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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hewson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kren Litzke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Litzke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Feuer Frei by Rammstein kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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300 lbs
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299 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Hewson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kren Litzke!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litzke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Litzke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Litzke looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Litzke stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Litzke shoots in for a takedown but Hewson shows good takedown defense.
Hewson tries to clinch up.
Litzke cracks Hewson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hewson falls to his knees and Litzke doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kren Litzke!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Baron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Vegas!
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, Mike Baron!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas lands a glancing blow to the side of Baron's head.
Vegas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vegas doesn't manage to clinch there - Baron circles away.
Baron walks into a straight right hand from Vegas.
Baron throws a body kick that misses.
Vegas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baron forces Vegas back against the cage and clinches.
Baron works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Vegas is looking to stand up but Baron isn't so interested in that idea.
Vegas keeping full guard, as Baron tries to pass.
Baron is looking to work some ground and pound but Vegas has wrist control.
Vegas has his feet on Baron's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vegas moves into the clinch.
Vegas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baron gets control of Vegas's arms and successfully pulls guard. Baron will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Baron wants to sweep here but Vegas controlling him for the moment.
Baron is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas is trying to stand.
Vegas pushes Baron off and gets back to his feet.
Vegas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vegas fails to land with a series of punches.
Vegas clinches up against the cage.
Vegas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vegas is looking to break free of the clinch but Baron has double underhooks.
Baron jumps into guard, dragging Vegas to the mat.
Vegas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baron on the ground.
Baron wants to sweep here but Vegas controlling him for the moment.
Vegas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Baron is trying to keep Vegas in close.
Baron working for a triangle but Vegas defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vegas won't allow Baron to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vegas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vegas is in close to Baron's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vegas preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baron wants to stand up but Vegas is controlling him.
Baron looks gassed!
Vegas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Baron is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vegas makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baron changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vegas tries to avoid it but Baron manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vegas to the ground. Vegas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vegas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baron.
Baron swats away the attempt to clinch by Vegas.
Vegas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baron's hands.
Vegas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vegas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baron gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vegas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vegas thows a big elbow that misses.
Baron trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Vegas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vegas throws a strike but Baron rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Baron is pushing down on Vegas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vegas is fighting to maintain full guard but Baron has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas is trying to stand up here but Baron is controlling him well.
Baron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baron moves nicely into side control.
Baron trying to control the position but Vegas is working away.
Vegas tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Vegas wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baron tries to get the hooks in deep but Vegas pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Liam Vegas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baron is looking to clinch but Vegas is avoiding it.
Vegas lands a jab.
Baron doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vegas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Baron won't be happy with that.
Vegas looks up at the clock and then as Baron takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vegas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Vegas scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Baron to see if he's OK.
Vegas working the head and body with strikes.
Baron is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vegas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vegas working over Baron with some ground and pound. Baron looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vegas prevents Baron from improving his position.
Baron blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vegas.
Baron trying to hold on to Vegas's head to control him but Vegas postures up.
Baron actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baron is trying to maintain the position but Vegas is very close to passing his half guard.
Vegas working the head and body with strikes.
Baron trying to control from the bottom.
Baron is trying to get back to full guard.
Liam Vegas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vegas drops an elbow to the side of Baron's head.
Vegas working over Baron with some ground and pound. Baron looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vegas slips a nice elbow through Baron's hands, connecting with Baron's forehead.
Vegas lands strikes from half guard.
Baron is looking to control Vegas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baron avoid being mounted?
Vegas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baron taking some punishment here, with Vegas in his half guard.
Baron wants to improve his position but Vegas is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Vegas.
Baron is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vegas scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vegas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Baron is concentrating on defense, preventing Vegas from advancing position.
Baron is looking for a sweep. Vegas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baron wants to control but Vegas is keeping busy.
Baron looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vegas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baron actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas working Baron over with strikes.
Baron is looking to control Vegas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baron avoid being mounted?
Baron is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vegas cracks Baron with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baron wants to clinch.
Mike Baron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Baron does no damage.
Vegas gets the takedown into side control.
Baron struggling a bit here.
Vegas working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas working away.
Vegas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Baron is looking for a sweep.
Vegas connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baron some visible discomfort.
Vegas lands a decent elbow from side control.
Baron is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Baron on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Baron wants to control but Vegas postures up.
Vegas working the ground and pound from side control.
Baron takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Vegas dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Baron gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vegas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vegas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vegas clinches but Baron breaks the clinch
and Baron counters with a body kick.
Liam Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Baron looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vegas working the head and body with strikes.
Baron tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vegas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vegas working the body and head with strikes.
Vegas cracks Baron with a big right hand but Baron just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Baron is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vegas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baron is pressing down on Vegas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vegas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vegas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Baron looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vegas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vegas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baron working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vegas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vegas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vegas postures up in Baron's guard and throws a big left but Baron blocks it.
Baron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baron wants to sweep but no luck.
Vegas is in close to Baron's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vegas postures up in Baron's guard and throws a big left but Baron blocks it.
Baron is trying to keep Vegas in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baron escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vegas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vegas postures up.
Baron throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Baron looking for a guillotine here but Vegas defends easily.
Baron is looking to stand up but Vegas isn't so interested in that idea.
Baron tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baron trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Vegas shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Baron manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vegas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Baron is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vegas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Vegas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vegas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vegas chips away with some ground and pound.
Vegas postures up in Baron's guard and throws a big left but Baron blocks it.
Baron wants to sweep here but Vegas controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baron throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vegas throwing strikes from guard but Baron blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baron shoots and misses
so Vegas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baron is controlling Vegas's posture.
Vegas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vegas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vegas is looking to advance position but Baron has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baron won't let Vegas get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Baron scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baron with a couple of short strikes.
Mike Baron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liam Vegas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baron cracks Vegas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Vegas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vegas 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Vegas!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Bodoque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Back - Ludacris. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dario Bodoque!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bodoque.
Bodoque thows a leg kick but Marko checks it
and Marko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bodoque misses with a double jab
and Bodoque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bodoque thows a leg kick but Marko checks it
and Marko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bodoque chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bodoque throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bodoque's guard now.
Bodoque has his feet on Marko's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bodoque swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bodoque throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bodoque on the side of the head.
Bodoque looks gassed!
Marko dodges the punch combination from Bodoque.
A low kick from Bodoque is predictable there
and Marko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dario Bodoque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bodoque checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bodoque throws a predictable looking body shot
so Marko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marko passes Bodoque's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodoque taking some punishment here, with Marko in his half guard.
Marko wants to pass the guard but Bodoque is defending well.
Marko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marko uses his free foot to push down on Bodoque's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bodoque.
Marko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bodoque holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Marko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Bodoque has his hands clasped together but Marko breaks the hold and Bodoque is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Marko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cain Marko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuya Michima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saggat Biroska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuya Michima is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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279 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazuya Michima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saggat Biroska!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michima closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Biroska swings wildly with an uppercut but Michima uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michima.
The referee is keeping an eye on Michima - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Biroska misses with some punches.
Biroska has a couple of punches blocked by Michima.
Biroska doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Michima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michima gets control of Biroska's arms and successfully pulls guard. Michima will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Biroska defends well.
Biroska really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Michima working for a triangle but Biroska defends it easily.
Michima has a closed guard, preventing Biroska from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michima trying to control the position here.
Michima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Biroska doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Michima is tightening it up a little... Biroska has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Biroska reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Biroska taps out! nice BJJ there by Michima!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kazuya Michima!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between heavy master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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245 lbs
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240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, heavy master!
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, Dan Stone!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
master tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
master doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stone misses with a jab, cross combination.
master moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Stone is looking to score with low kicks.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by master.
Stone tries to keep at a distance but master has taken the fight into the clinch.
master makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
master breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
master tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
master closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. master pushes Stone against the cage but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
master moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like heavy master has been cut.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
master tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by master.
A jab lands there for Stone.
master tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts master as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
master fails with an attempt to clinch.
master tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone lands with a nice combination. master backs away looking to recover.
heavy master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone stuffs the takedown.
Stone lands a left and a right that send master crashing to the mat, dazed. Stone thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
master is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. master is looking to close the distance but Stone sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! master crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope master is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Dan Stone!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Senior Tres Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Gap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tres Santos's entrance music is Killing in the name of - Rage Against the Machine. A fine choice. Patrick Gap will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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277 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Senior Tres Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Gap!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gap gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gap is on top in guard.
Gap thows a big elbow that misses.
Gap wants to control from the top but Tres Santos keeps moving.
Tres Santos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tres Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gap is aware though and is defending well.
Tres Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tres Santos is trying to keep Gap in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gap trying to control but Tres Santos is working from the bottom.
Tres Santos throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tres Santos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tres Santos misses with a wild combination.
Gap has his takedown stuffed
and Tres Santos counters by clinching up.
Gap managing to block the knees to the body from Tres Santos.
Tres Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gap dodges an elbow strike from Tres Santos.
Tres Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gap is defending well for now.
Tres Santos lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tres Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gap is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tres Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gap up against the cage.
Gap is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tres Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gap as Tres Santos tries to tie him up.
A short right from Tres Santos on the inside.
It looks like Patrick Gap has been cut.
Tres Santos misses with a knee strike.
Tres Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gap or not.
Gap is trying to trip Tres Santos. He has hold of a leg but Tres Santos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gap persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Tres Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gap manages to get himself to full guard.
Gap pulls Tres Santos in close to his closed guard and prevents Tres Santos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gap is working an open guard so Tres Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tres Santos.
Tres Santos connects with the punch.
Gap tries to clinch but Tres Santos moves away
and Tres Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tres Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gap paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Gap misses.
Tres Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tres Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Gap moves out of range easily.
Gap gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gap wants to sweep but no luck.
Gap manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tres Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tres Santos tries to get out of the position.
Tres Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tres Santos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tres Santos wants to control but Gap is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Senior Tres Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Gap's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tres Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tres Santos tries to clinch but Gap moves out of range.
Gap tries for a takedown but Tres Santos circles away easily
and Tres Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Tres Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Tres Santos has managed to clinch.
Tres Santos breaks the clinch.
Gap shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tres Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Tres Santos clinches.
Gap is working for takedown but Tres Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Senior Tres Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Gap.
Tres Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tres Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tres Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tres Santos.
Tres Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gap is breathing heavily.
Tres Santos digs a right hand into Gap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gap's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Tres Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Tres Santos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tres Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tres Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tres Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tres Santos lands an elbow just above Gap 's eye.
Good body shot from Tres Santos.
Good body shot from Tres Santos.
Tres Santos presses Gap against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gap is trying to break the clinch but Tres Santos is controlling him.
Tres Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Patrick Gap's cut even more.
Senior Tres Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tres Santos has hold of one of Gap's legs. Gap is fighting the takedown attempt but Tres Santos gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tres Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gap working a defensive guard here.
Tres Santos gets to his feet. Gap looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tres Santos misses with a head kick.
Tres Santos tries to clinch there but Gap circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tres Santos. Gap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gap fails with the takedown
and Tres Santos moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Tres Santos.
Gap lands with a light punch inside.
Tres Santos is pushing Gap up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gap has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tres Santos regains guard immediately.
Gap won't allow Tres Santos to sweep him here.
Gap being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tres Santos wants to sweep here but Gap controlling him for the moment.
Tres Santos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gap scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tres Santos keeping full guard, as Gap tries to pass.
Tres Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Tres Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tres Santos wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Senior Tres Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Gap's cut.
That's time! Tres Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tres Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tres Santos wants to clinch up but Gap keeps it at a distance.
Gap shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tres Santos is looking for a sweep. Gap is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gap winds up and cracks Tres Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gap winds up and cracks Tres Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gap takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gap thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tres Santos's head.
Tres Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Tres Santos is staying active underneath Gap, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tres Santos is trying to control but Gap passes into side control!
Gap is looking to take a break and control but Tres Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gap working the ground and pound from side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Tres Santos gets back to half guard.
Patrick Gap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gap lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gap throwing shots but Tres Santos is blocking nicely.
Tres Santos is defending against the submission attempts here by Gap.
Tres Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tres Santos regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gap.
Senior Tres Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tres Santos is on top in guard.
Tres Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Gap is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Gap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tres Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Senior Tres Santos!
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