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UPG 4: For Glory PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colton Cates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Mercuriy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colton Cates!
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, Maximus Mercuriy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercuriy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cates is trying to defend but Mercuriy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mercuriy blocks the strikes from Cates.
Mercuriy is thwarting Cates's attempts to control the position.
Mercuriy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mercuriy wants to work for an arm triangle but Cates is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cates throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cates trying to hold on to Mercuriy's head to control him but Mercuriy postures up.
Mercuriy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cates has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mercuriy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cates knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cates stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cates wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cates gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mercuriy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mercuriy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mercuriy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cates is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cates has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercuriy is looking for a triangle but Cates pushes his legs off easily.
Cates connects with a couple of short punches.
Cates connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cates lands a couple of digs.
Mercuriy keeping moving, preventing Cates from controlling successfully.
Mercuriy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cates can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cates trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mercuriy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cates has passed into half guard!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cates seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cates will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercuriy actively working from the bottom here.
Mercuriy has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Cates escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Cates!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercuriy looks gassed!
Cates thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cates looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cates tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mercuriy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mercuriy looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercuriy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mercuriy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cates pulls his head out easily.
Mercuriy looking for submissions off his back.
Mercuriy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cates pulls his head out easily.
Cates looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mercuriy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mercuriy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cates slips a nice elbow through Mercuriy's hands, connecting with Mercuriy's forehead.
Cates working Mercuriy over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colton Cates dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cates with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mercuriy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cates's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercuriy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cates dives on top into guard.
Mercuriy working for a triangle but Cates defends it easily.
Mercuriy looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Cates is defending well. Mercuriy quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Cates has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mercuriy celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maximus Mercuriy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Choco Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Millit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millit is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Till I Collapse. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Choco Late!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Millit!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millit slips under a jab.
Millit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Late finds it's way round the side to connect with Millit's head.
Millit is looking to clinch but Late is avoiding it.
Millit throws a head kick but Late moves out of range.
Millit misses with a double jab.
Millit tries to clinch but Late is having none of it.
Millit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Millit is looking to clinch.
Late really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Late lands a really nice looking cross but Millit seems unphased.
Late stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Late wants it to stay on the feet.
Millit wants to clinch up but Late keeps it at a distance.
Millit doesn't manage to clinch there - Late circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Millit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Late paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Late thows a left - swing and a miss!
Millit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Millit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight stays on the outside here - Millit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Millit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Millit wants to clinch up but Late keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Millit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Millit ducks under a wild hook from Late.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late circles away from the clinch attempt.
Millit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Late paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Late avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Millit misses with a two punch combination.
Mike Millit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Millit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Millit doesn't manage to clinch there - Late circles away.
Late misses with a hook. Millit ducked under it nicely.
Late lands with a nice body punch.
Millit looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Millit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Are you kidding me?! Late ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Millit clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Choco Late!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Severino Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo Sit Hirun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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, Severino Holyfield!
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, Geronimo Sit Hirun !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sit Hirun 's waist but Sit Hirun gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Holyfield off to one side.
Sit Hirun tries to clinch but Holyfield moves out of range.
Holyfield has managed to clinch.
Sit Hirun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holyfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Sit Hirun is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, Sit Hirun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holyfield fails to pull guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Sit Hirun .
Holyfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sit Hirun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holyfield.
Sit Hirun is looking to control Holyfield's arms but Holyfield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sit Hirun has his back to the cage.
Sit Hirun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holyfield is defending well for now.
Holyfield tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Severino Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sit Hirun .
Holyfield is leaning against Sit Hirun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Holyfield.
Holyfield wants to break free but Sit Hirun has control.
Sit Hirun scores with a knee to the head.
Sit Hirun looking to throw knees to the head but Holyfield is blocking nicely.
Holyfield tries to score a body lock takedown but Sit Hirun shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sit Hirun stalling.
Sit Hirun misses with a knee to the head.
Sit Hirun using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holyfield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holyfield drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sit Hirun landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sit Hirun prevents the takedown attempt.
Sit Hirun is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sit Hirun drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holyfield gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Holyfield jumps guard.
Sit Hirun stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Holyfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Sit Hirun tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holyfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sit Hirun lands a nice knee to the body.
Holyfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sit Hirun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holyfield is defending well for now.
Sit Hirun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sit Hirun closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holyfield counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sit Hirun 's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sit Hirun is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holyfield defends well.
Sit Hirun looks gassed!
Holyfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sit Hirun is looking to sweep but instead, Holyfield has passed into half guard.
Holyfield throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like Holyfield is going to stand back up.
Holyfield postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Sit Hirun to stand up.
Holyfield wants to clinch but Sit Hirun slips to the side
and Sit Hirun moves into the clinch.
Sit Hirun tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holyfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Holyfield managing to block the knees to the body from Sit Hirun .
Holyfield jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sit Hirun walks away with a smile on his face. Holyfield gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holyfield tries to clinch up.
Holyfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sit Hirun rushes Holyfield and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hirun breaks from the clinch.
Holyfield tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sit Hirun sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holyfield somewhat.
Holyfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sit Hirun looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sit Hirun is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Holyfield wants to get back to his feet but Sit Hirun is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sit Hirun wants to control from the top but Holyfield keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sit Hirun pushes down on Holyfield's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sit Hirun decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Sit Hirun pushes Holyfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Holyfield stalling the fight.
Sit Hirun tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holyfield smiles and moves away.
Sit Hirun tries for a takedown but Holyfield sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sit Hirun throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holyfield forces Sit Hirun back against the cage and clinches.
Holyfield pulls guard successfully.
Sit Hirun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sit Hirun gets to his feet - Holyfield follows without any prompting.
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 Severino Holyfield will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sit Hirun shoots in but Holyfield avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Holyfield connects with a nice cross there... Sit Hirun is looking wobbly and Holyfield recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Sit Hirun to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Holyfield jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Severino Holyfield!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Urlacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bentley Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Urlacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bentley Banks!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks looks to throw the jab but Urlacker is out of range.
Urlacker walks into a stiff left hand from Banks.
It looks like Rick Urlacker has been cut.
Banks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Banks wants it to stay on the feet.
Urlacker lands with an overhand left.
Banks cracks Urlacker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Urlacker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Banks finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Urlacker crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bentley Banks!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Roman Riquelme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deron Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Roman Riquelme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deron Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riquelme takes one to the chin there.
Riquelme darts in and clinches Bryant up against the cage.
Bryant lands a nice shot to the body.
Riquelme changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bryant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bryant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riquelme counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryant keeping moving, preventing Riquelme from controlling successfully.
Riquelme slips nicely into half guard.
Bryant tries to kick Riquelme off but Riquelme keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Riquelme trying to pass the guard but Bryant defending well.
Bryant is looking for a sweep. Riquelme is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bryant slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Riquelme thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Riquelme looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riquelme takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant stuffs the takedown.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Riquelme moves out of range easily.
Riquelme defending well as Bryant loads up on a big left hand.
Riquelme closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Riquelme lands in his opponent's guard.
Riquelme stands and throws Bryant's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riquelme wants to control but Bryant is keeping him busy.
Bryant wants to control but Riquelme postures up.
Riquelme passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bryant!
Bryant tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riquelme thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riquelme lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is working to get back to half guard.
Bryant has given up his back. Will we see Riquelme going for some submissions?
Bryant covering up well under a series of strikes from Riquelme.
Bryant tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Riquelme wants to take Bryant's back but he can't do it this time.
Riquelme prevents Bryant from getting the reversal.
Riquelme trying to control but Bryant is having none of it.
Riquelme fails to advance to Bryant's back.
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.
Riquelme is working for a guillotine from mount but Bryant frees his head quite easily.
Bryant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Riquelme landing strikes from the mount and Bryant is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Riquelme.
Riquelme is stalling here but it's allowed Bryant to get half guard.
Bryant is trying to stand.
Riquelme trying to advance position but Bryant counters by regaining guard.
Riquelme stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bryant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Roman Riquelme dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch combination from Bryant misses.
Bryant is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab lands there for Bryant.
Bryant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deron Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riquelme clinches up with Bryant and pushes him back against the cage.
Bryant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riquelme can't get the takedown.
Bryant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bryant misses with a punch to the body.
Bryant misses with a punch to the body.
Riquelme drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riquelme blocks a body shot from Bryant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bryant.
Bryant gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riquelme.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Roman Riquelme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riquelme gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Riquelme is pressing down on Bryant's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bryant is holding on for now.
Riquelme works his way into full mount!
Riquelme scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bryant?
Riquelme jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bryant manages to avoid the submission attempt.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riquelme is trying to get an arm triangle but Bryant is defending well.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet.
Bryant stops Riquelme from passing to mount.
Riquelme tries to advance position but instead Bryant slips a leg back in to half guard.
Bryant slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to control the position but Riquelme postures up.
Bryant wants to stand and escape but Riquelme is having none of it.
Riquelme is looking to work some ground and pound but Bryant has wrist control.
Riquelme throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riquelme trying to control but Bryant is working from the bottom.
Riquelme slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bryant tries to bench press Riquelme off him but Riquelme keeps the position.
Riquelme thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bryant is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bryant wants to control but Riquelme postures up.
Riquelme advances to mount.
Bryant is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bryant is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Riquelme moves to back control.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Riquelme throwing strikes and Bryant squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Riquelme with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Riquelme fails to advance to Bryant's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Roman Riquelme dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bryant throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Riquelme counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Riquelme.
Riquelme drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bryant dives on top into guard.
Riquelme manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Juan Roman Riquelme overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riquelme seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Bryant is holding on tight.
Riquelme trying to control but Bryant is having none of it.
Bryant regains half guard.
Riquelme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant tries to roll over but Riquelme keeps him under control.
Riquelme is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bryant is just riding it out for now. Riquelme eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryant is trying to stand.
Riquelme content to control rather than advance.
Riquelme trying to mount his opponent but Bryant defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Riquelme is working hard here to advance position.
Bryant is refusing to be controlled, as Riquelme sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bryant moves into the clinch.
Bryant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bryant misses with a body punch.
Riquelme is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bryant gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bryant displaying some good clinch control by pressing Riquelme up against the cage.
Bryant stops a takedown attempt from Riquelme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riquelme tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Roman Riquelme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bryant throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riquelme has a takedown stuffed.
Bryant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riquelme ducks under a wild hook from Bryant.
Bryant throws a series of punches but Riquelme moves out of range.
Bryant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bryant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Riquelme moves out of range easily.
Riquelme changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bryant tries to avoid it but Riquelme manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bryant to the ground. Bryant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Deron Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riquelme tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bryant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riquelme somewhat.
Bryant throws a hook but Riquelme blocks it.
Bryant is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riquelme sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bryant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riquelme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riquelme takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riquelme staying out of range there.
Riquelme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Deron Bryant.
I think Riquelme has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Roman Riquelme!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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21
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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19
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Daniels!
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, The Hammer!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammer stuffs the takedown.
Daniels has Hammer up against the cage in a clinch.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jack Daniels has been cut.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniels shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hammer gets back to full guard.
Hammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daniels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammer is looking for a triangle but Daniels pushes his legs off easily.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels postures up.
Daniels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hammer on the ground.
Hammer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hammer wants to control the pace but Daniels is squirming around nicely.
Hammer get's back to his feet.
Hammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer darts in trying to clinch
and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hammer is trying to maintain the position but Daniels is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammer controlling the position.
Daniels postures up.
Hammer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Daniels!
Hammer gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Hammer rushes Daniels and presses him up against the cage.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Daniels's ribcage.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hammer working Daniels over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands an elbow inside that Daniels shrugs off.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daniels's defenses.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Daniels's ribcage.
Hammer lands a damaging elbow.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Jack Daniels's cut is getting worse.
Hammer lands an elbow just above Daniels 's eye.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Daniels won't want to take too many of those.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daniels's defenses.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Daniels has Hammer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Daniels pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hammer tumbling to the mat - Daniels dives into Hammer's guard.
Daniels avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer has his foot on Daniels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daniels works his way back into a safe position though.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hammer holds on and takes a little breather.
Hammer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammer trying to control the position.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daniels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Daniels being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Daniels's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammer avoids a kick to the body.
Hammer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hammer has managed to clinch.
Hammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hammer lands a nice elbow.
Hammer landing knees to the body.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Hammer.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammer obliges.
Knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daniels's defenses.
The Hammer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Daniels goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hammer prevents it.
Daniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Daniels jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Daniels gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hammer.
Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hammer lands a damaging elbow.
Jack Daniels's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hammer with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels jumps guard but Hammer stands there with Daniels around his waist. Daniels gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer working Daniels over with knees to the body.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daniels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hammer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammer clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammer obliges.
Hammer lands a damaging elbow.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Hammer landing knees to the body.
Hammer landing knees to the body.
Hammer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daniels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hammer lands an elbow inside.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Daniels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels tries to break free but Hammer pushes him back against the cage.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hammer lands an elbow inside that Daniels shrugs off.
Hammer lands an elbow inside.
Daniels trying to stall but Hammer improves his position.
Hammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daniels lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hammer trying to control from the bottom.
Hammer works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Daniels defends it easily.
Hammer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daniels is aware though and is defending well.
Hammer has his foot on Daniels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daniels works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer is trying to control the position but Daniels postures up.
Hammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hammer moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Daniels's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hammer moves into the clinch successfully.
Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Daniels blocks it.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hammer landing knees to the body.
Hammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Hammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Daniels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniels looking to stall.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer lands a nice elbow.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Daniels blocks it.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daniels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Hammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammer won't allow it.
Daniels tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daniels tries to stall but Hammer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hammer landing knees to the body.
Daniels wants to break free but Hammer has control.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Hammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Daniels drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Hammer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels takes an elbow to the temple.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daniels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hammer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hammer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daniels's sensitive parts.
Daniels looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hammer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Daniels won't allow Hammer to sweep him here.
Hammer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hammer is on top in guard.
Hammer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer forces Daniels back against the cage and clinches.
Daniels trying to control the position but instead, Hammer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daniels into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Jeez, Jack Daniels's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hammer working Daniels over with knees to the body.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Daniels's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). The Hammer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between boxer joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vnature Borcuha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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23
280 lbs
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22
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, boxer joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vnature Borcuha!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
joe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
joe lands a nice hook to Borcuha's body. Borcuha takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Borcuha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but joe avoids it really well and circles away.
joe lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Vnature Borcuha has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borcuha takes one to the side of the head.
joe swinging wildly here.
joe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Borcuha looks gassed!
joe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
joe rushes Borcuha with punches - Borcuha moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Borcuha goes down! joe follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). boxer joe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Domermuth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Visconti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Visconti has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keith Domermuth's chin.
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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 New York, Keith Domermuth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Visconti!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visconti is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Domermuth's half guard.
Visconti is looking to take a break and control but Domermuth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Visconti sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Visconti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Domermuth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Visconti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Domermuth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Visconti on the ground.
Domermuth is trying to stand back up but Visconti is controlling him
Domermuth keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Visconti perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Visconti moves nicely into side control.
Domermuth is trying to escape the position but Visconti is controlling the position.
Visconti tries to advance to mount but Domermuth denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visconti is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Domermuth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Domermuth is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Visconti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Domermuth keeps working.
Domermuth is trying to control Visconti's posture but Visconti avoids it.
What's Domermuth going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Domermuth can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Visconti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Domermuth but Domermuth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Domermuth gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Visconti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Domermuth is keeping the position for now.
Domermuth wants to stand and escape but Visconti is having none of it.
Visconti looking to pass the guard.
Visconti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Visconti looks gassed!
Visconti trying to control the position from guard on top but Domermuth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Visconti won't allow Domermuth to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domermuth working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Visconti has a takedown stuffed.
Visconti gets a takedown into half guard.
Domermuth pushes Visconti off looking to stand but Visconti dives back in and keeps control.
Domermuth is controlling Visconti's trapped leg to prevent Visconti from advancing to side control.
Visconti is looking for a kimura but Domermuth is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Visconti to get the leverage.
Domermuth is trying to get back to full guard.
Domermuth is controlling Visconti's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visconti stops Domermuth from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Visconti or perhaps it was just good defense by Domermuth which made him look bad.
Keith Domermuth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Visconti.
Domermuth fails to land with a series of punches.
Domermuth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Domermuth closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Visconti to the mat! Visconti manages to get full guard.
Visconti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Visconti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Domermuth defends it easily.
Domermuth would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Visconti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Domermuth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Visconti manages to avoid it.
Domermuth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Domermuth shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Visconti slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Visconti wants to sweep here but Domermuth controlling him for the moment.
Domermuth gets to his feet - Visconti follows without any prompting.
Visconti should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Visconti is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Visconti shoots and misses
and Domermuth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Visconti won't be happy with that.
Visconti gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Domermuth wants to stand but Visconti has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domermuth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Visconti has eaten all the pies!
Visconti wants to sweep but Domermuth has passed to side control!
Domermuth tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Visconti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Visconti wants to control but Domermuth postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Visconti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Visconti has his takedown stuffed
and Domermuth counters with a takedown into side control.
Domermuth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Domermuth tries to stand but Visconti is controlling his head.
Domermuth decides to stand back up. Domermuth steps back and let's Visconti get back to his feet.
Domermuth moves in looking to clinch but Visconti pushes him off.
Domermuth decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Keith Domermuth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Domermuth seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Visconti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Domermuth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Visconti keeping full guard, as Domermuth tries to pass.
Domermuth wants to stand but Visconti has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Visconti is on top in guard.
Visconti wants to pass the guard but Domermuth is keeping the position.
Domermuth wants to stand and escape but Visconti is having none of it.
Visconti pushes down on Domermuth's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Visconti is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Domermuth pushes Visconti off looking to stand but Visconti dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Visconti with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Visconti has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Domermuth wants to try and get back to his feet.
Domermuth is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Visconti tries to control but Domermuth wriggling away.
Domermuth is desperately trying to improve his position but Visconti has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Domermuth dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Visconti misses with a takedown attempt
and Domermuth counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Visconti trying to control here.
Domermuth tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Visconti.
Visconti is trying to get back to full guard.
Domermuth postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Visconti to stand up.
Keith Domermuth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Domermuth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Domermuth misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Visconti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Visconti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Domermuth counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Visconti!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Visconti is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Visconti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Domermuth cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Domermuth controlling the pace for now.
Domermuth prevents Visconti from getting the reversal.
Visconti is squirming around, avoiding Domermuth's attempts to control the action.
Visconti is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Domermuth controlling from mount.
Visconti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Domermuth working the ground and pound effectively.
Visconti is working to get back to half guard.
Domermuth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Domermuth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domermuth cracks Visconti with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Visconti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Visconti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Domermuth looking to control and managing it successfully.
Visconti is trying to escape the mount.
Domermuth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Visconti is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visconti is desperately trying to improve his position but Domermuth has a good base and remains in mount.
Visconti taking shots to the head.
Domermuth looking to control but Visconti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Visconti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Domermuth is landing with some decent strikes but Visconti is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Visconti is desperately trying to improve his position but Domermuth has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Domermuth throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Domermuth jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Visconti manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Domermuth happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Domermuth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Domermuth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Domermuth!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akiriwo Akiwama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. CKY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Noel Smith 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiriwo Akiwama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiwama throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akiwama.
A combination from Akiwama does no damage.
Akiwama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akiwama shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Akiwama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Akiwama throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Akiwama shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiriwo Akiwama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akiwama dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Akiwama.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith is stalling here.
Smith lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akiwama keeps working.
Akiwama blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves nicely into side control.
Akiwama is letting Smith control him for a moment.
Smith in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Akiwama is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Noel Smith!
Noel Smith is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pinky Promise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Glen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pinky Promise!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Glen!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glen takes a swing at Promise's ribcage but misses.
A nice combination there by Glen.
It looks like Pinky Promise has been cut.
Glen tries to clinch up.
Promise slips a jab and a cross from Glen.
Promise tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Glen swivels and escapes.
Glen scoring well with a low kick there.
Promise is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glen swinging wildly here.
Promise avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Glen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glen moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glen.
Glen tries to clinch but Promise moves out of range.
Glen grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Promise takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Glen cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Charles Glen!
Charles Glen is the new super heavyweight champion!
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