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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Calliente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tronic Thermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thermo's choice of entrance music: Party Hard by Andrew W.K.. Tronic Thermo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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172 lbs
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173 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Calliente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tronic Thermo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calliente feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thermo's calf.
Thermo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Calliente pinned against the cage. Calliente gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thermo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Calliente counters with a stiff right hand.
Thermo is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Calliente just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Thermo has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincenzo Calliente!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaos Demetriou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demetriou has chosen Boom - POD as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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264 lbs
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250 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolaos Demetriou!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Demetriou is trying to defend but Jacobs finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jacobs content to control rather than advance.
Jacobs slips a nice elbow through Demetriou's hands, connecting with Demetriou's forehead.
Jacobs performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jacobs seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Demetriou for as long as he can get away with.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Demetriou can do anything to dispel that myth.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brandon Jacobs wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Demetriou takes the fight into the clinch.
Jacobs is fighting off a takedown attempt but Demetriou is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jacobs to the mat. Jacobs regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jacobs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Demetriou is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demetriou postures up.
Demetriou won't allow Jacobs to sweep him here.
Demetriou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jacobs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jacobs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Demetriou can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Demetriou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Demetriou scoring with punches to the head and body.
Demetriou is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jacobs has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Demetriou is looking to defend but Jacobs has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Demetriou! Jacobs pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Demetriou taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brandon Jacobs!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Moris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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250 lbs
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245 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Moris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Valor!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moris shoots in and drives through. Valor sprawls well.
Moris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Valor's waist but Valor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moris off to one side.
Valor is looking to clinch but Moris is avoiding it.
Moris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Travis Moris has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Moris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moris shoots in but no luck this time.
Moris leaves Valor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Valor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moris pinned against the cage. Moris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moris swats away the attempt to clinch by Valor.
Valor shoots in looking for a takedown but Moris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Valor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moris sprawls well. Moris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valor gets slowly back to his feet.
Valor looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moris closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Valor did well to prevent Moris getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Valor has hold of Moris's hands but Moris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moris working the head and body with strikes.
Moris lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Valor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Valor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moris lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moris lands with a punch from half guard.
Moris working the head and body with strikes.
Moris is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Valor is rocked!
Moris lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Valor is still in real trouble! Can Moris finish him?
Moris 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moris slips a nice elbow through Valor's hands, connecting with Valor's forehead.
Moris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Moris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moris is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Valor is hurt! He's hurt bad - Moris fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Valor from any more punishment! Congratulations to Moris! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Moris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Cordera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Jaeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kato Cordera!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaeger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jaeger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cordera rushes Jaeger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jaeger is trying to pull guard but Cordera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cordera is trying to maintain a safe position but Jaeger gets an underhook and turns Cordera into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cordera.
Cordera is trying to stall.
Jaeger breaks the clinch.
Cordera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cordera is looking to land body kicks.
Jaeger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cordera moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cordera as Jaeger tries to tie him up.
Cordera leaning against his opponent.
Jaeger is trying to force a seperation but Cordera has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordera working hard to break the clinch.
Cordera misses with an elbow over the top.
Jaeger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cordera walks away with a smile on his face. Jaeger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Jaeger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaeger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cordera sprawls well. Cordera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jaeger gets slowly back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Jaeger.
It looks like Kato Cordera has been cut.
Cordera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Jaeger.
Jaeger tries to keep at a distance but Cordera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cordera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaeger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaeger trying to stall but Cordera improves his position.
Cordera avoiding damage as Jaeger throws knees to the body.
Cordera pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordera missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jaeger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cordera's brow.
Cordera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaeger misses with a body punch.
Jaeger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cordera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cordera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jaeger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cordera pinned against the cage. Cordera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaeger has a takedown stuffed.
Cordera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cordera takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordera tries to land knees in the clinch but Jaeger avoids the damage to the body.
Jaeger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaeger misses with a knee to the head.
Cordera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaeger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cordera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jaeger up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cordera throws an elbow but misses.
Jaeger working Cordera over with knees to the body.
Jaeger lands a damaging elbow.
Cordera tries a knee to the head but Jaeger blocks it.
Cordera looking to throw knees to the head but Jaeger is blocking nicely.
Jaeger manages to break the clinch.
Jaeger tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordera pushes Jaeger up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cordera is pushing Jaeger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jaeger slowing the pace effectively.
Cordera looking to stall.
Jaeger tries to land knees in the clinch but Cordera avoids the damage to the body.
Cordera manages to break the clinch.
Jaeger misses with a head kick.
Jaeger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaeger misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaeger lands with a slapping head kick.
Cordera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jaeger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jaeger throws a sloppy head kick and Cordera moves out of range easily.
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 Travis Jaeger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kato Cordera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cordera clinches with his opponent.
Cordera lands an elbow inside that Jaeger shrugs off.
Cordera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaeger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cordera blocks it with crossed arms.
Cordera is trying to force a seperation but Jaeger has the dominant position.
Jaeger has Cordera pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jaeger pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cordera tumbling to the mat - Jaeger dives into Cordera's guard.
Cordera wants to get back to his feet but Jaeger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jaeger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jaeger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger looking to sit in guard and control but Cordera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jaeger is trying to control the position but Cordera postures up.
Jaeger 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.
Jaeger pulls Cordera in close to his closed guard and prevents Cordera from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jaeger trying to keep a closed guard but Cordera is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Travis Jaeger wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cordera displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jaeger.
Cordera moves into the clinch.
Cordera wants to break free but Jaeger has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cordera throws an elbow but it misses.
Jaeger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cordera is defending well.
Jaeger lands an elbow just above Cordera 's eye.
Jaeger is trying to break the clinch but Cordera is controlling him.
Cordera blocks an elbow strike from Jaeger.
Cordera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaeger takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordera tries to land a knee to the head but Jaeger blocks with his arms.
Jaeger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cordera to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Jaeger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cordera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cordera leaning against his opponent.
Jaeger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cordera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jaeger looking to throw knees to the head but Cordera is blocking nicely.
Jaeger trying to land knees to the body.
Jaeger looking to throw knees to the head but Cordera is blocking nicely.
Jaeger tries a knee to the head but Cordera blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jaeger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jaeger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cordera's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cordera walks away with a smile on his face. Jaeger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jaeger is defended easily by Cordera.
Jaeger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That kick from Cordera tenderised Jaeger's leg. Jaeger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cordera lands with a shot to the body.
Cordera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cordera. That's going to slow Jaeger down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cordera scoring well with a low kick there.
Cordera scores with a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaeger shoots in but no luck this time.
Cordera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jaeger tries to keep at a distance but Cordera has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kato Cordera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kato Cordera'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. This is the final round!
Jaeger throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cordera was covering up waiting for the punch and Jaeger finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jaeger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cordera is keeping the position for now.
Jaeger throwing strikes from guard but Cordera blocks nicely.
Cordera is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger is looking to break free of the clinch but Cordera has double underhooks.
Jaeger turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jaeger manages to end up in side control.
Cordera prevents Jaeger from improving position.
Cordera takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jaeger throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jaeger working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cordera defending against the ground and pound.
Jaeger connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cordera some visible discomfort.
Jaeger taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordera defending against the ground and pound.
Jaeger wants to control but Cordera is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaeger misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jaeger working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordera is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jaeger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cordera is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jaeger is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cordera's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jaeger looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cordera is avoiding damage well.
Jaeger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaeger misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jaeger is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cordera has escaped the position, nice work there.
Travis Jaeger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cordera keeps working.
Jaeger misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jaeger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jaeger trying to control the position but Cordera is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Jaeger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jaeger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Jaeger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randsome Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardin comes to the cage accompanied by Thunder Kiss '65 by White Zombie. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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213 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randsome Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardin works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hardin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hardin thowing shots but they're missing.
Hardin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardin lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Hardin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardin lands with some strikes.
Hardin dominating with strikes here.
Hardin lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Gracie! Hardin sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Gracie and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Colt Hardin!
An out of breath Colt Hardin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Reich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wise comes into the arena with Calling all Destroyers by TSAR blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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290 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Wise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustav Reich!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wise checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reich slips a straight right by Wise.
Wise looks to throw the jab but Reich is out of range.
Dennis Wise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wise scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reich in his tracks.
Wise misses with a body shot.
Reich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wise manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wise swings for the body but Reich moves out of range.
Reich gets caught napping as Wise dives in and scores a takedown. Reich manages to retain guard.
Wise trying to control but Reich is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise throwing strikes from guard but Reich blocks nicely.
Reich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wise manages to get himself to full guard.
Wise is trying to hold Reich in close to prevent damage but Reich has managed to pass into half guard.
Reich is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wise sees it coming and defends easily.
Wise is pressing down on Reich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reich works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wise has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wise throws an elbow that misses. Reich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wise's guard. Nice move by Reich!
Wise working for a triangle but Reich defends it easily.
Wise looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Reich puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise is looking to escape.
Wise is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reich's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reich's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wise throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Wise throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Wise loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Reich hold on?
Reich breaks Wise's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wise is trying to control the position but Reich postures up.
Wise tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wise had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Reich defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reich throws a big elbow that misses.
Wise pushes Reich off and gets back to his feet.
Reich shoots for a double leg takedown but Wise sprawls well. He's pushed Reich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wise ducks under a wild hook from Reich.
Wise scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wise dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wise tries a head kick but it misses.
Reich moves in looking to clinch but Wise pushes him off.
Wise scores with a jab. Reich acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wise throws a right hand that Reich ducks under and follows up with a left that Reich also avoids with ease.
Wise tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wise rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wise swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reich. Wise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wise misses with a wild body shot.
Wise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reich.
Wise avoids the body shot from Reich.
Reich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wise throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reich's waist but Reich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wise off to one side.
Wise throws a right hand that Reich ducks under and follows up with a left that Reich also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Wise, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wise cracks Reich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reich blocks a head kick by Wise.
Reich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wise throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wise looks to throw the jab but Reich is out of range.
Reich throws a low kick but Wise avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wise. Reich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wise misses with a series of wild punches.
Reich tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reich gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reich 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.
Wise is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Reich's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Reich's back!
Dennis Wise overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise is looking for the choke from the back position but Reich is controlling his hands well.
Reich fending off the submission attempt from Wise.
Wise is trying to stick to Reich's back but Reich is turning into Wise. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wise's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Reich.
Wise trying to keep a closed guard but Reich is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reich loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wise wants to improve his position but instead Reich has moved into half guard.
Wise is trying to maintain the position but Reich is very close to passing his half guard.
Reich is working for a kimura but Wise is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Reich connects with a nice short shot to Wise's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wise dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reich misses with a body shot.
Wise shoots and misses
and Reich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wise won't be happy with that.
The ground and pound from Reich seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Reich are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Reich looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reich tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wise's legs.
Wise is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise can't do much from the bottom here.
Reich tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Reich misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Reich tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wise's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wise gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wise works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reich is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wise is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wise has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wise doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wise manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wise wants to control from the top but Reich keeps moving.
Reich working for submissions but it's allowed Wise to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise is trying to control the action in half guard but Reich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dennis Wise is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wise is pressing down on Reich's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reich is holding on for now.
Gustav Reich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wise has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wise goes for an armbar but Reich turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Reich.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gustav Reich.
Well Wise 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Wise!
An out of breath Dennis Wise thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perry Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emory Majors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
197 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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25
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Perry Winkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emory Majors!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Majors is just out of range.
Winkle connects with a nice looking jab.
Winkle looks to land a left hand but Majors moved out of range nicely.
Majors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winkle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Majors throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winkle's waist but Winkle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Majors off to one side.
Winkle looks to land a right hand but Majors moved out of range.
Majors fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Majors on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Winkle. Winkle obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Winkle misses.
Winkle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winkle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Winkle fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majors throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Winkle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Majors.
Perry Winkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emory Majors.
Majors chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Winkle can pounce on him.
Winkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Majors.
Winkle tries to bum rush Majors with a series of wild strikes but Majors uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winkle scores with a head kick. Majors tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Winkle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Winkle. That's going to slow Majors down.
Majors keeps the fight on the outside.
Winkle thuds a left hand into Majors's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majors shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winkle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Majors scoring with some ground and pound.
Majors showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Majors missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winkle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Majors manages to get himself to full guard.
Winkle trying to control but Majors is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majors pulls Winkle in close to his closed guard and prevents Winkle from doing any damage or advancing position.
Majors keeping moving, preventing Winkle from controlling successfully.
Majors wants to sweep but no luck.
Winkle passes into half guard.
Winkle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Majors is just riding it out for now. Winkle eventually gives up the hold.
Winkle trying to control from half guard but Majors is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majors pushes Winkle off looking to stand but Winkle dives back in and keeps control.
Majors keeping control of the position.
Winkle tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Winkle is thwarting Majors's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winkle content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Perry Winkle has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Winkle misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Winkle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Majors crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Winkle - the referee stops the clock and Majors gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Winkle. Majors manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Winkle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Majors closes the distance and pushes Winkle back into the cage.
Majors tries to pull guard but Winkle holds him up against the cage and eventually Majors drops back down to his feet.
Majors prevents a body shot from Winkle.
A short right from Winkle.
Majors is looking to take this one to the mat.
Winkle looking to slow down the pace here.
Majors decides to pull guard.
Winkle is looking to stand up but Majors won't let him.
Majors looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Majors is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majors has Winkle pulled in close to control his posture.
Winkle wants to stand but Majors has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Winkle trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Majors manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Winkle has a closed guard, preventing Majors from standing up.
Majors postures up in Winkle's guard and throws a big left but Winkle blocks it.
Majors preventing the sweep.
Majors trying to control but Winkle is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle keeping full guard, as Majors tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winkle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Winkle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Majors throws a sloppy head kick and Winkle moves out of range easily.
Winkle scores with a hook to the body. Majors takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Winkle throws a low kick but Majors avoids it.
Winkle throws a sloppy head kick and Majors moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majors fails to land the takedown.
Perry Winkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emory Majors.
Majors throws the left hand but Winkle avoids the punch easily.
Emory Majors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winkle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perry Winkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winkle tries to clinch but Majors moves out of range.
Winkle blocks a jab.
Winkle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Majors on the side of the head.
Winkle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Majors ducks right into an uppercut from Winkle.
A head kick misses from Majors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majors fails with a takedown attempt.
Perry Winkle is winning the standup battle so far.
Majors fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winkle scores with a nice head shot.
Winkle throws a head kick but Majors moves out of range.
Winkle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winkle keeps the fight on the outside.
Winkle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Winkle lands a nice hook to Majors's body. Majors takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Winkle dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Winkle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winkle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Majors's calf.
Winkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winkle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Winkle throws a half hearted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Majors.
Winkle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Winkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Majors manages to avoid it.
Majors closes the distance and clinches up with Winkle, looking for a takedown. Majors pushes Winkle against the cage but Winkle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Winkle finds it's way through Majors's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle misses with a shot to the body
and Majors counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winkle thinking.
Winkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winkle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Winkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Winkle.
Majors tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winkle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Majors shoots in looking for a takedown but Winkle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Majors's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Majors tries for a takedown but Winkle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Perry Winkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emory Majors.
Winkle tries to keep at a distance but Majors has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Majors backwards.
Majors lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
Winkle swings wildly with an uppercut but Majors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winkle wants to stall.
Majors tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winkle avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winkle misses with the head strike.
Majors is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Winkle is keeping busy.
Majors drops down looking for an ankle pick but Winkle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Winkle connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Winkle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winkle.
Winkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Majors moves away.
Winkle lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winkle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perry Winkle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Majors throws a poor cross that misses
and Winkle counters with a nice leg kick.
Majors misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Majors.
Winkle scores with a sloppy right hand. Majors should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Majors misses the jab.
Perry Winkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Majors shoots in looking for a takedown but Winkle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Majors's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Winkle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winkle looks to land a right hand but Majors moved out of range.
Winkle lands a body shot.
Majors swings for the body but Winkle moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Majors tries to score a power double leg takedown but Winkle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Majors somewhat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winkle tries to clinch but Majors moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Perry Winkle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Winkle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perry Winkle!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Perry Winkle made sure he mentioned Black Market Pharmacy and Laundromat, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Engrle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthews has chosen Disturbed-Conflict as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Engrle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kevin Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engrle throws a push kick but Matthews slaps the foot to one side.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matthews throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Stan Engrle has been cut.
Engrle scores with a three punch combo!
Matthews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews shoots in but Engrle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matthews takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matthews is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Engrle.
Matthews gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matthews avoids the head kick by Engrle.
Engrle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Engrle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matthews misses with a two punch combination.
Engrle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matthews manages to avoid it.
Matthews avoids the head kick by Engrle.
Engrle throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matthews misses with a series of wild punches.
Engrle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matthews moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stan Engrle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engrle throws a poor cross that misses
and Matthews counters with a straight right hand.
Matthews connects with a good right hand that stumbles Engrle. Engrle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Matthews changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Engrle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Engrle is breathing heavily.
Matthews works Engrle's body with a nice hook.
Matthews lands an overhand right.
Matthews steps into range and cracks Engrle with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Engrle flops backwards and Matthews dives into his guard looking to finish!
Engrle is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Matthews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matthews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matthews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matthews throwing strikes from guard but Engrle blocks nicely.
Matthews postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engrle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Engrle keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
Matthews throws a big right hand that misses.
Engrle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matthews makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Matthews trying to control the position from guard on top but Engrle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matthews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Engrle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matthews on the ground.
Engrle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matthews controls the pace.
Engrle keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Engrle is working an open guard so Matthews takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Matthews swings widly with a right hand
and Engrle counters with a nice leg kick.
Matthews lands a really nice looking cross but Engrle seems unphased.
Stan Engrle's cut is getting worse.
Matthews shoots in for a double leg but Engrle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Engrle tries to clinch but Matthews is having none of it.
Matthews swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Engrle.
Stan Engrle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Matthews.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Engrle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Engrle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Engrle misses with a few strikes there.
Matthews looking to score a takedown here. Engrle is defending well but Matthews drives through and ends up in Engrle's guard.
Engrle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Engrle tries to get out of the position.
Matthews gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews looks to throw the jab but Engrle is out of range.
Matthews lands a nice shot that snaps Engrle's head back.
Matthews scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Engrle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
Matthews connects with a single shot there.
Matthews lands with a nice body punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Engrle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
Engrle tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Nice combo by Matthews! Oh, that's hurt him - Engrle falls to the canvas and Matthews follows him into side control.
Oh Engrle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stan Engrle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Matthews scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Engrle is not content to let Matthews control the position.
Engrle seems to have got his legs back now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Matthews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stan Engrle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Engrle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Engrle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Matthews misses with the ground and pound.
Matthews is trying to ground and pound but Engrle uses the momentary lack of control by Matthews to regain half guard.
Matthews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matthews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matthews throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Matthews missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matthews takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Matthews is nestled in close to Engrle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jeez, Stan Engrle's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stan Engrle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kevin Matthews!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Len Nicodemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude McWrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicodemo comes to the cage accompanied by Thé à la Menthe / La Caution - Instrumental . McWrestler has chosen Dude - Tenacious D as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Len Nicodemo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dude McWrestler!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McWrestler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McWrestler takes a swing at Nicodemo's ribcage but misses.
McWrestler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nicodemo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McWrestler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicodemo.
A chopping leg kick lands by McWrestler.
McWrestler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicodemo misses with a two punch combination.
McWrestler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McWrestler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicodemo was well out of range. Poor timing from McWrestler.
McWrestler misses with a straight right.
McWrestler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nicodemo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nicodemo working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWrestler blocks an uppercut.
Nicodemo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McWrestler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nicodemo defends it nicely.
Nicodemo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McWrestler misses with a double jab.
Nicodemo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nicodemo takes a swing at McWrestler's ribcage but misses.
McWrestler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nicodemo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McWrestler misses with a takedown attempt - Nicodemo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McWrestler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Nicodemo misses.
McWrestler throws a leg kick that misses.
Nicodemo connects with a looping right hand.
McWrestler is rocked!
Nicodemo measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes McWrestler! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Len Nicodemo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Black Nurse by Glassjaw. Jackson has chosen I dont give a fuck as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hunter lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Hunter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Hunter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Hunter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hunter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hunter is trying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hunter 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter moves nicely into side control.
Hunter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jackson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hunter.
Jackson is trying to escape the position but Hunter is controlling the position.
The strikes coming from Hunter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Hunter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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.
Hunter wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hunter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jackson is not content to let Hunter control the position.
Jackson tries to escape but Hunter is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Hunter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hunter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jackson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hunter.
Hunter scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jackson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Hunter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Jackson
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hunter tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Curtis Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a body kick that stops Hunter in his tracks momentarily.
Hunter checks a low kick from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hunter throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Hunter misses the shot to the body.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson throws a front kick that sends Hunter stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Curtis Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter misses with a jab to the body
and Jackson counters with a head kick.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Hunter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hunter advances nicely into full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunter throws some wild stikes that Jackson manages to avoid easily.
Hunter with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hunter trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter throwing strikes here but Jackson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter throws some wild stikes that Jackson manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Hunter drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Hunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunter trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jake Hunter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hunter trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Jackson won't allow Hunter to pass to mount.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Jackson pushes Hunter off looking to stand but Hunter dives back in and keeps control.
Hunter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson is in trouble now - Hunter has advanced to mount!
Hunter with a couple of short strikes.
Hunter lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hunter with a couple of short strikes.
Hunter controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter working Jackson over with strikes here.
Hunter lands a heavy elbow.
Hunter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jackson is trying to stand up.
Hunter with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jackson is rocked!
Hunter controlling from mount.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Hunter finish him?
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter unloading with bombs!
Hunter landing punches.
Hunter loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Jackson scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hunter land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hunter stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Hunter!
A victorious Jake Hunter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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