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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Santos (ranked 7112 p4p, 537 weight class) and Johnny Winkle (ranked 23402 p4p, 585 weight class). Johnny Winkle 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winkle gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Winkle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Winkle.
Santos scores with a head kick.
Santos scores with a one two! Winkle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick from Santos lands but Winkle takes it in his stride.
Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winkle.
Paolo Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Winkle.
Santos jabs at Winkle's body.
Winkle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santos but Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos connects with a high kick.
Santos sizes up Winkle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Winkle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Santos scores with a head kick.
Winkle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winkle.
Paolo Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos feints a jab promting Winkle to slip. Santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Winkle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos throws a head kick that half lands.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Winkle is rocked!
Nice body kick there by Santos.
Winkle is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Winkle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a nice head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circle, before Santos throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Winkle's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Santos lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Paolo Santos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Rinaldi (ranked 23204 p4p, 581 weight class) and Lazar Markov (ranked 7348 p4p, 520 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Rinaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazar Markov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Markov.
Markov shoots in for a takedown but Rinaldi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Markov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jeff Rinaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rinaldi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Markov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Markov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Markov stops Rinaldi from standing up.
Rinaldi 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.
Rinaldi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rinaldi is looking to stand up but Markov isn't so interested in that idea.
Markov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markov landing with the ground and pound.
Rinaldi is looking to stand up but Markov isn't so interested in that idea.
Markov working some strikes from top position.
Rinaldi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Markov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Markov looking to pass the guard.
Rinaldi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Markov passes into half guard.
Rinaldi wants to get back to his feet.
Rinaldi actively working from the bottom here.
Markov works his way into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Markov looks up at the clock and then as Rinaldi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Markov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi is looking for a sweep.
Rinaldi is breathing heavily.
Markov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rinaldi to see if he's OK.
Markov grinds an elbow into Rinaldi's temple.
It looks like Jeff Rinaldi has been cut.
Markov looks up at the clock and then as Rinaldi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Markov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Markov working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Markov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Markov scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markov landing a few strikes.
Rinaldi is rocked!
Markov advances to mount.
Oh Rinaldi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Markov working the ground and pound effectively.
Jeff Rinaldi's cut is getting worse.
Markov postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rinaldi badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Markov around the waist but Markov pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Markov is the winner by TKO! Markov jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazar Markov!
A very excited looking Lazar Markov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Dumas (ranked 6463 p4p, 602 weight class) and Carlos Anderson (ranked 5946 p4p, 590 weight class). Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Everyday Bro-Team 10. Alexander Dumas 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Dumas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Anderson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Alexander Dumas has been cut.
Anderson cracks Dumas with an open hand slap.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dumas.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dumas.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carlos Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dumas.
Dumas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dumas wants it to stay on the feet.
Anderson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot.
Dumas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dumas.
Anderson shoots in and bounces Dumas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dumas controlling Anderson's posture.
Dumas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Anderson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Dumas.
Anderson content to stall in guard here.
Anderson trying to control but Dumas is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dumas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Dumas keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dumas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dumas scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Dumas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Anderson.
Dumas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dumas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dumas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson connects with a looping right hand.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dumas.
Dumas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dumas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson drops Dumas with a right and a left! Anderson comes rushing in but Dumas regains his composure and manages to keep Anderson in guard.
Dumas is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson won't allow Dumas to sweep him here.
Anderson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dumas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Anderson has Dumas in his guard.
Dumas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Anderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dumas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dumas postures up.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Dumas from controlling successfully.
Dumas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anderson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dumas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anderson can't keep his opponent in guard - Dumas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Dumas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Dumas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dumas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson unleashes a big counter combination but Dumas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A left lands for Anderson.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dumas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anderson.
Dumas looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dumas.
Dumas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anderson.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Dumas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dumas pinned against the cage. Dumas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carlos Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dumas dives in for a single leg takedown but Anderson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anderson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Dumas. Dumas gets slowly back to his feet.
Dumas fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Dumas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Dumas moves out of range.
Anderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anderson slips under a jab from Dumas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Dumas is looking to counter punch.
Anderson stuns Dumas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Dumas should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dumas. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson misses with a body kick.
Dumas throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Dumas avoids nicely.
Dumas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dumas lands with a cross.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Dumas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dumas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Dumas's head back.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Dumas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Dumas to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dumas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Dumas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carlos Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Anderson.
Dumas misses with a straight left.
Anderson throws a fast counter high kick but Dumas manages to duck under it in time.
Anderson connects with a body shot.
Anderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Dumas to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Dumas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson won't allow Dumas to pass to mount.
Dumas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Anderson looking for submissions off his back.
Dumas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Dumas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dumas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dumas misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dumas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dumas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Dumas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dumas showed some decent athleticism there.
Dumas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Anderson looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Dumas. Oh but Anderson has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Dumas goes limp - he's gone! Anderson jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Carlos Anderson!
Carlos Anderson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Batts (ranked 3668 p4p, 358 weight class) and Meatball Destroyer (ranked 3300 p4p, 331 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meatball Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batts forces Destroyer back against the cage and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Batts takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Destroyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Billy Batts has been cut.
Batts wants to stall.
Batts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batts is trying to break the clinch but Destroyer is controlling him.
Destroyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Destroyer looks to throw the jab but Batts is out of range.
Batts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Destroyer misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Destroyer.
Batts really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Destroyer scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Destroyer misses.
Destroyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Batts is looking to clinch but Destroyer is avoiding it.
Batts moves out of range as Destroyer strikes.
Batts tries to counter by clinching up but Destroyer breaks away and moves out of range.
Destroyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Destroyer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Batts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Destroyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts moves into range and clinches up with Destroyer.
Batts slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Batts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Destroyer lands a shoulder strike.
Batts is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Destroyer.
Batts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Batts throws an elbow but it misses.
Batts wants to get back to striking at distance but Destroyer won't allow it.
Destroyer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Batts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Batts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Batts stalls.
Destroyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Destroyer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Destroyer scores with a hook.
Batts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Destroyer scores with a jab to the head.
Batts is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Destroyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Destroyer connects with a right hand. Batts shakes it off.
Oh Batts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Destroyer lands the left hand.
Destroyer drops Batts with a naaaaasty hook - Batts is in real trouble here! Destroyer dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meatball Destroyer!
Meatball Destroyer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Organic Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silvio (ranked 4576 p4p, 537 weight class) and Antoine Pierre (ranked 2380 p4p, 330 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Silvio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antoine Pierre!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pierre pulls guard successfully.
Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silvio wants to get up but he can't break Pierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pierre is on top in guard.
Silvio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silvio keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pierre passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvio tries to bench press Pierre off him but Pierre keeps the position.
Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silvio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvio keeps working.
Silvio is trying to control Pierre's posture but Pierre avoids it.
Silvio is looking to regain half guard here but Pierre keeps moving and retains side control.
Silvio can't do much from the bottom here.
Pierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silvio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silvio is looking to reverse the position.
Pierre trying to control the action but Silvio is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvio is looking for a sweep.
Pierre has an Americana. Silvio didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Pierre is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Pierre hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Antoine Pierre!
After the fight, Antoine Pierre 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.
The defeated Antonio Silvio had this to say: 'Sorry'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shannon White (ranked 1846 p4p, 217 weight class) and Ernest Graves (ranked 2867 p4p, 318 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shannon White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White looks for a takedown but Graves sprawls well.
White shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than White was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Graves is looking to regain half guard here but White keeps moving and retains side control.
Graves is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on White's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
White trying to mount his opponent but Graves defends it.
White is keen to just control but Graves is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White is looking for a kimura but Graves is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for White to get the leverage.
Graves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White is just content to waste time from the top position. Graves takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Graves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Graves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White advances to half guard.
White looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
White uses his free foot to push down on Graves's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Graves.
White controlling from the full mount.
Graves is squirming around, avoiding White's attempts to control the action.
White takes Graves's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Graves is in trouble.
Graves is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White looking for the choke from the back.
Graves turns into White and is now in his guard.
Graves avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Graves wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Graves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Graves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Graves got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graves has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
White wants to get back to his feet but Graves is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
Graves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Graves stands and throws White's legs to the side, diving into side control.
White prevents Graves from moving into mount.
White tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Graves presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
White is controlling an arm, preventing Graves from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
White can't escape the position.
Graves scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish White?
Graves lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to escape the mount.
Graves is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, White has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Graves moves to back control.
Graves is hanging on to White's back as he tries to escape.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ernest Graves will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
White throws a head kick but Graves moves out of range.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Graves misses.
White looks for the body kick but Graves saw that one coming.
Graves appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves slips under a jab.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Graves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
White will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Graves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Graves looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
Shannon White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Graves is on top in guard.
White keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to reverse the position here. Graves has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but White is forced to tap! White looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ernest Graves!
Ernest Graves thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jhin Markell (ranked 1786 p4p, 206 weight class) and Suicide Bunny (ranked 2709 p4p, 280 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhin Markell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Suicide Bunny!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bunny's half guard.
Bunny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Markell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Markell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Markell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Markell is working for a kimura but Bunny is defending it quite comfortably.
Markell winds up and cracks Bunny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Markell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Markell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bunny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Markell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markell controlling the action here.
Markell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bunny tries to roll over but Markell keeps him under control.
Markell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Markell lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Markell in particular looking to stall.
Markell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Markell is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bunny is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jhin Markell!
A relieved looking Jhin Markell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva Jr (ranked 594 p4p, 62 weight class) and Frank Granger (ranked 1354 p4p, 137 weight class). Silva Jr comes into the arena with Sleeping Giant blaring out of the sound system. Granger has chosen Primal Concrete Sledge as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Rich Silva Jr has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rich Silva Jr seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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270 lbs
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236 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Granger!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Granger finds it's target.
Granger scores with a decent looking hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Frank Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Granger.
Silva Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Granger moves away from the strike by Silva Jr.
Granger misses with a low kick as Silva Jr jumps back.
Silva Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Granger throws out the jab.
Silva Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Granger with a jab.
Granger works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger looks to land a right hand but Silva Jr moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Granger misses with a right hand
and Silva Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Granger misses with a left hand
letting Silva Jr counter with a right hand.
Granger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Granger throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooh!!! Granger has knocked Silva Jr down with a huge combo! Granger steps away and waves a wobbly Silva Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granger connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Silva Jr to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Granger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Granger!
Frank Granger is the new heavyweight champion!
Frank Granger decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
The defeated Rich Silva Jr had this to say: 'Me hungry!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Aron (ranked 1361 p4p, 207 weight class) and Chief Shadow (ranked 3019 p4p, 404 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aron might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to USA!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Aron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Shadow!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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. Shadow connects with a nice short shot to Aron's temple.
Shadow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shadow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aron is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aron gets full guard.
Shadow stands up over Aron, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Shadow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aron trying to control the position.
Shadow working some strikes from top position.
Shadow postures up in Aron's guard and throws a big left but Aron blocks it.
Shadow scoring with some ground and pound.
Shadow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aron is trying to keep Shadow in close.
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!
Shadow stands up over Aron, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aron is pulling down on Shadow's head to control his posture.
Shadow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shadow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shadow drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Aron manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Shadow has Aron in his guard.
Aron content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Aron scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shadow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shadow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aron is aware though and is defending well.
Aron working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shadow's head.
Shadow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aron scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aron scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aron connects with a couple of short punches.
Aron makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shadow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aron working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aron scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Shadow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've been hearing that Aron has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Aron distracts Shadow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aron is in close to Shadow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shadow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aron is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Aron is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aron advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aron landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shadow is looking to control Aron's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shadow avoid being mounted?
Aron lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Shadow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aron scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aron lands a nice short elbow.
Shadow tries to get to full guard but Aron has control of the leg.
Shadow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Aron scores with a couple of nice shots.
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. Aron connects with a nice short shot to Shadow's temple.
Aron is nestled in close to Shadow, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shadow is rocked!
Aron lands with a punch from half guard.
Shadow is still in real trouble! Can Aron finish him?
Aron working Shadow over with strikes.
Aron lands a big elbow - Shadow 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 Aron!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Aron!
Henry Aron seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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