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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Benson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Roman!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman tries to close the distance and clinch but Benson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benson scores with a push kick.
Roman shoots in but Benson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Benson throws a right and a left that Roman avoids nicely.
Benson has managed to clinch.
Benson has Roman pressed against the ropes, preventing Roman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roman's efforts to push away.
Roman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Benson smiles and moves away.
Benson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roman.
It looks like Ivan Roman has been cut.
Benson drives through and clinches with Roman against the ropes.
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!
Roman has had enough of the clinch but Benson keeps him there for the moment.
Roman is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Benson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kevin Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Roman.
Benson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roman backwards.
Roman looks gassed!
Benson ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Benson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Roman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Benson dives on top into guard.
Benson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson passes Roman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Roman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Benson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Benson works his way into full mount!
Benson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kevin Benson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Roman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roman somewhat.
Benson throws a wild body kick that Roman sees coming a mile off.
Roman tries to clinch
and Benson counters by moving into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Roman throws an elbow but misses.
Benson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benson has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roman moves out of range of the leg kick from Benson.
Benson clinches.
Benson really is a fat lump.
Benson drags the fight down to the ground.
Roman throwing strikes from guard but Benson blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benson is keeping the position for now.
Benson is controlling Roman's posture.
Roman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benson's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Roman throws a strike but Benson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Benson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Benson landing some decent shots from guard.
Roman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benson pushes down on Roman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Benson winds up and cracks Roman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Roman is in trouble now - Benson has advanced to mount!
A nice elbow there by Benson.
Benson landing strikes from the mount and Roman is in trouble!
Benson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson working Roman over with strikes here.
Roman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Benson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Roman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benson takes the fight into the clinch.
Benson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benson just leaning against Roman, taking a breather.
Benson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Roman is trying to break the clinch but Benson has him pressed against the ropes.
Benson jumps into guard, dragging Roman to the mat.
Roman being controlled here momentarily.
Roman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Roman wants to get up but he can't break Benson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Roman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benson 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.
Roman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roman thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benson moves into the clinch.
Roman is trying to drag Benson to the mat but Benson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Benson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Benson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Benson misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson scores with a one two! Roman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Benson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Benson as he connects with a hook.
Benson misses with a head kick.
Benson takes the fight into the clinch.
Benson decides to pull guard.
Benson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roman's guard.
Roman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Roman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benson stops Roman from standing up.
Benson content to stall in guard here.
Roman looking for a sweep. Not yet Roman, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Roman is looking for a triangle but Benson pushes his legs off easily.
Benson landing some decent shots from guard.
Benson stands up and waves to Roman to follow him.
A punch combination from Benson misses.
Roman misses with a takedown
and Benson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kevin Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Roman.
Benson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benson.
Benson darts in and clinches Roman up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Benson.
Roman tries to land knees in the clinch but Benson avoids the damage to the body.
Benson effectively controlling the action here.
Roman working hard to break the clinch.
Roman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Benson.
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roman wants a takedown.
Benson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Benson lands a knee to the head.
Benson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Benson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benson prevents a takedown attempt there.
A left hand lands to the body for Benson.
Benson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Benson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Roman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Roman misses with a takedown
and Benson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Benson is working Roman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roman is looking to stand up but Benson isn't so interested in that idea.
Benson content to stall in guard here.
Benson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roman wants to stand and escape but Benson is having none of it.
Benson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Benson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Benson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kevin Benson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roman working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Benson has passed into half guard!
Benson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Benson connects with a solid leg kick.
Kevin Benson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roman fails with the takedown
and Benson moves into the clinch.
Roman is looking to control Benson's arms but Benson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roman has his back to the ropes.
Benson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Roman uses from the top position.
Benson has control of Roman's left arm, preventing Roman from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Benson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roman is defending against the submission attempts here by Benson.
Benson wants to take a breather but Roman is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman looking for submissions off his back.
Roman is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Benson has latched onto it... Big trouble! Benson pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Roman is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Benson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Benson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Galbraith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Galbraith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bodies. The key to victory for John Galbraith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Galbraith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Terry!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terry slips a jab and a cross from Galbraith.
Terry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Galbraith, pushing him back against the ropes.
Terry is trying to trip Galbraith. He has hold of a leg but Galbraith is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Terry persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Galbraith wants to stand and escape but Terry is having none of it.
Terry is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Galbraith is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Galbraith has escaped and now he's on top!
Galbraith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Terry wants to hit a switch here but Galbraith passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Terry there!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Galbraith is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Terry has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Terry!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry tries to free his leg and advance position but Galbraith is retaining full guard.
Terry lands a couple of digs.
Galbraith being controlled here, momentarily.
Terry wants to control from the top but Galbraith keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Terry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
I looks like Terry might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Terry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Galbraith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Terry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Terry stands up over Galbraith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Terry wants to control from the top but Galbraith keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry postures up in Galbraith's guard and throws a big left but Galbraith blocks it.
Terry pushes down on Galbraith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Terry wants to take a breather but Galbraith is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Terry.
Galbraith is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Galbraith is looking to escape.
Galbraith is breathing heavily.
Terry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Galbraith is not content to let Terry control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terry might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Galbraith kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Terry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Galbraith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Galbraith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Terry is looking to clinch.
Terry stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Terry wants it to stay on the feet.
Terry decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Terry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Galbraith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Terry throws a strike but Galbraith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Terry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Terry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Galbraith is keeping the position for now.
Terry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galbraith keeping moving, preventing Terry from controlling successfully.
Terry landing some decent shots from guard.
Galbraith can't keep his opponent in guard - Terry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Galbraith wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Terry passes to full mount!
Terry raining down shots from the mount!
Terry connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Galbraith is trying to escape the mount.
Galbraith is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry controlling the pace for now.
Galbraith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Terry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Terry working the ground and pound effectively.
Galbraith is in a horrible position here. Terry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Galbraith is on top in guard.
Galbraith has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Terry is proving hard to escape from.
Galbraith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Terry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake Terry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Galbraith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Galbraith avoids the head kick by Terry.
Galbraith stuffs the takedown.
Galbraith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Terry shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Galbraith's guard.
Terry trying to control but Galbraith is working from the bottom.
Galbraith is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Galbraith working hard to break the clinch.
Terry has had enough of the clinch but Galbraith keeps him there for the moment.
Galbraith is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Galbraith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Galbraith breaks the clinch.
Galbraith throws a series of punches but Terry moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Galbraith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry gets a clinch.
Terry pulls guard effortlessly.
Terry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Terry is trying to control the position but Galbraith postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jake Terry just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Galbraith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John Galbraith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galbraith looks to clinch
and Terry counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Galbraith!
You get the feeling that Galbraith really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Terry controlling the pace for now.
Terry dominating with strikes here.
Jake Terry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Terry working Galbraith over with strikes here.
Terry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Galbraith looks a forlorn figure.
Terry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry with shots to the head and body - Galbraith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Galbraith blocking the ground and pound.
Terry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Galbraith is squirming around, avoiding Terry's attempts to control the action.
Terry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Terry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Terry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Terry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Iwamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Ringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ringo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rude Boy. Yoshihiro Iwamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshihiro Iwamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Ringo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iwamura tries to clinch but Ringo moves out of range.
Iwamura shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Iwamura showed some decent athleticism there.
Iwamura stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Ringo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Iwamura.
Ringo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iwamura.
Iwamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ringo tries to clinch up but Iwamura circles away and keeps his distance.
Ringo misses with a wild body shot.
Iwamura has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ringo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Iwamura's hands.
Iwamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ringo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ringo shoots in and drives through. Iwamura sprawls well.
Iwamura swinging wildly here.
Iwamura misses with a body punch
and Ringo counters with a shoot takedown. Iwamura fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo tries to free his leg and advance position but Iwamura is retaining full guard.
Iwamura wants to stand and escape but Ringo is having none of it.
Ringo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Iwamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Iwamura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ringo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Iwamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ringo won't allow Iwamura to sweep him here.
Ringo scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ringo wants to control from the top but Iwamura keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ringo 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 Iwamura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Iwamura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Iwamura shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Iwamura is breathing heavily.
Ringo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Iwamura is controlling him.
Ringo is trying to control the position but Iwamura postures up.
Ringo is working an open guard so Iwamura takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ringo looks for the body kick but Iwamura saw that one coming.
Ringo throws a front kick aimed at Iwamura's knee but Iwamura avoids it well.
Iwamura looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Iwamura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ringo defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringo tries to kick Iwamura off but Iwamura keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Iwamura is just content to waste time from the top position. Ringo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Iwamura won't allow Ringo to sweep him here.
Ringo wriggles free and stands up.
Ringo doesn't manage to clinch there - Iwamura circles away.
Ringo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Iwamura has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ringo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Iwamura is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ringo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Iwamura to the mat. Iwamura regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ringo wants to control from the top but Iwamura keeps moving.
Ringo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ringo postures up in Iwamura's guard and throws a big left but Iwamura blocks it.
Ringo wants to control from the top but Iwamura keeps moving.
Ringo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ringo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ringo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Iwamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Ringo 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.
Ringo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Iwamura counters with a good low kick that Ringo was not able to check.
Ringo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ringo throws a sloppy head kick and Iwamura moves out of range easily.
Ringo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Iwamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iwamura fails with a takedown attempt.
Iwamura shoots and misses
and Ringo counters with a two punch combo.
Ringo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ringo misses with a few strikes there.
Ringo takes the fight into the clinch.
Iwamura is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ringo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Iwamura to the mat. Iwamura regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ringo trying to control the position from guard on top but Iwamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iwamura is looking to stand up but Ringo isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo wants to control from the top but Iwamura keeps moving.
Ringo stands up from Iwamura's guard - Ringo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ringo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Iwamura will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Iwamura misses with a combination
and Ringo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ringo tries to circle away but Iwamura has him pinned against the ropes.
Ringo tries to break the clinch but Iwamura is controlling the position.
Ringo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Iwamura can't keep his opponent in guard - Ringo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Iwamura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ringo.
Ringo thows a huge punch but Iwamura dodges it nicely.
Ringo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ringo controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringo stands up and beckons Iwamura to join him on the feet.
Ringo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yoshihiro Iwamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ringo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ringo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Iwamura is in a horrible position here. Ringo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ringo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ringo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Iwamura gets back to half guard.
Ringo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Iwamura to stand up.
Iwamura has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ringo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Iwamura manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ringo trying to control the position from guard on top but Iwamura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Ringo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ringo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Iwamura.
Iwamura looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ringo manages to get to full guard.
Iwamura throwing strikes but missing.
Iwamura throws a strike but Ringo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ringo wants to pass the guard but Iwamura is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo wants to control from the top but Iwamura keeps moving.
Ringo throwing strikes but missing.
Ringo is pushing down on Iwamura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Iwamura is fighting to maintain full guard but Ringo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Johnny Ringo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ringo in particular looking to stall.
Johnny Ringo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ringo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ringo controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Ringo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshihiro Iwamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Johnny Ringo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ringo moves into range and clinches up with Iwamura.
Ringo pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Iwamura jumps guard but Ringo stands there with Iwamura around his waist. Iwamura gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ringo is trying to break the clinch but Iwamura is controlling him.
Iwamura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ringo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Iwamura backwards.
Ringo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Iwamura.
Ringo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ringo passes to side control.
Iwamura misses with an elbow from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Ringo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ringo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Ringo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Gregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Williams!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gregor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Gregor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams closes the distance and pushes Gregor back into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gregor.
Gregor manages to break the clinch.
Gregor misses with a combination
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Gregor breaks the clinch.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Gregor counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams is rocked!
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Gregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Gregor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Gregor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregor breaks the clinch.
Gregor moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
Gregor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams trying to control but Gregor is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gregor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Gregor didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gregor trying to control the position.
Gregor keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams stands and steps away. Gregor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gregor tries to land a body kick
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams wanted to stand there but Gregor had control of the position.
Gregor keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Gregor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams wants to control from the top but Gregor keeps moving.
Gregor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Gregor wants to stand but Williams is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams scores a takedown into full mount!
Gregor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gregor is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams clobbers Gregor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gregor shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gregor throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a head kick. That will keep Gregor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gregor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
Gregor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Williams has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gregor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Williams asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Gregor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gregor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ben Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams wants to clinch up but Gregor keeps it at a distance.
Gregor tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gregor keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Williams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Williams wants to control the pace but Gregor is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Gregor 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.
Gregor is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Gregor's hands, connecting with Gregor's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Williams wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Gregor uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gregor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams wants to stand but Gregor is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gregor wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gregor clinches up against the ropes.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gregor tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Gregor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gregor's guard now.
Williams won't allow Gregor to sweep him here.
Gregor being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Williams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Gregor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williams is trying to keep Gregor in close.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gregor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Gregor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gregor stops Williams from standing up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gregor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Gregor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gregor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gregor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Gregor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Gregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gregor misses with a low kick.
Andrei Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gregor.
Gregor works over Williams's head and body with a nice combination.
Gregor misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Andrei Gregor has been cut.
Williams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gregor to the mat! Gregor manages to get full guard.
Gregor is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Gregor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to stand but Gregor is controlling from the bottom.
Andrei Gregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Williams trying to control but Gregor is working from the bottom.
Ben Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gregor has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bamber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Gaselovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Bamber!
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, Mirko Gaselovic!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaselovic avoids the head kick by Bamber.
John Bamber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamber lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bamber scores with a takedown into Gaselovic's guard.
Bamber landing with the ground and pound.
Gaselovic keeping moving, preventing Bamber from controlling successfully.
Bamber gets to his feet. Gaselovic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bamber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gaselovic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bamber tries for a takedown but Gaselovic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gaselovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gaselovic looks gassed!
Bamber feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bamber throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaselovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bamber drops back looking for a leg! Gaselovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gaselovic manages to kick Bamber off! Bamber jumps back into Gaselovic's guard.
Bamber 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.
Bamber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bamber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bamber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gaselovic keeping moving, preventing Bamber from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bamber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaselovic is keeping the position for now.
Gaselovic keeping moving, preventing Bamber from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bamber moves into the clinch.
Gaselovic can't get the takedown.
Bamber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaselovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bamber moves into range and clinches up with Gaselovic.
Bamber cracks Gaselovic with a nice body shot.
Bamber breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaselovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bamber to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bamber scoring with some ground and pound.
Bamber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bamber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamber trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaselovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bamber gets to his feet - Gaselovic follows without any prompting.
Bamber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bamber bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bamber has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bamber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bamber gets a takedown into half guard.
Bamber stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gaselovic to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bamber 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.
Bamber clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gaselovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gaselovic goes for a takedown attempt but Bamber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bamber shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gaselovic is trying to defend but Bamber finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bamber is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bamber is trying to work for a kimura but Gaselovic is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gaselovic is not content to let Bamber control the position.
Bamber is thwarting Gaselovic's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bamber is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gaselovic defends it well.
Bamber is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gaselovic is just riding it out for now. Bamber eventually gives up the hold.
Bamber winds up and cracks Gaselovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamber throwing shots but Gaselovic is blocking nicely.
Bamber wants to pass the guard but Gaselovic is defending well.
Ground and pound from Bamber.
Bamber looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bamber working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaselovic is defending against the submission attempts here by Bamber.
Bamber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gaselovic has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bamber is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bamber dominated that second round.
That's time! Bamber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bamber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bamber.
Bamber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gaselovic.
Bamber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bamber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bamber breaks from the clinch.
John Bamber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bamber feints and then cracks Gaselovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gaselovic down.
Gaselovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bamber connects with a high kick.
Bamber slips a straight right by Gaselovic.
Bamber scores with a takedown into Gaselovic's guard.
Bamber throwing strikes from guard but Gaselovic blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamber prevents Gaselovic from getting back to his feet.
Bamber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaselovic can do to turn this around?
Bamber is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bamber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bamber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bamber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bamber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gaselovic has a closed guard, preventing Bamber from standing up.
Bamber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bamber drops back looking for a leg! Gaselovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gaselovic manages to kick Bamber off! Bamber jumps back into Gaselovic's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bamber throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaselovic wants to clinch but Bamber slips to the side
and Bamber counters with a good low kick that Gaselovic was not able to check.
Bamber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bamber drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gaselovic is trying to keep Bamber in close.
Bamber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gaselovic keeping moving, preventing Bamber from controlling successfully.
Gaselovic is trying to control the position but Bamber postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamber trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaselovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bamber drops back looking for a leg! Gaselovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gaselovic manages to kick Bamber off! Bamber jumps back into Gaselovic's guard.
Mirko Gaselovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bamber with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bamber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bamber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bamber!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davor Sakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royal comes to the ring accompanied by Becoming The Bull. Sakic has chosen Hail mary Tupac Shakur as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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23
200 lbs
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25
196 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sammy Royal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davor Sakic!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royal throws a series of punches but Sakic avoids them all with ease.
Sakic doesn't manage to clinch there - Royal circles away.
Sakic moves into the clinch.
Sakic manages to break the clinch.
Royal tries to keep at a distance but Sakic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sakic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Royal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Royal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Royal working hard to break the clinch.
Sakic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Royal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sakic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakic stalling.
Royal has had enough of the clinch but Sakic keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sakic.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sakic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Royal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sammy Royal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davor Sakic.
Royal lands a left hand.
Royal works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Royal tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakic is retaining full guard.
Royal preventing the sweep.
Royal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sakic's guard.
Royal slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sakic is staying active underneath Royal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sakic wants to improve his position but Royal is controlling well.
Royal tries to stand and escape but Sakic is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Royal closes the distance and clinches.
Sakic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Royal.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Royal is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Sakic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Royal wants a takedown but no success here.
Royal is breathing heavily.
Sakic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Royal letting Sakic take a breather here.
Sakic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sakic looks to clinch
and Royal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Royal forces Sakic back against the ropes and clinches.
Royal can't get the takedown.
Royal goes for a takedown attempt but Sakic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Royal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Royal looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakic is just out of range.
Sakic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Royal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sakic closes the distance and pushes Royal back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Royal looking to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Royal.
Sakic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Royal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sakic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Royal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Royal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Royal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Royal trying to control the position.
Sakic connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Royal doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Royal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sakic with a nice head shot there.
Royal keeping moving, preventing Sakic from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sakic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sakic connects with a couple of short punches.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sakic stuffs the takedown.
Sakic shoots in and bounces Royal off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Royal wants to get back to his feet but Sakic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Royal wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakic stands up from Royal's guard - Sakic perhaps looking for a knockout.
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 Sammy Royal will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Royal shoots and misses
and Sakic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sakic is stalling in the full guard.
Royal working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sakic scoring with some ground and pound.
Sakic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Royal looking for a sweep. Not yet Royal, not yet.
Royal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sakic is in close to Royal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakic trying to control but Royal is working from the bottom.
Sakic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakic is aware though and is defending well.
Sakic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Royal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Royal being controlled here, momentarily.
Royal can't keep his opponent in guard - Sakic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Royal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sakic working the head and body with strikes.
Royal is in trouble now - Sakic has advanced to mount!
Sakic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sakic landing strikes from the mount and Royal is in trouble!
Royal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Royal taking shots to the head.
Royal wants to control but Sakic is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Royal really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sakic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sakic working the ground and pound effectively.
Royal wants to hold on but Sakic pushes him away.
Sakic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sakic controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Royal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Royal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sakic avoids the attempt from Royal to control.
Sakic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Royal looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royal is bucking up trying to escape but Sakic cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sakic lands a big shot there that rocks Royal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sakic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sakic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Royal controls the position.
Sakic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Royal looks a forlorn figure.
Sakic avoids the attempt from Royal to control.
Royal is trying to escape the mount.
Sakic tries to control but Royal wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davor Sakic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Royal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sakic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sakic trying to control but Royal is working from the bottom.
Sakic advances position into side control!
Sakic throws a strike aimed at the side of Royal's head but Royal avoids it well.
Royal manages to get back to half guard.
Royal is looking to improve his position.
Sakic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Royal is looking to control Sakic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Royal avoid being mounted?
Davor Sakic has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sakic pulls his head out easily.
Royal is refusing to be controlled, as Sakic sits in half guard.
Royal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakic on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Royal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sakic tries to clinch up
and Royal counters with a one-two to the body.
Royal misses with the combination.
Sakic moves out of range as Royal strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sakic wants to clinch up but Royal keeps it at a distance.
Royal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sakic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sakic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sakic slips nicely into half guard.
Royal tries to kick Sakic off in order to stand up. Sakic Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Sakic looks up at the clock and then as Royal takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sakic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sakic works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Royal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sakic stands up and beckons Royal to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royal clinches up against the ropes.
Sakic pulls Royal into guard.
Royal trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakic is looking for a triangle but Royal pushes his legs off easily.
Sakic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Royal is aware though and is defending well.
Royal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sammy Royal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Royal misses with a wild combination.
Royal tries to clinch up
and Sakic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royal tries to roll over but Sakic keeps him under control.
Royal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Royal is trying to control but Sakic passes into side control!
Royal tries to bench press Sakic off him but Sakic keeps the position.
Sakic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Royal keeps working.
Sakic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davor Sakic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sakic 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davor Sakic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Robinson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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20
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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22
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
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, Luke Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nelson backs up against the ropes.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Robinson has time to react.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Robinson.
Nelson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nelson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nelson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Robinson to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nelson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Nelson.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Luke Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nelson counters with a single leg into guard. Robinson didn't expect that.
Nelson wants to stand but Robinson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Robinson wants to stand up but Nelson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Nelson has gone for a leg lock! Robinson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nelson's guard.
Nelson is looking for a triangle here but Robinson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Robinson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Nelson pushes Robinson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Robinson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Robinson tries to stand but Nelson is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson sneaks back into half guard.
Nelson is trying to stand up here but Robinson is controlling him well.
Nelson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Robinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nelson is proving hard to escape from.
Nelson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Robinson frees his head nicely. Oh but Nelson has switched to an armbar! Robinson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Roy Nelson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fusion Weapon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weapon has chosen Time is Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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19
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moe Lester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fusion Weapon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester lands a left and a right that send Weapon crashing to the mat, dazed. Lester thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Weapon is rocked!
It looks like Fusion Weapon has been cut.
Weapon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lester.
Weapon is still on wobbly legs! Can Lester finish him?
Lester lands with a big right hook that stumbles Weapon - he's out on his feet here! Lester follows up with another monster hook that separates Weapon from consciousness! Weapon falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Lester stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Moe Lester!
Moe Lester retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Oh Lets Do it by waka flocka flame. Aiden Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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291 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Santos!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson drives through with a powerful takedown. That's hurt Santos!
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson gets to his feet and stands over Santos, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Santos felt that one! Johnson unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Santos from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Johnson!
Bob Johnson retains his super heavyweight title!
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