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INY Challengers XI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Ismangulov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Bo Bob Randle (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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146 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergey Ismangulov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Bo Bob Randle!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismangulov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randle.
Ismangulov throws a jab but it's blocked by Randle.
Ismangulov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ismangulov drops Randle with a beautiful combination! Randle stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ismangulov is looking for the KO!
Randle is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ismangulov misses with a straight left.
Randle is still on wobbly legs! Can Ismangulov finish him?
Ismangulov lands a nice looking body shot.
BOOM! Ismangulov lands a beautiful left hook that drops Randle. Randle tries to recover but Ismangulov is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Randle lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Ismangulov!
Our winner, Sergey Ismangulov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Grohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Grohl has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Grohl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grohl misses with a body shot.
Rizzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grohl throws a nice looking combination but Rizzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grohl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rizzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grohl tries to clinch but Rizzo moves out of range.
Rizzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grohl blocks a head kick by Rizzo.
Rizzo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rizzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rizzo slows down the pace here.
Rizzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grohl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grohl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grohl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rizzo throws the left hand but Grohl avoids the punch easily.
Rizzo misses with a two punch combination.
Grohl clinches up against the cage.
Rizzo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grohl has him pressed against the cage.
Grohl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rizzo blocking some punches.
Grohl decides to pull guard.
Grohl lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rizzo!
Grohl stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rizzo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rizzo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rizzo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grohl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rizzo's efforts to push away.
Grohl throws a punch but it's blocked by Rizzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grohl takes an elbow to the temple.
Grohl misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grohl.
Rizzo has had enough of the clinch but Grohl keeps him there for the moment.
Grohl working hard to break the clinch.
Grohl just leaning against Rizzo, taking a breather.
Grohl takes an elbow to the temple.
Grohl has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grohl pulls guard effortlessly.
Rizzo with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Grohl dives on top into guard.
Grohl is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grohl prevents Rizzo from getting back to his feet.
Grohl gets to his feet - Rizzo follows without any prompting.
Rizzo fails with a takedown attempt.
Grohl throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grohl throws a body punch but Rizzo moves out of range.
Grohl lands with a nice body punch.
Rizzo blocks a low kick nicely.
Grohl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rizzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rizzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Rizzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Antonio Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rizzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grohl.
Grohl throws a jab but it's blocked by Rizzo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Rizzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rizzo fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Grohl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Grohl dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grohl is looking to clinch but Rizzo is avoiding it.
Rizzo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grohl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rizzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grohl just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grohl, pushing him back against the cage.
Rizzo is looking for a takedown.
Grohl is trying to stall.
Rizzo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grohl.
Grohl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rizzo blocking some punches.
Grohl is trying to stall.
Rizzo trying to control the position but instead, Grohl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rizzo into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rizzo can't get the takedown.
Grohl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grohl tries to clinch but Rizzo is having none of it.
Grohl moves in looking to clinch but Rizzo pushes him off.
Grohl scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rizzo moves into the clinch.
Rizzo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grohl just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dave Grohl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rizzo.
Grohl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rizzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Grohl.
Rizzo breaks from the clinch.
Grohl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grohl jumps guard.
Grohl has control of Rizzo's left arm, preventing Rizzo from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grohl is on top in guard.
Rizzo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grohl controls the pace.
Grohl pushes down on Rizzo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grohl sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Grohl decides to stand and escape the position.
Grohl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grohl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rizzo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grohl closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rizzo counters by moving into the clinch.
Rizzo missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Grohl.
Grohl jumps guard but Rizzo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rizzo trying to control the position but instead, Grohl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rizzo into the cage.
Antonio Rizzo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rizzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grohl is looking to clinch.
Grohl scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rizzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grohl.
Grohl lands with a cross.
Rizzo throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Grohl dominated that second round.
That's time! Grohl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rizzo gets a clinch.
Grohl is trying to stall.
Rizzo tries to pull guard but Grohl won't allow it.
Rizzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grohl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rizzo fails with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Grohl blocks the low kick.
Grohl takes the fight into the clinch.
Grohl takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Grohl.
Grohl working aggressively here.
Grohl is stalling here.
Grohl is trying to force a seperation but Rizzo has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grohl misses with a body punch.
Rizzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rizzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grohl as he avoids it easily.
Dave Grohl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rizzo.
Grohl tries to close the distance and clinch but Rizzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grohl doesn't manage to clinch there - Rizzo circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rizzo.
A jab from Grohl misses.
Grohl forces Rizzo back against the cage and clinches.
Grohl lands a left hand.
Grohl tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rizzo smiles and moves away.
Grohl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws an overhand right that lands on Grohl's shoulder, as Grohl tries to avoid the shot.
Rizzo gets a clinch.
Grohl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rizzo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rizzo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rizzo is looking for a takedown.
Rizzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzo manages to break the clinch.
Grohl lands with a nice combination. Rizzo backs away looking to recover.
Grohl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rizzo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grohl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grohl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grohl but Grohl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rizzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grohl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grohl throws a lazy right hand but Rizzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rizzo throws a sloppy head kick and Grohl moves out of range easily.
Rizzo misses with a two punch combination.
Grohl moves into the clinch.
Grohl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grohl swings wildly with an uppercut but Rizzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antonio Rizzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grohl lands a body punch.
Grohl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grohl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rizzo has him pressed against the cage.
Grohl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rizzos head.
Grohl lands a body shot.
Grohl lands with a right to the head.
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!
Grohl will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rizzo up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grohl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rizzo is rocked!
Rizzo is looking to break free of the clinch but Grohl has double underhooks.
Rizzo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grohl pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Grohl lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rizzo doesn't seem phased though.
Dave Grohl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grohl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rizzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grohl tries to clinch up.
Grohl lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grohl scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rizzo in his tracks.
Grohl lands a glancing blow to the side of Rizzo's head.
Grohl has managed to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Grohl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grohl 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Grohl!
An out of breath Dave Grohl 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Naldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Mazzio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazzio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck AC / DC. Nicky Mazzio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uriel Naldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicky Mazzio!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naldo tries to sprawl but Mazzio drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mazzio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mazzio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mazzio is looking to pass Naldo's guard but actually Naldo recovers to full guard.
Mazzio trying to control the position from guard on top but Naldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mazzio passes Naldo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mazzio is keen to just control but Naldo is a slippery customer.
Mazzio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
It looks like Uriel Naldo has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Naldo is looking to escape.
Mazzio working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Mazzio there.
Uriel Naldo's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naldo is trying to stand up here but Mazzio is controlling him well.
Mazzio is looking for a kimura but Naldo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mazzio to get the leverage.
Mazzio prevents Naldo from standing back up.
Mazzio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naldo keeps working.
Mazzio might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Naldo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mazzio moves nicely into side control.
Mazzio landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mazzio is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Naldo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mazzio gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Naldo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mazzio lets go of the hold and Naldo can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nicky Mazzio!
A less than humble Nicky Mazzio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waclaw Bindon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bindon has chosen A Land Down Under by Men at Work as his entrance music. Waclaw Bindon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Comanche Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waclaw Bindon!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bindon tries to clinch but Todd moves out of range.
Bindon tries to clinch up
and Todd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Todd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Todd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bindon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bindon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bindon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bindon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Todd keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bindon moves in looking to clinch but Todd pushes him off.
Bindon is looking to clinch but Todd is avoiding it.
Bindon tries to clinch up
and Todd counters with a nice body shot.
Todd swats away the attempt to clinch by Bindon.
Todd lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bindon doesn't manage to clinch there - Todd circles away.
Bindon doesn't manage to clinch there - Todd circles away.
Todd throws a shot from downtown. Bindon moves away and avoids it.
Bindon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bindon tries to clinch
and Todd counters with a left to the body.
Todd swats away the attempt to clinch by Bindon.
Bindon wants to clinch
enabling Todd to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bindon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Todd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bindon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Sloppy strikes from Todd. Those never looked like landing.
Todd looks to land a right hand but Bindon moved out of range.
Bindon slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bindon dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Bindon wants to clinch.
Bindon tries to clinch
and Todd counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bindon ducks under a wild hook from Todd.
Bindon is looking to clinch but Todd is avoiding it.
Bindon looks to clinch
and Todd counters with a crisp one two that drops Bindon! Todd thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bindon to his feet! Bindon is in big trouble!
Todd throws a jab but it's blocked by Bindon.
Bindon staying out of range there.
Todd lands with a shot to the body.
Comanche Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bindon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Todd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bindon.
Todd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bindon.
Bindon looks to clinch
and Todd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bindon tries to close the distance and clinch but Todd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Todd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Todd throws a series of punches but Bindon avoids them all with ease.
Todd misses with a hook to the body
and Bindon counters by moving into the clinch.
Todd blocks an elbow strike from Bindon.
Todd blocks an elbow strike from Bindon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bindon pushes off an throws an elbow but Todd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bindon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bindon misses with an elbow over the top.
Todd blocks an elbow strike.
Todd blocks the elbow strike.
Bindon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Todd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bindon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Todd avoids it.
Todd can't get the takedown.
Bindon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bindon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Todd has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bindon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bindon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bindon trying to land knees to the body.
Bindon gets underhooks to prevent Todd's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Comanche Todd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bindon landing knees to the body.
Bindon misses with an elbow over the top.
Bindon throws an elbow but it misses.
Bindon pushes off an throws an elbow but Todd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bindon lands a nice elbow.
Todd dodges an elbow strike from Bindon.
Bindon gets underhooks to prevent Todd's takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Bindon throws an elbow but misses.
Bindon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Todd is defending well for now.
Bindon misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Comanche Todd dominated that round.
That's time! Todd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Todd lands a lovely overhand right.
Bindon fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Todd blocks an elbow strike.
Todd avoids a wild elbow strike from Bindon.
Todd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bindon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bindon misses with an elbow over the top.
Bindon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bindon throws an elbow but it misses.
Bindon working Todd over with knees to the body.
Todd is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bindon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bindon lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bindon throws an elbow that misses.
Bindon lands an elbow just above Todd 's eye.
Todd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bindon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bindon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bindon tries to close the distance and clinch but Todd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bindon tries to clinch up
and Todd counters with a two punch combo.
Bindon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Todd thows a body shot but no joy.
Todd swats away the attempt to clinch by Bindon.
Bindon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Todd is fending him off so far but Bindon persists. Nope, Todd circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd looks to land a combination but Bindon avoids it well.
Comanche Todd is winning the standup battle so far.
Todd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bindon on the side of the head.
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!
Bindon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Todd counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch combination from Todd misses.
Bindon wants to clinch.
Bindon avoids the body shot from Todd.
Bindon tries to clinch but Todd moves away
and Todd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Todd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Todd counters with a right hand to the body.
Bindon is breathing heavily.
Bindon darts in trying to clinch
and Todd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Todd - just one landing.
Bindon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
Todd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Todd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bindon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bindon was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Bindon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Todd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Bindon.
Bindon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Todd lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bindon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Todd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bindon at a distance.
Todd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Todd scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bindon wants to clinch
and Todd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bindon thinking.
Todd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bindon dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Todd thows a body shot but no joy.
Bindon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bindon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Todd throws a series of punches but Bindon avoids them all with ease.
Waclaw Bindon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bindon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Todd fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Todd coming out on top.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bindon moves away.
Todd throws a series of strikes that have Bindon backpedaling.
Todd lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Bindon can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Todd and Bindon drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Todd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Comanche Todd!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mick Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mick Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mick Jones!
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, Johnny Rocket!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocket shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Rocket staying out of range there.
Rocket shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Rocket closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Rocket pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mick Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rocket.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rocket momentarily.
Rocket takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rocket takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rocket uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Rocket moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones drops Rocket with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rocket! Jones dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Jones!
Mick Jones really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Beretta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzy Stradlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beretta comes to the cage accompanied by Hed Pe Raise Hell. Dylan Beretta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Beretta!
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, Izzy Stradlin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stradlin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Beretta!
Stradlin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Beretta is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stradlin working for a guillotine from mount but Beretta is in no mood to give up.
Beretta regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beretta is looking for a sweep. Stradlin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Beretta is working hard here to advance position.
Beretta is trying to control but can't.
Stradlin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beretta tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Stradlin thows an elbow strike that misses. Beretta gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Stradlin doesn't seem too bothered but Beretta quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Stradlin is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Stradlin really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dylan Beretta!
A relieved looking Dylan Beretta thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes to the cage accompanied by Angerville Sin City Rmx Ft. Snak The Ripper & Evil Ebenezer. Thompson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Caribbean Queen by Billy Ocean kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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157 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Peterson!
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, Rodney Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Peterson on that attempt.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thompson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson cracks a nice hook into Peterson's ribs.
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Peterson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thompson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peterson prevents Thompson from getting back to his feet.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson wants to control the position but Peterson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson 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. Thompson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Peterson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dylan Peterson!
After winning the bout, Dylan Peterson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Landon Williomsonsin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mavlet Batirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Batirov's choice of entrance music: Louna-Armageddon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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133 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Williomsonsin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mavlet Batirov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batirov throws a right and a left that Williomsonsin avoids nicely.
Batirov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Williomsonsin wants to sweep here but Batirov controlling him for the moment.
Batirov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Batirov pushing down on Williomsonsin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Batirov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Batirov with the ground and pound but Williomsonsin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Batirov wants to control from the top but Williomsonsin keeps moving.
Batirov wants to pass the guard but Williomsonsin is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williomsonsin looking for a sweep. Not yet Williomsonsin, not yet.
Batirov stays in close to Williomsonsin's body and controls the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mavlet Batirov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Batirov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Batirov has Williomsonsin pressed against the cage, preventing Williomsonsin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williomsonsin can't break the clinch.
Batirov tries to pull guard but Williomsonsin won't allow it.
Williomsonsin tries to score a body lock takedown but Batirov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Batirov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Williomsonsin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Williomsonsin wants to control his opponent's hands but Batirov gets his hands free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williomsonsin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Batirov's guard. Nice work there by Williomsonsin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batirov wants to sweep but no luck.
Williomsonsin trying to control the position from guard on top but Batirov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williomsonsin throws a big right hand that misses.
Batirov wants to sweep but no luck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batirov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williomsonsin!
Williomsonsin wants to control but Batirov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williomsonsin tries to reverse the position but Batirov maintains control.
Batirov controlling from mount.
Williomsonsin taking shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Williomsonsin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Batirov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williomsonsin is looking to escape.
Batirov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batirov controlling the position easily from mount.
Batirov with good strikes from the mount here!
Williomsonsin wants to control but Batirov is having none of it.
Williomsonsin tries to reverse the position but Batirov maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williomsonsin tries to lock up and control but Batirov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Batirov controlling from mount.
Batirov 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.
Mavlet Batirov dominated that round.
That's time! Williomsonsin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Williomsonsin enables Batirov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Williomsonsin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Batirov throws a strike but Williomsonsin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williomsonsin wants to get up but he can't break Batirov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Batirov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Williomsonsin wants to control from the top but Batirov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batirov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williomsonsin is one step ahead there.
Williomsonsin tries to free his leg and advance position but Batirov is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Batirov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williomsonsin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Williomsonsin wants to improve his position but Batirov is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batirov wants to pass the guard but Williomsonsin is defending well.
Batirov working over Williomsonsin with some ground and pound. Williomsonsin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Batirov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Williomsonsin wants to control but Batirov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Batirov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Batirov is trying to control. Williomsonsin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Batirov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batirov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Williomsonsin is looking to improve his position.
Williomsonsin is trying to control but can't.
Batirov stops Williomsonsin from getting back to his feet.
Batirov wants to control but Williomsonsin is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mavlet Batirov.
Williomsonsin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Batirov is looking to slow Williomsonsin down with leg kicks.
Williomsonsin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williomsonsin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Batirov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williomsonsin is trying to defend but Batirov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batirov is nestled in close to Williomsonsin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Williomsonsin is rocked!
Mavlet Batirov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Batirov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Oh Williomsonsin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Batirov looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Williomsonsin covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mavlet Batirov!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Soulfly - Rise Of The Fallen . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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149 lbs
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157 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Shields!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Shields does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shields shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barbosa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barbosa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shields on the ground.
Shields loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shields drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Shields seems to have locked his on tight now - Barbosa screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Shields, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nick Shields!
Nick Shields thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Philco Hitachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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27
193 lbs
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27
189 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philco Hitachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hitachi punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hitachi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hitachi punching from the bottom.
Sparrow is taking a breather. Hitachi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hitachi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hitachi is trying to maintain the position but Sparrow is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitachi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitachi is looking for a sweep. Sparrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sparrow stalling.
Hitachi 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.
Hitachi is looking to escape.
Sparrow perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sparrow dives in and scores a takedown into Hitachi's guard.
Hitachi tries to strike from the bottom.
Hitachi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sparrow passes into half guard.
Sparrow is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitachi missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi punching from the bottom.
Hitachi manages to get to full guard.
Hitachi trying to control the position.
Sparrow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sparrow stopping the sweep attempt from Hitachi.
Sparrow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hitachi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hitachi is trying to control the position but Sparrow postures up.
Sparrow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hitachi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sparrow escapes and throws Hitachi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Hitachi's face as Sparrow controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sparrow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sparrow closes the distance and clinches.
Sparrow has Hitachi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sparrow pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hitachi tumbling to the mat - Sparrow dives into Hitachi's guard.
Jack Sparrow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hitachi being controlled here, momentarily.
Hitachi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sparrow sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hitachi looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitachi striking off his back but it's not causing Sparrow any problems.
Sparrow slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Hitachi.
Sparrow not doing much here.
Hitachi is trying to control but can't.
Sparrow controlling the action here.
Hitachi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hitachi is trying to maintain the position but Sparrow is very close to passing his half guard.
Sparrow content to control rather than advance.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hitachi tries for a takedown but Sparrow circles away easily
and Sparrow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparrow is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hitachi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi missing with punches from the bottom.
Hitachi missing with punches from the bottom.
Hitachi wants to get back to full guard.
Sparrow not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jack Sparrow hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hitachi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sparrow but Sparrow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sparrow feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hitachi tries to strike from the bottom.
Sparrow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitachi looking for subs off his back but Sparrow has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sparrow 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sparrow closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sparrow lands in his opponent's guard.
Hitachi striking off his back but it's not causing Sparrow any problems.
Hitachi has an active guard here but Sparrow has managed to pass into half guard.
Sparrow blocks the strikes from Hitachi.
Hitachi wants to improve his position but Sparrow is controlling well.
Sparrow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitachi trying to hold on to Sparrow's head to control him but Sparrow postures up.
Hitachi wants to get back to full guard.
Hitachi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sparrow content to control rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Sparrow.
Sparrow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hitachi punching from the bottom.
Sparrow is taking a breather. Hitachi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sparrow's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hitachi is looking for a sweep. Sparrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi missing with punches from the bottom.
Hitachi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hitachi punching from the bottom.
Sparrow content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Sparrow was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sparrow shoots in and bounces Hitachi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hitachi looking for a sweep. Not yet Hitachi, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hitachi controls Sparrow momentarily but Sparrow frees himself.
Hitachi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hitachi is striking from the bottom but Sparrow uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Hitachi is looking to control Sparrow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hitachi avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitachi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Philco Hitachi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hitachi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Sparrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sparrow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Sparrow!
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