the clinch.
Decan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kringle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mark Decan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kringle blocks a head kick by Decan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle shoots for a takedown but Decan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kris Kringle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Decan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kringle dives in and grabs Decan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Decan pushes down on Kringle's head and hops out.
Kringle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decan just misses with a punch to the body.
Decan misses with a wild combination.
Kringle tries for a takedown but Decan circles away easily
and Decan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kringle is looking to clinch but Decan is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Decan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kringle somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decan misses with a low kick.
Kringle tries for a takedown but Decan circles away easily
and Decan counters with a nice body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Decan. No joy for Kringle on that attempt.
Kringle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Decan avoids it really well and circles away.
Decan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Decan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kringle will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Decan scores with a one two! Kringle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Kris Kringle has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Decan.
Kringle shoots and misses
and Decan counters with a three punch combo that has Kringle backing up. Kringle nods at Decan to acknowledge the strikes.
Good shot there by Decan.
Decan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kringle blocks a head kick by Decan.
Kris Kringle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kringle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kringle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Decan counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kringle.
Kringle moves in looking to clinch but Decan pushes him off.
Decan throws a nice head kick!
Decan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kringle moves to clinch but Decan breaks away
and Decan counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Decan misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Decan 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Decan stalks Kringle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kringle's face. Kringle staggers backwards, shaken.
Decan throws a nice looking combination but Kringle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kringle looks for a takedown but Decan sprawls well.
Kringle fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Decan.
Decan tries to land a front kick but Kringle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Decan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decan misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Kringle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kringle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kris Kringle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decan misses with a head kick.
Kringle tries for a takedown but Decan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kringle checks a leg kick nicely.
Decan lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle blocks a head kick by Decan.
Kringle shoots for a takedown but Decan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Decan throws a one two combo.
Decan is looking to land body kicks.
Mark Decan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kringle tries for a takedown but Decan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kringle wants to clinch up but Decan keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kringle is defended easily by Decan.
Decan throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decan stuffs the takedown.
Kringle dives in and grabs Decan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Decan pushes down on Kringle's head and hops out.
Decan cracks Kringle with an open hand slap.
Decan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Decan throws a right and a left that Kringle avoids nicely.
Kringle has closed the distance and engaged Decan in a clinch.
Kringle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mark Decan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Decan wants a takedown but no success here.
Decan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decan wants a takedown but no success here.
Decan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Decan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kringle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kris Kringle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kringle misses with a knee strike.
Kringle stops a takedown attempt from Decan.
Kringle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Decan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Decan lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decan stands up from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Decan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Decan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Decan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Beaudreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Linford (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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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid chin |
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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, Adam Beaudreaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Linford!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaudreaux looks to land a combination but Linford avoids it well.
Beaudreaux thuds a left hand into Linford's body.
Beaudreaux thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Linford.
Beaudreaux lands a head shot.
Beaudreaux misses with an uppercut.
Beaudreaux misses with a straight right.
Beaudreaux scores with a sloppy right hand. Linford should have avoided that one.
Linford missing with a left hand there. Beaudreaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adam Beaudreaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beaudreaux tests Linford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beaudreaux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Adam Beaudreaux has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beaudreaux staying out of range there.
Beaudreaux moves into range and connects with a jab.
Beaudreaux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beaudreaux connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beaudreaux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beaudreaux lands the left hand.
Beaudreaux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beaudreaux cracks Linford with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Beaudreaux has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Linford to stand back up!
Linford is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linford looks up at the clock. Bad move! Beaudreaux lands a right hand from hell, dropping Linford. Beaudreaux pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Beaudreaux!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Migeal Quintes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Migeal Quintes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Markus Justice!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quintes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quintes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Nice uppercut lands for Quintes. That snapped Justice's head back.
It looks like Markus Justice has been cut.
Quintes lands with a kick to the ribs.
No joy there for Justice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Justice fails with the takedown.
Quintes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice throws a nice looking combination but Quintes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quintes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Justice misses with a two punch combination.
Markus Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quintes counters with a nice uppercut.
Justice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justice throws a hook to the side of Quintes's head but Quintes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quintes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Justice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Quintes defends it nicely.
Quintes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Justice's sensitive parts.
Justice fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quintes avoids it really well and circles away.
Migeal Quintes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Justice.
Justice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Justice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Quintes counters with a three punch combo that has Justice backing up. Justice nods at Quintes to acknowledge the strikes.
Justice looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quintes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Quintes leaves Justice with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Quintes ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Quintes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Quintes connects with a jab.
Justice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Migeal Quintes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quintes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That has opened up Markus Justice's cut even more.
Justice throws a combination that misses
letting Quintes counter with a right hand.
Quintes is looking to slow Justice down with leg kicks.
Justice throws a series of punches but Quintes avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintes misses with a head kick.
Quintes misses with a hook to the body
and Justice counters with a nice body shot.
Justice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quintes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Quintes.
Justice clobbers Quintes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Justice tries to bum rush Quintes with a series of wild strikes but Quintes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quintes throws a head kick that Justice semi-blocks.
Quintes stuffs the takedown.
Quintes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Justice has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Justice shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Quintes manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Quintes.
Quintes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Justice on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Justice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quintes moves out of range of the body kick from Justice.
Quintes avoids the head kick by Justice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Quintes does no damage.
Justice throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Quintes misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Migeal Quintes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Markus Justice's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quintes with a jab.
Justice throws a right hand that Quintes ducks under and follows up with a left that Quintes also avoids with ease.
Justice lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Justice.
Justice throws the left hand but Quintes avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quintes checks a leg kick.
Quintes swinging wildly here.
Quintes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Justice on the side of the head.
Quintes throws a right hand that Justice ducks under and follows up with a left that Justice also avoids with ease.
Justice misses with a wild combination.
Quintes scores with a jab. Justice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quintes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Justice.
Justice misses with a combination
and Quintes counters with a right hand to the body.
Quintes thumps Justice with a low kick.
Justice is breathing heavily.
Justice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quintes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Justice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Justice does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quintes circles away quickly and effectively.
Justice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quintes is fending him off so far but Justice persists. Nope, Quintes circles away and we're back to standing.
Quintes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt
and Quintes counters with a solid body kick.
Migeal Quintes is winning the standup battle so far.
Quintes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Quintes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quintes throws a nice head kick!
The cut above Markus Justice's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Justice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Quintes can pounce on him.
Justice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justice throws a series of punches but Quintes moves out of range.
Quintes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Justice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quintes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Justice throws a looping overhand right but Quintes ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Quintes tenderised Justice's leg. Justice is trying to keep his angry face on.
Quintes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Markus Justice's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Quintes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justice circles away quickly and effectively.
Justice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quintes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Migeal Quintes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Quintes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice scores with a shot to the body.
Quintes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Justice slips under a jab from Quintes.
Justice throws a series of punches but Quintes avoids them all with ease.
Quintes scores with a body shot.
Quintes staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Justice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quintes thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice throws a low kick but Quintes avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Migeal Quintes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Markus Justice's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Justice throws a right and a left that Quintes avoids nicely.
Quintes misses with the combination.
Quintes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justice. That did some damage!
Quintes moves out of range as Justice strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Quintes!
Quintes avoids a kick to the body.
Quintes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Justice doesn't seem bothered though.
Justice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Justice.
Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quintes digs a good body shot into Justice's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Quintes does it's job there.
Quintes scores with a three punch combo!
Quintes looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.
Justice misses with a hook.
Quintes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Quintes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justice can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Justice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Justice tries for a takedown but Quintes circles away easily
and Quintes counters with a good low kick that Justice was not able to check.
Nice sprawl there from Quintes as Justice shoots in.
Migeal Quintes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Justice.
Justice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Quintes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Markus Justice's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Migeal Quintes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Bonner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonner comes into the arena with Till I Collapse- Eminem blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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23
143 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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22
148 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Bonner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lester Green!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green looks to land a body kick but Bonner moved away.
Horrible takedown by Green or perhaps it was just good defense by Bonner which made him look bad.
Green pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bonner is out of range and Green settles back down.
Green shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bonner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Green scoring with punches and elbows.
Bonner is looking for a sweep.
Green working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Green working the ground and pound but Bonner is defending the strikes.
Bonner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bonner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Green missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Green takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bonner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Green.
Green missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Green there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green throwing shots but Bonner is blocking nicely.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Green lands strikes from half guard.
Green thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to stall here but Bonner recovers full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bonner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Green is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bonner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bonner parries the strikes from Green easily there. Green is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bonner to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Green wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonner gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Green connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Green lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bonner hang on?
Bonner is rocked!
Green looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bonner covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lester Green!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mackin Morning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Rowlah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
176 lbs
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19
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mackin Morning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonah Rowlah!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowlah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morning circles away quickly and effectively.
Morning swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morning rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rowlah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morning shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rowlah eats them both and turns towards Morning to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Jonah Rowlah has been cut.
Rowlah throws a series of punches but Morning avoids them all with ease.
Rowlah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morning.
Rowlah looks for a takedown but Morning sprawls well.
Morning falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rowlah counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rowlah tries to free his leg and advance position but Morning is retaining full guard.
Morning wants to sweep but no luck.
Rowlah pushes down on Morning's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowlah is looking to pass Morning's guard but actually Morning recovers to full guard.
Rowlah looking to pass the guard.
Morning manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rowlah tries to reverse the position but Morning maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morning trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rowlah tries to reverse the position but Morning maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morning tries to control but Rowlah wriggling away.
Morning is really struggling to control Rowlah but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rowlah regains half guard.
Rowlah is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonah Rowlah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonah Rowlah's cut.
That's time! Morning's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rowlah shoots in looking for a takedown. Morning tries to sprawl out of it but Rowlah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morning manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rowlah misses with a takedown attempt - Morning sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rowlah misses with a hook
letting Morning counter with a right hand.
Morning misses with a series of wild punches.
Morning lands a left and a right that send Rowlah crashing to the mat, dazed. Morning thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rowlah is rocked!
Mackin Morning is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Rowlah just misses with a punch to the body.
Morning throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morning ducks under a wild hook from Rowlah.
No joy there for Morning, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rowlah closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morning quickly recovers to half guard.
Rowlah is looking to advance position but Morning won't allow it.
Morning trying to control from the bottom.
Rowlah thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rowlah throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morning because Rowlah loaded up on that one.
Rowlah goes for an armbar but Morning turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Morning.
Morning avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rowlah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Morning is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rowlah.
Rowlah manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah looking for submissions off his back.
Rowlah tries to get to full guard but Morning has control of the leg.
Rowlah is pressing down on Morning's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morning preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonah Rowlah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jonah Rowlah's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rowlah checks a low kick from Morning.
Morning throws a series of punches but Rowlah moves out of range.
Rowlah gets a double leg takedown into Morning's guard.
Rowlah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morning is keeping the position for now.
Morning looking to control.
Rowlah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morning manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rowlah manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rowlah manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowlah working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rowlah lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morning is trying to escape the mount.
Jonah Rowlah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rowlah working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah is landing with some decent strikes but Morning is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rowlah jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Morning is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Morning and Rowlah has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rowlah thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Rowlah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah tries to advance to mount but Morning instead regains half guard.
Morning tries to roll over but Rowlah keeps him under control.
Rowlah works his way into side control.
Rowlah tries to move to full mount but Morning actually manages to regain half guard.
Rowlah is working for a kimura but Morning is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowlah looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morning is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jonah Rowlah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rowlah is looking to stall here but Morning recovers full guard.
Morning wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah Rowlah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rowlah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Rowlah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Starr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reggie Starr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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24
169 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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27
168 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very quick |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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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 New York, Gray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Starr!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starr lands with a nice body punch.
Good exchange - Starr coming out on top.
Starr connects with a nice looking jab.
Maynard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Maynard preventing the sweep.
Starr has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Maynard should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Starr has tightened it up now! Maynard should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Reggie Starr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Woods has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Rua's chin.
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28
217 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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22
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Woods!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Woods blocks a head kick by Rua.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt
and Woods counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rua's guard now.
Rua wants to stand up but Woods is controlling him.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.
Rua trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rua is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Rua looks to clinch
and Woods makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rua wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.
Woods connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rua's hands.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a low kick.
Rua moves to clinch but Woods breaks away
and Woods counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods scores with a nice right hand.
Woods misses with a low kick.
Rua wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.
Rua moves to clinch but Woods breaks away
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods tries for a takedown but Rua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Woods throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Mark Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woods lands a two punch combo.
Rua is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods fails with a takedown attempt.
Mark Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Woods.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Woods pushes him off.
Rua gets a clinch.
Rua wants to stall.
Rua seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Woods is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Woods lands with a light punch inside.
Woods misses with some punches.
Woods wants to get back to striking at distance but Rua won't allow it.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods lands a left hand.
Woods misses with a body punch.
Woods blocks an elbow strike from Rua.
A bit of stalling here from Rua.
Woods misses with a body punch.
Woods blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Woods.
A left hand lands to the body for Woods.
Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rua's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Come on Rua - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Woods lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Woods dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Woods avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woods tries for a takedown but Rua sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Woods counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rua tries to sprawl but Woods drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Woods content to control rather than advance.
Woods 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.
Woods wants to free his trapped foot but Rua is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Woods sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Woods looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to control but Woods is keeping busy.
Woods trying to mount his opponent but Rua defends it.
Rua wants to get back to his feet.
Rua has hold of Woods's hands but Woods slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Woods is looking to pass Rua's guard but actually Rua recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rua holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.
Woods working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Woods sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. James Woods hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Woods pushes him off.
Rua tries to clinch but Woods is having none of it.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Woods shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Woods seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rua does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rua keeping hold of Woods's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Woods lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Woods lands a nice short elbow.
Rua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woods.
Nice strikes from Woods there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua is not content to let Woods control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rua is looking for a sweep. Woods is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Woods throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Woods trying to control the action but Rua is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods is nestled in close to Rua, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Woods is looking to advance position but Rua won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Woods cracks Rua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Woods avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woods swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Rua has Woods up against the cage in a clinch.
Woods breaks the clinch.
Rua takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Rua is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Rua throws a head kick but Woods moves out of range.
Woods shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Woods working the ground and pound effectively.
Rua is rocked!
Woods cracks Rua with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Woods!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bamboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamboni comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Ice Baby. Tony Bamboni is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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25
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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23
157 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Bamboni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tucker lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Tucker does no damage.
Tucker misses with a hook. Bamboni ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Tucker. Beautiful body shot.
Bamboni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tucker counters with a nice uppercut.
Bamboni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bamboni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tucker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bamboni.
Bamboni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tucker.
Tucker misses the shot to the body.
Tucker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bamboni.
Bamboni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bamboni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bamboni is looking to clinch.
Bamboni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboni is looking to clinch but Tucker is avoiding it.
Tucker lands a nice looking body shot.
Tucker misses with a few strikes there.
Tucker swings for the body but Bamboni moves out of range.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Bamboni.
Bamboni is looking to land body kicks.
Tucker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bamboni lands a front kick.
Bamboni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tucker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tucker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tucker lands with an uppercut that bounces Bamboni off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tucker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tucker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tucker moves out of range of the body kick from Bamboni.
Bamboni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bamboni walks into a left hand.
Bamboni doesn't manage to clinch there - Tucker circles away.
Bamboni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bamboni tries to close the distance and clinch but Tucker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bamboni explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tucker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bamboni doesn't seem bothered though.
Tucker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bamboni delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bamboni misses with the body kick
and Tucker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bamboni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bamboni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bamboni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tucker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bamboni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tucker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bamboni counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bamboni.
Bamboni clinches with his opponent.
Tucker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bamboni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Tucker looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bamboni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tucker's brow.
Tucker blocks an elbow strike from Bamboni.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bamboni obliges.
Bamboni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bamboni lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Bamboni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bamboni 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.
Tucker misses with a series of wild punches.
Bamboni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tucker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bamboni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tucker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bamboni scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bamboni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tucker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tucker misses with a two punch combination.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Tucker sizes up Bamboni with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tucker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bamboni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bamboni tries to close the distance and clinch but Tucker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bamboni tries to clinch up.
Tucker has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bamboni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tucker.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
Tucker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tucker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bamboni.
Tucker swats away the attempt to clinch by Bamboni.
Bamboni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bamboni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tucker misses with a double jab
and Bamboni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bamboni.
Tucker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bamboni is keeping busy.
Bamboni lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but Bamboni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bamboni lands an elbow that stopped Tucker in his tracks for a moment.
Bamboni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bamboni.
Bamboni lands a nice elbow.
Bamboni throws an elbow that misses.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Bamboni avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Bamboni misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Tucker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tucker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bamboni backwards.
Tucker swings wildly with an uppercut but Bamboni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bamboni landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamboni.
Tucker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bamboni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bamboni unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tucker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tucker misses with the head strike.
Bamboni keeps control of Tucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bamboni lands an elbow just above Tucker 's eye.
Bamboni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tucker's defenses.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tucker.
Tucker fails to pull guard.
Tucker blocks an elbow strike.
Tucker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tucker blocks an elbow strike from Bamboni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bamboni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tucker can't break the clinch.
Tucker managing to block the knees to the body from Bamboni.
Nice elbow from Bamboni.
Bamboni lands a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bamboni just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tucker's brow.
Bamboni landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tucker wants a takedown but no success here.
Tucker working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tucker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tucker avoids a wild elbow strike from Bamboni.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch but Bamboni keeps him there for the moment.
Bamboni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tucker taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bamboni dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tucker gets tackled into the cage by Bamboni. Bamboni maintains the clinch.
Tucker is looking to control Bamboni's arms but Bamboni gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tucker has his back to the cage.
Bamboni gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bamboni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tucker blocks an elbow strike from Bamboni.
Tucker tries to circle away but Bamboni has him pinned against the cage.
Bamboni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bamboni.
Bamboni pushes off an throws an elbow but Tucker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tucker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bamboni smiles and moves away.
Tucker lands a lovely overhand right.
Bamboni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tucker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bamboni.
Bamboni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tucker misses with a straight right.
Bamboni misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bamboni finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bamboni misses with a body kick.
Tucker misses with a wild combination.
Tom Tucker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tucker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tucker throws a shot from downtown. Bamboni moves away and avoids it.
Tucker throws a series of punches but Bamboni avoids them all with ease.
Tucker avoids a kick to the body.
Tucker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bamboni.
Tom Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
Tucker lands the left hand.
Tucker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bamboni dodges the punch combination from Tucker.
Bamboni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tucker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bamboni wants to clinch up but Tucker keeps it at a distance.
Bamboni tries to close the distance and clinch but Tucker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bamboni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tom Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tucker moves out of range as Bamboni throws a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Tucker. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bamboni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni clinches up with Tucker and pushes him back against the cage.
Bamboni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bamboni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
Tucker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tucker tries to work over Bamboni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tony Bamboni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bamboni.
Tucker wants a takedown but no success here.
Tucker tries to throw a body punch but Bamboni avoids it by throwing Tucker back against the cage.
Bamboni prevents Tucker from breaking the clinch.
Tucker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tucker lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bamboni creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tucker tries to break free but Bamboni pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamboni.
Tucker looking to stall.
Bamboni breaks the clinch.
Tucker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bamboni counters with a low kick, right behind Tucker 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamboni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bamboni doesn't manage to clinch there - Tucker circles away.
Tucker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bamboni counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bamboni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bamboni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bamboni!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kenyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and New York Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenyon comes to the cage accompanied by The Illinois Enema Bandit. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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167 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Kenyon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, New York Strangler!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strangler shoots in looking for a takedown. Kenyon tries to sprawl out of it but Strangler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kenyon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kenyon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strangler pinned against the cage. Strangler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kenyon clobbers Strangler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strangler ducks under a wild hook from Kenyon.
Strangler looks for a takedown but Kenyon sprawls well.
Kenyon digs a good hook to Strangler's body.
Strangler gets caught napping as Kenyon dives in and scores a takedown. Strangler manages to retain guard.
Kenyon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Strangler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Kenyon chips away with some ground and pound.
Strangler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kenyon is controlling him.
Kenyon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kenyon throws and elbow that misses. Strangler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kenyon's guard. Nice move by Strangler!
Kenyon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strangler defends well.
Kenyon 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.
Strangler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenyon is keeping the position for now.
Strangler is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Strangler trying to control but Kenyon is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangler stands up and waves to Kenyon to follow him.
Kenyon throws a good cross that connects.
Kenyon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kenyon wants it to stay on the feet.
Michael Kenyon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New York Strangler.
Kenyon lands with a cross.
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!
Strangler fails to land the takedown.
Kenyon just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenyon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Strangler on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kenyon avoids it really well and circles away.
Kenyon just misses with a punch to the body.
Strangler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kenyon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kenyon shoots for a takedown but Strangler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kenyon misses with a looping right.
Kenyon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strangler moves away.
Strangler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenyon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strangler staying out of range there.
Strangler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenyon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strangler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Strangler tries to move into range but Kenyon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown but Kenyon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kenyon looks to throw the jab but Strangler is out of range.
Strangler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Michael Kenyon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenyon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strangler tries to clinch up but Kenyon circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenyon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strangler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kenyon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Kenyon 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.
Horrible takedown by Kenyon or perhaps it was just good defense by Strangler which made him look bad.
Kenyon gets caught flat footed, as Strangler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kenyon 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.
Strangler preventing the sweep.
Strangler sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kenyon's guard.
Strangler is trying to control. Kenyon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Strangler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kenyon trying to control here.
Strangler tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kenyon.
Strangler prevents Kenyon from improving his position.
Strangler wants to take a breather but Kenyon is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenyon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Strangler lands strikes from half guard.
Strangler seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Strangler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kenyon defends it well.
Kenyon is looking to improve his position.
Kenyon is staying active underneath Strangler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kenyon gets back to full guard.
Kenyon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Strangler uses it to pass to side control.
Kenyon tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangler has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Strangler prevents Kenyon from getting the reversal.
Kenyon looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Kenyon breaks Strangler's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Strangler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!
Kenyon wants to hold on but Strangler pushes him away.
Kenyon throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Strangler breaks from Kenyon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Strangler putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kenyon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Strangler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenyon takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Strangler's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). New York Strangler! New York Strangler retains his welterweight title!
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