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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Ringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sandoval might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enrique's Entrance. Ringo has chosen Rude Boy as his entrance music. Johnny Ringo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enrique Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Ringo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sandoval lands in his opponent's guard.
Sandoval wants to pass the guard but Ringo is keeping the position.
Sandoval preventing the sweep.
Ringo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sandoval works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sandoval blocks the strikes from Ringo.
Ringo won't allow Sandoval to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandoval is trying to work for a kimura but Ringo is defending well.
Ringo is trying to control but Sandoval manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Ringo holding both Sandoval 's hands and preventing any damage.
Sandoval is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Ringo has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Sandoval has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Ringo taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Sandoval doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Enrique Sandoval!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacen Dolcetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Valencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacen Dolcetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Valencia!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Dolcetti - just one landing.
Dolcetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dolcetti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dolcetti wants it to stay on the feet.
Valencia looks gassed!
Dolcetti cracks Valencia with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Valencia tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dolcetti pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Valencia is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacen Dolcetti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bo Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bo Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordan Jones.
Bo Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordan Jones.
Jordan Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jordan Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jordan Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bo Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordan Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bo Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Bo Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Bo Jones.
Bo Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jordan Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jordan Jones won't allow Bo Jones to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jordan Jones wants to pass the guard but Bo Jones is keeping the position.
Bo Jones wants to stand and escape but Jordan Jones is having none of it.
Jordan Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jordan Jones won't allow Bo Jones to sweep him here.
Jordan Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bo Jones keeping full guard, as Jordan Jones tries to pass.
Jordan Jones wants to control from the top but Bo Jones keeps moving.
Jordan Jones stays in close to Bo Jones's body and controls the position.
Bo Jones keeping full guard, as Jordan Jones tries to pass.
Jordan Jones looks gassed!
Jordan Jones preventing the sweep.
Bo Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jordan Jones on the ground.
Bo Jones wants to stand up but Jordan Jones is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Bo Jones as Jordan Jones shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo Jones tries to clinch but Jordan Jones is having none of it.
Bo Jones stalks Jordan Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jordan Jones's face. Jordan Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick misses from Bo Jones.
Bo Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan Jones moves out of range easily.
Bo Jones throws a nice looking combination but Jordan Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bo Jones tried to score with a low kick but Jordan Jones checks it.
Bo Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bo Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jordan Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bo Jones struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jones tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bo Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Jordan Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Bo Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jordan Jones throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bo Jones wants to control but Jordan Jones postures up.
Bo Jones prevents Jordan Jones from improving position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bo Jones throws a series of punches but Jordan Jones moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Bo Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jordan Jones avoids the head kick by Bo Jones.
Jordan Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bo Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan Jones circles away.
Bo Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bo Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bo Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Jordan Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Bo Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Bo Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jordan Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bo Jones's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan Jones moves into full mount! Bo Jones won't be happy about that!
Jordan Jones is looking to work his way around to Bo Jones's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Bo Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bo Jones is looking to escape.
Bo Jones wants to hold on but Jordan Jones pushes him away.
Bo Jones is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Jordan Jones locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Bo Jones is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jordan Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Neo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Neo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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264 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Neo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neo throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Neo.
Benson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Neo.
Benson wants to clinch.
Benson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benson has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benson's brow.
Benson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Neo.
Neo lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Kevin Benson has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Neo throws an elbow but misses.
Neo misses with an elbow over the top.
Neo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neo.
Neo lands a damaging elbow.
Neo lands an elbow that stopped Benson in his tracks for a moment.
Neo lands an elbow that stopped Benson in his tracks for a moment.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Neo lands an elbow inside.
Benson takes an elbow to the temple.
Benson wants to break free but Neo has control.
Neo throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Neo keeps control of Benson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Neo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neo has him pressed against the cage.
Benson trying to stall but Neo improves his position.
Neo lands an elbow inside.
Neo blocks a body shot from Benson.
Benson avoids the elbow strike from Neo, against the cage.
Neo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benson's defenses.
Kevin Benson's cut is getting worse.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benson pulls Neo into guard.
Benson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Neo's guard.
Benson 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Neo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neo wants to get back to his feet but Benson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Benson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Neo lands a big head kick that sends Benson tumbling to the mat! Neo takes a step backwards and waves Benson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neo throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Neo.
Benson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neo closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Benson out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Neo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen Remedy by Cold as his entrance music. Jamie Lewis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
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215 lbs
2 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller gets a takedown into half guard.
Miller winds up and cracks Lewis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Miller escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lewis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lewis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Lewis misses with the combination.
Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller can't get the takedown.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
Lewis breaks the clinch.
Lewis instigates a clinch.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Lewis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Miller to work.
Lewis tightens his grip and picks Miller up, before dumping him to the ground. Miller manages to land in guard.
Miller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Miller controlling Lewis's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Miller passes Lewis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Miller drops an elbow to the side of Lewis's head.
Miller stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lewis looks gassed!
Lewis tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miller working hard to break the clinch.
Miller pulls guard successfully.
Lewis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lewis's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Miller stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lewis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Lewis working for a triangle but Miller defends it easily.
Miller landing with the ground and pound.
Miller landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet but Miller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miller stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Miller connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Lewis tumbling to the canvas! Miller pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Lewis was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camden McCray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Roberts might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Legion of Doom Theme. Camden McCray struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Roberts!
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, Camden McCray!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCray misses with a few strikes there.
Roberts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Roberts.
Roberts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberts lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCray backwards.
Still in the clinch, Roberts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roberts has McCray pressed against the cage, preventing McCray from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCray is looking to break free of the clinch but Roberts has double underhooks.
Roberts breaks the clinch.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCray.
McCray gets caught flat footed, as Roberts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Roberts distracts McCray with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McCray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roberts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roberts cracks McCray with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roberts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCray looks gassed!
Roberts working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McCray's head.
McCray is rocked!
Roberts chips away with some ground and pound.
Roberts drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roberts jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts is working McCray over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McCray has momentary wrist control but Roberts slips an elbow through the middle.
Roberts trying to control but McCray is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roberts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roberts cracks McCray with a solid left hand.
McCray wants to stand and escape but Roberts is having none of it.
Roberts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Roberts lands a couple of digs.
Roberts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Roberts stands up over McCray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roberts scoring with some ground and pound.
McCray wants to stand and escape but Roberts is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts connects with a couple of short punches.
Roberts 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.
Roberts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roberts drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roberts jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roberts is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McCray wants to get back to his feet but Roberts passes into half guard.
Roberts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McCray is looking to get back to is feet but Roberts passes into side control.
Roberts has hold of McCray's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! McCray tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Roberts cranks the arm and McCray screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from McCray, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jake Roberts!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Buju Banton-Not an Easy Road. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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, Jake Connor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Swanson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson instigates a clinch.
Swanson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Swanson can't get the takedown.
Connor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Connor wants to break free but Swanson has control.
Swanson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Swanson has a couple of punches blocked by Connor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor tries to break free but Swanson pushes him back against the cage.
Swanson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Connor clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Swanson missing with strikes from the back.
Swanson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor wants to control his opponent's hands but Swanson gets his hands free.
Swanson misses with punches from the back.
Connor wants to get back to his feet.
Swanson has Connor flattened out and is raining down punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Swanson punches the canvas rather than the man.
Connor wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Swanson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor taking shots to the head.
Swanson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Swanson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Connor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Swanson avoids the attempt from Connor to control.
Swanson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poor strikes thrown by Swanson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Swanson misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Swanson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Swanson misses with a head shot.
Swanson looking to ground and pound but Connor is blocking nicely.
Swanson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Connor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Connor is squirming around, avoiding Swanson's attempts to control the action.
Swanson lands a big shot there that rocks Connor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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.
Swanson throwing strikes here but Connor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Swanson punching from mount but Connor doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Swanson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Swanson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Swanson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Swanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connor tries to hold on but Swanson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Swanson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Swanson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Connor wants to stand but Swanson is controlling the position.
Connor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Swanson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Swanson throws out a leg kick but Connor moves out of range and Swanson only half commits.
Swanson has a takedown stuffed.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Swanson.
Swanson wants to clinch.
Swanson shoots in but no luck this time.
Swanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connor scores with a body shot.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
Connor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Swanson wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Swanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swanson wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Swanson tries to clinch there but Connor circles away.
Swanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Connor lands a nice hook to Swanson's body. Swanson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Swanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swanson wants to clinch.
Jake Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Swanson. No joy for Connor on that attempt.
Swanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Connor's waist but Connor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swanson off to one side.
Jake Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Swanson.
Swanson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Connor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Swanson is breathing heavily.
Swanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swanson moves in looking to clinch but Connor pushes him off.
Swanson moves in looking to clinch but Connor pushes him off.
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.
Connor lands a jab-cross combination.
Swanson wants to clinch
and Connor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Swanson thinking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Connor, as that shot connected.
Swanson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Connor digs a good body shot into Swanson's ribs.
Connor lunges at Swanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swanson's hand.
Connor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Swanson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Connor counters with a nice uppercut.
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Swanson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Connor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Connor throws a combination. Swanson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Connor leaves Swanson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Swanson tries to clinch up.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Connor. Connor obviously looking to wear him down.
Swanson wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor lands a nice looking body shot.
Swanson closes the distance but Connor moves to the side
and Swanson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson looks to clinch
and Connor counters with an inside leg kick.
Connor works over Swanson's head and body with a nice combination.
Swanson throws a leg kick
and Connor counters with a left to the body.
Swanson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swanson closes the distance but Connor moves to the side
and Connor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Connor is looking to wear down Swanson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Connor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Connor clobbers Swanson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Swanson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Connor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Swanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor is trying to stand back up but Swanson is controlling him
Swanson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Connor defending well though.
Connor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Connor desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Swanson is looking to take a break and control but Connor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Connor is trying to stand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Swanson misses with a takedown attempt - Connor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Connor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swanson has time to react.
Swanson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Connor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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.
Connor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good exchange - Connor coming out on top.
Joe Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor gets a clinch.
Swanson drags the fight down to the ground.
Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Swanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Swanson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Connor clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Connor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Swanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Connor.
A good leg kick by Connor.
Swanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Connor pinned against the cage. Connor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Swanson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor doesn't manage to clinch there - Swanson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson tries to clinch up but Connor circles away and keeps his distance.
Swanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swanson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Connor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Swanson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Swanson throws a hook but Connor avoids it easily.
Swanson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Connor scores with the left hand. Swanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Swanson tries to clinch up.
Connor lands an overhand right.
Connor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Swanson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swanson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connor scores with a three punch combo!
Swanson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Connor swivels and escapes.
Jake Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Swanson.
Swanson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Swanson walks into a straight right hand from Connor.
Connor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Swanson's hands.
Connor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Connor.
Connor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson clinches but Connor breaks the clinch
and Connor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Connor scores with a jab. Swanson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
Swanson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Connor.
Connor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Connor wants it to stay on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Connor scores with a four punch combination!
Connor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Swanson sprawls well. Swanson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Connor gets slowly back to his feet.
Swanson moves forwards but Connor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Swanson swivels and escapes.
Swanson tries to close the distance and clinch but Connor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swanson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Connor swivels and escapes.
Nice shot by Connor.
Swanson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Swanson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Connor counters with a series of strikes. Swanson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Swanson is looking to clinch.
A shot to the body from Swanson misses
and Connor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Connor had his way with Joe Swanson in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Swanson wants to clinch.
A left lands for Connor.
Connor is looking to clinch.
Swanson wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Connor's waist but Connor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swanson off to one side.
Swanson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Connor with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left and a right from Connor both land. Nice combination.
A low kick from Swanson misses
letting Connor counter with a right hand.
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Swanson.
Swanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Connor.
Swanson takes one on the button.
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Swanson.
Joe Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson darts in trying to clinch
and Connor counters with a stiff right hand.
Connor throws out a powerful jab.
Connor throws a one two combo.
Swanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swanson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Connor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Swanson's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Connor cracks Swanson with a good jab.
Swanson tries to clinch but Connor is having none of it.
Swanson throws the left hand but Connor avoids the punch easily.
Swanson is looking to clinch but Connor is avoiding it.
Jake Connor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swanson tries to clinch there but Connor circles away.
Swanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Connor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Connor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Connor.
Swanson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Connor circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Connor!
Connor lands with an overhand left.
Connor is looking to clinch but Swanson is avoiding it.
A low kick from Swanson is predictable there
and Connor counters with a one-two to the body.
Connor connects with a right hand. Swanson shakes it off.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Connor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Connor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:46
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Connor!
Jake Connor retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Foster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Martin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martin throws a right and a left that Foster avoids nicely.
Foster throws a hook but Martin blocks it.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Foster.
Michael Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Ben Foster has been cut.
A punch combination from Foster misses.
Foster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin lands a big head kick that sends Foster tumbling to the mat! Martin takes a step backwards and waves Foster back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster tries for a takedown but Martin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foster was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Martin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martin wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foster. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Foster moves out of range easily.
Foster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martin lands a big head kick that sends Foster tumbling to the mat! Martin takes a step backwards and waves Foster back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ben Foster's cut is getting worse.
Foster swinging wildly here.
Foster looks for a takedown but Martin sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Foster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin lands a big head kick that sends Foster tumbling to the mat! Martin takes a step backwards and waves Foster back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Foster is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Martin! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michael Martin!
Michael Martin is the new light heavyweight champion!
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