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INY 6 - Cunha v Stewart PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Lyger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meldrick Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyger comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Lyger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Meldrick Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyger moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyson connects with a leg kick. Lyger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lyger checks a leg kick.
Tyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lyger.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lyger shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tyson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Lyger.
Lyger is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lyger works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lyger throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lyger advances nicely into full mount.
Lyger with the ground and pound from mount.
Tyson working to try and regain half guard.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lyger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tyson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lyger.
Lyger raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyger lands a big shot there that rocks Tyson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyger landing shots from mount.
Lyger lands a big elbow.
Lyger controlling from mount.
Lyger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyson hang on?
Tyson is rocked!
Lyger tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lyger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lyger lands with some strikes.
Tyson is still in real trouble! Can Lyger finish him?
Lyger raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson tries to hold on but Lyger postures up.
The referee warns Tyson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyger looking to finish with strikes here!
Tyson seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lyger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lyger 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.
Lyger controlling the pace for now.
Lyger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Lyger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tyson thumps Lyger with a low kick.
Tyson misses with a head kick.
James Lyger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Tyson feints and then cracks Lyger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lyger down.
Tyson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lyger's calf.
Lyger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tyson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lyger scrambles back to his feet.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
Lyger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyson tries to clinch but Lyger moves out of range.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lyger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson cracks the inside of Lyger's front leg.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tyson.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lyger scores with a takedown into Tyson's guard.
Lyger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Lyger is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lyger is pushing down on Tyson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tyson is fighting to maintain full guard but Lyger has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lyger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lyger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyson defends it well.
Lyger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Lyger there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyger is nestled in close to Tyson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lyger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lyger throwing shots but Tyson is blocking nicely.
Lyger is controlling the pace.
Tyson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lyger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyson's head.
Lyger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lyger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lyger is pressing down on Tyson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tyson is holding on for now.
Lyger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lyger scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lyger lands strikes from half guard.
Lyger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyson defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Lyger dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
Tyson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Lyger. Lyger gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Tyson.
No luck for Lyger with that takedown attempt.
Meldrick Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Lyger pushes him off.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lyger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lyger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lyger shoots in for a double leg but Tyson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Lyger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyger shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Lyger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyson.
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lyger circles away.
Lyger shoots in and drives through. Tyson sprawls well.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Lyger pushes him off.
Lyger misses with a takedown attempt - Tyson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson tries to clinch but Lyger is having none of it.
Tyson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meldrick Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson tries to bum rush Lyger with a series of wild strikes but Lyger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lyger if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lyger.
Lyger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tyson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lyger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tyson pinned against the cage. Tyson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tyson tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like James Lyger has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lyger.
Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tyson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lyger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Lyger circles away.
Tyson cracks the inside of Lyger's front leg.
Tyson tries to bum rush Lyger with a series of wild strikes but Lyger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson lands a big head kick that sends Lyger tumbling to the mat! Tyson takes a step backwards and waves Lyger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lyger is rocked!
Tyson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Tyson - that's a beauty! Lyger is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Tyson can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Meldrick Tyson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Lyndon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyndon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danzig - Mother. George Brown could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Terry Lyndon's chin.
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Lyndon!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lyndon counters with a good low kick that Brown was not able to check.
Brown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lyndon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown pushes a forearm under Lyndon's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lyndon is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Brown!
A victorious George Brown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Berst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Walburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walburg has chosen Here I Go Again, Whitesnake as his entrance music. Mark Walburg has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Berst!
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, Mark Walburg!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walburg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berst counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Walburg down! Berst is looking to finish but Walburg is intelligently defending himself.
Walburg is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berst decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Walburg, up you get!
Walburg is still on wobbly legs! Can Berst finish him?
Berst swinging wildly here.
Berst connects with a superb combination that knocks Walburg out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Berst before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Walburg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andre Berst!
After the fight, Andre Berst 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sagdiyev comes to the cage accompanied by Mamaliga. Morales has chosen Fugees Ready or Not as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borat Sagdiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sergio Morales!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagdiyev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morales on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sagdiyev. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morales works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sagdiyev lands a jab to Morales's midsection.
Morales turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morales throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagdiyev throws a looping overhand right but Morales ducks down to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Sagdiyev blocks the low kick.
Morales with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sagdiyev to score with a decent uppercut.
Sagdiyev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morales looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Morales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sagdiyev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morales goes for a small jab and connects. Now Morales goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Sagdiyev stumbles back but Morales runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Sagdiyev to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Sagdiyev will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergio Morales!
Sergio Morales took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Give me that over hyped bitch Celentano - god dam orange picker!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Puggles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Crews (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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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Puggles!
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, Landon Crews!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crews tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Puggles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Puggles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crews's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puggles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crews scrambles back to his feet.
Crews tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Puggles swivels and escapes.
Crews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crews fails with a takedown attempt.
DJ Puggles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landon Crews.
Puggles shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crews as he avoids it easily.
Crews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oooooh!!! Puggles has knocked Crews down with a huge combo! Puggles steps away and waves a wobbly Crews back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Crews is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puggles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crews darts in trying to clinch
and Puggles counters with a nice right hand that sends Crews toppling to the canvas! Crews scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Puggles finish him?!
Crews is still on wobbly legs! Can Puggles finish him?
Crews is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Puggles just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Crews has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). DJ Puggles!
DJ Puggles thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punch MyFace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Silver (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Punch MyFace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MyFace blocks a head kick by Silver.
MyFace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MyFace.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but MyFace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MyFace manages to avoid it.
Silver swings widly with a right hand
and MyFace counters with a left and a right that stings Silver.
Silver looks to land a right hand but MyFace moved out of range.
MyFace fails to land with a series of punches.
MyFace misses with a double jab.
MyFace closes the distance and clinches.
MyFace misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Silver misses with a body punch.
Silver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silver prevents MyFace from breaking the clinch.
MyFace is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silver is just too persistent for him and manages to trip MyFace to the mat. MyFace regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silver slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silver postures up in MyFace's guard and throws a big left but MyFace blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is in close to MyFace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silver wants to control from the top but MyFace keeps moving.
Silver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
MyFace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MyFace wants to stand but Silver is controlling the position.
Silver lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
MyFace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silver is controlling him.
Silver passes MyFace's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
MyFace wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silver in particular looking to stall.
MyFace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silver on the ground.
Silver thows a huge punch but MyFace dodges it nicely.
Silver prevents MyFace from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silver working over MyFace with some ground and pound. MyFace looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
MyFace pushes Silver off looking to stand but Silver dives back in and keeps control.
Silver throwing shots but MyFace is blocking nicely.
Silver stops MyFace from getting back to his feet.
Silver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
MyFace looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Silver is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver seems to be working for a kimura but MyFace defends the submission attempt.
MyFace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silver.
Silver is looking for a kimura but MyFace is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silver to get the leverage.
Silver trying to control from half guard but MyFace is working away.
Silver lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silver lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Silver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silver avoids the head kick by MyFace.
MyFace instigates a clinch.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MyFace manages to break the clinch.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MyFace has closed the distance and engaged Silver in a clinch.
Silver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MyFace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MyFace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver drives through and clinches with MyFace against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
MyFace misses with a hook from the clinch.
MyFace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver working aggressively here.
Silver content to slow the pace in the clinch.
MyFace wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MyFace effectively controlling the action here.
Silver tries to score a body lock takedown but MyFace shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
MyFace trying to land knees to the body.
Silver working aggressively here.
Silver tries to pull guard but MyFace won't allow it.
Silver misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to pull guard but MyFace forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Punch MyFace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Silver.
Silver ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silver no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silver is on top in guard.
MyFace is looking to stand up but Silver isn't so interested in that idea.
Silver stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silver misses with a head kick.
MyFace cracks a nice hook into Silver's ribs.
Silver shoots in looking for a takedown but MyFace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silver's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MyFace closes the distance and pushes Silver back into the cage.
Silver manages to pull guard.
MyFace would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but MyFace can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silver working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MyFace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
MyFace is fighting to break Silver's control of his arms but Silver is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
MyFace lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
MyFace moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
MyFace moves into the clinch.
MyFace is trying to force a seperation but Silver has the dominant position.
Silver is stalling here.
MyFace breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
MyFace pushes Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.
MyFace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MyFace thows a body shot but no joy.
Silver blocks a head kick by MyFace.
A head kick misses from Silver.
MyFace shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silver is trying to defend but MyFace finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silver regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MyFace defends it easily.
Silver is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MyFace is looking to stand up but Silver won't let him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silver holds on and takes a little breather.
Silver trying to control the position.
MyFace is looking to stand up but Silver won't let him.
Silver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MyFace has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silver is proving hard to escape from.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
MyFace stands up and waves to Silver to follow him.
MyFace looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silver managing to control the position.
MyFace is looking to stand up but Silver won't let him.
Silver is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jordan Silver has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silver pushes a forearm under MyFace's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, MyFace is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jordan Silver!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Ratajczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Unitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ratajczyk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Peter's Theme. Peter Ratajczyk has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
5 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Ratajczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Unitas!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unitas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Unitas throws a body punch but Ratajczyk moves out of range.
Unitas fails with a takedown attempt.
Ratajczyk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Unitas has time to react.
Unitas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ratajczyk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Unitas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Unitas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ratajczyk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Peter Ratajczyk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Unitas.
Ratajczyk looks to score with a jab to the body but Unitas is just out of range.
Ratajczyk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Unitas lands with a straight right. Ratajczyk didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ratajczyk. No joy for Unitas on that attempt.
Unitas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ratajczyk.
Ratajczyk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Unitas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ratajczyk.
Ratajczyk slips under a jab.
Unitas shoots in but no luck this time.
Ratajczyk lands a jab-cross combination.
Ratajczyk misses with a hook
and Unitas counters with a single leg into guard. Ratajczyk didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Unitas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ratajczyk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Unitas on the ground.
Unitas tries to free his leg and advance position but Ratajczyk is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unitas pushing down on Ratajczyk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Unitas in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ratajczyk tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Unitas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). David Unitas!
David Unitas very nearly forgot to thank [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustang Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Yaroslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaroslev has chosen Awaken by Dethklok as his entrance music. The key to victory for Mustang Velasquez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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285 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustang Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aleksander Yaroslev!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaroslev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Velasquez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yaroslev.
Yaroslev shoots in for a double leg but Velasquez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Velasquez throws a head kick but Yaroslev moves out of range.
No luck for Yaroslev with that takedown attempt.
Mustang Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Yaroslev.
Velasquez misses with a body shot.
Velasquez misses with a looping left.
Yaroslev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Velasquez misses with a series of wild punches.
Yaroslev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Velasquez is fending him off so far but Yaroslev persists. Nope, Velasquez circles away and we're back to standing.
Yaroslev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Velasquez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yaroslev.
Velasquez lands with a cross.
Yaroslev shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Velasquez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaroslev working the ground and pound from side control.
Velasquez manages to get back to half guard.
Velasquez wants to improve his position but Yaroslev is controlling well.
Velasquez moves into full guard.
Velasquez keeping moving, preventing Yaroslev from controlling successfully.
Yaroslev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yaroslev postures up.
Yaroslev working some strikes from top position.
Yaroslev chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Velasquez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yaroslev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yaroslev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Velasquez is trying to control the position but Yaroslev postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yaroslev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yaroslev landing with the ground and pound.
Yaroslev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yaroslev wants to control from the top but Velasquez keeps moving.
Velasquez is trying to keep Yaroslev in close.
Yaroslev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yaroslev.
Yaroslev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaroslev works over Velasquez with some ground and pound from guard.
Yaroslev is looking to work some ground and pound but Velasquez has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Velasquez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yaroslev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Velasquez's guard.
Yaroslev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yaroslev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaroslev wants to pass to mount but Velasquez is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yaroslev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaroslev creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Velasquez is out cold and this one is all over! Yaroslev climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aleksander Yaroslev!
Aleksander Yaroslev took some time post fight to say the following; 'Zis vas last time I vill be fighting in ze Immortals. My contract haz been terminated, and I am going to verk on my game. Decide vhat to do zen. Sank you all for zis opportunity. I vill miss dis.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tari Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunha comes to the cage accompanied by Chains. Stewart has chosen Celly cel - Its Goin Down Tonight as his entrance music. Donald Stewart has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tari Cunha's chin.
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178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tari Cunha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart jabs Cunha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cunha is looking to clinch but Stewart is avoiding it.
Cunha shoots in for a takedown but Stewart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cunha shoots in but no luck this time.
Stewart avoids the body shot from Cunha.
Jab by Stewart.
Cunha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stewart as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tari Cunha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Stewart.
Stewart connects with an inside leg kick.
Cunha rushes Stewart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewart is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cunha jumps guard and drags Stewart to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stewart slips nicely into half guard.
Stewart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunha is not content to let Stewart control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stewart is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cunha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stewart is one step ahead there.
Stewart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart stopping the sweep attempt from Cunha.
Stewart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cunha controls Stewart momentarily but Stewart frees himself.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stewart is looking to advance position but Cunha has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cunha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Cunha connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stewart is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Cunha connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stewart can't escape the position.
Stewart sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunha thows a huge punch but Stewart dodges it nicely.
Cunha drops an elbow to the side of Stewart's head.
Cunha is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha throwing shots but Stewart is blocking nicely.
Stewart moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cunha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stewart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stewart looking to control but Cunha passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stewart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cunha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donald Stewart will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cunha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stewart throws a lazy right hand but Cunha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cunha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stewart circles away.
Cunha misses with a takedown
and Stewart counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tari Cunha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cunha.
Cunha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stewart, pushing him back against the cage.
Stewart is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stewart goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cunha prevents it.
Stewart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cunha is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cunha is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stewart pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cunha gets back to full guard.
Stewart postures up.
Stewart looking to sit in guard and control but Cunha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cunha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cunha throwing strikes but missing.
Tari Cunha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cunha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart controls Cunha momentarily but Cunha frees himself.
Stewart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cunha connects with a couple of short punches.
Cunha scoring with some ground and pound.
Cunha with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunha cracks Stewart with a solid left hand.
Cunha works over Stewart with some ground and pound from guard.
Cunha lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cunha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cunha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stewart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cunha is trying to work for a kimura but Stewart is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stewart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cunha.
Cunha moves nicely into side control.
Cunha working the head and body with strikes.
Stewart is not content to let Cunha control the position.
Cunha scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cunha lands a few punches from side control.
Cunha avoids the strikes from the bottom by Stewart.
Cunha scoring with punches and elbows.
Cunha grinds an elbow into Stewart's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunha works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cunha 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.
Cunha lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stewart down.
Stewart wants to control but Cunha postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunha throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cunha working the head and body with strikes.
Cunha working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tari Cunha dominated that second round.
That's time! Cunha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cunha shoots in but Stewart avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stewart looks to score with a jab to the body but Cunha is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Stewart as he connects with a hook.
Cunha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stewart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cunha shoots in looking for a takedown but Stewart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cunha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cunha misses with a wild body shot.
Cunha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stewart.
Cunha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stewart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cunha.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tari Cunha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stewart circles away.
Cunha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stewart but Stewart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stewart connects with the punch.
Tari Cunha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Stewart.
Stewart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cunha misses with a body shot.
Stewart lands a body shot.
Cunha thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cunha is defended easily by Stewart.
Stewart gets a double leg takedown into Cunha's guard.
Stewart seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stewart is looking to advance position but Cunha has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cunha thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stewart wants to control but Cunha is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunha throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stewart because Cunha loaded up on that one.
Cunha swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Stewart is now in Cunha's guard. A big mistake from Cunha there, giving up the dominant position!
Stewart trying to control but Cunha is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries to free his leg and advance position but Cunha is retaining full guard.
Cunha lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stewart!
Stewart really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cunha with the ground and pound from mount.
Cunha is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stewart to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stewart shrugs it off.
Cunha scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunha lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cunha raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stewart is looking to improve his position but Cunha isn't that keen on the idea.
Cunha postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stewart looks a forlorn figure.
Cunha lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cunha fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stewart is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cunha landing punches.
Stewart is still in real trouble! Can Cunha finish him?
Cunha looking to finish Stewart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stewart!
Cunha looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tari Cunha showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cunha 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tari Cunha!
Tari Cunha decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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