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UFF 6 - Return Of The Warriors PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anewt Gelato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Carter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anewt Gelato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Gelato tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter dives in and grabs Gelato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gelato pushes down on Carter's head and hops out.
Gelato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gelato trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gelato slips nicely into half guard.
Gelato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Gelato slips a nice elbow through Carter's hands, connecting with Carter's forehead.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gelato lands a nice short elbow.
Carter trying to control but Gelato postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter wants to improve his position but Gelato is controlling well.
Gelato seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ground and pound from Gelato.
Gelato wants to take a breather but Carter is having none of it.
Carter manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Gelato.
Carter with a lazy takedown attempt
so Gelato counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gelato looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gelato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carter is one step ahead there.
Carter stops Gelato from standing up.
Gelato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gelato keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Carter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gelato is proving hard to escape from.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gelato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gelato wants the takedown. Carter is fighting it off but Gelato persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Carter's guard against the ropes.
Gelato is breathing heavily.
Gelato sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gelato preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gelato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gelato 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.
Carter has his feet on Gelato's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt
and Gelato counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carter won't be happy with that.
Anewt Gelato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Carter.
Gelato decides to stand up, so the ref orders Carter to his feet.
Carter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carter lands in his opponent's guard.
Gelato might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gelato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking to pass the guard.
Gelato lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Carter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter wants to hold on but Gelato pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anewt Gelato dominated that round.
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.
Carter with a poor takedown
and Gelato decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carter's guard.
Carter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gelato controls the pace.
Carter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gelato defends well.
Gelato controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gelato won't allow Carter to get back to his feet.
Gelato passes Carter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gelato moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelato has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Carter!
Anewt Gelato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Carter tries to hold on but Gelato postures up.
Gelato controlling the position easily from mount.
Carter wants to control but Gelato is having none of it.
Carter is bucking up trying to escape but Gelato cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Gelato trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Carter tries to reverse the position but Gelato maintains control.
Gelato looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gelato content just to control the position here.
Gelato looking to finish Carter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelato is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Carter has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gelato wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely.
Carter manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Carter has one foot on Gelato's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Carter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gelato is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gelato tries to control Carter's body but Carter pushes him off. Gelato squirms to his side and now Carter has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Carter's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Carter is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Carter tries to get the hooks in deep but Gelato pushed the leg off.
Gelato breaks Carter's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gelato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gelato wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carter shoots and misses
and Gelato counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anewt Gelato dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Gelato's leg but Gelato calmly moves out of range.
Carter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gelato counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carter's guard now.
Gelato scoring with some ground and pound.
Gelato scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gelato stands and throws Carter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carter is trying to buck Gelato off.
Gelato trying to control the position but Carter is working away.
Carter is pushing Gelato's head away, looking to escape. Gelato manages to hold on to the position though.
Gelato passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Carter!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelato takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gelato trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carter is trying to stand.
Gelato looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gelato looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Gelato with a couple of short strikes.
Carter working to try and regain half guard.
Carter is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Carter wants to control but Gelato is having none of it.
Carter wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelato working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gelato tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gelato looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gelato avoids the attempt from Carter to control.
Carter is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four 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.
Gelato is landing with some decent strikes but Carter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Carter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Carter tries to lock up and control but Gelato gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gelato landing strikes from the mount.
Gelato moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Carter has worked his arm free - good work by Carter!
Carter is looking to regain half guard here but Gelato keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gelato decides to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anewt Gelato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gelato 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anewt Gelato!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryley Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryley Spencer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Richard Ramirez's chin.
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BJJ Purple 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryley Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez tries to clinch but Spencer is having none of it.
Ramirez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spencer is fending him off so far but Ramirez persists. Nope, Spencer circles away and we're back to standing.
Spencer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Spencer is having none of it.
Spencer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Spencer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramirez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Spencer successfully pulls guard.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramirez wanted to stand there but Spencer had control of the position.
Ramirez looking to pass the guard.
Ramirez with a nice head shot there.
Spencer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ramirez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spencer works some decent striking defense 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.
Spencer is pulling down on Ramirez's head. It's preventing any offense from Ramirez, at least for the moment.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
Ramirez wants to get up but he can't break Spencer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Spencer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ramirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramirez works over Spencer with some ground and pound from guard.
Ramirez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spencer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Spencer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two 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.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Spencer scores with a jab. Ramirez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramirez shoots in for a double leg but Spencer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ramirez looks gassed!
Spencer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramirez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spencer circles away.
Ryley Spencer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Ramirez.
Spencer clinches with his opponent.
Spencer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Spencer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramirez in his tracks.
Spencer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramirez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spencer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ramirez is rocked!
Spencer trying to pass the guard but Ramirez defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ramirez is trying to maintain the position but Spencer is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four 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.
Spencer is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ramirez is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryley Spencer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Al Ucard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ucard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bill Conti- Going The Distance. The key to victory for Al Ucard has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Ucard!
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, Lawrence Mars!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ucard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mars.
Mars misses with an uppercut.
Ucard slips under a jab.
Ucard lands with a slapping head kick.
Mars tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ucard was well out of range. Poor timing from Mars.
Mars closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ucard did well to prevent Mars getting side control.
Mars missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mars not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mars throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mars thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ucard's head.
Mars not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mars wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ucard keeps working.
Mars not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ucard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ucard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars just misses with a punch to the body.
Ucard slips a jab from Mars.
Mars throws a looping overhand right but Ucard ducks down to avoid it.
Mars throws a hook but Ucard avoids it easily.
Mars throws a hook but Ucard blocks it.
Ucard tries a head kick but it misses.
Ucard throws a series of punches but Mars moves out of range.
Mars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ucard moves away.
Mars feints and as Ucard raises his hands in defense, Mars changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mars in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mars throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ucard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mars throws a strike but Ucard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mars can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ucard postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mars has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mars is striking but Ucard is not phased and passes to half guard.
Mars wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ucard stands up and beckons Mars to join him on the feet.
Mars shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mars showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ucard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mars.
Mars lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mars sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ucard defending well though.
Mars thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ucard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mars.
Mars not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mars not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ucard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mars feints and as Ucard raises his hands in defense, Mars changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mars keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ucard's head.
Mars thows a big elbow that misses.
Mars working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ucard's head.
Ucard is looking to stand up but Mars isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Mars dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mars closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ucard to the mat! Ucard manages to get full guard.
Mars postures up in Ucard's guard and throws a big left but Ucard blocks it.
Mars scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mars accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mars sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ucard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mars missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mars 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.
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.
Mars is looking to work some ground and pound but Ucard has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mars accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ucard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mars.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mars misses with a wild body shot.
Ucard tries to land a front kick but Mars steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ucard throws a head kick but Mars moves out of range.
Mars looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ucard!
Mars throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mars throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mars postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ucard looks a forlorn figure.
Mars breaks from Ucard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Ucard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mars lands with some strikes.
Mars with shots to the head and body - Ucard looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Mars connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lawrence Mars has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mars throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ucard really wants to buck Mars off and get back to his feet.
Mars looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mars lands with some strikes.
Mars raining down shots from the mount!
Mars breaks from Ucard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ucard is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ucard is trying to stand up.
Mars lands a big shot there that rocks Ucard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mars is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ucard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Ucard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ucard taking shots to the head.
Mars lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mars with a couple of short strikes.
Mars breaks from Ucard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mars working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Ucard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mars unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mars lands a big shot to the head and Ucard winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lawrence Mars!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cronic Blazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Cronic Blazer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cronic Blazer!
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, Tim Marks!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks has Blazer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Marks fails to pull guard.
Blazer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marks prevents Blazer from breaking the clinch.
Blazer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blazer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marks checks it well.
Cronic Blazer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marks moves out of range of the leg kick from Blazer.
Some bone on bone action there as Marks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marks changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blazer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blazer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Marks.
Blazer is pushing Marks's head away, looking to escape. Marks manages to hold on to the position though.
Marks tries to score with some ground and pound. Blazer controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blazer is trying to control Marks's posture but Marks avoids it.
Marks throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Marks prevents Blazer from escaping the position.
Marks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blazer is avoiding damage well.
Marks working the ground and pound but Blazer is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marks closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blazer to the mat! Blazer manages to get full guard.
Blazer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marks throwing strikes from guard but Blazer blocks nicely.
Marks won't allow Blazer to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blazer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blazer tries to get out of the position.
Blazer is trying to control the position but Marks postures up.
Blazer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blazer wants to sweep here but Marks controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blazer scores with the left hand. Marks knows he should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Blazer.
Marks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blazer as he avoids it easily.
Marks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks shoots in for a takedown but Blazer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cronic Blazer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Marks.
Blazer throws a series of punches but Marks avoids them all with ease.
Blazer looks to land a combination but Marks avoids it well.
Marks moves in looking to clinch but Blazer pushes him off.
Blazer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Tim Marks has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Blazer. No joy for Marks on that attempt.
Blazer throws a combination. Marks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blazer scores with the left hand. Marks knows he should have avoided that one.
Blazer connects with a looping right hand.
Blazer tests Marks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marks closes the distance and pushes Blazer back into the ropes.
Blazer wants to break free but Marks has control.
Marks has Blazer pressed against the ropes, preventing Blazer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Blazer clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Marks.
Blazer staying busy and making it hard for Marks to control.
Blazer is trying to stand back up.
Blazer covering up well and avoiding damage.
Marks misses with punches from the back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marks missing with strikes from the back.
Marks trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Marks misses with an elbow to the head.
Blazer is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Marks throwing damaging strikes from the back! Blazer could be in trouble here!
Marks somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Marks manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Marks has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Blazer has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Marks looks gassed!
Blazer manages to reverse the position and now he's in Marks's guard. Nice work there by Blazer.
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.
Blazer trying to control the position from guard on top but Marks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blazer misses with a combination
and Marks moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marks keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blazer's efforts to push away.
Marks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cronic Blazer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Marks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blazer throws out a leg kick but Marks moves out of range and Blazer only half commits.
Blazer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marks closes the distance and clinches.
Marks wants a takedown but no success here.
Blazer stops a takedown attempt from Marks.
Blazer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blazer can't break the clinch.
Marks has Blazer pressed against the ropes, preventing Blazer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazer tries to circle away but Marks has him pinned against the ropes.
Marks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blazer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cronic Blazer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Marks.
Marks avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blazer throws a good cross that connects.
Blazer scores with a shot to the body.
Blazer throws a left and a right that both miss
so Marks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marks 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.
Marks is breathing heavily.
Marks throwing strikes from guard but Blazer blocks nicely.
Marks stands and throws Blazer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blazer throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Blazer looks to land a combination. Marks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blazer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blazer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blazer swivels and escapes.
Blazer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marks backs up against the ropes.
Marks fails with the takedown.
Blazer throws a right and a left that Marks avoids nicely.
Marks shoots in for a takedown but Blazer shows good takedown defense.
Blazer is looking to chop away at Marks's legs.
Blazer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blazer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blazer throws a series of strikes that have Marks backpedaling.
Cronic Blazer is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marks gets the takedown into side control.
Blazer dodges the ground and pound from Marks.
Marks trying to control the position but Blazer is working away.
Blazer tries to escape but Marks is in control.
The ground and pound from Marks seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Marks is looking to take a break and control but Blazer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marks is trying to get an arm triangle but Blazer is defending well.
Blazer wants to get back to his feet but Marks drags him back down.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marks misses with a takedown attempt - Blazer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Marks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blazer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blazer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marks.
Marks moves out of range of the leg kick from Blazer.
Blazer misses with a combination
and Marks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blazer pushes Marks off looking to stand but Marks dives back in and keeps control.
Marks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blazer's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blazer defending well though.
Well, if Marks is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blazer trying to hold on to Marks's head to control him but Marks postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tim Marks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tim Marks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Blazer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marks.
Marks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marks is working for a kimura but Blazer is defending it quite comfortably.
Marks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marks stops Blazer from getting back to his feet.
Tim Marks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blazer trying to control here.
Marks throwing shots but Blazer is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Marks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blazer defending well though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marks dodges the punch combination from Blazer.
Blazer scores with a nice right hand.
Blazer scores with a hook.
Blazer thows a body shot but no joy.
Blazer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blazer gets caught flat footed, as Marks shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Blazer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marks.
Marks thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blazer is looking to stand up but Marks isn't so interested in that idea.
Marks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blazer's guard.
Marks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blazer defending well though.
Blazer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blazer is looking to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Blazer misses with a two punch combination.
Cronic Blazer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blazer's guard.
Blazer trying to keep a closed guard but Marks is proving a slippery customer.
Marks wants to pass the guard but Blazer is keeping the position.
Blazer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marks is controlling him.
Marks wants to control from the top but Blazer keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks is looking to work some ground and pound but Blazer has wrist control.
Marks drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marks jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Marks won't allow Blazer to get back to his feet.
Marks stopping the sweep attempt from Blazer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marks scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Marks sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blazer is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blazer is pushing Marks's head away, looking to escape. Marks manages to hold on to the position though.
Marks postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Marks throws a strike aimed at the side of Blazer's head but Blazer avoids it well.
Marks creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Blazer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Marks working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Marks looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blazer scores with a hook to the body. Marks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marks checks the leg kick.
Blazer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marks counters with a shoot takedown. Blazer fights it but they end up in guard.
Marks wants to control from the top but Blazer keeps moving.
Marks stopping the sweep attempt from Blazer.
Blazer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marks is controlling him.
Marks decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Marks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marks 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Marks!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conleth Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conleth Adonis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Nash!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conleth Adonis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adonis misses the jab.
Nash is looking to clinch but Adonis is avoiding it.
Adonis throws a hook to the side of Nash's head but Nash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nash moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Adonis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adonis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adonis tries a head kick but it misses.
Adonis misses with a low kick.
Adonis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Adonis loads up on a big right hand but Nash slips the punch.
Adonis throws a sloppy head kick
and Nash counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nash trying to control but Adonis is working from the bottom.
Nash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis trying to keep a closed guard but Nash is proving a slippery customer.
Adonis keeping moving, preventing Nash from controlling successfully.
Nash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nash blocks a head kick by Adonis.
Nash tries to clinch up but Adonis circles away and keeps his distance.
Adonis throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Nash does no damage.
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.
Nash lands a jab.
Adonis is rocked!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Adonis 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 Nash has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nash and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Adonis is still on wobbly legs! Can Nash finish him?
Nash closes the distance looking for a takedown. Adonis stuffs it but Nash still has hold of him. Nash picks Adonis up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Nash slams Adonis to the floor and that's really hurt Adonis - he doesn't know where he is! Nash throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Nash!
Joe Nash is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between murray mintz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mintz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Smack My Bitch Up- The Prodigy. Angel has chosen AC/DC - Highway To Hell as his entrance music. murray mintz is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, murray mintz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Angel!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mintz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Angel's calf.
Angel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
mintz lands with a nice body kick.
mintz throws a head kick that half lands.
mintz moves into the clinch.
mintz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angel's face.
mintz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Angel.
Angel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
mintz landing knees to the body.
mintz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
mintz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
mintz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Angel looks gassed!
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!
mintz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mintz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
mintz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Angel counters with a single leg into guard. mintz didn't expect that.
mintz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with mintz in particular looking to stall.
mintz in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Angel tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from mintz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). murray mintz!
murray mintz retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Night Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Billy the Mountain. Hall has chosen War as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Night Hall!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall tries to clinch up but Curry circles away and keeps his distance.
Curry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hall backs up against the ropes.
Hall drives through and clinches with Curry against the ropes.
Hall turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hall manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hall decides to stand up, so the ref orders Curry to his feet.
Curry moves away from the strike by Hall.
Curry displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hall tries to clinch but Curry is having none of it.
Curry keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Curry slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Curry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Curry's guard now.
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!
Hall preventing the sweep.
Hall connects with a couple of short punches.
Hall wants to stand and escape but instead Curry has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Curry trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Curry is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Hall tries to strike from the bottom.
Curry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Curry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Hall wants to sweep here but Curry controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Curry scores with a one two! Hall had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Night Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall forces Curry back against the ropes and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hall.
Hall lands a body punch.
Hall looking for a takedown.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall gets through Curry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Curry.
Curry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Curry obliges.
Curry misses with a knee to the head.
Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hall is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Curry.
Hall tries to pull guard but Curry holds him up against the ropes and eventually Hall drops back down to his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Curry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Curry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Billy Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Night Hall.
Curry trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Curry's brow.
Curry tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Curry obliges.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Curry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Curry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hall is looking to clinch.
Curry swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Curry lands a head kick. Hall smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Curry's waist but Curry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hall off to one side.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Curry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Curry moves into the clinch.
Curry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hall blocks an elbow strike.
Curry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Curry trying to stall but Hall improves his position.
Hall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hall lands with a right to the head.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Curry gets underhooks to prevent Hall's takedown attempt.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Curry.
Hall has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Curry clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hall missing with punches from the back.
Curry wants to control his opponent's hands but Hall gets his hands free.
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.
Curry breaks Hall's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Curry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Curry advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Night Hall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hall wants to clinch
and Curry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Hall misses.
Donk. Curry catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall looks to clinch
and Curry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hall wants to clinch up but Curry keeps it at a distance.
Hall misses with a double jab.
Hall moves into the clinch successfully.
Curry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Curry walks away with a smile on his face. Hall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hall.
Hall tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Curry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Curry has Hall up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Curry pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Curry to work.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Curry.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Curry.
Curry gets underhooks to prevent Hall's takedown attempt.
Billy Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Night Hall.
Curry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Come on Curry - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Curry taking a breather.
Hall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Curry smiles and moves away.
Hall blocks a head kick by Curry.
Billy Curry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall looks to clinch
and Curry counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Curry counters by clinching up.
Hall gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Curry is doing well to control the position and prevent Hall from advancing to side control.
Curry tries to roll over but Hall keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall winds up and cracks Curry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Curry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Curry is on top in guard.
Curry tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Hall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hall wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Curry 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.
Curry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hall is proving hard to escape from.
Hall wants to stand and escape but Curry is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Curry from controlling successfully.
Curry throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hall tries to clinch there but Curry circles away.
Hall looks to clinch
and Curry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curry misses with a head kick.
Hall throws a combination that misses
and Curry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Curry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Curry - that will leave a mark!
That's four 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.
Curry scores with a jab. Hall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Curry clinches up with Hall and pushes him back against the ropes.
Curry prevents a body shot from Hall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Curry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hall's brow.
Curry stalling in the clinch but Hall improves position.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Curry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Curry throws an elbow but it misses.
Curry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hall is trying to drag Curry to the mat but Curry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Hall misses with some punches.
Hall pushes Curry back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hall avoids the elbow strike from Curry, against the ropes.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Curry.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short body shot lands from Hall as the two fighters clinch.
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Curry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hall throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Curry dominated that second round.
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.
Curry sizes up Hall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Curry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Curry as he jumps to the side.
Curry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Curry counters with a head kick.
Curry lands a high kick!
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curry throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Curry fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall tries to clinch
and Curry moves into the clinch.
Hall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curry lands a nice elbow.
Hall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Billy Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Night Hall.
Curry tries to land knees in the clinch but Hall avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Curry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Curry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Curry misses with a knee to the head.
Curry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Curry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Curry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
Curry misses with a knee strike.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hall slips a jab from Curry.
Hall darts in trying to clinch
and Curry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Curry throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Hall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Curry throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Curry throws out the jab.
Curry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hall looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Hall looking for a takedown.
Hall taking a breather.
Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hall displaying some good clinch control by pressing Curry up against the ropes.
Curry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hall.
Curry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
Curry letting Hall take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hall tries to stall but Curry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hall lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Curry looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hall throws a right and a left that Curry avoids nicely.
Curry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hall is defended easily by Curry.
Hall wants to clinch but Curry slips to the side
and Curry counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Curry.
Hall closes the distance but Curry moves to the side
and Curry counters with a head kick. That will keep Hall thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick by Hall misses
and Curry counters with a stiff right hand.
Curry moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hall blocks a head kick by Curry.
Good exchange - Curry coming out on top.
Hall wants to clinch
and Curry counters with a straight right hand.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Curry counters with a leg kick.
Donk. Curry catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
Curry misses with a few strikes there.
Curry throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Curry.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Curry shows good takedown defense.
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.
Curry lands a with a good body shot.
Curry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hall.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hall.
Curry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hall.
Curry controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.
Night Hall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Curry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hallis looking to pass into half guard but Curry pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Curry is in guard.
Hall throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Curry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Curry looking to pass the guard.
Curry wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Night Hall just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Curry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hall looks to land a combination. Curry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Curry!
Curry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Curry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Curry!
Hall looking to finish Curry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Curry!
Curry is trying desperately to improve position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Curry tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Hall connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws some wild stikes that Curry manages to avoid easily.
Curry taking shots to the head.
Curry tries to reverse the position but Hall maintains control.
Hall looking to control but Curry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hall is landing with some decent strikes but Curry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hall has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Curry's face.
Curry working to try and regain half guard.
Hall scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hall postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Curry looks a forlorn figure.
Hall with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Curry?
Hall thowing shots but they're missing.
Curry regains half guard.
Curry wants to control but Hall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Curry is trying to get back to full guard.
Curry regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hall.
Curry is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hall trying to control but Curry is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.
Curry throws a head kick that Hall semi-blocks.
Curry tries a head kick but it misses.
Billy Curry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Curry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hall somewhat.
Curry has Hall up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
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.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Curry.
Curry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Curry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Curry can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Hall lands with a light punch inside.
Hall goes for a takedown in the clinch but Curry prevents it.
Billy Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Night Hall.
Hall blocks the elbow strike.
Hall tries to stall but Curry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Curry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Curry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Hall lands a body shot.
Hall avoiding damage as Curry throws knees to the body.
Curry missing with knees to the body.
Hall tries to stall but Curry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hall pulls guard.
Curry throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
Curry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Curry with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Night Hall dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Curry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hall looks to land a combination but Curry avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Curry.
Hall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Curry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hall somewhat.
Curry scores with a jab.
Curry defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Hall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hall there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry circles away from the clinch attempt
and Curry counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hall is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hall tries to clinch but Curry moves away
and Curry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hall tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Curry counters with a left and a right that stings Hall.
Curry lands with a slapping head kick.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry moves into the clinch.
Curry tries a knee to the head but Hall blocks it.
Hall takes an elbow to the temple.
Hall tries to score a body lock takedown but Curry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Curry.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Curry obliges.
Hall is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Billy Curry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Night Hall.
Curry lands an elbow inside.
Hall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Curry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Curry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Curry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hall tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Curry counters by clinching up.
Curry tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Curry is keeping busy.
Hall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Curry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Curry looking to throw knees to the head but Hall is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to drag Curry to the mat but Curry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Hall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Curry crunches a lovely knee into Hall's ribcage.
Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hall avoids a wild elbow strike from Curry.
Curry scores with a knee to the head.
Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Hall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Curry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Curry chips away with some ground and pound.
Curry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Curry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Curry lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hall at a distance.
Hall tries to clinch but Curry is having none of it.
Curry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Curry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Curry.
Curry fails to land with a series of punches.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
Curry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hall's head.
That's four 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.
Curry throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall closes the distance looking to clinch
and Curry counters with a straight right hand.
Billy Curry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall looks to clinch
and Curry counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hall is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Curry connects with a high kick.
Hall tries to clinch
and Curry moves into the clinch.
Curry landing knees to the body.
Curry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall is working for takedown but Curry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hall tries a body shot but Curry blocks it.
Curry prevents a body shot from Hall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Curry tries to tie him up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Curry tries to land a knee to the head but Hall blocks with his arms.
Hall cracks Curry with a nice body shot.
Hall turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Night Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall wants to control but Curry is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Curry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hall 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Night Hall!
Night Hall is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between PacMan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dignam has chosen Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, PacMan Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Dignam!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dignam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dignam gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dignam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a head kick but Dignam moves out of range.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Dignam sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Dignam.
Dignam rushes Jones and presses him up against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Dignam pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for PacMan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dignam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dignam works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignam will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Dignam engages and cracks Jones with a massive lead left hook - Jones tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Dignam is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyler Dignam!
Tyler Dignam is the new heavyweight champion!
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