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AAFL- Super Wednesday 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Renninger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne has chosen Till I Collapse by Eminem as his entrance music. Corey Payne is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Renninger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Payne!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renninger swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne.
Payne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Renninger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payne shoots for a double leg takedown but Renninger sprawls well. He's pushed Payne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Renninger lands a nice shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Renninger enables Payne to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Renninger manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Renninger trying to control the position here.
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!
Renninger wants to sweep here but Payne controlling him for the moment.
Payne wants to control from the top but Renninger keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Renninger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Payne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Renninger keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renninger has control of Payne's left arm, preventing Payne from doing any damage.
Payne preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Renninger thuds a left hand into Payne's body.
Payne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Payne prevents Renninger from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Renninger keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renninger gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne trying to control but Renninger is working from the bottom.
Payne throws a big right hand that misses.
Renninger seems keen to control Payne's posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Renninger lands a nice hook to Payne's body. Payne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Payne takes one on the button.
Renninger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Renninger lands a jab to the nose.
Renninger lands a slapping body shot.
Payne looks gassed!
Renninger connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renninger lands with a straight right. Payne didn't see that one coming.
Renninger lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Renninger cracks Payne with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Renninger.
Payne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Renninger cracks Payne with a right hand to the side of the head.
BOOM! Renninger lands a beautiful left hook that drops Payne. Payne tries to recover but Renninger is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Payne lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Renninger!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Crimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Rua!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson wants to clinch
and Rua moves into the clinch.
Rua works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rua advances position into side control!
Crimson is looking for a sweep.
Crimson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rua off and has taken his back!
Rua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crimson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rua preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Crimson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crimson working for a choke but Rua is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crimson cracks Rua with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Rua from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
It looks like Brock Rua has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rua knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rua for a finish.
Rua tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Crimson swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Crimson!
Matt Crimson gave a mention to Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Stanly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds has chosen Lights Out - Bobby Light as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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214 lbs
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224 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcelo Stanly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Niko Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stanly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reynolds pinned against the cage. Reynolds gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stanly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reynolds moves out of range of the body kick from Stanly.
Reynolds takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reynolds throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stanly on the side of the head.
Stanly thows a body shot but no joy.
Stanly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reynolds is working to get back to half guard.
Stanly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Stanly throws a strike but Reynolds avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanly postures up in Reynolds's guard and throws a big left but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stanly trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Stanly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Reynolds looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Reynolds looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Reynolds!
Stanly is not content to let Reynolds control the position.
Stanly 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.
Stanly takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stanly tries to control but Reynolds manages to take his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanly staying busy and making it hard for Reynolds to control.
Stanly is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Reynolds is punishing Stanly with strikes - can he finish him?!
Reynolds is not going to allow Stanly to sit and survive in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Stanly's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanly manages to reverse the position and now he's in Reynolds's guard. Nice work there by Stanly.
Reynolds working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stanly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stanly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stanly is looking to work some ground and pound but Reynolds has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing Stanly from controlling successfully.
Stanly is really struggling to control Reynolds but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stanly controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stanly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reynolds keeping full guard, as Stanly tries to pass.
Reynolds looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stanly tries for a takedown but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reynolds wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Stanly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds motions for Stanly to come forward. Reynolds throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stanly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reynolds as he jumps to the side.
Stanly misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reynolds tests Stanly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reynolds slaps away a takedown attempt from Stanly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stanly throws a right hand that misses
and Reynolds counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reynolds tries to clinch there but Stanly circles away.
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Marcelo Stanly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reynolds stalks Stanly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stanly's face. Stanly staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Niko Reynolds will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reynolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Stanly is just out of range.
Stanly scores with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stanly.
Stanly clobbers Reynolds with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Stanly.
Stanly avoids the head kick by Reynolds.
Niko Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stanly rushes Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stanly tries for a takedown but Reynolds manages to get underhooks.
Stanly drags the fight down to the ground.
Stanly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reynolds defends well.
Reynolds scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reynolds trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stanly is pulling down on Reynolds's head to control his posture.
Reynolds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stanly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stanly keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Reynolds throws a big right hand that misses.
Stanly looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Reynolds passes into half guard.
Stanly is looking to control Reynolds's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stanly avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reynolds pulls his head out easily.
Stanly is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Stanly won't allow Reynolds to pass to mount.
Stanly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reynolds.
Reynolds is trying to control the action in half guard but Stanly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stanly looking for submissions off his back.
Stanly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Reynolds scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stanly manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reynolds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stanly wants to improve his position but instead Reynolds has moved into half guard.
Stanly trying to hold on to Reynolds's head to control him but Reynolds postures up.
Stanly looking for submissions off his back.
Reynolds seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stanly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reynolds lands strikes from half guard.
Reynolds trying to mount his opponent but Stanly defends it.
Reynolds missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reynolds thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stanly's head.
Stanly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stanly tries to roll over but Reynolds keeps him under control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds lands strikes from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanly is looking to control Reynolds's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stanly avoid being mounted?
Stanly is refusing to be controlled, as Reynolds sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcelo Stanly will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Reynolds doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanly circles away.
Stanly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reynolds misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Stanly misses.
Stanly throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Stanly misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanly scores with a punch to the head.
Stanly throws a right and a left that Reynolds avoids nicely.
Reynolds keeps the fight on the outside.
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Reynolds.
Stanly is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Stanly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reynolds looks up at the clock and then as Stanly takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Reynolds smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Reynolds lands a few punches from side control.
Stanly is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Stanly slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reynolds trying to control but Stanly is working from the bottom.
Reynolds is pushing down on Stanly's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stanly is fighting to maintain full guard but Reynolds has managed to sneak the leg through.
Niko Reynolds has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stanly has his hands clasped together around Reynolds's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanly looking for subs from the bottom but Reynolds mounts him!
Reynolds with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanly is trying desperately to improve position.
Reynolds content just to control the position here.
Stanly regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanly looking for submissions off his back.
Reynolds trying to control the action but Stanly is working from the bottom.
Stanly wants to get back to full guard.
Reynolds 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 referee calls for the fighters to work.
Reynolds seems to be looking for submissions.
Stanly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reynolds pulls his head out easily.
Stanly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Reynolds is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reynolds scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reynolds trying to control the pace.
Stanly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reynolds pulls his head out easily.
Reynolds looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stanly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reynolds thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stanly's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanly looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanly actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niko Reynolds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reynolds has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niko Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazna Futzchag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Futzchag comes to the cage accompanied by Dione . Batista comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kazna Futzchag had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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, Kazna Futzchag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Batista!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Batista manages to break the clinch.
Futzchag shoots in but no luck this time.
Batista takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Futzchag throws a head kick that misses.
Futzchag blocks a head kick by Batista.
Futzchag clinches up with Batista and pushes him back against the cage.
Batista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Futzchag throws a series of punches but Batista moves out of range.
Futzchag tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Batista swivels and escapes.
Batista misses with a double jab.
Futzchag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Futzchag uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Batista.
Futzchag tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Batista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Batista thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marcos Batista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Futzchag lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Batista bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Futzchag's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futzchag shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Batista defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazna Futzchag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batista rushes Futzchag and presses him up against the cage.
Batista lands a shot to the body.
Futzchag wants a takedown but no success here.
Batista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Batista tries to close the distance and clinch but Futzchag swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batista stalks Futzchag and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Futzchag's face. Futzchag staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batista keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Futzchag gets a clinch.
Batista tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Batista gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Futzchag jumps guard but Batista stands there with Futzchag around his waist. Futzchag gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Futzchag tries to score a body lock takedown but Batista shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Batista is trying to break the clinch but Futzchag is controlling him.
Batista can't break the clinch.
Batista is looking to break free of the clinch but Futzchag has double underhooks.
Batista breaks the clinch.
Marcos Batista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Futzchag closes the distance and clinches up with Batista, looking for a takedown. Futzchag pushes Batista against the cage but Batista circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Futzchag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batista lands a high kick!
Futzchag scores with a takedown into Batista's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag is looking to work some ground and pound but Batista has wrist control.
Batista wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batista 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.
Futzchag working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Futzchag throwing strikes but missing.
Futzchag drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Batista manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Futzchag has Batista in his guard.
Batista passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag is being controlled here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The strikes coming from Batista are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Batista crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Batista dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Batista gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Batista manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Futzchag manages to get himself to full guard.
Futzchag working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Batista.
Batista lands a couple of digs.
Batista controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Futzchag is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista wants to control from the top but Futzchag keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcos Batista.
Batista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batista stuns Futzchag with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Futzchag with a lazy takedown attempt
and Batista counters with a left to the body.
Batista is looking to score with low kicks.
Kazna Futzchag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Batista lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marcos Batista seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Futzchag moves in looking to clinch but Batista pushes him off.
Batista looks to land a combination but Futzchag avoids it well.
Batista misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista missing with a left hand there. Futzchag was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista throws a nice looking combination but Futzchag bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batista scores with a push kick.
Futzchag slips a jab and a cross from Batista.
Futzchag fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Batista ducks under a wild hook from Futzchag.
Batista fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batista misses the shot to the body.
Futzchag showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batista.
Futzchag throws out a leg kick but Batista moves out of range and Futzchag only half commits.
Futzchag wants to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Batista blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista misses with a wild combination.
Batista tries to clinch up but Futzchag circles away and keeps his distance.
Futzchag fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazna Futzchag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Batista sprawls well. Batista wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Futzchag gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Batista finds it's way through Futzchag's defenses.
Nice sprawl there from Batista as Futzchag shoots in.
Futzchag shoots in for a takedown but Batista shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Batista.
Futzchag blocks a head kick by Batista.
Batista throws a shot to the body.
Batista fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Batista has Futzchag up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Futzchag tries for a takedown but Batista manages to get underhooks.
Batista's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batista is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batista stalks Futzchag and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Futzchag's face. Futzchag staggers backwards, shaken.
Batista lands a really nice looking cross but Futzchag seems unphased.
Futzchag closes this distance looking for a takedown but Batista circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Batista looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Futzchag doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Batista tries to clinch there but Futzchag circles away.
Futzchag showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batista.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Batista 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!
Batista doesn't manage to clinch there - Futzchag circles away.
Batista rushes Futzchag and presses him up against the cage.
Batista is trying to break free.
Futzchag breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batista misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batista pushes Futzchag away with a front kick.
Batista avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batista misses with a wild body shot.
Batista misses with a jab to the body
and Futzchag counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Futzchag works over Batista's head and body with a nice combination.
Batista tries to close the distance and clinch up but Futzchag swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Batista throws a right hand that Futzchag ducks under and follows up with a left that Futzchag also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Batista.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Batista.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Futzchag checks it well.
Batista misses with a leg kick
and Futzchag counters with a one-two to the body.
Futzchag shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Batista pinned against the cage. Batista gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Batista lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Batista.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batista wants to land a leg kick but Futzchag is out of range.
Batista throws a combination that misses
and Futzchag counters with a body kick.
Batista tried to score with a low kick but Futzchag checks it.
Batista has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Batista lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batista swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Futzchag swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Batista.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Batista misses.
Futzchag tries to close the distance and clinch but Batista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batista moves in looking to clinch but Futzchag pushes him off.
Futzchag misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Batista has taken the fight to the clinch.
Batista misses with a knee to the head.
Batista wants to break free but Futzchag has control.
Batista has a couple of punches blocked by Futzchag.
Batista gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Futzchag.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazna Futzchag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batista escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag tries to clinch up.
Batista misses with a hook. Futzchag ducked under it nicely.
Batista closes the distance and clinches.
Futzchag wants a takedown.
Batista escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Batista is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batista lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Futzchag at a distance.
Batista is looking to chop away at Futzchag's legs.
Batista cracks Futzchag with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Futzchag looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Batista tries to bum rush Futzchag with a series of wild strikes but Futzchag uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Futzchag fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Batista throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futzchag has a takedown stuffed.
Kazna Futzchag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcos Batista is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Futzchag wants to clinch up but Batista keeps it at a distance.
Batista wants to clinch up but Futzchag keeps it at a distance.
Batista's jab looks to have found its range, popping Futzchag under the eye.
Batista lands a front kick.
Batista just misses with a punch to the body.
Batista clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Futzchag drops down looking for an ankle pick but Batista pulls his leg out and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Futzchag avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batista throws a combination. Futzchag tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Batista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Batista 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Batista!
Post fight, an emotional Marcos Batista said 'I'm baaaaack! Thanks to Sergio and my teammates at Sardonic for helping me prepare for this fight. Thanks also to my sponsor GR Design. I can't wait to come back and do this again!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Davidyenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rotten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotten has chosen Perfect Strangers - Deep Purple as his entrance music. Johnny Rotten is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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255 lbs
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234 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Davidyenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Rotten!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotten shoots in and drives through. Davidyenko sprawls well.
Rotten looks for a takedown but Davidyenko sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rotten is defended easily by Davidyenko.
David Davidyenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Rotten.
Nice body punch from Davidyenko.
Davidyenko jabs at Rotten's body.
Rotten looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidyenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davidyenko lands a big uppercut and Rotten crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rotten looks OK. Davidyenko waves Rotten back to his feet!
It looks like Johnny Rotten has been cut.
Davidyenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rotten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davidyenko lands a big right hook! Rotten looks hurt but is still standing! Davidyenko lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Rotten falls down and Davidyenko dives in with a huge hammer fist! Rotten's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Davidyenko runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Davidyenko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hollywood (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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172 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Sheilds!
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, James Hollywood!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheilds fails with a takedown attempt.
Hollywood connects with a leg kick. Sheilds looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hollywood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sheilds's calf.
Hollywood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sheilds shoots in for a takedown but Hollywood shows good takedown defense.
Sheilds manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hollywood on his heels. He'll look to pass Hollywood's guard now, I'm sure.
Sheilds throws a strike but Hollywood rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sheilds can't keep his opponent in guard - Hollywood advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollywood is trying to control. Sheilds wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hollywood throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sheilds to regain full guard.
Hollywood trying to control but Sheilds is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Hollywood was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hollywood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hollywood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sheilds tries to clinch there but Hollywood circles away.
Sheilds stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hollywood.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sheilds misses with a kick to the body.
Hollywood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hollywood throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hollywood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hollywood.
Sheilds is breathing heavily.
Sheilds tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Hollywood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hollywood.
Hollywood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sheilds walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That kick from Hollywood tenderised Sheilds's leg. Sheilds is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sheilds tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hollywood sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sheilds somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Sheilds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheilds looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sheilds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hollywood scores with a shot to the body.
Hollywood punishes Sheilds's body with a nice straight punch.
Sheilds takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Jake Sheilds has been cut.
Hollywood digs a good hook to Sheilds's body.
Hollywood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sheilds rather than just go for the knockout.
Hollywood lands a nice shot to the body.
Sheilds walks into a straight right hand from Hollywood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hollywood lands a slapping body shot.
Hollywood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hollywood lands with a nice body punch.
Sheilds tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sheilds is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sheilds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollywood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hollywood.
Hollywood lands with a right hand.
Hollywood with a jab.
Sheilds walks into a straight right hand from Hollywood.
Sheilds takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hollywood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hollywood cracks the inside of Sheilds's front leg.
Hollywood scores with a decent looking hook.
Sheilds takes one to the side of the head.
Hollywood lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood connects with a leg kick. Sheilds looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hollywood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sheilds on the side of the head.
Hollywood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sheilds had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Decent striking displayed by Hollywood there.
Sheilds is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Hollywood. Beautiful body shot.
Hollywood thuds a left hand into Sheilds's body.
Hollywood is looking to slow Sheilds down with leg kicks.
Sheilds walks into a stiff left hand from Hollywood.
Sheilds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Sheilds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hollywood cracks Sheilds with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sheilds looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hollywood finish him?
Hollywood knocks out Sheilds with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Hollywood before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Hollywood picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Hollywood!
A victorious James Hollywood 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Brute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brute has chosen his teams song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Marx!
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, Bull Brute!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brute changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Brute coming out on top.
It looks like Dan Marx has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brute bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Marx! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Marx being controlled here, momentarily.
Brute pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marx is keeping the position for now.
Brute controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marx on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Marx doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brute counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brute works Marx's body with a nice hook.
Brute drops his shoulder and cracks Marx with a huge uppercut! Marx goes down! Can Brute finish him?
Marx is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brute throwing strikes but missing.
Marx can't keep his opponent in guard - Brute advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brute scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brute thows a huge punch but Marx dodges it nicely.
Brute throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Marx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brute not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brute landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brute drops an elbow to the side of Marx's head.
Brute thows a huge punch but Marx dodges it nicely.
Brute throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marx is refusing to be controlled, as Brute sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brute thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brute in particular looking to stall.
Brute not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brute seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bull Brute dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Marx's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brute scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bull Brute seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marx with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brute counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marx ducks straight into an uppercut from Brute and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Marx manages to regain guard straight away.
Marx is rocked!
Brute stays in close to Marx's body and controls the position.
Oh Marx is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brute works over Marx with some ground and pound from guard.
Marx seems to have got his legs back now.
Brute has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brute trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brute is looking to work some ground and pound but Marx has wrist control.
Brute with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brute 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brute steps into range and cracks Marx with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Marx flops backwards and Brute dives into his guard looking to finish!
Marx will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marx keeping full guard, as Brute tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brute controlling from the top position.
Marx wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brute lands with a good body shot.
Bull Brute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brute throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Marx tumbling to the canvas!
Bull Brute has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brute advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brute is nestled in close to Marx, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brute has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brute takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brute thows a huge punch but Marx dodges it nicely.
Brute trying to control from half guard but Marx is working away.
Brute frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brute is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Marx goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Brute!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bull Brute!
Post fight, Bull Brute took to the microphone: 'Our pankration is the most powerful, Aut vincere aut mori.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Mcdonel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Mcdonel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jamal White's chin.
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165 lbs
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170 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesse Mcdonel !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from White.
Jamal White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcdonel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mcdonel counters with a straight right hand.
Mcdonel takes one on the button.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Mcdonel .
White wants to clinch.
White looks to clinch
and Mcdonel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mcdonel tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.
White closes the distance but Mcdonel moves to the side
and Mcdonel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White moves to clinch but Mcdonel breaks away
and Mcdonel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mcdonel stands up.
White tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mcdonel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mcdonel looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
Mcdonel throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White throws a looping overhand right but Mcdonel ducks down to avoid it.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mcdonel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White moves in looking to clinch but Mcdonel pushes him off.
White moves in looking to clinch but Mcdonel pushes him off.
Mcdonel doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White looks to land a right hand but Mcdonel moved out of range.
Mcdonel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. White looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mcdonel staying calm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcdonel stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonel slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.
White lands with a kick to the temple. Mcdonel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
White closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Mcdonel is blocking nicely.
Mcdonel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcdonel scores with a nice hook to the head.
White is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcdonel is defending well for now.
White is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mcdonel is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mcdonel tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A bit of stalling here from Mcdonel .
Mcdonel jumps guard but White stands there with Mcdonel around his waist. Mcdonel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mcdonel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White lands a knee to the head.
White putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcdonel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Mcdonel stalling against the cage.
White missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mcdonel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Mcdonel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcdonel circles away.
Mcdonel 's corner calls for a 1-2. Mcdonel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcdonel circles away.
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mcdonel eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mcdonel throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Mcdonel pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and Mcdonel settles back down.
Mcdonel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White checks the leg kick.
White tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mcdonel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Mcdonel .
That's one minute gone in the round.
White closes the distance but Mcdonel moves to the side
and Mcdonel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Mcdonel works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mcdonel avoids the attempt from White to control.
White reaches up to try and control the position but Mcdonel seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! White rolls and tries to escape and now Mcdonel has his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonel is not going to allow White to sit and survive in this position.
Mcdonel controls the action.
White tries to roll but Mcdonel sticks to his back.
White wants to control his opponent's hands but Mcdonel gets his hands free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcdonel controlling well, preventing White from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mcdonel controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
White looks to clinch
and Mcdonel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcdonel drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
White dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mcdonel managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White scores with a knee to the head.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcdonel avoids the damage to the body.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcdonel avoids the damage to the body.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mcdonel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Mcdonel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
White gets a clinch.
Mcdonel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mcdonel blocks a body shot from White.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Mcdonel blocks with his arms.
Mcdonel avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
Mcdonel tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White lands with a light punch inside.
Mcdonel takes an elbow to the forehead.
White has Mcdonel pressed against the cage, preventing Mcdonel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcdonel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonel is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
Mcdonel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mcdonel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but White has him pressed against the cage.
White connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcdonel 's face.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White misses with a knee to the head.
Mcdonel is trying to break free.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Mcdonel lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jamal White has been cut.
Mcdonel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcdonel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcdonel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcdonel misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White wants to clinch but Mcdonel slips to the side
and Mcdonel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mcdonel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcdonel keeps the fight on the outside.
White swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mcdonel to counter with a crisp jab.
White takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Mcdonel with that takedown attempt.
Mcdonel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
White gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mcdonel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
White keeping moving, preventing Mcdonel from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcdonel is controlling him.
Mcdonel pushes down on White's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jamal White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White wants to get back to full guard but Mcdonel has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to improve his position but instead Mcdonel has taken his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
I really don't envy White right now.
Jesse Mcdonel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcdonel controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Mcdonel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mcdonel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Mcdonel !
Jesse Mcdonel very nearly forgot to thank Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! 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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