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INY 30 Rolin v Asap PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baby Boy Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baby Boy Harris has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Harris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guzman checks it well.
Guzman connects with a high kick.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at ROCK-A-FELLA FIGHT CLUB that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A good leg kick by Guzman.
Guzman avoids the head kick by Harris.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guzman.
Guzman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Guzman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Guzman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris looks to land a combination but Guzman avoids it well.
Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guzman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guzman connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Guzman.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Guzman slips the punch.
Harris wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Guzman misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks a leg kick.
Guzman digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Guzman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick from Harris lands but Guzman takes it in his stride.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guzman. Guzman obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab from Guzman.
Guzman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
Harris misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris is looking to clinch.
Harris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guzman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Guzman settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a leg kick but Guzman checks it.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guzman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Guzman tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Harris tries to clinch up.
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Guzman moves out of range easily.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guzman.
Harris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Guzman.
Harris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Guzman to counter with a crisp jab.
Guzman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Guzman!
Guzman throws a low kick but Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guzman circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Guzman's calf.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman tries a head kick but it misses.
Guzman throws a low kick, looking for Harris's leg but Harris calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guzman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Guzman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guzman.
Guzman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Guzman tries a head kick but it misses.
Guzman throws a leg kick but Harris checks it.
Guzman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guzman throws a wild body kick that Harris sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Harris finds it's way through Guzman's defenses.
Guzman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guzman misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guzman misses with a head kick.
Harris throws a right and a left that Guzman avoids nicely.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Guzman blocks the leg kick.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guzman manages to avoid it.
Guzman lands a head kick!
Guzman avoids a kick to the body.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guzman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guzman misses with a straight left.
Harris tries to clinch up but Guzman circles away and keeps his distance.
Guzman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Guzman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harris throws a hook but Guzman avoids it easily.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hugo Guzman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guzman blocks a head kick by Harris.
A solid body kick from Guzman.
Guzman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guzman connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guzman.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Guzman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Harris might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Harris tries to clinch up but Guzman circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Guzman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A low kick from Guzman misses
and Harris counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guzman tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Guzman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guzman tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guzman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Guzman can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Guzman.
Guzman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Guzman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guzman lands a left hand.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Guzman lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Guzman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman trying to land knees to the body.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
Guzman struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris wants to break free but Guzman has control.
Guzman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Guzman prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Harris keeps control of Guzman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
Guzman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guzman lands with a right to the head.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Guzman can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Harris.
Guzman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Harris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guzman.
Harris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Guzman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Guzman's shoulder, as Guzman tries to avoid the shot.
Guzman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Harris.
Baby Boy Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guzman throws a head kick that misses.
Guzman is looking to score with low kicks.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Guzman.
Guzman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Guzman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guzman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guzman blocks a head kick by Harris.
Guzman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guzman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris takes a swing at Guzman's ribcage but misses.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guzman manages to avoid it.
Guzman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Guzman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Harris misses.
Harris swings for the body but Guzman moves out of range.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guzman.
Harris tries to clinch but Guzman is having none of it.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Guzman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guzman misses with a low kick.
Harris misses with a low kick as Guzman jumps back.
Guzman delivers a nice body kick.
Guzman feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Guzman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman cracks Harris with a good jab.
Guzman is looking to score with low kicks.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman swats away the attempt to clinch by Harris.
Guzman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guzman under the eye.
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Guzman scores with a leg kick.
A cross from Guzman lands.
Harris is rocked!
Guzman cracks Harris with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Harris tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Guzman pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Harris is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Guzman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike King!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a sloppy head kick
and Barca counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barca is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Barca circles away and we're back to standing.
King moves into range and clinches up with Barca.
Barca stalling in the clinch.
Barca lands with a left to the head.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barca smiles and moves away.
Barca darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Barca gets underhooks to prevent King's takedown attempt.
Hannibal Barca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike King.
King is trying to pull guard but Barca turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Barca.
Barca working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barca is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barca down to the mat. Barca avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King clinches up with Barca and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca lands with a light punch inside.
Barca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barca lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Barca.
Barca pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barca has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barca is defending well.
Barca lands with a light punch inside.
Barca stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King looks winded!
Barca presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barca cracks King with a nice body shot.
Barca scores with a shoulder strike.
Barca scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
A short left from Barca.
A left hand lands to the body for Barca.
Barca lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
King is rocked!
Barca digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Barca finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca lands a shoulder strike.
Barca dips a shoulder and cracks King with a mighty uppercut! King falls back against the cage and Barca unloads with a barrage of strikes! King is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Barca screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hannibal Barca!
After the fight, Hannibal Barca was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonni Saastala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saastala comes to the cage accompanied by Nyrkillä naamaan - Look at your ugly mug from mirror.. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
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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 Helsinki, Jonni Saastala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Hood!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saastala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hood.
Hood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saastala throws a head kick but Hood moves out of range.
Saastala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saastala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Saastala misses
and Hood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saastala thinking.
Saastala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saastala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hood at a distance.
Hood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saastala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saastala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saastala connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saastala throws the left hand but Hood avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Saastala misses.
Hood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jonni Saastala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saastala throws a sloppy head kick and Hood moves out of range easily.
Saastala throws a looping overhand right but Hood ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood swinging wildly here.
Hood looks winded!
Saastala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hood's sensitive parts.
Hood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saastala throws the left hand but Hood avoids the punch easily.
Saastala wants to clinch up but Hood keeps it at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saastala.
Saastala avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saastala throws a head kick but Hood moves out of range.
Hood misses with a straight left.
Saastala throws the left hand but Hood avoids the punch easily.
Saastala scores with the left hand. Hood knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Robin Hood has been cut.
Saastala wants to clinch up but Hood keeps it at a distance.
Saastala throws a sloppy head kick and Hood moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hood misses.
Saastala throws a big shot that misses.
Hood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saastala moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Saastala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saastala.
Hood is rocked!
Hood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saastala. Saastala obviously looking to wear him down.
Hood is still on wobbly legs! Can Saastala finish him?
Hood punishes Saastala's body with a nice straight punch.
Saastala fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hood on the side of the head.
Saastala ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Hood out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonni Saastala!
Jonni Saastala thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolito Damhuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Materla is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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192 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manolito Damhuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damhuis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Damhuis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Damhuis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Damhuis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Materla.
It looks like Michal Materla has been cut.
Materla gets caught napping as Damhuis dives in and scores a takedown. Materla manages to retain guard.
Damhuis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Materla working for a triangle but Damhuis defends it easily.
Damhuis 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.
Damhuis tries to free his leg and advance position but Materla is retaining full guard.
Damhuis lands a couple of elbows.
Damhuis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Materla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis postures up in Materla's guard and throws a big left but Materla blocks it.
Damhuis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Materla's head.
Damhuis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Materla has momentary wrist control but Damhuis slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damhuis wants to pass the guard but Materla is keeping the position.
Damhuis trying to control but Materla is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Damhuis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Materla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Damhuis looking to pass the guard.
Materla keeping moving, preventing Damhuis from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Damhuis.
Damhuis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Damhuis counters with a shoot takedown. Materla fights it but they end up in guard.
Damhuis postures up in Materla's guard and throws a big left but Materla blocks it.
Materla keeping full guard, as Damhuis tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis landing with the ground and pound.
Damhuis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Materla's head.
Damhuis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Damhuis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Damhuis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Materla's guard.
Damhuis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Damhuis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Materla defending well though.
Damhuis slips a nice elbow through Materla's hands, connecting with Materla's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Materla can do anything to dispel that myth.
Materla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Damhuis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Damhuis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Damhuis works his way into full mount!
Damhuis tries to control but Materla wriggling away.
Damhuis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damhuis lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Damhuis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolito Damhuis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Materla's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damhuis.
Damhuis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Materla sprawls well initially but Damhuis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Damhuis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Manolito Damhuis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Materla is not content to let Damhuis control the position.
Materla is trying to stand back up but Damhuis is controlling him
Damhuis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Damhuis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materla blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damhuis.
Materla won't allow Damhuis to pass to mount.
Damhuis working Materla over with strikes.
Materla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Damhuis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damhuis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Damhuis working the head and body with strikes.
Damhuis working over Materla with some ground and pound. Materla looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Damhuis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Materla is trying to control but Damhuis manages to pass to mount!
A nice elbow there by Damhuis.
Damhuis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Materla hang on?
Materla tries to hold on but Damhuis postures up.
Materla is bucking up trying to escape but Damhuis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Materla is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damhuis lands a big shot to the head and Materla winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Manolito Damhuis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kid Diddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sal Morris (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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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kid Diddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sal Morris!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diddler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morris - the referee stops the clock and Diddler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morris. Diddler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Morris thumps Diddler with a low kick.
Morris throws a push kick but Diddler slaps the foot to one side.
Sal Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diddler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Morris looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Diddler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diddler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diddler advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris trying desperately to get to his feet.
Morris wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diddler.
Morris is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Diddler moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Morris has worked his arm free - good work by Morris!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris taking a bit of punishment here - Diddler scoring with strikes.
Diddler is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Morris is trying to escape and Diddler transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Morris is forced to tap! Nice work there by Diddler! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kid Diddler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Gomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korin Murphy Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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19
173 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Gomas!
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, Korin Murphy Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murphy Jr.
Gomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomas lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy Jr's head back.
Gomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomas scores with a body shot.
Gomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomas tries to avoid it but Murphy Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomas to the ground. Gomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gomas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomas lands with a nice body punch.
Murphy Jr avoids the body shot from Gomas.
Gomas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomas.
Some wild striking there from Gomas.
Murphy Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomas sprawls well. Gomas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Vincent Gomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korin Murphy Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy Jr wants to slow Gomas down by chopping away at his legs.
Gomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gomas pinned against the cage. Gomas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomas. Murphy Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gomas circles away.
Gomas misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomas misses with a shot to the body
and Murphy Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Vincent Gomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomas lands a jab to Murphy Jr's midsection.
Murphy Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gomas lands with a hook. Murphy Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gomas misses with a wild body shot.
Gomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomas is fending him off so far but Murphy Jr persists. Nope, Gomas circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Gomas as Murphy Jr shoots in.
Murphy Jr looks winded!
Gomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy Jr slips a jab and a cross from Gomas.
Gomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomas just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gomas as he jumps to the side.
Murphy Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomas sprawls well. Gomas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomas lands a left and a right that send Murphy Jr crashing to the mat, dazed. Gomas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Murphy Jr is rocked!
Vincent Gomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomas finish him?
Gomas jabs at Murphy Jr's body.
Gomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gomas thuds a left hand into Murphy Jr's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomas digs a good body shot into Murphy Jr's ribs.
Gomas lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Murphy Jr out cold! Murphy Jr is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincent Gomas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Biggavel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Alvarez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
185 lbs
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143 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Biggavel!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Biggavel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Biggavel moves out of range.
Biggavel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvarez pinned against the cage. Alvarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Biggavel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Biggavel scores with punches from side control.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
Biggavel 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biggavel is chipping away with strikes.
Biggavel tries for a kimura but Alvarez is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggavel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Alvarez some visible discomfort.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Biggavel off and has taken his back!
Alvarez doesn't have the hooks in and Biggavel manages to turn into his guard.
Biggavel works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Alvarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Biggavel is aware though and is defending well.
Biggavel throws an elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Biggavel's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!
Alvarez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Biggavel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Alvarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Biggavel is one step ahead there.
Biggavel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggavel misses with the ground and pound.
Biggavel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Alvarez is trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes there by Biggavel.
Biggavel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Biggavel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Biggavel misses with the ground and pound.
Biggavel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Biggavel tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggavel working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Alvarez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Biggavel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Alvarez stops Biggavel from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggavel looks up at the clock and then as Alvarez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Biggavel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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.
Sloppy strikes there by Biggavel.
Alvarez dodges the ground and pound from Biggavel.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Biggavel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biggavel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Biggavel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Biggavel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Biggavel regains half guard, as Alvarez was trying to land strikes.
Biggavel is concentrating on defense, preventing Alvarez from advancing position.
Alvarez is trying to control. Biggavel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Biggavel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Biggavel shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl out of it but Biggavel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvarez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut. Biggavel saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Biggavel.
Alvarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alvarez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Alvarez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alvarez working the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Alvarez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Biggavel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Alvarez landing strikes.
Alvarez tries for a kimura but Biggavel is defending well.
Biggavel regains half guard, as Alvarez was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alvarez controlling the pace.
Alvarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Biggavel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Alvarez throwing shots but Biggavel is blocking nicely.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Biggavel defending well though.
Alvarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alvarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alvarez is keen to just control but Biggavel is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biggavel won't allow Alvarez to pass to mount.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Biggavel is trying to control but can't.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez tries to keep at a distance but Biggavel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alvarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Biggavel avoids the damage to the body.
Biggavel goes for a takedown attempt but Alvarez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
James Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Biggavel.
Biggavel shoots and misses
and Alvarez counters with a shoot takedown. Biggavel fights it but they end up in guard.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Biggavel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biggavel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alvarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Biggavel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alvarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alvarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Biggavel has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Biggavel's head.
Alvarez throws a strike but Biggavel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Alvarez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alvarez counters with a takedown into side control.
Alvarez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Biggavel down.
Alvarez looking to control but instead Biggavel has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Alvarez is trying to control the action in half guard but Biggavel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Biggavel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biggavel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alvarez trying to control the action but Biggavel is working from the bottom.
Biggavel works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is pushing down on Biggavel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Biggavel is fighting to maintain full guard but Alvarez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Biggavel is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
Alvarez is really struggling to control Biggavel but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Alvarez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Biggavel can do to turn this around?
Alvarez is working for a submission of some sort.
Biggavel is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Biggavel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Alvarez.
Biggavel keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Biggavel avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Nice defenses there by Biggavel.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Biggavel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Biggavel regains half guard, as Alvarez was trying to land strikes.
Biggavel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alvarez.
Biggavel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alvarez.
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.
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Biggavel's head.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Biggavel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Biggavel won't allow Alvarez to pass to mount.
Biggavel looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Biggavel shows good takedown defense.
Max Biggavel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Biggavel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Alvarez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Alvarez!
A very excited looking James Alvarez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Acelino Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vroman Shikhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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26
141 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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24
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Acelino Silva !
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, Vroman Shikhar!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shikhar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Shikhar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shikhar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shikhar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shikhar scores with a leg kick.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shikhar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shikhar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shikhar or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva , which made it look bad.
Shikhar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shikhar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shikhar tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikhar pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Shikhar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shikhars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shikhar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva .
Shikhar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Shikhar counters by clinching up.
Shikhar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Shikhar won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva is trying to push Shikhar away but Shikhar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shikhar backwards.
Shikhar struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Shikhar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shikhar moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from Shikhar tenderised Silva 's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shikhar back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shikhar.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shikhar.
Shikhar tries to work over Silva 's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shikhar.
Acelino Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vroman Shikhar.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikhar scores with a head kick.
Shikhar wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a right hand that Shikhar ducks under and follows up with a left that Shikhar also avoids with ease.
Shikhar shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Shikhar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Acelino Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shikhar scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shikhar moves into the clinch.
Shikhar takes a shot to the head.
Shikhar lands a nice knee to the body.
Shikhar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shikhar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva 's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikhar misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Shikhar has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva .
Shikhar has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shikhar obliges.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Shikhar backwards.
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!
Shikhar misses with a punch to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to break free but Shikhar pushes him back against the cage.
Shikhar missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Shikhar is controlling the position.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Shikhar improves position.
Shikhar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Shikhar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shikhar misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vroman Shikhar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shikhar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shikhar throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Shikhar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vroman Shikhar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shikhar forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Shikhar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Shikhar gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Silva .
Shikhar controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikhar lands with a slapping head kick.
Shikhar clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Shikhar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shikhar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Shikhar is controlling him.
Shikhar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shikhar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Shikhar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks a body shot from Shikhar.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Shikhar can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva tries to circle away but Shikhar has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Shikhar's ribcage. Shikhar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Silva .
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Shikhar keeps him there for the moment.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shikhar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vroman Shikhar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Shikhar has the dominant position.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Shikhar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shikhar misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shikhar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shikhar can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Shikhar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Shikhar has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shikhar has him pressed against the cage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Shikhar keeps him there for the moment.
Shikhar missing with knees to the body.
Shikhar has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Shikhar doesn't have the hooks in and Silva manages to turn into his guard.
Silva prevents Shikhar from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shikhar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Shikhar has wrist control.
Shikhar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shikhar is controlling Silva 's posture.
Our spies down at at HARRY'S inform us that Shikhar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shikhar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva . 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Shikhar is working from the bottom.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva wants to control from the top but Shikhar keeps moving.
Silva prevents Shikhar from getting back to his feet.
Silva postures up in Shikhar's guard and throws a big left but Shikhar blocks it.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shikhar looking for a sweep. Not yet Shikhar, not yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shikhar lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vroman Shikhar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Shikhar misses with a low kick.
Vroman Shikhar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Silva . Beautiful body shot.
Shikhar slips a jab and a cross from Silva .
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab from Silva .
Silva works the jab nicely.
Shikhar is rocked!
Silva closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Shikhar! Silva dives in looking to finish! Shikhar is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Acelino Silva !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Rolin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jayden Rolin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silas Asap!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asap scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Asap has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Asap ducks under a wild hook from Rolin.
Rolin connects with a crisp jab.
Asap takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Asap tries to clinch up but Rolin circles away and keeps his distance.
Rolin misses the shot to the body.
Rolin misses with a two punch combination.
Rolin lands with a straight right. Asap didn't see that one coming.
Rolin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Asap tries to clinch but Rolin moves out of range.
Asap tries to clinch up.
Rolin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rolin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asap was well out of range. Poor timing from Rolin.
Rolin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asap wants to clinch but Rolin slips to the side
and Rolin counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from Rolin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Asap moves to clinch but Rolin breaks away
and Rolin counters with a stiff right hand.
Rolin tries to keep at a distance but Asap has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rolin throws a punch but it's blocked by Asap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Asap gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Asap landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rolin is breathing heavily.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but Rolin blocks with his arms.
Asap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Asap with a knee to the head.
Asap connects with a knee to the head.
Asap lands a knee to the body.
Asap lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rolin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Asap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asap backwards.
Asap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asap lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolin won't want to take too many of those.
Asap gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rolin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asap throws a knee to the head but misses.
Asap scores with a knee to the head.
Rolin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rolin is trying to force a seperation but Asap has the dominant position.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Asap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asap using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but Rolin blocks with his arms.
Asap tries to land a knee to the head but Rolin blocks with his arms.
Asap looking to throw knees to the head but Rolin is blocking nicely.
Rolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Asap blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asap tries a knee to the head but Rolin blocks it.
Asap throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rolin blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap prevents Rolin from breaking the clinch.
Asap tries a knee to the head but Rolin blocks it.
Asap prevents a body shot from Rolin.
Rolin working hard to break the clinch.
Rolin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asap tries a knee to the head but Rolin blocks it.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rolin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asap throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rolin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rolin.
Rolin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rolin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Asap misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rolin.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rolin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rolin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Asap prevents it.
Our sources have told us that Rolin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayden Rolin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asap misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolin.
Rolin lands a left hand.
Rolin misses with a punch to the body.
Rolin misses with a punch to the body.
Asap with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rolin working aggressively here.
Asap lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolin won't want to take too many of those.
Rolin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Asap tries a knee to the head but Rolin blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rolin has had enough of the clinch but Asap keeps him there for the moment.
Asap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rolin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rolin.
Rolin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rolin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Asap or not.
Asap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silas Asap dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Asap takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Asap.
Rolin swats away the attempt to clinch by Asap.
Asap is looking to clinch but Rolin is avoiding it.
Rolin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Asap wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Rolin.
Rolin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rolin misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asap slips a jab and a cross from Rolin.
Asap rushes Rolin and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rolin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Asap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolin is defending well for now.
Asap throws a knee to the head but misses.
Asap is breathing heavily.
Asap misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolin breaks from the clinch.
Rolin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rolin stalks Asap and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Asap's face. Asap staggers backwards, shaken.
Asap wants to clinch up but Rolin keeps it at a distance.
Rolin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rolin.
Rolin lands a nice hook to Asap's body. Asap takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Asap cracks Rolin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rolin swats away the attempt to clinch by Asap.
Rolin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rolin.
Asap rushes Rolin and presses him up against the cage.
Asap with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolin is looking to break free of the clinch but Asap has double underhooks.
Rolin lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rolin tries a body shot but Asap blocks it.
Asap blocks a body shot from Rolin.
Asap with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asap obliges.
Asap looking to throw knees to the head but Rolin is blocking nicely.
Rolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rolin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Asap fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Asap slips under a jab from Rolin.
Rolin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Asap tries to clinch but Rolin moves away
and Rolin counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Rolin.
Rolin misses with a two punch combination.
Asap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rolin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asap tries to clinch up.
A left and a right from Rolin both land. Nice combination.
Rolin misses with a straight left.
Asap tries to clinch up.
Jayden Rolin is winning the standup battle so far.
Asap doesn't manage to clinch there - Rolin circles away.
Rolin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Asap. Asap circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jayden Rolin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rolin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rolin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rolin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asap avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asap tries to clinch up.
Rolin misses with a series of wild punches.
Asap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asap doesn't manage to clinch there - Rolin circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolin blocks the body kick.
Asap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rolin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asap throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rolin keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Rolin.
Sloppy strikes from Rolin. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rolin keeps the fight on the outside.
Asap moves to clinch but Rolin breaks away
and Rolin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Asap thinking.
Asap doesn't manage to clinch there - Rolin circles away.
Asap tries to close the distance and clinch but Rolin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asap tries to close the distance and clinch but Rolin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayden Rolin dominated that second round.
That's time! Rolin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Asap lands a nice hook to Rolin's body. Rolin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rolin throws a shot to the body.
Asap gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Asap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rolin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Asap moves in looking to clinch but Rolin pushes him off.
Rolin throws a series of punches but Asap avoids them all with ease.
Asap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rolin swats away the attempt to clinch by Asap.
Asap moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Rolin misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolin with a nice cross.
Rolin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rolin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rolin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silas Asap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rolin throws a series of punches but Asap avoids them all with ease.
Asap looks to clinch
and Rolin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Asap won't be happy with that.
Asap is looking to regain half guard here but Rolin keeps moving and retains side control.
Rolin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Asap some visible discomfort.
Asap can't do much from the bottom here.
Rolin scores with punches from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Asap can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rolin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Asap some visible discomfort.
Asap is not content to let Rolin control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolin working the body and head with strikes.
Asap is looking to regain half guard here but Rolin keeps moving and retains side control.
Asap is trying to control Rolin's posture but Rolin avoids it.
Rolin has an Americana. Asap didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Rolin is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Rolin hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jayden Rolin!
Jayden Rolin made sure to mention his sponsor, 4 Aces Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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