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NJMMA #3: Midweek Mayhem PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arseni Tereshchenko (ranked 7658 p4p, 685 weight class) and Syntra Cynster (ranked 25586 p4p, 813 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arseni Tereshchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Syntra Cynster!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cynster lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Arseni Tereshchenko has been cut.
Tereshchenko shoots in and bounces Cynster off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tereshchenko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tereshchenko advances to half guard.
Tereshchenko controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tereshchenko is pressing down on Cynster's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cynster is holding on for now.
Tereshchenko trying to control the pace.
Tereshchenko has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Cynster defend it? Tereshchenko steps over the head and cranks it - Cynster is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tereshchenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arseni Tereshchenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalmin Maltusuri (ranked 6646 p4p, 629 weight class) and Henry Morton (ranked 7087 p4p, 651 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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195 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Brawler
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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, Kalmin Maltusuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Morton!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton misses with a straight right.
Morton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maltusuri but Maltusuri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maltusuri lands the left hand.
Morton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morton has a takedown stuffed.
Morton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maltusuri lands a glancing blow to the side of Morton's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kalmin Maltusuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Morton.
Morton looks up at the clock. Bad move! Maltusuri lands a right hand from hell, dropping Morton. Maltusuri pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalmin Maltusuri!
During a confident post fight interview, Kalmin Maltusuri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olu Bambaulay (ranked 6148 p4p, 686 weight class) and Tyreke Mechanic (ranked 6659 p4p, 705 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olu Bambaulay!
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, Tyreke Mechanic!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mechanic instigates a clinch.
Bambaulay is trying to break the clinch but Mechanic has him pressed against the cage.
Mechanic is working Bambaulay over against the cage.
Mechanic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mechanic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bambaulay backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Mechanic.
Mechanic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bambaulay wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mechanic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bambaulay or not.
A nice left hand lands by Mechanic.
Mechanic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bambaulay backwards.
A hook to the body from Mechanic.
Bambaulay is breathing heavily.
Mechanic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bambaulay is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Mechanic on the inside.
Oh Bambaulay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mechanic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bambaulays head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Mechanic.
Mechanic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mechanic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mechanic lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Bambaulay's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mechanic scores with a shot to the side of Bambaulay's head.
Mechanic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mechanic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mechanic throws a big uppercut that drops Bambaulay! More strikes from Mechanic and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bambaulay lies dazed against the cage as Mechanic celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyreke Mechanic!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Lo (ranked 6642 p4p, 646 weight class) and Power Max (ranked 7124 p4p, 671 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jackie Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Power Max!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max throws a head kick but Lo moves out of range.
Max swings widly with a right hand
and Lo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Max! Lo lets Max back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Max is rocked!
It looks like Power Max has been cut.
Lo lands a brutal uppercut that launches Max off his feet! Max tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jackie Lo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Blakemore (ranked 5372 p4p, 249 weight class) and Jo Trotsky (ranked 8947 p4p, 351 weight class). Blakemore's entrance music is Down with the Trumpets. A fine choice. Tom Blakemore had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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137 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Blakemore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jo Trotsky!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trotsky misses with a head kick.
Blakemore looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trotsky is fending him off so far but Blakemore persists. Nope, Trotsky circles away and we're back to standing.
Trotsky feints the counter takedown.
Trotsky scores with a jab to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Trotsky - that will leave a mark!
Trotsky misses with a body kick.
Blakemore is looking to counter the offense by Trotsky and move into the clinch.
Blakemore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blakemore avoids the head kick by Trotsky.
Blakemore closes the distance and clinches up with Trotsky, looking for a takedown. Blakemore pushes Trotsky against the cage but Trotsky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trotsky throws a sloppy head kick and Blakemore moves out of range easily.
Blakemore tries to clinch but Trotsky moves away
and Trotsky counters with a three punch combo that has Blakemore backing up. Blakemore nods at Trotsky to acknowledge the strikes.
Trotsky looks to land a body kick but Blakemore moved away.
Blakemore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blakemore.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Blakemore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blakemore is defended easily by Trotsky.
Trotsky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trotsky drives through with a takedown into Blakemore's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blakemore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trotsky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trotsky is sitting in close to Blakemore's body. Blakemore has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Trotsky is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Trotsky is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Blakemore.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tom Blakemore!
After the fight, Tom Blakemore 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Bottom (ranked 7428 p4p, 678 weight class) and Tom Savage (ranked 4996 p4p, 527 weight class). Savage has chosen Many Men By 50 cent as his entrance music. Tom Savage will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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225 lbs
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282 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rock Bottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Savage!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage jabs Bottom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bottom shoots and misses
and Savage counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bottom! Savage lets Bottom back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Rock Bottom has been cut.
Bottom walks straight into a right hand from Savage - that's dropped him! Savage jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bottom from any more punishment! Bottom complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tom Savage!
Tom Savage looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Im the real #1 fighter in NJMMA'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jc Dickens (ranked 5739 p4p, 658 weight class) and Reagan Aitken (ranked 9659 p4p, 834 weight class). Aitken is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Really Slow Motion - Battlefield. Jc Dickens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jc Dickens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Reagan Aitken!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aitken displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aitken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aitken shoots in looking for a takedown but Dickens manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aitken's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aitken fails with the takedown.
Aitken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aitken staying out of range there.
Reagan Aitken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Aitken does it's job there.
Dickens looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aitken misses with a hook.
Dickens is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aitken's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dickens connects with a nice short shot to Aitken's temple.
Dickens working Aitken over with strikes.
Aitken looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dickens lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Dickens there.
Dickens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dickens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dickens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Aitken taking some punishment here, with Dickens in his half guard.
Aitken is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aitken looks winded!
Dickens working over Aitken with some ground and pound. Aitken looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aitken is still in real trouble! Can Dickens finish him?
Dickens lands a big elbow - Aitken is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Dickens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jc Dickens!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rory Black (ranked 4894 p4p, 582 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 6799 p4p, 712 weight class). Max Power has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rory Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Black 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Black takes one to the side of the head.
Power cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Power. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Power.
Power gets a clinch.
Power lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power lands with a right to the head.
Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power instigates a clinch.
Power lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Black is rocked!
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!
Power creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Black's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Black drops to his knees and Power pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Power!
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