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NWO NY XII PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hanz Goring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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300 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hanz Goring !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Powell !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goring loads up on a big right hand but Powell slips the punch.
Powell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goring circles away quickly and effectively.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Goring .
Oh, that's a big right hand from Goring and Powell goes tumbling to the canvas! Goring follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
It looks like Daniel Powell has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goring has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Powell defend it? Goring steps over the head and cranks it - Powell is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Goring !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hanz Goring !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stan Bojan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bojan comes to the cage accompanied by Burn it Down. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Bojan!
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, Jose Gonzales !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bojan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gonzales is trying to defend but Bojan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gonzales looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bojan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bojan works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bojan scoring with strikes but Gonzales is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bojan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bojan is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Gonzales is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Gonzales flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Bojan anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Gonzales and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Bojan slips an arm under Gonzales chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Bojan has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Bojan is squeezing on Gonzales like an anaconda would it's prey. Gonzales fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stan Bojan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Stan Bojan made sure he mentioned Sparta Fightware, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sponge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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146 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Sponge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Powell !
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sponge bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Powell looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Powell is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sponge connects with a decent elbow.
Sponge just content to control the position.
Sponge working the body and head with strikes.
Sponge is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sponge decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Powell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sponge counters with a single leg into guard. Powell didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sponge seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell can't keep his opponent in guard - Sponge advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sponge trying to control the pace.
Sponge 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! Powell is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob Sponge!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Powell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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, Jacob Gonzales !
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, Joe Powell!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales avoids the head kick by Powell.
Gonzales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Powell tries to clinch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Powell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Powell shoots in and drives through. Gonzales sprawls well.
Gonzales misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Powell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Powell swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzales .
Powell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powell shoots and misses
and Gonzales counters by moving into the clinch.
Jacob Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Powell.
Gonzales stalls.
Gonzales goes for a takedown attempt but Powell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Powell wants to clinch.
Gonzales circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzales closes the distance and clinches up with Powell, looking for a takedown. Gonzales pushes Powell against the cage but Powell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Powell stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzales . Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet.
Powell wants to clinch
and Gonzales counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Gonzales 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Powell throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell has picked Gonzales up - he's going for a ride! Powell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gonzales is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Powell trying to control from half guard but Gonzales is working away.
Gonzales pushes Powell off looking to stand but Powell dives back in and keeps control.
Powell wants to pass the guard but Gonzales is defending well.
Gonzales wants to control but Powell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gonzales moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzales wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gonzales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzales stuffs the takedown attempt from Powell. Powell gets slowly back to his feet.
Powell looks winded!
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Powell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gonzales trying to control the position but Powell is working away.
Powell looking for a sweep but Gonzales has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales controlling from the full mount.
Gonzales fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gonzales can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powell is looking to escape.
Powell wants to control but Gonzales is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzales is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Powell is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Powell flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Gonzales anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Powell and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Gonzales slips an arm under Powell chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Gonzales has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Gonzales is squeezing on Powell like an anaconda would it's prey. Powell fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jacob Gonzales !
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Gonzales looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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266 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gonzales !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Powell !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales fails with a takedown attempt.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Powell gets a takedown into half guard.
Powell is looking to advance position but Gonzales won't allow it.
Powell wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Gonzales uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Powell tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzales is retaining full guard.
Powell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Powell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzales . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Powell gets to his feet - Gonzales follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gonzales misses.
Gonzales misses with a wild body shot.
Powell clinches.
Powell effectively controlling the action here.
Powell stops a takedown attempt from Gonzales .
Powell jumps guard.
Powell striking off his back but it's not causing Gonzales any problems.
Powell trying to control the position.
Gonzales wants to stand but Powell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell looking for a guillotine here but Gonzales defends easily.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Gonzales from controlling successfully.
Powell working for a triangle but Gonzales defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is looking to stand up but Powell won't let him.
Powell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Powell trying to control the position.
Gonzales passes Powell 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Powell dominated that round.
That's time! Gonzales 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gonzales looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Powell is fending him off so far but Gonzales persists. Nope, Powell circles away and we're back to standing.
Powell keeps the fight on the outside.
Powell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Powell showed some decent athleticism there.
Powell prevents Gonzales from improving his position.
Powell lands strikes from half guard.
Gonzales might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzales actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Powell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Powell slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales wants to get back to his feet.
Powell is controlling the pace.
Powell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonzales is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Scott Powell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gonzales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonzales shoots in but no luck this time.
Gonzales closes the distance and clinches up with Powell , looking for a takedown. Gonzales pushes Powell against the cage but Powell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Gonzales . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzales closes the distance but Powell moves to the side
and Powell counters with a shoot takedown. Gonzales fights it but they end up in guard.
Gonzales wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Powell is now in half guard.
Powell is thwarting Gonzales 's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gonzales looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gonzales is trying to control but Powell manages to pass to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales can't escape the position.
Scott Powell has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell working for a submission but Gonzales is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Powell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Powell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gonzales shoots in looking for a takedown but Powell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gonzales 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Powell throws a leg kick but Gonzales sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Powell leaves Gonzales with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gonzales drives through and clinches with Powell against the cage.
Powell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gonzales jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales is trying to control the position but Powell postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gonzales looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gonzales is trying to keep Powell in close.
Gonzales has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Powell is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gonzales .
Gonzales wants to control but Powell postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell swings around for an armbar but Gonzales sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Powell 's guard.
Powell managing to control the position.
Gonzales postures up.
Gonzales stands and throws Powell 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Powell is looking to reverse the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Powell can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales decides to stand back up. Gonzales steps back and let's Powell get back to his feet.
Gonzales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Powell .
Tommy Gonzales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Powell .
Powell darts in and clinches Gonzales up against the cage.
Gonzales jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Powell walks away with a smile on his face. Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Powell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzales looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gonzales trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Powell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonzales wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tommy Gonzales just wasn't active enough.
Powell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gonzales showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Powell 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Powell !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chester Molester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Sifreddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sifreddi has chosen I'm too sexy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chester Molester!
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, Rocco Sifreddi!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sifreddi thuds a left hand into Molester's body.
Sifreddi misses with a right hand
letting Molester counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Molester.
Sifreddi looks to score with a jab to the body but Molester is just out of range.
Sifreddi walks into a jab.
Molester goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Molester misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Molester.
Sifreddi throws a combination that misses
and Molester counters with a left and a right that stings Sifreddi.
Sifreddi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Molester counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sifreddi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Molester manages to avoid it.
Sifreddi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Molester.
Sifreddi misses with a wild body shot.
Molester misses with the combination.
Molester misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Molester.
Sifreddi misses with a shot to the body
and Molester counters with a head kick. That will keep Sifreddi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molester throws a head kick that misses.
Sifreddi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sifreddi throws an elbow but Molester slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sifreddi wants to control but Molester is keeping him busy.
Sifreddi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Molester is not content to let Sifreddi control the position.
Sifreddi throws a strike aimed at the side of Molester's head but Molester avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sifreddi staying calm.
Sifreddi prevents Molester from escaping the position.
Molester managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sifreddi.
Sifreddi lands a few punches from side control.
Sifreddi trying to control the position but Molester is working away.
Sifreddi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Molester haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sifreddi working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sifreddi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Molester avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sifreddi.
Sifreddi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Molester on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Sifreddi stalls from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sifreddi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Molester knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sifreddi on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Molester struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Sifreddi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sifreddi blocks a head kick by Molester.
Molester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Molester moves out of range as Sifreddi strikes.
Molester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Molester swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sifreddi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sifreddi.
Sifreddi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Molester's head.
Sifreddi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Molester keeping full guard, as Sifreddi tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sifreddi chips away with some ground and pound.
Sifreddi trying to control the position from guard on top but Molester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sifreddi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sifreddi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Molester on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Molester tries to get out of the position.
Sifreddi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sifreddi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molester working a defensive guard but Sifreddi manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sifreddi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rocco Sifreddi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Molester is not content to let Sifreddi control the position.
Molester takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sifreddi landing strikes.
Sifreddi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sifreddi working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sifreddi grinds an elbow into Molester's temple.
Molester is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sifreddi misses with the ground and pound.
Oh Molester is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sifreddi working the head with strikes.
Molester is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sifreddi connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Sifreddi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sifreddi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Molester keeps working.
Sifreddi cracks Molester with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Sifreddi immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Molester is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Sifreddi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Sifreddi!
Rocco Sifreddi bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandy Kutour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Breathe by The Prodigy (Numbernin6 Remix). Brandy Kutour has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
213 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
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19
227 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Brandy Kutour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutour tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kutour chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Kutour stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Kutour feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kutour throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kutour takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kutour clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Kutour, against the cage.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Kutour.
Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kutour.
Kutour is stalling in the full guard.
Kutour trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kutour defends well.
Kutour might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Kutour wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva looking for a triangle here. Kutour is fighting it but it looks tight! Silva pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kutour is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ricardo Silva!
Post fight, Ricardo Silva stared into the camera and said 'Thank you, my family in Brazil. I love you. Thank you God; I love you God, you got me here, your my buddy. Now I want fight rematch at 205 against Shane Carter. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyatt comes into the arena with The thing that should not be blaring out of the sound system. Carter has chosen Coming Home by Diddy ft. Skylar Grey as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Hyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Carter!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyatt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hyatt tries to sprawl but Carter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hyatt is staying active underneath Carter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carter passes to side control.
Carter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hyatt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hyatt is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Carter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Carter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter working the ground and pound from side control.
Hyatt is trying to get back to half guard.
Carter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyatt is trying to control Carter's posture but Carter avoids it.
Hyatt is not content to let Carter control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter landing a few strikes.
Carter working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carter in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hyatt is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shane Carter!
After winning the bout, Shane Carter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Kono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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149 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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136 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hideo Kono!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Macdonald!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kono fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Macdonald takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Macdonald gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kono.
Macdonald gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Ian Macdonald has been cut.
Kono stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kono paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Macdonald is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kono cracks Macdonald with a right hand to the side of the head.
Macdonald is still on wobbly legs! Can Kono finish him?
Macdonald looks for a takedown but Kono sprawls well.
Kono scores with a jab.
Kono feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Macdonalds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Macdonald decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Macdonald prevents Kono from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macdonald seems to have recovered his senses.
Macdonald is working for a kimura but Kono is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonald passes to side control.
Macdonald cracks Kono with a big right hand but Kono just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kono parries the strikes from Macdonald easily there. Macdonald is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kono to escape.
Kono is looking for a sweep.
Macdonald working away.
Kono is looking for a sweep.
Macdonald wants to stand but Kono is controlling his arm.
Kono knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Macdonald on the ground.
Macdonald wants to control but Kono is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kono wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kono wants to control but Macdonald postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macdonald wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kono, who protects the arm well.
Kono wants to get back to his feet.
Kono is looking to regain half guard here but Macdonald keeps moving and retains side control.
Kono manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kono is trying to stand back up but Macdonald is controlling him
Macdonald tries to pass to full mount but Kono defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kono wants to improve his position but Macdonald is controlling well.
Macdonald trying to control from half guard but Kono is working away.
Macdonald stands up and beckons Kono to join him on the feet.
Macdonald takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Macdonald tries to move into range but Kono moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Macdonald takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kono listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kono scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macdonald takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kono drops Macdonald with a beautiful combination! Macdonald stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kono is looking for the KO!
Macdonald misses with a hook.
Kono fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Macdonald square on the jaw! Damn, Macdonald is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hideo Kono!
Hideo Kono retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Hideo Kono thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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