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Chaos And Confusion PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Dumpleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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149 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Dumpleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Johns!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns misses with a straight left.
Dumpleton throws a solid leg kick but Johns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dumpleton.
Johns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johns throws a right hand that Dumpleton ducks under and follows up with a left that Dumpleton also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Johns. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Johns misses the target.
Dumpleton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dumpleton tries to free his leg and advance position but Johns is retaining full guard.
Dumpleton wants to control from the top but Johns keeps moving.
Johns looking to control.
Dumpleton trying to control the position from guard on top but Johns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dumpleton drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Dumpleton as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Johns screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Dumpleton! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Joseph Dumpleton!
Joseph Dumpleton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pleas Honeywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honeywood comes to the cage accompanied by Soul by the Pound. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pleas Honeywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyler Jung!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung is looking to clinch.
Honeywood shoots in but Jung avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Honeywood fails with the takedown
and Jung counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jung tries to land knees in the clinch but Honeywood avoids the damage to the body.
Honeywood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pleas Honeywood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jung creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jung tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Honeywood tries for a takedown but Jung manages to get underhooks.
Honeywood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jung gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Honeywood wants a takedown but no success here.
Jung has Honeywood pressed against the cage.
Jung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Honeywood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Honeywood jumps guard but Jung turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Honeywood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeywood looking for a takedown.
Jung tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jung throws an elbow but misses.
Jung prevents a takedown attempt there.
Honeywood drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Honeywood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Honeywood is trying to drag Jung to the mat but Jung just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Honeywood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Honeywood dodges an elbow strike from Jung.
Jung misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Honeywood takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Pleas Honeywood has been cut.
Honeywood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Honeywood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Honeywood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Honeywood is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jung has Honeywood pressed against the cage, preventing Honeywood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jung prevents a takedown attempt there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung prevents Honeywood from breaking the clinch.
Honeywood is looking to take this one to the mat.
Honeywood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jung pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jung lands a nice elbow.
Honeywood takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood looking for a takedown.
Jung landing knees to the body.
Honeywood is breathing heavily.
Jung pressing his opponent against the cage.
Honeywood wants a takedown but no success here.
Honeywood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Honeywood is trying to break the clinch but Jung has him pressed against the cage.
Honeywood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Honeywood has Jung pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jung manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Honeywood tries to score a body lock takedown but Jung shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Honeywood tries to score a body lock takedown but Jung shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Honeywood goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jung prevents it.
Jung keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Honeywood's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jung gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Honeywood looking for a takedown.
Jung lands an elbow just above Honeywood 's eye.
Jung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Honeywood's defenses.
Honeywood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jung gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jung lands an elbow just above Honeywood 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honeywood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jung gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Honeywood tries to pull guard but Jung won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honeywood wants a takedown.
Honeywood working hard to break the clinch.
Honeywood is working for takedown but Jung is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jung scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Jung dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pleas Honeywood's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jung lands with a kick to the temple. Honeywood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Honeywood keeps the fight on the outside.
Honeywood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jung has Honeywood up against the cage in a clinch.
Honeywood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jung lands a nice elbow.
Honeywood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jung is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jung prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pleas Honeywood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honeywood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Honeywood's defenses.
Honeywood wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Jung.
Tyler Jung seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jung scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeywood is trying to push Jung away but Jung has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Honeywood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jung pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Honeywood shrugs off.
Honeywood can't break the clinch.
Honeywood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jung pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Jung.
Jung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Honeywood.
Honeywood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jung is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Honeywood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jung lands an elbow inside.
Honeywood being controlled against the cage.
Jung is pressed up against the cage. Honeywood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jung down to the mat. Jung avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyler Jung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Honeywood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jung throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Honeywood's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honeywood misses with a takedown attempt
and Jung counters by clinching up.
Honeywood dodges an elbow strike from Jung.
Jung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Honeywood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jung tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Honeywood avoids it.
Honeywood blocks an elbow strike.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jung tries to land a knee to the head but Honeywood blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung throws a knee to the head but misses.
Honeywood goes for a takedown attempt but Jung pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jung clinches.
Honeywood breaks the clinch.
Honeywood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jung as he jumps to the side.
Honeywood fails with a takedown attempt.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honeywood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Honeywood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick from Jung lands but Honeywood takes it in his stride.
Jung is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood keeps the fight on the outside.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honeywood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jung. That's going to slow Honeywood down.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honeywood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Honeywood swings widly with a right hand
and Jung counters with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honeywood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jung cracks the inside of Honeywood's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jung.
Jung tries to clinch up.
Jung instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jung connects with a knee to the head.
Honeywood is working for takedown but Jung is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jung is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Jung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pleas Honeywood'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!
Honeywood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jung can pounce on him.
Honeywood throws a sloppy head kick and Jung moves out of range easily.
Honeywood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jung clinches with his opponent.
Jung looking to throw knees to the head but Honeywood is blocking nicely.
Jung prevents a takedown attempt there.
Honeywood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jung lands an elbow inside.
Jung looking to throw knees to the head but Honeywood is blocking nicely.
Honeywood blocks an elbow strike from Jung.
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Honeywood takes an elbow to the temple.
Jung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honeywood avoids the elbow strike from Jung, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung prevents a body shot from Honeywood.
Jung throws an elbow but it misses.
Honeywood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jung gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Honeywood tries for a takedown but Jung manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pleas Honeywood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jung stalling against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jung just misses with a elbow thrown towards Honeywood's brow.
Honeywood is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jung is defending well.
Honeywood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jung gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Honeywood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jung misses with a knee strike.
Honeywood has Jung pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jung manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jung is pressed up against the cage. Honeywood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jung down to the mat. Jung avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood shoots in and drives through. Jung sprawls well.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honeywood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jung clinches.
Jung scores with a knee to the head.
Jung lands a nice elbow.
Jung tries to land knees in the clinch but Honeywood avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Jung.
Jung lands a nice elbow.
Honeywood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jung tries to clinch there but Honeywood circles away.
Honeywood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jung but Jung pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jung lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jung throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Honeywood's head.
Jung slips a jab from Honeywood.
Tyler Jung is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood swats away the attempt to clinch by Jung.
Jung cracks Honeywood with an open hand slap.
Honeywood throws a sloppy head kick and Jung moves out of range easily.
Jung stuffs the takedown.
Jung closes the distance and clinches.
Jung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jung crunches a lovely knee into Honeywood's ribcage.
Jung stalling the fight.
Honeywood can't get the takedown.
Honeywood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jung pulls his leg out and moves away.
Honeywood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pleas Honeywood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jung.
Jung throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Jung tries to clinch but Honeywood is having none of it.
That kick from Jung tenderised Honeywood's leg. Honeywood is trying to keep his angry face on.
A cross from Jung lands.
A head kick misses from Jung.
Pleas Honeywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Honeywood misses its intended target.
Jung lands a head kick!
Jung tries to clinch up but Honeywood 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.
Jung moves into range and clinches up with Honeywood.
Jung pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Jung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jung has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Jung!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barny Bucket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barny Bucket!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bucket shoots for a double leg takedown but Diaz sprawls well. He's pushed Bucket's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bucket's waist but Bucket gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Bucket tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bucket circles away quickly and effectively.
Bucket closes the distance and clinches.
Bucket wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bucket breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bucket sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucket tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Bucket pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diaz is out of range and Bucket settles back down.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Bucket takes the fight into the clinch.
Bucket wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Bucket tries to pull guard but Diaz holds him up against the cage and eventually Bucket drops back down to his feet.
Bucket keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bucket breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bucket is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Diaz works over Bucket's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Barny Bucket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bucket circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz clinches up with Bucket and pushes him back against the cage.
Bucket breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Bucket counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bucket.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz tries to bum rush Bucket with a series of wild strikes but Bucket uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bucket misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bucket shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Derek Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barny Bucket.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Bucket counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bucket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bucket breaks from the clinch.
Bucket darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Bucket breaks from the clinch.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Bucket throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Bucket.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bucket pinned against the cage. Bucket gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Derek Diaz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Bucket slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bucket looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bucket is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bucket closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diaz to the mat! Diaz manages to get full guard.
Bucket wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Diaz's closed guard. He's half up but Diaz has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Diaz pivots and extends the arm, Bucket falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Diaz! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derek Diaz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Dirtnock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sterling Dirtnock !
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, Edmundo Edilhson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edilhson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dirtnock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edilhson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edilhson tries to clinch there but Dirtnock circles away.
Dirtnock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dirtnock misses with a two punch combination.
Edmundo Edilhson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edilhson tries to clinch there but Dirtnock circles away.
A shot to the body from Edilhson misses
and Dirtnock counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Edilhson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Edilhson scores with a push kick.
Dirtnock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Edilhson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dirtnock tries to bum rush Edilhson with a series of wild strikes but Edilhson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edilhson throws a series of punches but Dirtnock moves out of range.
Dirtnock throws a right and a left that Edilhson avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirtnock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Edilhson counters with an outside leg kick.
Dirtnock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edilhson scores with a decent looking hook.
Dirtnock scores a takedown into full mount!
Edilhson working to try and regain half guard.
Edilhson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edilhson holding both Dirtnock 's hands and preventing any damage.
Dirtnock tries to keep control of the position but Edilhson is staying busy.
I would not like to be Edilhson right now.
Edilhson breaks Dirtnock 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson throwing strikes from guard but Dirtnock blocks nicely.
Edilhson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dirtnock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edilhson prevents Dirtnock from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edilhson postures up in Dirtnock 's guard and throws a big left but Dirtnock blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dirtnock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edilhson is one step ahead there.
Edilhson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirtnock trying to keep a closed guard but Edilhson is proving a slippery customer.
Dirtnock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dirtnock working a defensive guard here.
Sterling Dirtnock has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Edilhson shoots for a takedown but Dirtnock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dirtnock circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dirtnock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dirtnock thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Edilhson if he has to take too many more of those.
Edilhson closes the distance and clinches up with Dirtnock , looking for a takedown. Edilhson pushes Dirtnock against the cage but Dirtnock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edmundo Edilhson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Edilhson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dirtnock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dirtnock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Edilhson is desperately trying to improve his position but Dirtnock has a good base and remains in mount.
Edilhson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dirtnock controlling the position easily from mount.
Edilhson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirtnock tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Edilhson is trying desperately to improve position.
Sterling Dirtnock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edilhson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Edilhson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Edilhson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dirtnock tries to stand but Edilhson is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirtnock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Edilhson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dirtnock is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirtnock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Edilhson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dirtnock has managed to get both his arms back between Edilhson's legs - danger averted.
Edilhson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Edilhson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dirtnock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dirtnock trying to control the position from guard on top but Edilhson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Edilhson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dirtnock doesn't defend quickly enough and Edilhson has managed to lock this one up! Can Dirtnock escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Edilhson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Edmundo Edilhson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toon Wing Sum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Walburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walburn has chosen Flirting with Disaster as his entrance music. Noah Walburn has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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171 lbs
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165 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toon Wing Sum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah Walburn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sum misses with a lunging right hand
and Walburn counters by clinching up.
Sum takes a shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sum drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walburn trying to control the position but instead, Sum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Walburn into the cage.
Sum misses with the head strike.
Walburn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walburn has a couple of punches blocked by Sum.
Walburn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sum.
Sum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walburn lands an elbow inside that Sum shrugs off.
Walburn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sum's efforts to push away.
Walburn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A knee to the head by Walburn.
Sum prevents a body shot from Walburn.
Walburn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walburn is looking to control Sum's arms but Sum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walburn has his back to the cage.
Sum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sum has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walburn after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toon Wing Sum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walburn lands a damaging elbow.
Come on Walburn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walburn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Walburn.
Walburn lands an elbow just above Sum 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sum.
Walburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walburn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walburn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walburn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sum wants to stall.
Walburn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sum.
Walburn is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Walburn lands with a light punch inside.
Walburn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Walburn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sum's defenses.
Sum managing to block the knees to the body from Walburn.
Walburn is pressed up against the cage. Sum has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walburn down to the mat. Walburn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walburn wants to clinch
and Sum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walburn. Walburn obviously looking to wear him down.
Walburn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sum throws out the jab.
Walburn throws a head kick but Sum moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Walburn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walburn is looking to clinch.
Walburn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Walburn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walburn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walburn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Sum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walburn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Walburn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walburn forces Sum back against the cage and clinches.
Walburn lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Sum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walburn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walburn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Walburn as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walburn.
Sum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sum is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Walburn trying to land knees to the body.
Walburn controlling the action here for a moment.
Walburn receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sum avoiding damage as Walburn throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburn misses with a body punch.
Walburn prevents Sum from breaking the clinch.
Sum drops down looking for an ankle pick but Walburn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Walburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walburn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walburn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noah Walburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walburn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sum is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Walburn. That's going to slow Sum down.
Oh Sum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walburn connects with a stiff jab that staggers Sum - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Noah Walburn!
After the fight, Noah Walburn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Nizami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Belford Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nizami comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Company. The crowd seem to be enjoying Scott's choice of entrance music: Big Balls by AC/DC. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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19
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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20
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Nizami!
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, Ronald Belford Scott!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nizami shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scott stuffs the takedown attempt from Nizami. Nizami gets slowly back to his feet.
Nizami closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Scott is looking to break free of the clinch but Nizami has double underhooks.
Nizami keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scott's efforts to push away.
Scott is trying to force a seperation but Nizami has the dominant position.
Nizami breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scott throws a series of strikes that have Nizami backpedaling.
It looks like Alex Nizami has been cut.
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!
Scott's corner calls for a 1-2. Scott obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nizami moves into range and clinches up with Scott.
Scott is trying to break the clinch but Nizami has him pressed against the cage.
Scott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nizami misses with some punches.
Scott tries to break free but Nizami pushes him back against the cage.
Nizami has Scott pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Scott manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Nizami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nizami manages to break the clinch.
Nizami shoots in for a takedown but Scott shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nizami will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scott cracks Nizami with a right hand to the side of the head.
Scott cracks Nizami with an open hand slap.
Scott walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Nizami drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Scott swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Nizami's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Belford Scott!
Ronald Belford Scott very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Manifesto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manifesto comes to the cage accompanied by The XX Gon' Give It To Ya. Bob Finch is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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22
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18
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Intelligent |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Manifesto!
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, Bob Finch!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch misses with a body kick.
Manifesto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Finch to the ground. Manifesto is now in Finch's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Manifesto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manifesto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finch is looking to stand up but Manifesto isn't so interested in that idea.
Manifesto stands up over Finch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Finch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manifesto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manifesto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Finch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Finch keeping moving, preventing Manifesto from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manifesto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Manifesto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manifesto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manifesto cracks Finch with a solid left hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Manifesto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finch working for a triangle but Manifesto defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manifesto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manifesto trying to control but Finch is working from the bottom.
Manifesto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manifesto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manifesto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Finch keeping moving, preventing Manifesto from controlling successfully.
Manifesto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Finch manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Manifesto has Finch in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manifesto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Manifesto thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Finch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manifesto is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Manifesto wants to sweep but no luck.
Manifesto tries to strike from the bottom.
Manifesto 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.
Manifesto throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Manifesto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finch is one step ahead there.
Manifesto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manifesto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Manifesto wants to sweep but no luck.
Manifesto has his foot on Finch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Finch works his way back into a safe position though.
Manifesto controls Finch momentarily but Finch frees himself.
Manifesto lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manifesto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Manifesto working a defensive guard here.
Finch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Finch wants to stand but Manifesto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Manifesto working for a triangle but Finch defends it easily.
Manifesto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Manifesto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Finch trying to control but Manifesto is working from the bottom.
Manifesto trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manifesto is on top in guard.
Manifesto trying to control the position from guard on top but Finch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manifesto stays in close to Finch's body and controls the position.
Manifesto lands a couple of elbows.
Finch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manifesto scoring with some ground and pound.
Manifesto is looking to work some ground and pound but Finch has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manifesto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manifesto connects with a couple of short punches.
Finch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manifesto throwing strikes from guard but Finch blocks nicely.
Manifesto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Manifesto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manifesto moves into the clinch.
Finch gets underhooks to prevent Manifesto's takedown attempt.
Manifesto is trying to trip Finch. He has hold of a leg but Finch is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Manifesto persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Manifesto throws a big right hand that misses.
Manifesto throws a big right hand that misses.
Manifesto trying to control the position from guard on top but Finch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manifesto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manifesto works over Finch with some ground and pound from guard.
Finch wants to sweep but no luck.
Manifesto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manifesto trying to control but Finch is working from the bottom.
Manifesto lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manifesto scoring with punches to the head and body.
Manifesto controlling from the top position.
Manifesto postures up in Finch's guard and throws a big left but Finch blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manifesto landing with the ground and pound.
Manifesto throws a big elbow that misses.
Manifesto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Finch is rocked!
Manifesto stands up over Finch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Finch is still in real trouble! Can Manifesto finish him?
Manifesto distracts Finch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Manifesto loads up on a big left hand. Finch felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Manifesto looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Finch can't hide his disappointment, as Manifesto celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Manifesto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Magnusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunrak Ironshield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Magnusson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Animal by Disturbed. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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22
285 lbs
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20
278 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Magnusson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunrak Ironshield!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironshield missing with a left hand there. Magnusson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magnusson misses with a double jab.
Magnusson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ironshield circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magnusson is defended easily by Ironshield.
Magnusson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Magnusson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magnusson misses with a double jab.
Ironshield misses with a straight right.
Ironshield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magnusson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ironshield sprawls well. Ironshield wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Magnusson gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Ironshield does no damage.
Magnusson misses with a hook. Ironshield ducked under it nicely.
Ironshield works Magnusson's body with a nice hook.
Magnusson 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.
Ironshield connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Magnusson covering up! Ironshield comes in with a big uppercut and Magnusson goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gunrak Ironshield!
In his post fight interview, Gunrak Ironshield started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Raise The Flag - Airborne. Smith has chosen Duality - Slipknot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tommy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Jones wants to clinch.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Jones throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jones is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Jones is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jones throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Smith controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Jones keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones looking to control.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones striking from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones lands with a heel strike from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Jones 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.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith avoids the head kick by Jones.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Smith shoots in.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to strike off his back.
Jones wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to hit a switch here but Smith passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jones there!
Jones regains half guard.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones looking to control.
Smith trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
Smith stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
Jones throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith scores with a jab.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tommy Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Tommy Jones has been cut.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Jones shoots in.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Noel Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Jones tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Jones!
Tommy Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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