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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razor Shines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewing has chosen B.o.B. - Created A Monster as his entrance music. Raul Ewing acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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258 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razor Shines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raul Ewing!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewing looks to score with a jab to the body but Shines is just out of range.
Shines has his takedown stuffed
and Ewing counters with a takedown into side control.
Ewing is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Shines will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ewing connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shines some visible discomfort.
The referee asks Ewing politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ewing prefers to stall for the moment though.
Shines struggling a bit here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shines is looking to reverse the position.
Ewing scoring with punches and elbows.
Ewing scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shines tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ewing wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shines trying to remain calm as Ewing controls from the top position.
Let's hope that Ewing has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ewing working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Shines is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The referee asks Ewing politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ewing prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ewing's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ewing working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ewing throws a series of strikes that have Shines backpedaling.
It looks like Razor Shines has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shines crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ewing - the referee stops the clock and Shines gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ewing. Shines manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shines is breathing heavily.
Ewing moves into range and clinches up with Shines.
Ewing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shines back to the cage. Ewing follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ewing clinches up with Shines and pushes him back against the cage.
Ewing slows down the pace here.
Ewing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ewing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shines throws an elbow but it misses.
Ewing working Shines over with knees to the body.
Ewing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ewing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ewing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Razor Shines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ewing lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shines is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Ewing Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Shines is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raul Ewing!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borge Bay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borge Bay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Fire!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fire has Bay up against the cage in a clinch.
Fire with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fire looking for a takedown.
Bay has Fire pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fire manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fire leaves Bay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fire gets tackled into the cage by Bay. Bay maintains the clinch.
Fire misses with the head strike.
Bay manages to pull guard.
Bay has his hands on Fire's head, controlling the position.
Bay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fire defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bay is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fire keeping moving, preventing Bay from controlling successfully.
Bay controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bay drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fire looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fire looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fire!
Fire decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire tries a head kick but it misses.
Bay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bay is defended easily by Fire.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borge Bay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fire shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bay but Bay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bay gets a clinch.
Fire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bay pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bay pulls Fire into guard.
Fire would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bay working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fire has passed into half guard!
Bay is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fire decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bay throws out a leg kick but Fire moves out of range and Bay only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bay swats away the attempt to clinch by Fire.
Bay darts in and clinches Fire up against the cage.
Fire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bay moves into the clinch successfully.
Bay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fire's efforts to push away.
Fire is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bay drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fire pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fire tries to clinch but Bay moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fire thows a leg kick but Bay checks it
and Bay counters with a big head kick but Fire shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borge Bay dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fire closes the distance and clinches.
Fire wants a takedown but no success here.
Bay tries to circle away but Fire has him pinned against the cage.
Fire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bay shoots in looking for a takedown. Fire tries to sprawl out of it but Bay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fire manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borge Bay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fire is fending him off so far but Bay persists. Nope, Fire circles away and we're back to standing.
Bay clinches up against the cage.
Bay lands an elbow inside.
Fire manages to break the clinch.
Bay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fire's calf.
Bay keeps the fight on the outside.
Bay has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fire tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bay has Fire pressed against the cage.
Fire wants to stall.
Fire is breathing heavily.
Bay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fire just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borge Bay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fire gets underhooks to prevent Bay's takedown attempt.
Fire avoiding damage.
Bay tries to pull guard but Fire won't allow it.
Fire lands with a light punch inside.
Fire is trying to drag Bay to the mat but Bay just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bay breaks the clinch.
Bay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fire tries to avoid it but Bay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fire to the ground. Fire escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire misses with a combination
and Bay counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bay has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fire is proving hard to escape from.
Fire seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fire is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bay stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bay as Fire tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bay has clasped his hands together around Fire's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fire can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fire is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bay thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fire tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bay wants to control but Fire is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bay has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Fire can't escape the position.
Bay looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fire tries to improve his position but instead Bay has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bay wants to control but Fire is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borge Bay dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bay throws out a loose jab but Fire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fire drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bay working a defensive guard but Fire passes into half guard.
Bay flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bay is trying to maintain the position but Fire is very close to passing his half guard.
Bay is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Fire seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bay.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fire defends it easily.
Fire must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fire manages to get himself to full guard.
Bay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bay is one step ahead there.
Bay wants to control from the top but Fire keeps moving.
Bay wanted to stand there but Fire had control of the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fire is trying to keep Bay in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire has his hands on Bay's head, controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fire but Fire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tommy Fire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fire closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bay's guard.
Fire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fire won't allow Bay to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire is looking to stand up but Bay won't let him.
Bay wants to control but Fire passes easily into half guard.
Fire decides to return to a standing position.
Bay throws a head kick that half lands.
Fire doesn't manage to clinch there - Bay circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fire fails to land with a series of punches.
Bay forces Fire back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bay tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fire smiles and moves away.
Bay blocks a head kick by Fire.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Borge Bay.
Well Bay 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borge Bay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Clooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Said Alibekov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clooten comes to the cage accompanied by Hot Ride by The Prodigy. Said Alibekov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt Clooten's chin.
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182 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Clooten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Said Alibekov!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alibekov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Alibekov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alibekov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot by Clooten.
Clooten connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Clooten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clooten scores with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Clooten.
Alibekov misses with a shot to the body
and Clooten counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alibekov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Clooten decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alibekov's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clooten is pushing down on Alibekov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alibekov is fighting to maintain full guard but Clooten has managed to sneak the leg through.
Clooten lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clooten lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clooten lands a nice short elbow.
Clooten works his way into full mount!
Alibekov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clooten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clooten punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clooten is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Alibekov is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Clooten!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Bolliti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Bolliti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Putin!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin rushes Bolliti with punches - Bolliti moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Bolliti goes down! Putin follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Putin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Garcia has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jay White's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
White misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White cracks Garcia with an open hand slap.
Left hook, right uppercut from White.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
White swinging wildly here.
Garcia cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garcia throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
White swinging wildly here.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from White.
Garcia looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Garcia catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
White is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Garcia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so White is just riding it out for now. Garcia eventually gives up the hold.
Garcia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
Garcia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so White is just riding it out for now. Garcia eventually gives up the hold.
Garcia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Garcia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia 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.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a punch from half guard.
Garcia wants to work for an arm triangle but White is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
White wants to control but Garcia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garcia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garcia is looking for a kimura but White is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Garcia to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garcia passes to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Garcia.
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!
White is bucking up trying to escape but Garcia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Garcia working for a submission but White is keeping him at bay.
White wants to hold on but Garcia pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Garcia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Garcia tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into White's guard.
Garcia stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Garcia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garcia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
Garcia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garcia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
White on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if White tries to get out of the position.
Garcia fails to land a wild elbow strike.
White is trying to control Garcia's posture but Garcia avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White controls the position for a moment.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
White is trying to control Garcia's posture but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Garcia has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Garcia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has hold of White's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! White tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Garcia cranks the arm and White screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from White, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Damien Garcia!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unigu Rege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unigu Rege has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Unigu Rege!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson lands with an uppercut that bounces Rege off the cage and back into rage.
Ferguson lands a jab to the head.
Rege misses with an uppercut.
Rege dodges the punch combination from Ferguson.
Rege gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ferguson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rege circles away.
Ferguson lands with an overhand left.
Rege has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ferguson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Unigu Rege has been cut.
Ferguson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rege walks into a stiff left hand from Ferguson.
Rege fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rege tries to land a body kick
and Ferguson counters with a one-two to the body.
Ferguson stuffs the takedown attempt from Rege. Rege gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferguson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rege.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rege on the side of the head.
Ferguson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rege closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ferguson to the mat! Ferguson manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rege defends well.
Rege wants to control from the top but Ferguson keeps moving.
Rege decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ferguson, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rege misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unigu Rege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rege shoots for a double leg takedown but Ferguson sprawls well. He's pushed Rege's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rege has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferguson finds it's way round the side to connect with Rege's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rege pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Rege. Those never looked like landing.
Ferguson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rege quickly recovers to half guard.
Rege has his hands clasped together around Ferguson's back. He's all about the action.
Ferguson slips a nice elbow through Rege's hands, connecting with Rege's forehead.
Ferguson is pressing down on Rege's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rege is holding on for now.
Rege trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson working over Rege with some ground and pound. Rege looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rege wants to control but Ferguson is keeping busy.
Rege keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ferguson is looking to take a break and control but Rege is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ferguson thows a huge punch but Rege dodges it nicely.
Rege punching from the bottom.
Ferguson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rege defends it well.
Ferguson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rege is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ferguson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ferguson's back!
Ferguson rolls, trying to escape but Rege keeps control of the position.
Rege is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ferguson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Rege is looking for the choke from the back position but Ferguson is controlling his hands well.
Ferguson just trying to survive but Rege is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson is trying to break free.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ferguson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Unigu Rege's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rege looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ferguson is fending him off so far but Rege persists. Nope, Ferguson circles away and we're back to standing.
Rege shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ferguson sprawls well. Ferguson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rege gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferguson throws a right hand that Rege ducks under and follows up with a left that Rege also avoids with ease.
Ferguson misses with the combination.
Rege shoots for a takedown but Ferguson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unigu Rege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rege takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Unigu Rege is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson tries to bum rush Rege with a series of wild strikes but Rege uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferguson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A left and a right from Ferguson both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rege moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferguson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rege.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Ferguson is trying to escape the position but Rege is controlling the position.
Rege tries to advance position but instead Ferguson slips a leg back in to half guard.
Rege seems to be looking for submissions.
Rege stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rege looks for a takedown but Ferguson sprawls well.
Rege fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson shoots for a takedown but Rege saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rege avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferguson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rege's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson stands up over Rege, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rege kicks Ferguson off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferguson is defended easily by Rege.
Ferguson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rege.
Rege has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ferguson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rege.
Ferguson dives in and grabs Rege's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rege pushes down on Ferguson's head and hops out.
Rege will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ferguson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rege backs up against the cage.
Rege shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ferguson as he jumps to the side.
Ferguson is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rege misses with a shot to the body
and Ferguson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rege is trying to maintain the position but Ferguson is very close to passing his 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!
Ferguson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ferguson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ferguson is trying to work for a kimura but Rege is defending well.
Ferguson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ferguson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rege defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rege moves into full guard.
Rege has his hands on Ferguson's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Unigu Rege's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson throws a good cross that connects.
Ferguson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ferguson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ferguson shoots for a takedown but Rege saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferguson lands a two punch combo.
Ferguson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rege gets a clinch.
Rege lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ferguson wants to control but Rege is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rege seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rege stands up from half guard.
Ferguson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferguson misses with a series of wild punches.
Rege fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rege fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ferguson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rege takes one to the side of the head.
Ferguson swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rege.
Rege shoots for a takedown but Ferguson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Unigu Rege. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rege fails with the takedown.
Ferguson feints a jab promting Rege to slip. Ferguson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rege slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ferguson stuffs the takedown.
Ferguson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Ferguson does it's job there.
Rege will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ferguson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rege some visible discomfort.
Ferguson wants to control but Rege is keeping him busy.
Rege tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ferguson easily slips into full mount!
Ferguson lands with some strikes.
Rege gets back to half guard.
Rege is not content to let Ferguson control the position.
Unigu Rege overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferguson working the head and body with strikes.
Rege has hold of Ferguson's hands but Ferguson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rege slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rege throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ferguson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rege wants to sweep but no luck.
Ferguson postures up and lands a big shot to Rege's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rege wants to sweep but no luck.
Unigu Rege has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Ferguson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rege working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ferguson has passed into half guard!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Ferguson.
I've got Ferguson 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ferguson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Joe Jurgenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McClusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClusky has chosen I Stand Alone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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214 lbs
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254 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Red Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Billy Joe Jurgenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack McClusky!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurgenson misses with a combination
and McClusky counters with a straight right hand.
Jurgenson tries to bum rush McClusky with a series of wild strikes but McClusky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jurgenson tries to bum rush McClusky with a series of wild strikes but McClusky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jurgenson slips a jab and a cross from McClusky.
Jurgenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jurgenson throws a series of punches but McClusky moves out of range.
Jurgenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McClusky circles away quickly and effectively.
McClusky with a nice cross.
It looks like Billy Joe Jurgenson has been cut.
McClusky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jurgenson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurgenson ducks into an uppercut from McClusky and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack McClusky!
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