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BKC NY 11 : Todd Vs Snapple PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fingers McTwist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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260 lbs
5 - 11 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerald Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fingers McTwist!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Garner.
Garner sizes up McTwist with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Garner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garner misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body punch from Garner.
McTwist looks gassed!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McTwist.
Garner pulls McTwist into guard.
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!
Garner pushes McTwist off and gets back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Garner.
McTwist is trying to escape the position but Garner is controlling the position.
Garner working the ground and pound from side control.
McTwist takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McTwist is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner wants to control but McTwist is keeping him busy.
Garner advances to mount.
Garner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garner looking to finish McTwist with some ground and pound. This is bad for McTwist!
McTwist in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Garner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Garner working McTwist over with strikes here.
McTwist is squirming around, avoiding Garner's attempts to control the action.
Garner looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner lands a big shot there that rocks McTwist but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Garner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Garner wants to control the pace but McTwist is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garner lands a big elbow.
Garner 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.
McTwist tries to hold on but Garner postures up.
Garner landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTwist taking shots to the head.
Garner with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns McTwist that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McTwist is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McTwist can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Garner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McTwist can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Garner content just to control the position here.
Garner working the ground and pound effectively.
Garner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Garner working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner looking to finish McTwist with some ground and pound. This is bad for McTwist!
BOOM! Garner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Garner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Garner working for a guillotine from mount but McTwist is in no mood to give up.
Garner lands a nice shot to the head.
Garner lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garner working McTwist over with strikes here.
Garner working McTwist over with strikes here.
McTwist is in a horrible position here. Garner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Garner dominated that round.
That's time! Garner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Garner as he connects with a hook.
Garner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Garner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garner works over McTwist with some ground and pound from guard.
Garner won't allow McTwist to get back to his feet.
Garner trying to control the position from guard on top but McTwist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garner landing some decent shots from guard.
McTwist keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.
Garner stands and throws McTwist's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McTwist taking a bit of punishment here - Garner scoring with strikes.
Garner wants to lay and pray for a moment but McTwist keeps working.
McTwist is trying to get back to his feet.
Garner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McTwist can do to turn this around?
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Garner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McTwist down.
Garner works to advance to full mount. McTwist defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Garner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McTwist is looking to escape.
Garner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner with shots to the head and body - McTwist looks very uncomfortable down there.
McTwist is looking to get to half guard.
McTwist is bucking up trying to escape but Garner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McTwist is looking to improve his position but Garner isn't that keen on the idea.
Garner lands a nice shot to the head.
Garner scoring with strikes but McTwist is staying in there.
Garner tries to control but McTwist wriggling away.
Garner lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTwist really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garner landing punches.
Garner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McTwist's face.
Garner avoids the attempt from McTwist to control.
McTwist taking shots to the head.
Garner scoring with strikes but McTwist is staying in there.
Garner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McTwist?
Garner with shots to the head and body - McTwist looks very uncomfortable down there.
McTwist is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Garner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Garner.
Garner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McTwist taking shots to the head.
Garner lands with some strikes.
Garner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Garner lands a nice shot to the head.
Garner landing shots from mount.
Garner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McTwist hang on?
Garner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Garner dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Garner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garner lunges at McTwist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McTwist's hand.
Garner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garner scores with a jab.
Garner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Garner lands with a thumping leg kick.
McTwist takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McTwist darts in trying to clinch
and Garner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garner connects with a nice looking jab.
Garner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gerald Garner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Garner lands but McTwist takes it in his stride.
Garner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garner, as that shot connected.
Garner lands a front kick.
Garner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McTwist has his takedown stuffed
and Garner counters with a series of strikes. McTwist will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Garner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
McTwist is desperately trying to improve his position but Garner has a good base and remains in mount.
Garner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Garner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner wants to control the pace but McTwist is squirming around nicely.
Garner with a couple of short strikes.
McTwist is squirming around, avoiding Garner's attempts to control the action.
Garner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McTwist looks a forlorn figure.
Garner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. McTwist can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McTwist wants to control but Garner is having none of it.
Garner lands a heavy elbow.
Garner working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Garner.
Garner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McTwist is trying to stand.
Garner controlling the position easily from mount.
Garner landing shots from mount.
Garner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McTwist is working to get back to half guard.
Fingers McTwist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gerald Garner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McTwist is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McTwist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garner looking to control and managing it successfully.
McTwist tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McTwist hang on?
Garner controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Garner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Garner 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Garner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Pinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Eggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinder kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Drowning Pool's Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Pinder!
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, Ryan Eggs!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eggs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinder decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Pinder there.
Eggs looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pinder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pinder trying to pass the guard but Eggs defending well.
Eggs is refusing to be controlled, as Pinder sits in half guard.
Eggs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eggs is not content to let Pinder control the position.
Pinder seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pinder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eggs defending well though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pinder lands a left and a right that sends Eggs crashing to the canvas! Pinder dives into mount looking to finish!
Eggs is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Pinder.
Eggs is still in real trouble! Can Pinder finish him?
Pinder lands a big elbow - Eggs is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Eggs is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Travis Pinder!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Steele!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steele's hands.
John Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steele's hands.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Steele shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Steele's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carter seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Steele is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Carter!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Smythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zavian Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Smythe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Smythe!
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, Zavian Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smythe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alexander sprawls well. Alexander wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smythe gets slowly back to his feet.
Smythe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smythe feints and as Alexander raises his hands in defense, Smythe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alexander is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alexander wants to sweep but no luck.
Alexander pulls Smythe in close to his closed guard and prevents Smythe from doing any damage or advancing position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smythe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Smythe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexander.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alexander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smythe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alexander sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Smythe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smythe moves out of range as Alexander strikes.
Alexander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smythe.
Smythe shoots in for a double leg but Alexander sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alexander looks to score with a jab to the body but Smythe is just out of range.
Smythe shoots for a double leg takedown but Alexander sprawls well. He's pushed Smythe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smythe is breathing heavily.
Alexander defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smythe.
The fighters circling - Alexander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexander cracks Smythe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smythe takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smythe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alexander throws an overhand right that lands on Smythe's shoulder, as Smythe tries to avoid the shot.
Smythe shoots in for a takedown but Alexander shows good takedown defense.
Alexander connects with a looping right hand.
Smythe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alexander lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Smythe can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Alexander and Smythe drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Alexander.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zavian Alexander!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between marco ruas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Davies is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, marco ruas!
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, Bill Davies!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ruas fails with an attempt to clinch.
ruas tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ruas misses with a wild combination.
Davies throws a looping overhand right but ruas ducks down to avoid it.
ruas pushes Davies up against the cage in a clinch.
ruas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davies.
Davies has ruas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. ruas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davies manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Davies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davies manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. ruas manages to get himself to full guard.
Davies thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Davies has gone for a leg lock! ruas slips out almost immediately though and dives into Davies's guard.
ruas wanted to stand there but Davies had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ruas is posturing up here but Davies has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! ruas tries to roll out but it's too tight and ruas has to tap! Slick submission there by Davies!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bill Davies!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Feer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Castilano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Feer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Castilano!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feer shoots in for a double leg but Castilano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Castilano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Feer is breathing heavily.
Castilano is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Feer to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Feer shrugs it off.
Castilano throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Castilano is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Feer is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Feer flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Castilano anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Feer and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Castilano slips an arm under Feer chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Castilano has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Castilano is squeezing on Feer like an anaconda would it's prey. Feer fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luke Castilano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabbie Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Jay is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Why Can't We Be Friends. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabbie Jay!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice throws a sloppy head kick and Jay moves out of range easily.
Slice connects with a single shot there.
Jay connects with the punch.
Jay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slice fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jay avoids it really well and circles away.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jay moves away.
Slice takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay avoids the head kick by Slice.
Jay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slice moves away.
Jay rushes Slice with punches - Slice moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Slice goes down! Jay follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabbie Jay!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manningham Snapple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snapple is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 50 Cent-I Get Money. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Todd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manningham Snapple!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snapple misses with a kick to the body.
Snapple stuffs the takedown attempt from Todd. Todd gets slowly back to his feet.
Snapple misses with a hook.
Snapple throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Todd has a takedown stuffed.
Snapple misses with a hook. Todd ducked under it nicely.
Todd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Snapple is fending him off so far but Todd persists. Nope, Snapple circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Todd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snapple misses the jab.
Snapple throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snapple swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Todd avoids the body shot from Snapple.
Todd takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Todd avoids the body shot from Snapple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Snapple throws a head kick but Todd moves out of range.
Todd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Todd shoots in for a takedown but Snapple shows good takedown defense.
Todd avoids the body shot from Snapple.
Snapple misses the jab.
Snapple throws and low kick but Todd moves out of range easily.
Todd shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Snapple napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Snapple tries to buck Todd off but Todd is having none of it.
Todd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Snapple, who protects the arm well.
Todd is breathing heavily.
Todd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Todd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snapple is trying to get back to half guard.
Todd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Snapple's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Snapple rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Todd's guard! Nice work there by Snapple!
Snapple pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Todd is keeping the position for now.
Snapple drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Todd dives on top into guard.
Snapple throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Todd drops back, looking for a kneebar! Snapple looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Snapple looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Snapple!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snapple tries to advance to mount but Todd denies him.
Todd is trying to improve his position.
Todd can't do much from the bottom here.
Todd is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snapple swings around for an armbar but Todd sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Snapple's guard.
Snapple throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manningham Snapple will probably get the nod.
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.
Snapple just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snapple swivels and escapes.
Snapple throws a series of punches but Todd avoids them all with ease.
Todd tries to move into range but Snapple moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Snapple throws a series of punches but Todd avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Todd or perhaps it was just good defense by Snapple which made him look bad.
Snapple misses with a hook. Todd ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Snapple.
Nice takedown defense from Snapple. No joy for Todd on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Todd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snapple takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
Todd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snapple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snapple misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
Snapple misses with a wild body shot.
Todd dodges the punch combination from Snapple.
Snapple fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Snapple does no damage.
Manningham Snapple is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Todd shoots in for a double leg but Snapple sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown by Todd or perhaps it was just good defense by Snapple which made him look bad.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Snapple.
Snapple throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
Todd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snapple swinging wildly here.
Todd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snapple.
Todd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Todd or perhaps it was just good defense by Snapple which made him look bad.
Snapple tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Todd was well out of range. Poor timing from Snapple.
Snapple misses with a straight left.
A big right from Snapple misses.
Snapple misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Snapple lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snapple just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snapple.
Todd blocks a low kick nicely.
Todd shoots for a takedown but Snapple saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Todd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Snapple looking for submissions off his back.
Todd is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Snapple sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snapple has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Todd is working away from the top position though.
Todd is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Snapple is just riding it out for now. Todd eventually gives up the hold.
Todd prevents Snapple from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snapple is trying to stand up here but Todd is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manningham Snapple 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.
A left and a right from Snapple both land. Nice combination.
Todd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snapple throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Snapple 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 Todd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Todd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Snapple misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snapple throws a jab when Todd was well out of range.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Snapple throws a right hand that Todd ducks under and follows up with a left that Todd also avoids with ease.
Snapple throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snapple throws a nice looking combination but Todd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snapple slaps away a takedown attempt from Todd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Snapple.
Snapple takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Todd is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Snapple is just riding it out for now. Todd eventually gives up the hold.
Todd misses with a head shot. Snapple uses the momentum to regain guard.
Snapple trying to keep a closed guard but Todd is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd tries to free his leg and advance position but Snapple is retaining full guard.
Snapple manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Todd manages to get himself to full guard.
Snapple pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Todd is keeping the position for now.
Snapple postures up in Todd's guard and throws a big left but Todd blocks it.
Snapple with a flurry of punches that miss.
Todd is looking for a triangle but Snapple pushes his legs off easily.
Snapple throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Todd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd keeping moving, preventing Snapple from controlling successfully.
Snapple stands and throws Todd's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Snapple thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Todd is looking for a sweep.
Snapple staying calm.
That's four 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.
Todd can't do much from the bottom here.
Snapple misses with the ground and pound.
Snapple goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Todd has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Snapple but great work by Todd.
Todd is looking to take a break and control but Snapple is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snapple is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Manningham Snapple just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Snapple fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Todd manages to avoid it.
Snapple works over Todd's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Gary Todd has been cut.
Gary Todd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snapple misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Todd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Todd fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Todd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Snapple tries to reverse the position but Todd maintains control.
Todd goes for an armbar but Snapple turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Snapple.
Snapple trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Todd controls Snapple momentarily but Snapple frees himself.
Snapple thows a big elbow that misses.
Snapple trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snapple postures up in Todd's guard and throws a big left but Todd blocks it.
Snapple thows a big elbow that misses.
Snapple trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice defenses there by Todd.
Todd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Snapple circles away.
Snapple looks to land a left hand but Todd moved out of range nicely.
Todd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Snapple's waist but Snapple gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Todd off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Todd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snapple misses with a wild body shot.
Todd takes one on the button.
Snapple throws out a loose jab but Todd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snapple throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Snapple tries to work over Todd's front leg with a kick but Todd checks it.
Snapple throws a hook but Todd avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Snapple's guard.
Todd looking to sit in guard and control but Snapple gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Snapple wants to control from the top but Todd keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Todd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Snapple is one step ahead there.
Snapple working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snapple in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Todd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snapple.
Todd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Snapple got a little sloppy there for a moment and Todd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Snapple has managed to get both his arms back between Todd's legs - danger averted.
Todd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snapple can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Snapple misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snapple swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snapple changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manningham Snapple dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Gary Todd's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Snapple misses with an attempted mid kick.
Snapple throws a sloppy head kick and Todd moves out of range easily.
Snapple misses with a body shot.
Snapple tried to score with a low kick but Todd checks it.
Snapple misses the shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snapple, as that shot connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Todd.
Snapple keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Snapple thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snapple misses with a body kick.
Todd gets the takedown into side control.
Snapple dodges the ground and pound from Todd.
Todd tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Snapple gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Snapple makes his way to full guard, as Todd worked for a kimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snapple wants to sweep here but Todd controlling him for the moment.
Snapple will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Todd has gone for a leg lock! Snapple slips out almost immediately though and dives into Todd's guard.
Snapple is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Manningham Snapple is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Snapple wants to control from the top but Todd keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Snapple gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Snapple stopping the sweep attempt from Todd.
Todd has his foot on Snapple's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Snapple works his way back into a safe position though.
Gary Todd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snapple showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Todd 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.
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.
Snapple works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Snapple content to control rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Todd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Snapple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manningham Snapple comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Snapple 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manningham Snapple!
Manningham Snapple is the new welterweight champion!
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