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INY 30 Styles Vs Lebedev II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilgore comes to the cage accompanied by Champion by Chipmunk ft. Chris Brown. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Kilgore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Kilgore.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Kilgore saw that one coming.
Kilgore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Anderson defending well as Kilgore loads up on a big left hand.
Kilgore moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Kilgore's head but Kilgore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilgore circles away.
Kilgore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilgore.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore throws a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kilgore.
Anderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Kilgore counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kilgore lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Kilgore misses with a straight right.
Kilgore connects with a looping right hand.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilgore was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kilgore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kilgore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Kilgore moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut
and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson advances position into side control!
Kilgore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilgore keeps working.
Kilgore is looking for a sweep.
Kilgore is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kilgore tries to bench press Anderson off him but Anderson keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scoring with punches and elbows.
Kilgore regains half guard there - taking advantage of Anderson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kilgore looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson trying to control the action but Kilgore is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Kilgore dodges it nicely.
Kilgore is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Anderson seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilgore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson trying to control from half guard but Kilgore is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jamal Kilgore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson swings for the body but Kilgore moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilgore.
Jamal Kilgore is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Kilgore missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilgore scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilgore throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Kilgore is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kilgore has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Kilgore's head.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Kilgore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Kilgore cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Kilgore.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilgore is just out of range.
Kilgore jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilgore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson scores with a takedown into Kilgore's guard.
Anderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kilgore is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Anderson dives into side control.
Anderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kilgore some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Kilgore's face as Anderson controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Anderson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Anderson taking a breather here.
Anderson prevents Kilgore from escaping the position.
The strikes coming from Anderson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kilgore to see if he's OK.
Kilgore defending against the ground and pound.
Kilgore tries to escape but Anderson is in control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kilgore tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Anderson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson trying to control the position but Kilgore is working away.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries for a kimura but Kilgore is defending well.
Anderson controls the position from side control.
Anderson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kilgore some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson throws a body punch but Kilgore moves out of range.
Kilgore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson moves forwards but Kilgore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kilgore throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Kilgore counters with a stiff right hand.
Kilgore throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kilgore misses the target.
Kilgore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kilgore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson lunges at Kilgore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kilgore's hand.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Kilgore.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Kilgore.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Kilgore slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilgore.
Anderson moves forwards but Kilgore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an uppercut.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Anderson catches Kilgore right on the button with a cross.
Kilgore scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Kilgore lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Kilgore jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilgore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson gets a takedown into half guard.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Kilgore dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore is trying to get back to full guard.
Kilgore has one foot on Anderson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kilgore tries to sprawl but Anderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anderson works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Kilgore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anderson trying to control but Kilgore is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilgore in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Randy Anderson.
I think Anderson 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bret Hart has chosen Bret Hart's Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Hart!
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, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matt Hart looks to land a combination but Bret Hart avoids it well.
Matt Hart swings for the body but Bret Hart moves out of range.
Matt Hart works the jab nicely.
Bret Hart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matt Hart.
Bret Hart slips under a jab.
Bret Hart gets a takedown into half guard.
Matt Hart makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matt Hart.
Matt Hart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bret Hart manages to get himself to full guard.
Matt Hart looking to sit in guard and control but Bret Hart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bret Hart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bret Hart controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bret Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Matt Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bret Hart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matt Hart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bret Hart is one step ahead there.
Matt Hart working a defensive guard but Bret Hart manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bret Hart is looking to take a break and control but Matt Hart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matt Hart is looking to regain half guard here but Bret Hart keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt Hart controls the position for a moment.
Matt Hart is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Matt Hart's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bret Hart lands an elbow.
Matt Hart is not content to let Bret Hart control the position.
Matt Hart is looking to regain half guard here but Bret Hart keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matt Hart wants to control but Bret Hart postures up.
Matt Hart sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Matt Hart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Matt Hart makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matt Hart.
Bret Hart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Matt Hart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bret Hart is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Hart has his foot on Bret Hart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bret Hart works his way back into a safe position though.
Matt Hart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bret Hart is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bret Hart trying to control but Matt Hart is working from the bottom.
Matt Hart looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bret Hart passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bret Hart slips a nice elbow through Matt Hart's hands, connecting with Matt Hart's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matt Hart wants to get back to full guard.
Matt Hart looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matt Hart will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matt Hart throws a sloppy body shot
and Bret Hart counters with an inside leg kick.
Bret Hart jabs Matt Hart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bret Hart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bret Hart is thwarting Matt Hart's attempts to control the position.
Matt Hart manages to get to full guard.
Matt Hart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bret Hart distracts Matt Hart with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matt Hart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bret Hart throwing strikes from guard but Matt Hart blocks nicely.
Matt Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt Hart trying to keep a closed guard but Bret Hart is proving a slippery customer.
Bret Hart wants to control from the top but Matt Hart keeps moving.
Matt Hart looking for subs off his back but Bret Hart has passed one foot through into half guard.
Matt Hart is looking for a sweep. Bret Hart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Matt Hart manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Matt Hart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt Hart working for a triangle but Bret Hart defends it easily.
Bret Hart is working Matt Hart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Matt Hart being controlled here, momentarily.
Bret Hart tries to free his leg and advance position but Matt Hart is retaining full guard.
Bret Hart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Matt Hart keeping moving, preventing Bret Hart from controlling successfully.
Bret Hart might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Matt Hart kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bret Hart stands and throws Matt Hart's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bret Hart trying to control the position but Matt Hart is working away.
Matt Hart tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bret Hart wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bret Hart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matt Hart keeps working.
Matt Hart is looking for a sweep.
Matt Hart is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bret Hart's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bret Hart winds up and cracks Matt Hart with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Hart has a hand on Bret Hart's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bret Hart takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bret Hart lands a nice shot to the head.
Matt Hart is trying desperately to improve position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bret Hart lands with some strikes.
Bret Hart lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Matt Hart hang on?
Bret Hart looking to finish Matt Hart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Matt Hart!
Matt Hart is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bret Hart putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bret Hart scoring with strikes but Matt Hart is staying in there.
Bret Hart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bret Hart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Matt Hart is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart 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!
Matt Hart stuns Bret Hart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matt Hart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matt Hart shoots in and gets a takedown into Bret Hart's guard.
Bret Hart is adopting a defensive guard.
Matt Hart drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bret Hart dives on top into guard.
Bret Hart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bret Hart throwing strikes but missing.
Bret Hart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt Hart escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bret Hart gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matt Hart keeping moving, preventing Bret Hart from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bret Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bret Hart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Matt Hart's head.
Bret Hart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matt Hart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matt Hart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Matt Hart has his foot on Bret Hart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bret Hart works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bret Hart wants to control from the top but Matt Hart keeps moving.
Matt Hart looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bret Hart puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bret Hart has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Matt Hart can't escape the position.
Bret Hart looking to finish Matt Hart with some ground and pound. This is bad for Matt Hart!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matt Hart working to try and regain half guard.
Bret Hart landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bret Hart working Matt Hart over with strikes here.
Matt Hart taking shots to the head.
Matt Hart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bret Hart controlling from mount.
Bret Hart landing strikes, looking to finish!
Matt Hart working to try and regain half guard.
Bret Hart working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Bret Hart prevents Matt Hart from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bret Hart lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Matt Hart is rocked!
Bret Hart scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Matt Hart is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Matt Hart has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bret Hart softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Matt Hart is out cold! Bret Hart jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bret Hart!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bret Hart thanked TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Ciapelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson comes to the cage accompanied by College feat. Electric Youth - A Real Hero. Ron Swanson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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3 - 3 - 0 |
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Swanson!
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, Richie Ciapelli!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Swanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciapelli is just out of range.
Swanson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ciapelli momentarily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ciapelli.
Ciapelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swanson keeps working.
Ciapelli tries for a kimura but Swanson is defending well.
Ciapelli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Swanson, who protects the arm well.
Ciapelli is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Swanson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciapelli is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Swanson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ciapelli happy to just control the position for now.
Swanson stops Ciapelli from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciapelli goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Swanson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ciapelli but great work by Swanson.
You can see the frustration on Ciapelli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ciapelli can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ciapelli tries to improve position but can't.
Swanson in side control, throwing shots but Ciapelli defends.
Swanson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ciapelli tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Swanson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ciapelli wants to control but Swanson postures up.
Ciapelli is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Swanson off and has taken his back!
Ciapelli is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Swanson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Swanson trying to get back to his feet but Ciapelli is in full control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciapelli misses with punches from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ciapelli tightening his grip on Swanson, looking for the choke.
Ciapelli looking for the choke from the back.
Swanson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ciapelli.
Ciapelli patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Swanson right now.
Ciapelli punches the canvas rather than the man.
Swanson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ciapelli working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swanson is in a horrible position here. Ciapelli smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Ron Swanson has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ciapelli raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Ciapelli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Swanson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big right from Swanson misses.
Good exchange - Swanson coming out on top.
Swanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ciapelli pinned against the cage. Ciapelli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Swanson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ciapelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciapelli throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ciapelli misses the jab.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ciapelli.
Swanson throws a one two combo.
Swanson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ciapelli misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Ciapelli finds it's way through Swanson's defenses.
A slow jab from Ciapelli misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Ciapelli counter with a right hand.
Ron Swanson's cut is getting worse.
Swanson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Swanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swanson misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Swanson.
Ciapelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Swanson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck for Ciapelli with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Swanson throws a right and a left that Ciapelli avoids nicely.
Swanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Ciapelli saw that one coming.
Ciapelli checks a low kick from Swanson.
Swanson throws a jab when Ciapelli was well out of range.
Ron Swanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciapelli drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ciapelli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Swanson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ciapelli defends it easily.
Ciapelli controlling from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciapelli slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ciapelli is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Swanson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciapelli trying to control the action but Swanson is working from the bottom.
Ciapelli in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ciapelli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Swanson, who protects the arm well.
Swanson is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson is looking to regain half guard here but Ciapelli keeps moving and retains side control.
Swanson is not content to let Ciapelli control the position.
Check out the look on Ciapelli's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ron Swanson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ciapelli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Swanson, who protects the arm well.
Ciapelli working the ground and pound from side control.
Jeez, Ron Swanson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ron Swanson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richie Ciapelli!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sugar Deerfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bowman Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sugar Deerfield could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bowman Rook's chin.
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199 lbs
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190 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sugar Deerfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bowman Rook!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rook is looking to clinch but Deerfield is avoiding it.
Deerfield blocks the body kick.
Rook looking to score a takedown here. Deerfield is defending well but Rook drives through and ends up in Deerfield's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Deerfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Deerfield 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.
Rook looking to pass the guard.
Deerfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rook is one step ahead there.
Rook trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Deerfield wants to sweep but no luck.
Rook trying to control but Deerfield is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rook pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Deerfield throws a jab when Rook was well out of range.
Rook is looking to land body kicks.
Rook moves in looking to clinch but Deerfield pushes him off.
Deerfield throws a jab when Rook was well out of range.
Deerfield lunges at Rook with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rook's hand.
Deerfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Rook counters with a body kick.
Rook is looking to clinch.
Deerfield misses with a two punch combination.
Rook shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Deerfield but Deerfield pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rook chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bowman Rook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook tries to clinch up but Deerfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Rook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deerfield.
Rook moves in looking to clinch but Deerfield pushes him off.
Rook connects with a high kick.
Rook checks the leg kick nicely there.
Deerfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rook eats them both and turns towards Deerfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Deerfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Deerfield gets tackled into the cage by Rook. Rook maintains the clinch.
Rook lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rook lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Deerfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rook blocks it with crossed arms.
Rook lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Sugar Deerfield has been cut.
Rook with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rook drops down looking for an ankle pick but Deerfield pulls his leg out and moves away.
A punch combination from Deerfield misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook rushes Deerfield and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Rook.
Deerfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rook lands an elbow inside.
Rook unloads a knee to the mid-section. Deerfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rook tries a knee to the head but Deerfield blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rook.
Deerfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Deerfield fails to land.
Rook tries to land a knee to the head but Deerfield blocks with his arms.
Rook landing knees to the body.
Deerfield is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rook scores a nice knee to the body.
Rook is pushing Deerfield up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rook lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rook jumps guard and drags Deerfield to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deerfield preventing the sweep.
Rook pulls Deerfield in close to prevent any damage.
Deerfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rook swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rook trying to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rook looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Rook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sugar Deerfield's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Deerfield throws a hook to the side of Rook's head but Rook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deerfield misses with a body shot.
Deerfield takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rook shoots in but Deerfield avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rook tries to clinch up
letting Deerfield counter with a right hand.
Rook doesn't manage to clinch there - Deerfield circles away.
Rook scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rook is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deerfield wants to control but Rook is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook wants to free his trapped foot but Deerfield is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rook moves into full mount! Deerfield won't be happy about that!
Deerfield tries to hold on but Rook postures up.
Rook controlling the position easily from mount.
Deerfield throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rook. What's that going to do exactly?
Deerfield tries to reverse the position but Rook maintains control.
Rook looking to control but Deerfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rook looking to control but Deerfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Deerfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rook can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Deerfield is looking to escape.
Deerfield is working to get back to half guard.
Rook working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook prevents Deerfield from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Rook.
Rook postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Deerfield badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Rook around the waist but Rook pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Rook is the winner by TKO! Rook jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bowman Rook!
After the fight, Bowman Rook was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinjo Sakamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into the arena with molliwhopped- Earl Sweatshirt blaring out of the sound system. Sakamaki has chosen Kung fu fighting(original) as his entrance music. Sinjo Sakamaki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Williams's chin.
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Williams!
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, Sinjo Sakamaki!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sakamaki tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sakamaki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sakamaki trying to control from the bottom.
Sakamaki is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams wants to take a breather but Sakamaki is having none of it.
Sakamaki is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
Sakamaki gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sakamaki is on top in guard.
Sakamaki looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sakamaki pulls Williams in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sakamaki being controlled here, momentarily.
Sakamaki trying to control the position.
Sakamaki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Sakamaki blocks nicely.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sakamaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakamaki, not yet.
Williams 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sinjo Sakamaki.
Sakamaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakamaki tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Sakamaki moved out of range.
Sakamaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sakamaki moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sakamaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sakamaki!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamaki is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sakamaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sakamaki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sakamaki wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams with shots to the head and body - Sakamaki looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakamaki is trying to escape the mount.
Sakamaki tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sakamaki is trying to escape the mount.
Sakamaki's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sakamaki tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams lands a heavy elbow.
Sakamaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sakamaki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakamaki is looking to get to half guard.
Sakamaki tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Williams avoids the attempt from Sakamaki to control.
Sakamaki holds on for dear life, controlling Williams's posture momentarily.
Sakamaki gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakamaki wants to get back to his feet.
Sakamaki moves into full guard.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sakamaki's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Williams dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sakamaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakamaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sakamaki moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Sakamaki tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Sakamaki moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sakamaki tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamaki manages to avoid it.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakamaki.
Sakamaki tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakamaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakamaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakamaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams cracks Sakamaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams dives in and scores a takedown into Sakamaki's guard.
Williams distracts Sakamaki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sakamaki managing to control the position.
Sakamaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Sakamaki blocks nicely.
Marcus Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams trying to control but Sakamaki is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakamaki pushes Williams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Sakamaki sees coming a mile off.
Sakamaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakamaki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sakamaki tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakamaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sakamaki tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakamaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sakamaki as he avoids it easily.
Sakamaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakamaki throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakamaki.
Sakamaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakamaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakamaki moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Sakamaki fights it but they end up in guard.
Sakamaki tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakamaki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams wants to hold on but Sakamaki pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sakamaki stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sakamaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakamaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sakamaki is looking to clinch.
Sakamaki misses with a wild combination.
Sakamaki moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sakamaki thinking.
Sakamaki misses with a wild combination.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakamaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamaki manages to avoid it.
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 Marcus Williams will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakamaki moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Sakamaki. Sakamaki maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sakamaki obliges.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Marcus Williams has been cut.
Sakamaki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sakamaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the head.
Sakamaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Williams is trying to break free.
Sakamaki misses with a knee strike.
Sakamaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakamaki with a knee to the head.
Williams is rocked!
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sakamaki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakamaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakamaki avoids it.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakamaki lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Sakamaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakamaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Sakamaki.
Sakamaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sakamaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
Sakamaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Sakamaki working Williams over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakamaki lands a knee to the body.
Sakamaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Sakamaki tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Sakamaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sakamaki with a knee to the head.
Sakamaki blocks an uppercut.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sakamaki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Sakamaki.
Sakamaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Sakamaki looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Sakamaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sakamaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sakamaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sakamaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Sakamaki.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sakamaki obliges.
Sakamaki lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakamaki.
Sakamaki landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams avoiding damage as Sakamaki throws knees to the body.
Williams has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sakamaki regains guard immediately.
Sakamaki is controlling Williams's posture.
Sakamaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Sakamaki trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams trying to control but Sakamaki is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sakamaki is on top in guard.
Sakamaki is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams being controlled here momentarily.
Sinjo Sakamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams stops Sakamaki from standing up.
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!
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakamaki is keeping the position for now.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakamaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinjo Sakamaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Williams!
A less than humble Marcus Williams 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irving Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Hotop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Irving Brown!
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, Warren Hotop!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hotop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Hotop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donk. Hotop catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown throws a head kick that Hotop semi-blocks.
It looks like Warren Hotop has been cut.
Hotop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown pushes Hotop up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hotop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown is pushing Hotop up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Hotop is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hotop is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brown gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hotop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Hotop won't want to take too many of those.
Brown is working Hotop over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotop being controlled against the cage.
Hotop working hard to break the clinch.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hotop's face.
Brown stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brown for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Warren Hotop's cut even more.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Brown stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hotop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Hotop avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hotop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Hotop takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hotop looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Brown.
Hotop wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hotop up against the cage.
Brown is leaning against Hotop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Hotop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hotop's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irving Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Warren Hotop's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Hotop off balance momentarily.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Warren Hotop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Hotop misses.
Hotop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hotop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Hotop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
Brown jabs Hotop right on the nose. Hotop blinks but takes it well.
The cut above Warren Hotop's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hotop misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hotop is breathing heavily.
Brown sizes up Hotop with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hotop misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a head kick.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Hotop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Hotop misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Hotop is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Irving Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiberio Celentano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celentano comes to the cage accompanied by Now's My Time by D.J.I.G.. The key to victory for Tiberio Celentano has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiberio Celentano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Gaffney!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Celentano misses with an uppercut.
Celentano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Dan Gaffney has been cut.
Gaffney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaffney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Celentano's waist but Celentano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaffney off to one side.
Celentano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Celentano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gaffney momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Celentano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Celentano cracks Gaffney with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Celentano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gaffney to stand back up!
Gaffney is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaffney.
Gaffney is still on wobbly legs! Can Celentano finish him?
Gaffney moves out of range as Celentano strikes.
Celentano weaves into range and cracks Gaffney right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Gaffney goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Celentano is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tiberio Celentano!
After winning the bout, Tiberio Celentano 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 Jackson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aadilou Ankutse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Young Buck - Loose My Mind. Ankutse has chosen i ka kane as his entrance music. 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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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aadilou Ankutse!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankutse tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Ankutse wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ankutse tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ankutse is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ankutse is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones tries to advance position but instead Ankutse slips a leg back in to half guard.
Ankutse is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is really struggling to control Ankutse but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ankutse is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Jones trying to control the action but Ankutse is working from the bottom.
Ankutse slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ankutse keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Ankutse throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ankutse working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ankutse keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is pushing down on Ankutse's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ankutse is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ankutse missing with punches from the bottom.
Ankutse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ankutse looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is thwarting Ankutse's attempts to control the position.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ankutse does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ankutse is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ankutse doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Ankutse looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse actively working from the bottom here.
Ankutse trying to control here.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ankutse is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Ankutse is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ankutse tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jackson Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ankutse as he jumps to the side.
Ankutse stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ankutse lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ankutse moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ankutse.
Ankutse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones tries to pull guard but Ankutse won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ankutse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Ankutse works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Ankutse misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankutse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ankutse smiles and moves away.
Ankutse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ankutse is looking to clinch.
Ankutse doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ankutse quickly recovers to half guard.
Ankutse is not content to let Jones control the position.
Ankutse actively working from the bottom here.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ankutse defends it well.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.
Ankutse is looking to improve his position.
Ankutse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones is pressing down on Ankutse's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ankutse is holding on for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ankutse looking for submissions off his back.
Ankutse looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Ankutse is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Ankutse won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones not doing much here.
Ankutse tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Ankutse is working away.
Ankutse slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones pushing down on Ankutse's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ankutse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ankutse trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aadilou Ankutse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ankutse stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Aadilou Ankutse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ankutse instigates a clinch.
Ankutse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ankutse stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ankutse wants it to stay on the feet.
Ankutse wants to clinch.
Ankutse tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Ankutse moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Ankutse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones jumps guard but Ankutse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ankutse just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones jumps guard but Ankutse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankutse lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ankutse walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ankutse has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ankutse stalling.
Jones jumps guard but Ankutse stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Ankutse throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Ankutse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ankutse lands a shoulder strike.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ankutse walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ankutse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Ankutse. Ankutse maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse wants to stall.
Jones tries to pull guard but Ankutse holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Ankutse has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Ankutse can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Ankutse misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Ankutse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones tries to pull guard but Ankutse won't allow it.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ankutse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ankutse drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
Ankutse looking for a sweep but Jones has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Ankutse 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.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but Ankutse is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ankutse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ankutse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ankutse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse regains half guard.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ankutse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ankutse is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ankutse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aadilou Ankutse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ankutse 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aadilou Ankutse!
A victorious Aadilou Ankutse thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Wellman Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wellman Junior comes into the arena with Round Here- Memphis Bleek, T.I, Trick Daddy blaring out of the sound system. Shane Wellman Junior had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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163 lbs
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165 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Wellman Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wally Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellman Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Butcher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wellman Junior checks a low kick from Butcher.
Wellman Junior dodges the punch combination from Butcher.
Wellman Junior keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Wally Butcher has been cut.
Butcher throws a chopping leg kick but Wellman Junior manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Butcher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wellman Junior throws out a leg kick but Butcher moves out of range and Wellman Junior only half commits.
Wellman Junior is trying hard to land a takedown here. Butcher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wellman Junior avoids the head kick by Butcher.
Wellman Junior takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Butcher throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wellman Junior.
Butcher misses with an uppercut
and Wellman Junior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wellman Junior.
Butcher throws a leg kick but Wellman Junior checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher throws a leg kick but Wellman Junior moved away.
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butcher throws a body kick that misses.
Butcher throws a push kick but Wellman Junior slaps the foot to one side.
Butcher avoids the body shot from Wellman Junior.
Butcher swings for the body but Wellman Junior moves out of range.
Wellman Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butcher.
Wally Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butcher throws a front kick aimed at Wellman Junior's knee but Wellman Junior avoids it well.
Butcher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Butcher misses with a head kick.
Butcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Wellman Junior blocks a head kick by Butcher.
Wellman Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Junior takes a jab right on the kisser.
Butcher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wellman Junior to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Butcher.
A low kick from Butcher is predictable there
and Wellman Junior counters with a nice double leg into side control. Butcher won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wellman Junior is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Butcher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wellman Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butcher keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher wants to control but Wellman Junior postures up.
Wellman Junior wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Butcher, who protects the arm well.
Wellman Junior is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Butcher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wellman Junior with the ground and pound but Butcher regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellman Junior is working for a kimura but Butcher is defending it quite comfortably.
Butcher wants to get back to his feet.
Wellman Junior wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butcher keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellman Junior is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Butcher is just riding it out for now. Wellman Junior eventually gives up the hold.
Wellman Junior is trying to control the action in half guard but Butcher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shane Wellman Junior will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wally Butcher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wellman Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wellman Junior shoots in but no luck this time.
Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Wellman Junior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butcher shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wellman Junior eats them both and turns towards Butcher to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Shane Wellman Junior has been cut.
Wellman Junior scores with a sloppy right hand. Butcher should have avoided that one.
Wellman Junior throws a hook but Butcher avoids it easily.
Butcher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Butcher. Wellman Junior shrugs it off though.
Butcher scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Butcher. That's going to slow Wellman Junior down.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Butcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses
and Wellman Junior counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Butcher scores with a head kick. Wellman Junior tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wellman Junior is rocked!
Butcher throws a right hand that Wellman Junior ducks under and follows up with a left that Wellman Junior also avoids with ease.
Oh Wellman Junior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wellman Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butcher.
Butcher lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Wellman Junior crumples to the floor! Butcher milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wally Butcher!
Wally Butcher decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derric Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by Wiz Khalifa - Work Hard Play Hard. Lebedev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yuri Favourite! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derric Styles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Lebedev!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebedev tries to work over Styles's front leg with a kick but Styles checks it.
Yuri Lebedev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles throws a jab when Lebedev was well out of range.
Lebedev moves forwards but Styles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lebedev throws a low kick but Styles moves out of range easily.
Lebedev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lebedev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lebedev explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Styles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lebedev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Styles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lebedev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lebedev throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lebedev ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
Styles works the jab nicely.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Styles and Lebedev goes tumbling to the canvas! Styles follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Lebedev is rocked!
Styles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lebedev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lebedev is still in real trouble! Can Styles finish him?
Styles controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lebedev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lebedev is defending against the submission attempts here by Styles.
Lebedev seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Styles goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lebedev is on top in guard.
Styles looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lebedev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev wants to stand but Styles has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Styles slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Styles wriggles free and stands up.
Styles moves out of range of the body kick from Lebedev.
Lebedev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lebedev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Lebedev.
Lebedev throws a head kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Lebedev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lebedev.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Styles checks a leg kick.
Lebedev tries to clinch up.
Styles moves away from the strike by Lebedev.
Good standup being displayed there by Lebedev as he connects with a hook.
Lebedev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Styles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lebedev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lebedev checks a low kick from Styles.
Lebedev moves into the clinch.
Lebedev lands an elbow that stopped Styles in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Derric Styles has been cut.
Styles blocks an elbow strike from Lebedev.
Styles lands a shoulder strike.
Lebedev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Styles misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Styles.
Styles looking to stall.
A right hand to the body from Styles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lebedev blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles managing to block the knees to the body from Lebedev.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lebedev obliges.
Lebedev lands a damaging elbow.
Lebedev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Styles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Styles throws a head punch that misses.
Lebedev trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lebedev throws an elbow but misses.
Lebedev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Styles.
Styles tries a body shot but Lebedev blocks it.
Styles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Styles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lebedev backwards.
Lebedev scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Styles - that landed with a thud.
Lebedev looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styles managing to block the knees to the body from Lebedev.
Styles is working Lebedev over against the cage.
Styles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lebedev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Styles lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derric Styles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derric Styles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Styles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Derric Styles is winning the standup battle so far.
Lebedev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Styles.
Styles scores with a jab to the head.
Styles throws a leg kick but Lebedev moved away.
A jab from Styles misses.
Lebedev misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Styles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Styles misses.
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!
Both fighters circling a little - Lebedev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Styles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Styles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lebedev.
Styles drops his shoulder and cracks Lebedev with a huge uppercut! Lebedev goes down! Can Styles finish him?
Styles wants to control from the top but Lebedev keeps moving.
Lebedev is breathing heavily.
Styles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Derric Styles wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lebedev misses with a kick to the body.
Lebedev connects with a body shot that sends Styles's belly button to the back.
Styles throws a big shot that misses.
Styles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Styles thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lebedev. Styles does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Styles misses.
Lebedev swinging wildly here.
Lebedev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Styles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lebedev throws a low kick but Styles avoids it.
Lebedev connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Styles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Lebedev.
Lebedev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lebedev avoids a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lebedev lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Styles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Styles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Styles shoots in but no luck this time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Styles.
Lebedev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Styles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good work by Styles as he checks the leg kick.
Lebedev moves out of range of the leg kick from Styles.
Lebedev misses with a lunging right hand
and Styles counters with a left to the body.
Lebedev wants to clinch up but Styles keeps it at a distance.
Lebedev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lebedev lands with a nice body kick.
Styles misses with an uppercut. Lebedev saw that one coming.
Lebedev motions for Styles to come forward. Lebedev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Styles lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lebedev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lebedev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Styles jabs Lebedev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lebedev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lebedev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lebedev misses with a low kick.
Styles throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Styles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Styles loads up on a big right hand but Lebedev slips the punch.
Styles moves out of range as Lebedev strikes.
Styles connects with a body shot.
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!
Lebedev slips a straight right by Styles.
Styles scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Styles. That snapped Lebedev's head back.
Lebedev tries to clinch but Styles is having none of it.
BOOM! Styles lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lebedev. Lebedev tries to recover but Styles is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lebedev lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derric Styles!
Derric Styles retains his heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Derric Styles waved his t-shirt featuring Happy Pills (Video Proof 159Q, $30)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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