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USFC 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thurman Potts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arse Face (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thurman Potts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arse Face!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potts clinches up with Face and pushes him back against the cage.
Potts breaks from the clinch.
Potts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Potts misses with a head kick.
Face looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Face tries to get set, Potts tries to push him back and clinch up but Face manages to avoid the attempt.
Potts throws a sloppy head kick
letting Face counter with a right hand.
It looks like Thurman Potts has been cut.
Potts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Potts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Face blocks it with crossed arms.
Potts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Potts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Potts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Potts lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Arse Face has been cut.
Potts missing with knees to the body.
Potts is pushing Face up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Potts landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face is looking to control Potts's arms but Potts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Face has his back to the cage.
Face on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Potts with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Potts could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Potts manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Potts looking to throw knees to the head but Face is blocking nicely.
Face fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Potts scores with a knee to the head.
Face looks winded!
Potts is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Face is defending well for now.
Face is pressed up against the cage. Potts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Face down to the mat. Face avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Face tries to clinch up but Potts circles away and keeps his distance.
Face takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Potts tries for a takedown but Face sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potts tries a head kick but it misses.
Face is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Potts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Potts throws a leg kick but Face moved away.
Face shoots in and drives through. Potts sprawls well.
Potts is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Thurman Potts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arse Face.
Potts shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Potts throws a head kick but Face moves out of range.
Face tries to clinch but Potts is having none of it.
Oooooh!!! Potts has knocked Face down with a huge combo! Potts steps away and waves a wobbly Face back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potts instigates a clinch.
Potts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Look low, kick high! Potts uses the oldest trick in the book to send Face tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Potts is absolutely delighted - when Face wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thurman Potts!
A victorious Thurman Potts 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Danyalez Selby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rose Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose Red will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danyalez Selby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rose Red!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red's jab looks to have found its range, popping Selby under the eye.
Red lands a jab.
Red connects with the punch.
Nice cross by Red.
Selby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Red bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Selby's head.
Red misses with a few strikes there.
Selby takes one to the chin there.
Selby gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Red lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Red, as that shot connected.
Red bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Selby misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Red.
Red looks to land a combination but Selby avoids it well.
Selby tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Red manages to circle out of the way.
Red cracks Selby with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red tries to clinch up but Selby circles away and keeps his distance.
Red scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Red slaps away a takedown attempt from Selby, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Selby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Red has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Red cracks Selby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Red lands an overhand right.
Selby is rocked!
Red scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Selby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Red drops Selby with a big left hand! Selby is injured, injured bad! Red jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rose Red!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragon comes to the cage accompanied by Whiskey in the Jar. Randy Dragon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Franco!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon misses with a wild combination.
Franco unleashes a big counter combination but Dragon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dragon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Franco has managed to clinch.
Franco is trying to trip Dragon. He has hold of a leg but Dragon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Franco persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Franco not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Franco drops back looking for a leg! Dragon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dragon manages to kick Franco off! Franco jumps back into Dragon's guard.
Franco is in close to Dragon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon wants to stand up but Franco is controlling him.
Franco stands up from Dragon's guard - Franco perhaps looking for a knockout.
Franco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Franco content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Franco lands a decent elbow from side control.
Franco decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Franco counters with a shoot takedown. Dragon fights it but they end up in guard.
Dragon is working an open guard so Franco takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Franco shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dragon's guard.
Dragon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dragon is breathing heavily.
Franco stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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!
Franco throws a hook but Dragon avoids it easily.
Dragon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franco sprawls well. Franco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dragon gets slowly back to his feet.
Franco closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dragon quickly recovers to half guard.
Franco winds up and cracks Dragon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Franco takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Franco stands up and beckons Dragon to join him on the feet.
Franco instigates a clinch.
Franco is trying to pull guard but Dragon has him pressed against the cage.
Dragon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco breaks from the clinch.
Franco manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dragon on his heels. He'll look to pass Dragon's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Franco works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dragon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Franco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Franco frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Franco has hold of Dragon's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dragon manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Franco connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragon is bucking up trying to escape but Franco cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Franco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dragon misses with a leg kick
and Franco counters with a takedown into side control.
Franco passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dragon!
Franco lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dragon hang on?
Franco stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Franco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Randy Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franco is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dragon with a body shot.
Franco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dragon, pushing him back against the cage.
Dragon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dragon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Franco.
Dragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dragon uses from the top position.
Franco is controlling Dragon's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dragon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Franco working for a triangle but Dragon defends it easily.
Franco scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Franco shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dragon's guard.
Franco content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco gets to his feet - Dragon follows without any prompting.
Dragon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Franco counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Franco keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Franco moves nicely into side control.
Dragon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Franco is trying to get an arm triangle but Dragon is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Dragon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Franco working the ground and pound.
Franco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Franco has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dragon!
Franco controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by Franco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dragon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Franco lands a heavy elbow.
Franco raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dragon taking shots to the head.
Dragon is rocked!
Franco is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Dragon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Franco postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Dragon in real trouble here! The ref calls for Dragon to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradley Franco!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cliff Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson with the counter takedown but Thompson avoids it easily.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Thompson misses the target.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Thompson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Anderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thompson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Anderson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thompson connects with a decent elbow.
Anderson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Thompson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Thompson cracks Anderson with a big right hand but Anderson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thompson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Thompson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thompson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anderson is trying to control but can't.
Thompson prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Thompson throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Thompson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Thompson misses with a head shot. Anderson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thompson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson landing with the ground and pound.
Thompson postures up and lands a big shot to Anderson's brow.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Anderson won't let him.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Anderson looking to control.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thompson doesn't seem phased though.
Thompson shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Thompson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thompson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Paul Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson has Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson manages to get back to half guard.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anderson to regain full guard.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard.
Anderson slips nicely into half guard.
Anderson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Thompson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Thompson misses its target.
Cliff Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Thompson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
Thompson shoots and misses
and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thompson after a bit of a struggle.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Thompson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thompson throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson gets a double leg takedown into Anderson's guard.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson managing to control the position.
Thompson with a nice head shot there.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Thompson tries to stand but Anderson is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paul Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
It looks like Paul Thompson has been cut.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson Rushes Thompson and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Thompson is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Anderson Piles on the pressure and Thompson crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cliff Anderson!
An intense looking Cliff Anderson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I owe this win to the coaches at the Factory Gym. They are the best'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reece Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Zal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Biggie Smalls - Who shot ya'?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reece Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Zal!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson is looking for a counter combo.
Zal drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson taking a bit of punishment here - Zal scoring with strikes.
Zal prevents Jackson from escaping the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Zal.
Zal just content to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson taking a bit of punishment here - Zal scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Zal cracks Jackson with a big elbow.
Zal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Zal prevents Jackson from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Zal tries to score with some ground and pound. Jackson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Zal drags him back down.
Zal tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jackson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zal asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Zal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson throws a big counter combination but Zal scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Zal throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Zal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to stand up but Zal is controlling him.
Zal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zal trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Zal avoids them all with ease.
Zal connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson is rocked!
Zal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Zal knocks out Jackson with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Zal before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Zal picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Zal!
In defeat, Reece Jackson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Y'know, it's a shame I lost today. I worked my ass of leading up to this fight and my opponent was able to out-wit me this time. Believe me, I'll be back in that gym training harder than ever and I'll be back. Believe that.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sly Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Britian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner Britian will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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177 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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26
170 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sly Stallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Conner Britian!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Britian misses with a double jab.
Stallone tries to counter by clinching up but Britian breaks away and moves out of range.
Britian misses with a combination
and Stallone counters by clinching up.
Stallone prevents Britian from breaking the clinch.
Britian is trying to break the clinch but Stallone has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stallone.
Britian drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Britian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallone blocks an elbow strike from Britian.
Stallone just leaning against Britian, taking a breather.
Britian wants to get back to striking at distance but Stallone won't allow it.
Britian is working for takedown but Stallone is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone blocks an uppercut.
Stallone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Britian's efforts to push away.
Britian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stallone has him pressed against the cage.
Britian trying to stall but Stallone improves his position.
Stallone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Britian's efforts to push away.
Stallone lands a hook that snaps the head of Britian backwards.
Britian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Britian jumps guard but Stallone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sly Stallone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Britian.
Britian can't get the takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Britian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Britian tries a knee to the head but Stallone blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Stallone.
Britian throws a head punch that misses.
Britian drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Britian wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stallone is stalling here.
Britian can't break the clinch.
Britian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Britian looks to land a combination but Stallone avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britian has managed to clinch.
Stallone prevents Britian from breaking the clinch.
Britian is trying to pull guard but Stallone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Stallone.
Stallone dodges an elbow strike from Britian.
Britian throws a punch but it's blocked by Stallone.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Stallone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stallone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Britian changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stallone fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Britian looks to throw the jab but Stallone is out of range.
Britian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Britian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Britian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Britian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stallone seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Britian looks winded!
Britian cracks Stallone with a good jab.
Stallone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Britian avoids it really well and circles away.
Conner Britian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stallone dodges the punch combination from Britian.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Britian tries to land a body kick
and Stallone moves into the clinch.
Britian is looking to break free of the clinch but Stallone has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conner Britian will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stallone dives in and scores a takedown into Britian's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stallone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stallone is stalling in the full guard.
Stallone with a nice head shot there.
Stallone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stallone controlling from the top position.
Stallone is looking to pass into half guard but Britian pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Britian is in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Britian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stallone pulls Britian in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone continues to stall.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Britian looking to sit in guard and control but Stallone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Britian being controlled here, momentarily.
Stallone is looking to advance position but Britian has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallone is squirming around, avoiding Britian's attempts to control the action.
Stallone holds on to Britian around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Britian raining down hammerfists from mount.
Stallone is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Stallone tries to hold on but Britian pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Britian.
Stallone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stallone tries to get out of the position.
Stallone regains half guard.
Stallone regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Britian.
Britian wants to control from the top but Stallone keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Stallone holds on and takes a little breather.
Britian trying to control the position from guard on top but Stallone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Britian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stallone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Britian trying to control the position from guard on top but Stallone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Britian won't allow Stallone to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Britian being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Britian is looking to land body kicks.
Stallone ducks right into an uppercut from Britian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Conner Britian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Britian misses its intended target.
Stallone tries to counter by clinching up but Britian breaks away and moves out of range.
Britian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stallone seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Britian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stallone seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Britian lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stallone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stallone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Britian sprawls and moves away.
Britian throws a right hand that Stallone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stallone also avoids with ease.
Britian misses with a takedown
and Stallone moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stallone takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Britian working aggressively here.
Sly Stallone has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Britian is looking to break free of the clinch but Stallone has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Britian letting Stallone take a breather here.
Britian is trying to break the clinch but Stallone is controlling him.
Stallone lands a nice uppercut.
Stallone blocking some punches.
Britian is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stallone digs a right hand underneath Britian's ribcage. Britian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Britian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stallone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Britian is looking to break free of the clinch but Stallone has double underhooks.
Britian wants to get back to striking at distance but Stallone won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britian wants to get back to striking at distance but Stallone won't allow it.
Britian can't break the clinch.
Britian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Britian wants a takedown.
Sly Stallone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Britian.
Britian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stallone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Britian's efforts to push away.
Britian missing with knees to the body.
Britian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stallone stalls.
Stallone holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stallone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stallone.
Britian is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stallone to keep the fight standing.
Britian fails to pull guard.
Stallone lands a right hand.
Britian is rocked!
Stallone lands a body punch.
Britian tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Britian wants to break free but Stallone has control.
Britian is trying to break the clinch but Stallone has him pressed against the cage.
Britian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sly Stallone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallone has Britian pressed against the cage, preventing Britian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Britian wants to break the clinch but can't.
Britian has had enough of the clinch but Stallone keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stallone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Britian is still on wobbly legs! Can Stallone finish him?
Stallone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Britian or not.
Stallone taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stallone lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Britian to his knees! Stallone keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sly Stallone!
Our winner, Sly Stallone, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Alstot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Alstot told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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220 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Stones!
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, Eddie Alstot!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alstot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stones doesn't manage to clinch there - Alstot circles away.
Stones gets a clinch.
Stones wants to take the fight to the mat but Alstot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alstot gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alstot gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Stones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stones jumps guard.
Stones is trying to keep Alstot in close.
Alstot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alstot tries to free his leg and advance position but Stones is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alstot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Stones keeping full guard, as Alstot tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alstot passes Stones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alstot wants to work for an arm triangle but Stones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alstot wants to work for an arm triangle but Stones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alstot is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alstot wants to free his trapped foot but Stones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alstot is looking for a kimura here.
Alstot is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stones has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alstot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stones trying to keep a closed guard but Alstot is proving a slippery customer.
Stones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alstot chips away with some ground and pound.
Alstot postures up.
Alstot throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alstot works over Stones with some ground and pound from guard.
Alstot passes Stones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alstot is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stones defends it well.
Alstot is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stones moves into full guard.
Stones is trying to control the position but Alstot postures up.
Stones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stones is breathing heavily.
Alstot looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alstot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stones is keeping the position for now.
Alstot is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alstot passes Stones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alstot is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alstot.
Stones trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Alstot dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Stones as Alstot shoots in.
Stones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alstot.
Alstot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alstot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alstot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Stones does no damage.
Alstot throws a jab when Stones was well out of range.
Stones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alstot throws a low kick but Stones avoids it.
Alstot throws a right and a left that Stones avoids nicely.
Stones moves into the clinch successfully.
Stones jumps into guard, dragging Alstot to the mat.
Alstot forces his way into half guard.
Stones is defending against the submission attempts here by Alstot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alstot is looking for a kimura but Stones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alstot to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stones is trying to maintain the position but Alstot is very close to passing his half guard.
Stones is looking to improve his position.
Alstot is trying to work for a kimura but Stones is defending well.
Alstot seems to be working for a kimura but Stones defends the submission attempt.
Stones wants to get back to full guard.
Stones is trying to stand.
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.
Alstot prevents Stones from improving his position.
Alstot is looking for a kimura but Stones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alstot to get the leverage.
Alstot looking for a submission but Stones manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Stones is trying to control the position but Alstot postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alstot throws a big elbow that misses.
Stones working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alstot throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stones can't keep his opponent in guard - Alstot advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Alstot is working for a kimura but Stones is defending it quite comfortably.
Stones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alstot.
Stones tries to kick Alstot off but Alstot keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alstot.
Alstot thows a huge punch but Stones dodges it nicely.
Alstot is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stones trying to hold on to Alstot's head to control him but Alstot postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stones is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Alstot looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alstot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alstot.
Eddie Alstot has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alstot looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alstot is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stones sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Alstot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alstot throws an overhand right that lands on Stones's shoulder, as Stones tries to avoid the shot.
Alstot scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from Alstot.
Stones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alstot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stones has closed the distance and engaged Alstot in a clinch.
Stones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Alstot wants to get back to full guard.
Alstot 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.
Alstot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alstot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stones prevents Alstot from improving his position.
Alstot looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stones is keen to just control but Alstot is a slippery customer.
Stones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alstot's head.
Alstot manages to get to full guard.
Alstot isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stones stacks Alstot on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stones!
Alstot throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Stones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alstot, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alstot is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tony Stones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Alstot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alstot is not content to let Stones control the position.
Stones throws an elbow but Alstot slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stones working away.
Stones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alstot is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Alstot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alstot struggling a bit here.
Alstot has one of Stones's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four 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.
Stones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alstot.
Alstot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stones checks it well.
Alstot changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stones tries to avoid it but Alstot manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stones to the ground. Stones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stones avoids the body shot from Alstot.
A jab from Alstot finds it's way through Stones's defenses.
Alstot throws a body shot but no joy.
Alstot throws a shot from downtown. Stones moves away and avoids it.
Stones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stones is rocked!
Alstot misses with a body kick.
Oh Stones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eddie Alstot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alstot dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Stones has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eddie Alstot!
After the fight, Eddie Alstot 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ferenz Balas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ferenz Balas!
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, Sergio Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez rushes Balas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Balas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Balas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lopez tries to clinch but Balas moves out of range.
Lopez is looking to clinch but Balas is avoiding it.
Balas jabs at Lopez's body.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ferenz Balas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez ducks under a wild hook from Balas.
Lopez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lopez 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.
Balas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Balas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Balas gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Balas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lopez up against the cage.
Lopez letting Balas take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ferenz Balas.
Lopez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Balas misses its intended target.
Balas connects with a single shot there.
Balas throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lopez.
Balas scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Sergio Lopez has been cut.
Balas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balas tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez drives through and clinches with Balas against the cage.
Balas blocking some punches.
Balas is trying to maintain a safe position but Lopez gets an underhook and turns Balas into the cage.
Balas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balas digs a right hand into Lopez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lopez's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balas.
Balas stalling against the cage.
Lopez lands a knee to the body.
Lopez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Balas.
Balas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Balas.
Lopez looking to stall.
Balas stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balas is struggling to control the position.
Lopez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Balas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Balas is trying to push Lopez away but Lopez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Balas avoiding damage as Lopez throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Balas.
Balas controlling the action here for a moment.
Balas is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ferenz Balas.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Balas misses its intended target.
Balas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Balas does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Balas circles away.
Balas connects with a jab.
Balas moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Balas looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Lopez misses with a leg kick
and Balas counters with a left to the body.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balas digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
It looked like Balas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balas connects with a single shot there.
Lopez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balas.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balas.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balas throws out the jab.
Lopez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balas throws out the jab.
Balas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lopez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Balas.
Lopez is rocked!
Lopez drops his hands momentarily. Balas doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Lopez staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Lopez doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ferenz Balas!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TJ Dilashaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Jeremiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TJ Dilashaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
174 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, TJ Dilashaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Jeremiah!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilashaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dilashaw seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A shot to the body from Jeremiah misses
and Dilashaw counters with a crisp one two that drops Jeremiah! Dilashaw thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jeremiah to his feet! Jeremiah is in big trouble!
Jeremiah throws a good cross that connects.
Jeremiah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jeremiah looks to land a left hand but Dilashaw moved out of range nicely.
Jeremiah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilashaw.
Jeremiah misses with a few strikes there.
Dilashaw tried to counter with a leg kick but Jeremiah avoided it.
Jeremiah looks to land a right hand but Dilashaw moved out of range.
Dilashaw tried to counter with a leg kick but Jeremiah avoided it.
Jeremiah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dilashaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Jeremiah swinging wildly here.
Dilashaw seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jeremiah's coach down at Malicious Intent Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jeremiah's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jeremiah misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremiah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jeremiah swings for the body but Dilashaw moves out of range.
Dilashaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jeremiah.
Jeremiah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dilashaw.
Jeremiah looks to throw the jab but Dilashaw is out of range.
Walter Jeremiah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeremiah misses with a straight right.
Jeremiah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jeremiah feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dilashaws jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dilashaw ducks under a wild hook from Jeremiah.
Jeremiah misses with a straight left.
Jeremiah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Jeremiah. Beautiful body shot.
Jeremiah throws a right hand that Dilashaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Dilashaw also avoids with ease.
Dilashaw is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jeremiah.
Jeremiah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dilashaw counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Jeremiah tries to bum rush Dilashaw with a series of wild strikes but Dilashaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jeremiah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilashaw.
Dilashaw is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dilashaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jeremiah misses with a straight right.
Jeremiah is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dilashaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jeremiah.
Dilashaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dilashaw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dilashaw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeremiah tries to work over Dilashaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jeremiah misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilashaw tries to stall but Jeremiah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jeremiah misses with a punch to the body.
Dilashaw is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jeremiah to keep the fight standing.
Dilashaw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jeremiah lands a body punch.
Dilashaw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jeremiah avoids it.
Dilashaw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jeremiah avoids it.
Jeremiah stalling.
Dilashaw crunches a lovely knee into Jeremiah's ribcage.
Jeremiah looks winded!
Nice elbow from Dilashaw.
Jeremiah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeremiah avoiding damage as Dilashaw throws knees to the body.
Dilashaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Jeremiah avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jeremiah.
Dilashaw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dilashaw taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dilashaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilashaw jumps guard but Jeremiah turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilashaw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jeremiah's defenses.
Dilashaw working Jeremiah over with knees to the body.
Jeremiah tries to work over Dilashaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dilashaw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dilashaw is stalling here.
Jeremiah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dilashaw has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dilashaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dilashaw darts in looking for a takedown but Jeremiah gets double underhooks and turns Dilashaw into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Dilashaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jeremiah stuffs the takedown attempt from Dilashaw. Dilashaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Jeremiah lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Jeremiah dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jeremiah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilashaw slips a straight right by Jeremiah.
Dilashaw is looking for a counter combo.
Jeremiah looks to land a left hand but Dilashaw moved out of range nicely.
Jeremiah throws a shot from downtown. Dilashaw moves away and avoids it.
Dilashaw tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jeremiah manages to circle out of the way.
Jeremiah misses with a series of wild punches.
Jeremiah misses with a looping left.
Dilashaw seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jeremiah swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilashaw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jeremiah finds it's way round the side to connect with Dilashaw's head.
Jeremiah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dilashaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremiah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dilashaw really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jeremiah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dilashaw counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Walter Jeremiah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jeremiah throws a combination that misses
and Dilashaw counters with a crisp one two that drops Jeremiah! Dilashaw thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jeremiah to his feet! Jeremiah is in big trouble!
Jeremiah is rocked!
Jeremiah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dilashaw was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeremiah.
As Jeremiah looks to move away, Dilashaw throws a big counter combo bu Jeremiah just gets out of the way.
Jeremiah is still on wobbly legs! Can Dilashaw finish him?
A big right from Jeremiah misses.
Dilashaw tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jeremiah manages to circle out of the way.
Dilashaw has Jeremiah up against the cage in a clinch.
Dilashaw landing knees to the body.
Jeremiah is breathing heavily.
Dilashaw lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Dilashaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilashaw has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Jeremiah - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Dilashaw, and another! Jeremiah is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). TJ Dilashaw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Jone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willie Jone could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Soa Palelei's chin.
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25
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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20
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willie Jone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soa Palelei!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palelei gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jone is trying to break free.
Palelei works on Jone's body with a couple of short punches.
Palelei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palelei displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jone up against the cage.
Palelei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palelei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palelei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jone wants to get back to striking at distance but Palelei won't allow it.
Palelei drops Jone onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jone is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jone is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palelei creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Jone out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Soa Palelei!
A victorious Soa Palelei thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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