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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fudge Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makisig Tolentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolentino is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dance with the Devil . This should be fireworks!
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fudge Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Makisig Tolentino!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolentino forces Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tolentino smiles and moves away.
Tolentino tests Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Fudge Jr has been cut.
Jr throws a right hand that Tolentino ducks under and follows up with a left that Tolentino also avoids with ease.
Tolentino has closed the distance and engaged Jr in a clinch.
Jr takes a shot to the head.
Tolentino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Tolentino.
Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolentino feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jr sprawling to the canvas! Jr rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tolentino finish him?!
Jr is rocked!
Tolentino connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Jr to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Tolentino!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Makisig Tolentino!
As Makisig Tolentino got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Lucifer...I take the souls of the fallen!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Cheryshev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Cheryshev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, TJ Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson ducks right into an uppercut from Cheryshev.
Cheryshev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cheryshev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilson moves into the clinch successfully.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Cheryshev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cheryshev lands with a good body shot.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheryshev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wilson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donk. Cheryshev catches Wilson right on the button with a cross.
Wilson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheryshev tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cheryshev tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheryshev tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheryshev.
Cheryshev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cheryshev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cheryshev can't break the clinch.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Cheryshev lands a big right hand that sends Wilson crashing to the mat! Cheryshev stays standing though and waves Wilson back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cheryshev, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheryshev lands a big right hand that sends Wilson crashing to the mat! Cheryshev stays standing though and waves Wilson back to his feet!
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson misses with a body shot
and Cheryshev counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuri Cheryshev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between CM Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Gallagher (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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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, CM Brooks!
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, Liam Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gallagher.
It looks like CM Brooks has been cut.
Gallagher cracks Brooks with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brooks looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gallagher finish him?
Gallagher avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gallagher.
Brooks swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Gallagher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Brooks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gallagher doesn't seem phased though.
Brooks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brooks takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
Gallagher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brooks feints a jab promting Gallagher to slip. Brooks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gallagher slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Liam Gallagher has been cut.
Gallagher lands a nice looking body shot.
Gallagher thuds a left hand into Brooks's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gallagher.
CM Brooks's cut is getting worse.
Gallagher lands with a straight right. Brooks didn't see that one coming.
Gallagher lands a big right hand that sends Brooks crashing to the mat! Gallagher stays standing though and waves Brooks back to his feet!
Brooks is rocked!
CM Brooks's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head kick misses from Gallagher.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gallagher moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gallagher counters with a crisp right hand that drops Brooks! Gallagher lets Brooks back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Gallagher fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Brooks square on the jaw! Damn, Brooks is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam Gallagher!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Nathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Cardona has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Nathan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nathan is not content to let Cardona control the position.
Cardona goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nathan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cardona's guard! Nice work there by Nathan!
Cardona throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nathan escapes and throws Cardona's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nathan working the body and head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Cardona's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cardona takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cardona is looking for a sweep.
Nathan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nathan wants to stand but Cardona is controlling his arm.
Cardona tries to bench press Nathan off him but Nathan keeps the position.
Cardona on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cardona tries to get out of the position.
Nathan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona tries to improve position but can't.
Nathan advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardona is squirming around, avoiding Nathan's attempts to control the action.
Cardona can't escape the position.
Nathan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cardona to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cardona shrugs it off.
Cardona taking shots to the head.
Cardona tries to hold on but Nathan postures up.
Nathan is landing with some decent strikes but Cardona is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cardona tries to improve his position but instead Nathan has taken his back!
Nathan working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cardona trying to control the position but Nathan manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona is really stuck here.
Cardona manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nathan's guard. Nice work there by Cardona.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nathan working a defensive guard here.
Cardona trying to control but Nathan is working from the bottom.
Cardona is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nathan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nathan has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nathan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cardona to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Nathan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cardona pulls down on the head and he's put Nathan to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matt Cardona!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nidhish Dhillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dhillon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sweet Victory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Danielson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nidhish Dhillon!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dhillon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danielson.
Dhillon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Danielson moves to clinch but Dhillon breaks away
and Dhillon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danielson wants to clinch
letting Dhillon counter with a right hand.
Danielson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danielson wants to clinch.
Danielson wants to clinch.
Danielson wants to clinch
and Dhillon counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhillon scores with a jab to the body.
Danielson throws a push kick but Dhillon slaps the foot to one side.
Dhillon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danielson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dhillon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bryan Danielson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danielson tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dhillon cracks Danielson with a nice body shot.
Danielson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dhillon backwards.
Danielson can't find room to land a body shot as Dhillon controls the action.
Dhillon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dhillon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Danielson'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.
Dhillon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson tries to land knees in the clinch but Dhillon avoids the damage to the body.
Danielson misses with some punches.
Danielson breaks the clinch.
Danielson darts in and clinches Dhillon up against the cage.
Danielson manages to break the clinch.
Dhillon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dhillon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Danielson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dhillon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dhillon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Dhillon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dhillon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Danielson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dhillon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dhillon misses with a series of wild punches.
Danielson tries to close the distance and clinch but Dhillon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dhillon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhillon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dhillon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dhillon punishes Danielson's body with a nice straight punch.
Danielson wants to clinch.
Dhillon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dhillon scores with a punch to the head.
Oooooh!!! Dhillon has knocked Danielson down with a huge combo! Dhillon steps away and waves a wobbly Danielson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Danielson is rocked!
It looks like Bryan Danielson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danielson tries to clinch
and Dhillon counters with a nice body shot.
Dhillon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Danielson sprawling to the canvas! Danielson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dhillon finish him?!
Oh Danielson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dhillon is pawing at Danielson, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Danielson's nose. Danielson is badly hurt! Dhillon pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Danielson tries desperately to hold on but Dhillon is relentless in his assault! As Danielson receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Dhillon away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nidhish Dhillon!
Nidhish Dhillon made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'The drinks are on me, you crazy kicking fuck!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Windham Rotunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Affion (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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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Windham Rotunda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Affion!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotunda lands a jab-cross combination.
Affion gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Affion has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rotunda clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Affion avoiding Rotunda 's attempts to control his hands.
Rotunda manages to reverse the position and now he's in Affion's guard. Nice work there by Rotunda.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rotunda postures up.
Rotunda wants to stand but Affion is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rotunda trying to control but Affion is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Affion has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rotunda has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Affion has Rotunda pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Affion pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rotunda tumbling to the mat - Affion dives into Rotunda's guard.
Affion stands and throws Rotunda's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Affion decides to stand back up. Affion steps back and let's Rotunda get back to his feet.
Rotunda throws out a powerful jab.
Rotunda scores with a one two! Affion had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Tommy Affion has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rotunda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rotunda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rotunda stalks Affion and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Affion's face. Affion staggers backwards, shaken.
Affion is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotunda plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Affion swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Affion face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Windham Rotunda!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Guerro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Gold has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franco Guerro!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold looking to score a takedown here. Guerro is defending well but Gold drives through and ends up in Guerro's guard.
Guerro looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gold connects with a couple of short punches.
Gold is working Guerro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gold postures up in Guerro's guard and throws a big left but Guerro blocks it.
Gold is in close to Guerro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guerro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.
Gold connects with a couple of short punches.
Guerro is rocked!
Gold loads up on a big left hand. Guerro felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Gold looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Guerro can't hide his disappointment, as Gold celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Gold!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alden Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Midget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alden Richards has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alden Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Midget!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midget fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alden Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Midget with the counter takedown but Richards avoids it easily.
Midget avoids the head kick by Richards.
Midget changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Midget fails to land the takedown.
Midget shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Richards as he jumps to the side.
Alden Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Midget.
Richards throws a head kick but Midget moves out of range.
Midget with the counter takedown but Richards avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Richards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
And Midget tries to counter it with a takedown but Richards pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Richards throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Richards throws a nice head kick!
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Midget moves out of range easily.
Midget is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Richards throws a head kick that misses.
Midget drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Richards defends it well.
Richards is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards misses with a head kick.
Midget tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A solid body kick from Richards.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richards throws a lazy head kick
and Midget decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Richards's guard.
Richards is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Midget from controlling successfully.
Midget drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Midget seems to have locked his on tight now - Richards screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Midget, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Justin Midget!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: 10 Years - All White. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Johnny Smith was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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260 lbs
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259 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Austin is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Austin circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Austin circles away.
Rocky Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Smith.
Smith blocks a head kick by Austin.
Austin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Austin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Austin lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Austin shoots in and bounces Smith off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Austin passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Austin tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Austin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Austin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Smith looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Austin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Austin won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Austin wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jab by Smith.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Austin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Smith working a defensive guard but Austin passes into half guard.
Austin stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Austin wants to get back to his feet.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Austin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Austin's back!
Smith is landing with strikes. Austin can't take much more of this.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes.
Smith throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin covering up well under a series of strikes from Smith.
Smith has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Austin fending off the submission attempt from Smith.
Austin is trying to stand back up.
Austin trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Smith working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Smith working for a choke but Austin reverses nicely into Smith 's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Austin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Austin scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Austin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Austin throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Austin was covering up waiting for the punch and Smith finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smith drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Smith seems to have locked his on tight now - Austin screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Smith, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Johnny Smith!
After the fight, Johnny Smith 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.
In defeat, Rocky Austin stepped up to the mic, saying 'This fight was a work.'.
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