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NYFN 15 : Rynn vs Jonathon PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stewart Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Gudas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland The Brave. Roberto Gudas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stewart Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Roberto Gudas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gudas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gudas misses with a head kick.
Hunter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gudas!
Hunter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hunter 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.
Gudas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hunter.
An elbow from Hunter crashes against the mat.
Gudas can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Hunter crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Hunter.
Gudas struggling a bit here.
Gudas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gudas sneaks back into half guard.
Gudas tries to get to full guard but Hunter has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter working Gudas over with strikes.
Hunter slips a nice elbow through Gudas's hands, connecting with Gudas's forehead.
Hunter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hunter is looking to advance position but Gudas won't allow it.
Gudas trying to control here.
Gudas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gudas.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
Hunter throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hunter cracks Gudas with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter won't allow Gudas to sweep him here.
Gudas looking to control.
Gudas is pulling down on Hunter's head. It's preventing any offense from Hunter, at least for the moment.
Hunter throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunter throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gudas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gudas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunter postures up and lands a big shot to Gudas's brow.
Hunter scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hunter landing some decent shots from guard.
Gudas working a defensive guard here.
Hunter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hunter working some strikes from top position.
Gudas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gudas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunter's guard.
Hunter has his hands on Gudas's head, controlling the position.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Gudas from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter pulls Gudas in to control the position.
Gudas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hunter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gudas trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Gudas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunter wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stewart Hunter 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.
Gudas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunter is defended easily by Gudas.
Hunter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gudas at a distance.
Hunter checks a low kick from Gudas.
Gudas feints and then cracks Hunter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hunter down.
Gudas misses with a low kick.
Gudas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gudas cracks the inside of Hunter's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Gudas.
Gudas scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gudas throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick from Gudas lands but Hunter takes it in his stride.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gudas's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to control the action in half guard but Gudas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gudas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gudas defending well though.
Gudas trying to hold on to Hunter's head to control him but Hunter postures up.
Gudas is staying active underneath Hunter, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hunter is looking to advance position but Gudas won't allow it.
Hunter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stewart Hunter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gudas misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hunter winds up and cracks Gudas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hunter working over Gudas with some ground and pound. Gudas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gudas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gudas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunter won't allow Gudas to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gudas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hunter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunter distracts Gudas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gudas is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.
Hunter forces his way into half guard.
Gudas is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hunter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hunter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gudas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hunter is keen to just control but Gudas is a slippery customer.
Hunter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gudas can do to turn this around?
Hunter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hunter connects with a nice short shot to Gudas's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunter is thwarting Gudas's attempts to control the position.
Gudas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunter.
Hunter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hunter is trying to control. Gudas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gudas is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hunter throwing shots but Gudas is blocking nicely.
Hunter wants to take a breather but Gudas is having none of it.
Gudas is trying to maintain the position but Hunter is very close to passing his half guard.
Gudas tries to get to full guard but Hunter has control of the leg.
Hunter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gudas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Hunter is looking to take a break and control but Gudas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gudas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hunter is working away from the top position though.
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but Gudas defending well.
Gudas is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gudas is pressing down on Hunter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gudas working a defensive guard but Hunter manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hunter lands some shots froms side control.
Hunter prevents Gudas from escaping the position.
Gudas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hunter working the head and body with strikes.
Gudas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gudas is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stewart Hunter 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gudas blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Hunter.
Gudas misses with a head kick.
Gudas blocks the body kick.
Gudas scores with a head kick. Hunter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hunter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gudas's waist but Gudas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hunter off to one side.
Gudas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gudas misses with a head kick.
Gudas tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt - Gudas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gudas tries a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter connects with a nice looking jab.
Gudas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter moves out of range of the leg kick from Gudas.
Roberto Gudas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Gudas is defending well.
Gudas is doing well to control the position and prevent Hunter from advancing to side control.
Hunter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gudas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Hunter wants to free his trapped foot but Gudas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hunter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Hunter.
Gudas is trying to maintain the position but Hunter is very close to passing his half guard.
Gudas is pressing down on Hunter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gudas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gudas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunter throws a big elbow that misses.
Gudas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunter passes into half guard.
Gudas is trying to get back to full guard.
Gudas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunter.
Hunter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hunter wants to take a breather but Gudas is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Hunter there.
Gudas is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gudas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hunter thows a huge punch but Gudas dodges it nicely.
Hunter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gudas is looking to control Hunter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gudas avoid being mounted?
Hunter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gudas keeps working.
Gudas is trying to maintain the position but Hunter is very close to passing his half guard.
Gudas is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hunter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stewart Hunter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gudas tries to get to full guard but Hunter has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Hunter seems content to control.
Hunter trying to control from half guard but Gudas is working away.
Hunter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gudas scores with a head kick. Hunter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hunter tried to score with a low kick but Gudas checks it.
Gudas 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.
Gudas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gudas throws a head kick that misses.
Gudas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Hunter takes a swing at Gudas's ribcage but misses.
Roberto Gudas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stewart Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hunter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stewart Hunter!
Stewart Hunter made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Looks like this lad that they put me in the cage to maul may be better suited for another line of work! Bring on the next one, because they are all going to fall to The Loch Ness Monster!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Doe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
Doe lands with a good body shot.
Doe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Sweat Lodge in the buildup to the fight.
Doe misses with a body kick.
Rodriguez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doe.
Rodriguez shoots in but Doe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doe misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez has his takedown stuffed
and Doe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Doe on his heels. He'll look to pass Doe's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doe has his feet on Rodriguez's thighs here. He's pushed Rodriguez off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Rodriguez screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Doe!
John Doe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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300 lbs
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Good takedowns
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
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne shoots in and drives through. Oliveira sprawls well.
Oliveira moves into the clinch successfully.
Oliveira works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Browne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Browne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oliveira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Browne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Oliveira has managed to get both his arms back between Browne's legs - danger averted.
Oliveira content to stall in guard here.
Browne is pulling down on Oliveira's head to control his posture.
Browne is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Oliveira has his hands clasped together but Browne extends and breaks Oliveira's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Browne.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Travis Browne!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Parr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhys Drew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Parr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Parr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhys Drew!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drew wants to clinch up but Parr keeps it at a distance.
Parr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drew counters with a one-two to the body.
Parr gets caught napping as Drew dives in and scores a takedown. Parr manages to retain guard.
Parr wants to stand but Drew is controlling the position.
Drew wants to control from the top but Parr keeps moving.
Drew slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew has gone for a leg lock! Parr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Drew's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parr.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parr prevents Drew from getting back to his feet.
Parr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Drew looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Drew has a closed guard, preventing Parr from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Drew shoots in and drives through. Parr sprawls well.
Parr tries to clinch but Drew is having none of it.
Drew tries to close the distance and clinch but Parr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parr wants to clinch up but Drew keeps it at a distance.
Drew throws a combination that misses
and Parr counters with a nice uppercut.
Drew fails to land with a series of punches.
Drew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parr darts in and clinches Drew up against the cage.
Drew blocking some punches.
Drew looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drew can't break the clinch.
Parr keeps control of Drew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parr.
Parr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drew breaks the clinch.
Parr moves out of range of the body kick.
Drew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drew looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parr is fending him off so far but Drew persists. Nope, Parr circles away and we're back to standing.
Drew tries to keep at a distance but Parr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parr working aggressively here.
Drew breaks from the clinch.
Parr is looking to clinch but Drew is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drew throws a combination that misses
and Parr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drew connects with an inside leg kick.
Drew tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parr swivels and escapes.
Mike Parr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhys Drew.
Drew looks winded!
Parr tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Drew counter with a right hand.
Drew tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parr swivels and escapes.
Parr tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parr cracks Drew with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Drew looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Parr finish him?
Drew is rocked!
It looks like Rhys Drew has been cut.
Parr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drew is still on wobbly legs! Can Parr finish him?
Parr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parr throws a punch but it's blocked by Drew.
Drew is trying to break the clinch but Parr is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drew.
Parr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parr swings wildly with an uppercut but Drew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parr throws a punch but it's blocked by Drew.
Parr misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parr.
Parr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drew closes the distance but Parr moves to the side
and Parr counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Parr!
A relieved looking Mike Parr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Dren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pride Theme. Dren comes into a darkened arena with his song building. GETO BOYS - mind of a lunatic kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdravko Dren!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Couture shoots in and bounces Dren off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Couture throws a big elbow that misses.
Dren is looking to stand up but Couture isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dren pulls Couture in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture postures up.
Dren tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture throws an elbow that misses. Dren uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Couture's guard. Nice move by Dren!
Couture is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Couture thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Couture is thwarting Dren's attempts to control the position.
Dren regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Couture.
Couture stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Couture has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Couture accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture throwing strikes from guard but Dren blocks nicely.
Dren wants to get back to his feet but Couture is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Couture throws a big right hand that misses.
Couture preventing the sweep.
Couture throws a strike but Dren rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Couture controls Dren momentarily but Dren frees himself.
Dren stands and throws Couture's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Couture is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dren is looking to take a break and control but Couture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Couture has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Dren controlling the position from side mount.
Couture might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Couture tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dren wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.
Couture struggling a bit here.
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.
Dren misses with the ground and pound.
Dren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Couture keeps working.
Couture on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Couture tries to get out of the position.
Couture wants to control but Dren postures up.
Couture tries to bench press Dren off him but Dren keeps the position.
Couture prevents Dren from improving position.
Dren wants to control but Couture is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
Dren trying to control the position but Couture is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Couture tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zdravko Dren will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Couture misses with a takedown attempt - Dren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dren as he avoids it easily.
Couture pushes Dren up against the cage in a clinch.
Dren working hard to break the clinch.
Couture's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Couture shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dren sprawls well. Dren wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Dren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture tries to clinch but Dren moves away
and Dren counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Dren.
Couture fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Dren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Couture throws a lazy uppercut
and Dren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Couture dives in and grabs Dren's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dren pushes down on Couture's head and hops out.
Couture fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dren manages to avoid it.
Dren cracks Couture with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Fedor Couture has been cut.
Fedor Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dren keeps the fight on the outside.
Dren lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dren cracks Couture with a good jab.
Sloppy strikes from Dren. Those never looked like landing.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zdravko Dren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dren misses with an uppercut.
Dren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dren has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Couture closes the distance but Dren moves to the side
and Dren counters with a stiff right hand.
Fedor Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture shoots for a takedown but Dren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Couture tries to clinch but Dren is having none of it.
Couture wants to clinch
and Dren counters with a stiff right hand.
Couture throws a right hand that Dren ducks under and follows up with a left that Dren also avoids with ease.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Dren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Couture looks to clinch
and Dren counters with a low kick, right behind Couture 's knee.
Dren throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dren scoring well with a low kick there.
Couture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dren.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch but Dren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dren throws a head kick that misses.
Couture will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Couture takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Couture's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by Dren as he connects with a hook.
Dren has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Good standup being displayed there by Dren as he connects with a hook.
Couture tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dren sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Couture somewhat.
Dren lands a big uppercut and Couture crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Couture looks OK. Dren waves Couture back to his feet!
Couture is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Dren lands a beautiful left hook that drops Couture. Couture tries to recover but Dren is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Couture lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zdravko Dren!
A victorious Zdravko Dren thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Guevara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Novaks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guevara comes into the arena with Che blaring out of the sound system. Alex Novaks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ernesto Guevara!
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, Alex Novaks!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Novaks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Novaks is defended easily by Guevara.
Novaks cracks Guevara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Novaks throws a right and a left that Guevara avoids nicely.
Novaks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Guevara throws out a loose jab but Novaks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guevara is trying hard to land a takedown here. Novaks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Novaks throws a lazy right hand but Guevara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guevara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Novaks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Guevara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Novaks cracks Guevara with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Novaks drops Guevara with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Guevara! Novaks dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Novaks!
Ernesto Guevara spoke after the fight, saying 'Dam you Yankee Dogs'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Laverne Mazzola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazzola comes to the cage accompanied by Il Canto Degli Italiani. Jenkins has chosen Rock On as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Laverne Mazzola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leeroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazzola misses with a hook.
Laverne Mazzola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mazzola lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mazzola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mazzola checks a low kick from Jenkins.
Jenkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mazzola works over Jenkins's head and body with a nice combination.
Mazzola takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jenkins wants to land a leg kick but Mazzola is out of range.
Mazzola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jenkins can pounce on him.
Jenkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mazzola clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins goes for a takedown attempt but Mazzola pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mazzola has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Axis of Evil in the buildup to the fight.
Mazzola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jenkins counters with a good low kick that Mazzola was not able to check.
Mazzola connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jenkins momentarily.
Mazzola moves into range and clinches up with Jenkins.
Mazzola misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzola gets through Jenkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mazzola tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzola misses with some punches.
Mazzola tries a body shot but Jenkins blocks it.
Mazzola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mazzola digs a right hand underneath Jenkins's ribcage. Jenkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jenkins blocks a body shot from Mazzola.
A short body shot lands from Mazzola as the two fighters clinch.
Mazzola tries a body shot but Jenkins blocks it.
Mazzola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mazzola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jenkinss head.
Mazzola lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Jenkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jenkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Mazzola has double underhooks.
Mazzola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mazzola effectively controlling the action here.
Mazzola lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mazzola displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jenkins up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mazzola.
Mazzola is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Mazzola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mazzola controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mazzola.
Mazzola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mazzola lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins blocks an uppercut.
Mazzola working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Mazzola - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mazzola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mazzola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mazzola stalling.
Jenkins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mazzola is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mazzola lands an uppercut.
Jenkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Laverne Mazzola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leeroy Jenkins.
Mazzola lands a shot to the body.
Mazzola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mazzola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenkins's elbow.
Mazzola tries a body shot but Jenkins blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Mazzola.
Mazzola pushes Jenkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mazzola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazzola slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Mazzola.
Jenkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mazzola smiles and moves away.
Mazzola moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
Still in the clinch, Mazzola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mazzola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mazzola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mazzola lands a nice shot to the body.
Mazzola tries to throw a body punch but Jenkins avoids it by throwing Mazzola back against the cage.
Mazzola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laverne Mazzola dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mazzola lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mazzola tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mazzola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jenkins in his tracks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jenkins lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mazzola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mazzola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mazzola throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
Mazzola moves into the clinch.
Mazzola can't find room to land a body shot as Jenkins controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
Mazzola tries to throw a body punch but Jenkins avoids it by throwing Mazzola back against the cage.
Mazzola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Mazzola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzola keeps control of Jenkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mazzola.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mazzola.
Mazzola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mazzola pushes Jenkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laverne Mazzola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzola misses with a punch to the body.
Mazzola leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jenkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mazzola gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mazzola tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mazzola effectively controlling the action here.
Mazzola lands a hook that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Mazzola stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jenkins blocks a body shot from Mazzola.
Mazzola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mazzola prevents it.
Mazzola leaning against his opponent.
Mazzola struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenkins controls his hands.
Mazzola lands a hook that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Mazzola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jenkins.
Mazzola tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenkins is trying to break free.
Mazzola has Jenkins pushed against the cage.
Mazzola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mazzola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jenkins prevents a body shot from Mazzola.
Mazzola pushes Jenkins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mazzola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Mazzola.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mazzola pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mazzola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jenkins takes a shot to the head.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mazzola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mazzola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins prevents a body shot from Mazzola.
Mazzola holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jenkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mazzola slowing the pace effectively.
Mazzola tries to throw a body punch but Jenkins avoids it by throwing Mazzola back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Mazzola as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazzola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mazzola tries a body shot but Jenkins blocks it.
Mazzola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mazzola digs a right hand underneath Jenkins's ribcage. Jenkins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mazzola tries a body shot but Jenkins blocks it.
Mazzola cracks Jenkins with a nice body shot.
Mazzola taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laverne Mazzola dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mazzola gets a clinch.
Jenkins goes for a takedown attempt but Mazzola pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Mazzola tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jenkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mazzola has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mazzola.
A short uppercut from Mazzola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazzola tries to throw a body punch but Jenkins avoids it by throwing Mazzola back against the cage.
Mazzola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Mazzola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Mazzola.
Mazzola lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jenkins or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazzola lands a body shot.
Mazzola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mazzola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
A short body shot lands from Mazzola as the two fighters clinch.
Mazzola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mazzola controlling the action here for a moment.
Mazzola lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Mazzola.
Mazzola lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Mazzola fails to land.
Mazzola tries a body shot but Jenkins blocks it.
Jenkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Mazzola has double underhooks.
Laverne Mazzola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins goes for a takedown attempt but Mazzola pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jenkins gets tackled into the cage by Mazzola. Mazzola maintains the clinch.
Jenkins jumps guard but Mazzola stands there with Jenkins around his waist. Jenkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Laverne Mazzola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leeroy Jenkins.
Jenkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mazzola lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazzola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jenkins is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Mazzola - that landed with a thud.
Mazzola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mazzola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins wants to take the fight to the mat but Mazzola manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jenkins jumps guard but Mazzola turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mazzola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenkins pulls guard successfully.
Mazzola 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laverne Mazzola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mazzola, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laverne Mazzola!
An out of breath Laverne Mazzola thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Leeroy Jenkins stepped up to the mic, saying 'Juast luck mate...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce has chosen Bulls on Parade - Rage Against The Machine as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pierce.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pierce.
Nice defenses there by Bruce.
Pierce misses with a leg kick
and Bruce holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bruce pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bruce is on top in guard.
Pierce knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bruce on the ground.
Pierce keeping full guard, as Bruce tries to pass.
Pierce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierce is keeping the position for now.
Bruce trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierce is trying to hold Bruce in close to prevent damage but Bruce has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce is looking to advance position but Pierce won't allow it.
Pierce is defending against the submission attempts here by Bruce.
Pierce tries to roll over but Bruce keeps him under control.
Pierce trying to control from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Pierce's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierce keeping hold of Bruce's head, controlling as best he can.
Pierce tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bruce has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bruce wants to finish this one by submission but Pierce is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bruce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce wants to control but Bruce is having none of it.
Bruce looking to control but Pierce is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bruce wants to take his opponent's back but Pierce doesn't allow it.
Bruce working for a submission but Pierce is keeping him at bay.
Pierce working to try and regain half guard.
Pierce wants to hold on but Bruce pushes him away.
Bruce working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Pierce turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Bruce off and cradles Pierce's limp body as Bruce celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jack Bruce!
Jack Bruce looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'thanks for coming to the fight. I will be even better then I was this fight next fight. hope you come watch again'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sebasti Perreira De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockmeteller Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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187 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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196 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Perreira De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rockmeteller Todd!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perreira De Souza catches Todd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Rockmeteller Todd has been cut.
Rockmeteller Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perreira De Souza misses with a lunging right hand
and Todd counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Perreira De Souza misses its intended target.
Todd lands a nice shot to the body.
Perreira De Souza defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Todd.
Perreira De Souza throws a series of punches but Todd moves out of range.
Todd clobbers Perreira De Souza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Todd throws a leg kick but Perreira De Souza checks it.
Perreira De Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Todd works the jab nicely.
Perreira De Souza's corner calls for a 1-2. Perreira De Souza obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perreira De Souza cracks the inside of Todd's front leg.
Todd misses the shot to the body.
Perreira De Souza checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Todd gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Perreira De Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perreira De Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Todd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Todd looking to control.
Perreira De Souza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perreira De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perreira De Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perreira De Souza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Todd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perreira De Souza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Perreira De Souza 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Perreira De Souza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Perreira De Souza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Perreira De Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Todd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perreira De Souza.
Perreira De Souza throws a strike but Todd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Perreira De Souza wants to stand but Todd is controlling the position.
Perreira De Souza working a defensive guard here.
Perreira De Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Perreira De Souza, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perreira De Souza is keeping the position for now.
Todd postures up.
Perreira De Souza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Todd is one step ahead there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Perreira De Souza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Todd avoids it really well and circles away.
Perreira De Souza moves out of range as Todd throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perreira De Souza on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Todd is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circling - Todd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Todd connects with a right hand. Perreira De Souza shakes it off.
Todd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Todd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Todd.
Perreira De Souza tries for a takedown but Todd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Todd scores with a hook to the body. Perreira De Souza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Todd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perreira De Souza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Todd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Todd wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebasti Perreira De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perreira De Souza rushes Todd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockmeteller Todd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rockmeteller Todd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perreira De Souza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perreira De Souza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perreira De Souza dodges the punch combination from Todd.
Todd throws a front kick aimed at Perreira De Souza's knee but Perreira De Souza avoids it well.
Todd lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Perreira De Souza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perreira De Souza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Todd to the mat! Todd manages to get full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perreira De Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perreira De Souza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Todd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza throws a strike but Todd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Todd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Perreira De Souza holds on and takes a little breather.
Todd preventing the sweep.
Perreira De Souza wants to get back to his feet but Todd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Todd stopping the sweep attempt from Perreira De Souza.
Todd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Todd trying to control but Perreira De Souza is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perreira De Souza keeping full guard, as Todd tries to pass.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Perreira De Souza seems keen to control Todd's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Todd misses with a jab to the body
and Perreira De Souza counters with a thumping low kick.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perreira De Souza was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Perreira De Souza moves out of range of the leg kick from Todd.
Rockmeteller Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perreira De Souza shoots in for a double leg but Todd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab by Perreira De Souza.
Todd throws a leg kick
and Perreira De Souza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a shot to the body.
Todd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Perreira De Souza misses with a double jab
and Todd counters with a low kick, right behind Perreira De Souza 's knee.
Perreira De Souza lands a jab-cross combination.
Todd looks to land a body kick but Perreira De Souza moved away.
Perreira De Souza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Todd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perreira De Souza manages to avoid it.
Perreira De Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Todd.
Perreira De Souza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Todd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Todd misses with a hook.
Perreira De Souza fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza is looking to clinch but Todd is avoiding it.
Todd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perreira De Souza misses with a left hand
and Todd counters with a one-two to the body.
Todd scoring well with a low kick there.
Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Perreira De Souza throws the left hand but Todd avoids the punch easily.
Todd scores with the left hand. Perreira De Souza knows he should have avoided that one.
Perreira De Souza shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Todd but Todd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebasti Perreira De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perreira De Souza throws a solid leg kick but Todd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Perreira De Souza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockmeteller Todd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rockmeteller Todd's cut.
That's time! Perreira De Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Todd cracks Perreira De Souza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perreira De Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Todd throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Perreira De Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Todd throws a solid leg kick but Perreira De Souza takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Todd.
Perreira De Souza slips a jab from Todd.
Todd cracks Perreira De Souza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perreira De Souza fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Todd sprawls well initially but Perreira De Souza persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Todd is trying to maintain the position but Perreira De Souza is very close to passing his half guard.
Todd felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Perreira De Souza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Todd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Perreira De Souza trying to control but Todd is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd looking for a sweep. Not yet Todd, not yet.
Perreira De Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Todd has wrist control.
Perreira De Souza slips nicely into half guard.
Todd trying to control here.
Todd is looking for a sweep. Perreira De Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perreira De Souza working over Todd with some ground and pound. Todd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Perreira De Souza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Todd's head.
Perreira De Souza throws a strike but Todd avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Perreira De Souza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Perreira De Souza stopping the sweep attempt from Todd.
Perreira De Souza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Perreira De Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Todd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Todd keeping moving, preventing Perreira De Souza from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Todd wants to sweep here but Perreira De Souza controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Perreira De Souza moves in looking to clinch but Todd pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd moves out of range of the strikes.
Todd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perreira De Souza throws out the jab.
Todd misses with a kick to the body
and Todd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perreira De Souza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Todd. Todd obviously looking to wear him down.
Perreira De Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Todd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perreira De Souza is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Perreira De Souza thows a huge punch but Todd dodges it nicely.
Perreira De Souza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Todd's head.
Todd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perreira De Souza.
Rockmeteller Todd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perreira De Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Todd defending well though.
Perreira De Souza is just content to waste time from the top position. Todd takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Perreira De Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Todd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perreira De Souza looking for a sweep. Not yet Perreira De Souza, not yet.
Sebasti Perreira De Souza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sebasti Perreira De Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Todd slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebasti Perreira De Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Todd 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rockmeteller Todd!
After winning the bout, Rockmeteller Todd 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikaiah Rynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jonathon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikaiah Rynn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Jonathon!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rynn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rynn thuds his right hand into Jonathon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jonathon.
Rynn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jonathon. Jonathon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jonathon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rynn cracks Jonathon on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Jonathon falls backwards against the cage. Rynn follows up with more strikes that drop Jonathon to his knees. Rynn keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Jonathon! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikaiah Rynn!
Mikaiah Rynn retains his light heavyweight title!
Mikaiah Rynn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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