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Rapid Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hot Sauce (ranked 7049 p4p, 607 weight class) and Brian Bull (ranked 7824 p4p, 618 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hot Sauce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Bull!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauce misses with a wild combination.
Sauce keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bull misses with a body punch.
Sauce is trying to break free.
Sauce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sauce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sauce could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bull keeps control of Sauce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bull misses with a punch to the body.
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sauce is defending well for now.
Bull has Sauce pressed against the cage, preventing Sauce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sauce avoiding damage as Bull throws knees to the body.
Sauce is looking to break free of the clinch but Bull has double underhooks.
Bull tries to throw a body punch but Sauce avoids it by throwing Bull back against the cage.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
Bull can't find room to land a body shot as Sauce controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauce avoids the elbow strike from Bull, against the cage.
Bull working aggressively here.
Bull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bull throws an elbow that misses.
Sauce wants to break free but Bull has control.
A frustrated look appears on Sauce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sauce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sauce tries to break free but Bull pushes him back against the cage.
Bull tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sauce avoids it.
Bull keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sauce's efforts to push away.
Sauce managing to block the knees to the body from Bull.
Sauce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sauce or not.
Bull keeps control of Sauce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bull misses with some punches.
Sauce wants to break free but Bull has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sauce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sauce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sauce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sauce can't break the clinch.
Sauce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sauce tries to break free but Bull pushes him back against the cage.
Sauce lands a body punch.
Bull trying to land knees to the body.
Sauce gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bull regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sauce is controlling him.
Sauce stands up and waves to Bull to follow him.
Sauce throws a series of punches but Bull moves out of range.
Bull tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bull does no damage.
Bull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sauce sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sauce is breathing heavily.
Sauce lands with an uppercut that bounces Bull off the cage and back into range.
Bull tries to clinch there but Sauce circles away.
Bull fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sauce, pushing him back against the cage.
Sauce avoids a wild elbow strike from Bull.
Sauce avoiding damage as Bull throws knees to the body.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
Sauce is trying to force a seperation but Bull has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Sauce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sauce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
Sauce lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bull misses with the head strike.
Sauce wants to get back to striking at distance but Bull won't allow it.
Sauce is looking to break free of the clinch but Bull has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bull just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sauce's brow.
Bull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bull lands a body shot.
Bull prevents Sauce from breaking the clinch.
Sauce has had enough of the clinch but Bull keeps him there for the moment.
Bull throws a punch but it's blocked by Sauce.
Sauce is trying to force a seperation but Bull has the dominant position.
Sauce managing to block the knees to the body from Bull.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sauce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sauce blocks an elbow strike.
Sauce dodges an elbow strike from Bull.
Bull lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Bull dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bull thuds a left hand into Sauce's body.
Bull wants to clinch up but Sauce keeps it at a distance.
Bull dodges the punch combination from Sauce.
Bull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bull staying out of range there.
Sauce connects with a nice looking jab.
Sauce connects with the punch.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sauce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sauce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bull wants to clinch up but Sauce keeps it at a distance.
Bull lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Hot Sauce has been cut.
Bull is looking to clinch.
Sauce misses with a lunging right hand
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sauce misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bull counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull working aggressively here.
Bull misses with a body punch.
Bull tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sauce avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull misses with a knee strike.
Bull trying to land knees to the body.
Bull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sauce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bull misses with a knee to the head.
Sauce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Bull.
Sauce is trying to break the clinch but Bull has him pressed against the cage.
Bull trying to land knees to the body.
Bull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bull lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sauce backwards.
Sauce blocks an elbow strike from Bull.
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sauce is defending well for now.
Bull misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sauce.
A head punch on the inside from Bull fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Bull as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauce is trying to break the clinch but Bull is controlling him.
Sauce managing to block the knees to the body from Bull.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bull.
Sauce tries to break the clinch but Bull is controlling the position.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
Sauce blocks a body shot from Bull.
Bull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sauce's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sauce.
Bull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bull throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sauce avoiding damage as Bull throws knees to the body.
Bull throws an elbow that misses.
Bull tries to land a knee to the head but Sauce blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
Bull keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sauce's efforts to push away.
Sauce is trying to break the clinch but Bull is controlling him.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sauce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sauce avoiding damage as Bull throws knees to the body.
Bull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bull misses with some punches.
Bull tries a body shot but Sauce blocks it.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
Sauce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bull walks away with a smile on his face. Sauce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bull wants to clinch up but Sauce keeps it at a distance.
Sauce keeps the fight on the outside.
Bull throws a series of punches but Sauce avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sauce blocks a body shot from Bull.
Sauce avoids the elbow strike from Bull, against the cage.
Bull tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bull tries a knee to the head but Sauce blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bull throws an elbow but misses.
Sauce jumps guard but Bull stands there with Sauce around his waist. Sauce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bull tries to work over Sauce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bull tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bull tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sauce is trying to break the clinch but Bull has him pressed against the cage.
Bull misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauce blocks an elbow strike from Bull.
A hook to the body from Bull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Bull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hot Sauce's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch but Sauce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sauce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bull counters with a head kick. That will keep Sauce thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sauce throws a right and a left that Bull avoids nicely.
Bull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sauce.
Bull drives through and clinches with Sauce against the cage.
Sauce tries to break the clinch but Bull is controlling the position.
Sauce managing to block the knees to the body from Bull.
Brian Bull seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sauce can't break the clinch.
Sauce working hard to break the clinch.
Sauce is trying to force a seperation but Bull has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sauce managing to block the knees to the body from Bull.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bull prevents a body shot from Sauce.
A short left from Bull.
Bull scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sauce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull misses with a punch to the body.
Sauce working hard to break the clinch.
Sauce avoiding damage as Bull throws knees to the body.
Sauce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sauce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sauce tries to pull guard but Bull holds him up against the cage and eventually Sauce drops back down to his feet.
Sauce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sauce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sauce tries to break the clinch but Bull is controlling the position.
Bull gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bull trying to land knees to the body.
Bull misses with an elbow over the top.
Bull has Sauce pressed against the cage, preventing Sauce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sauce.
Bull throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sauce is defending well for now.
Bull trying to land knees to the body.
Bull tries to land knees in the clinch but Sauce avoids the damage to the body.
Sauce is trying to break the clinch but Bull is controlling him.
Bull tries to work over Sauce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sauce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sauce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Bull.
Bull misses with an elbow strike.
Bull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bull tries to land a knee to the head but Sauce blocks with his arms.
Sauce tries to circle away but Bull has him pinned against the cage.
Sauce tries to break free but Bull pushes him back against the cage.
Bull trying to land knees to the body.
Bull tries to throw a body punch but Sauce avoids it by throwing Bull back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Sauce.
Bull with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sauce's elbow.
Sauce wants to get back to striking at distance but Bull won't allow it.
Bull misses with some punches.
Sauce tries to break the clinch but Bull is controlling the position.
Bull scores with a hook to the body.
Bull lands a hook that snaps the head of Sauce backwards.
Sauce prevents a body shot from Bull.
Brian Bull is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bull throws an elbow that misses.
Bull tries to throw a body punch but Sauce avoids it by throwing Bull back against the cage.
Bull lands a nice knee to the body.
Bull with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauce dodges an elbow strike from Bull.
Bull lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bull with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bull tries a knee to the head but Sauce blocks it.
Bull throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bull lands with a right to the head.
Bull pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
Hot Sauce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bull has Sauce pressed against the cage, preventing Sauce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bull throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bull winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Bull!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phobo Jones (ranked 7670 p4p, 589 weight class) and Eddie Alpha (ranked 6108 p4p, 547 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Phobo Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Alpha!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alpha drops Jones with a big left hand and mounts him. Jones is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones wants to control but Alpha is having none of it.
Alpha landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alpha looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Jones covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Alpha!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Johnson (ranked 6323 p4p, 584 weight class) and Shelton Gold (ranked 6190 p4p, 577 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome to the jungle. Shelton Gold has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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218 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shelton Gold!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Gold. Gold gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Gold on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Gold on that attempt.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Joey Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shelton Gold.
Gold with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Gold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Gold scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gold landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gold landing strikes.
Johnson wants to control but Gold postures up.
Gold cracks Johnson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gold looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnson is avoiding damage well.
Gold scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Johnson to see if he's OK.
Gold is chipping away with strikes.
Gold is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Gold drags him back down.
Gold controls the position from side control.
Gold scoring with punches and elbows.
Gold lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Johnson down.
Gold controlling from side mount.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Johnson stops Gold from passing to mount.
Gold in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson is trying to control Gold's posture but Gold avoids it.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Gold feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gold looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to keep Gold in close.
Gold throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gold fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shelton Gold will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gold scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson has one foot on Gold's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gold shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gold is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gold lands a nice short elbow.
Gold winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gold is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Johnson is looking to control Gold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Gold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gold is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gold pulls his head out easily.
Gold scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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.
Gold is controlling the pace.
Gold lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gold in particular looking to stall.
Gold is looking for a kimura here.
Gold trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gold 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.
Well, if Gold is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shelton Gold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gold works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gold lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johnson is trying to control Gold's posture but Gold avoids it.
Gold is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gold cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Johnson manages to get back to half guard.
Gold wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Gold there.
Gold stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelton Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Gold scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Gold slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johnson controls Gold momentarily but Gold frees himself.
Gold stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Gold tries to pass.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gold is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gold is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gold lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gold controls the pace.
Gold landing with the ground and pound.
Gold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gold controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.
Gold not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gold stops Johnson from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gold closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Gold is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gold working some strikes from top position.
Gold is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gold postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold landing with the ground and pound.
Gold scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson is rocked!
Gold postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson wants to stand but Gold is controlling the position.
Gold slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gold connects with a couple of short punches.
Gold controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gold advances position into side control!
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson seems a little lost for a moment, as Gold dominates the positioning.
Gold tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gold is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Johnson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gold gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Johnson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gold lets go of the hold and Johnson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shelton Gold!
Our winner, Shelton Gold, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daquan Bowman (ranked 5520 p4p, 498 weight class) and Ugor Voross (ranked 5855 p4p, 511 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daquan Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ugor Voross!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voross looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Voross shoots in and gets a takedown into Bowman's guard.
Voross lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bowman is on top in guard.
Bowman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Voross is keeping the position for now.
Voross looking for a sweep. Not yet Voross, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowman being controlled here momentarily.
Bowman trying to control the position from guard on top but Voross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voross looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bowman is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voross is still trying to improve position.
Bowman trying to control but Voross is working from the bottom.
Bowman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Voross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Voross pulls Bowman in close to his closed guard and prevents Bowman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Voross keeping moving, preventing Bowman from controlling successfully.
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.
Voross throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Voross looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bowman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bowman slows the pace down in half guard.
Bowman prevents Voross from improving his position.
Bowman controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Voross manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bowman on his heels. He'll look to pass Bowman's guard now, I'm sure.
Voross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bowman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Voross throws a strike but Bowman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bowman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bowman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bowman is looking to work some ground and pound but Voross has wrist control.
Voross being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Voross working a defensive guard but Bowman passes into half guard.
Voross trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Bowman seems content to control.
Bowman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Voross tries to get to full guard but Bowman has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bowman tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Voross.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daquan Bowman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Voross looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bowman!
Voross cracks Bowman with a big elbow.
Voross is trying to ground and pound but Bowman uses the momentary lack of control by Voross to regain half guard.
Voross thows a huge punch but Bowman dodges it nicely.
Voross is trying to control the action in half guard but Bowman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Voross is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voross misses with a head shot. Bowman uses the momentum to regain guard.
Voross throws a strike but Bowman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voross working a defensive guard here.
Daquan Bowman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Voross holds on and takes a little breather.
Bowman trying to control but Voross is working from the bottom.
Bowman content to stall in guard here.
Bowman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voross can do to turn this around?
Voross is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
Bowman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Voross's guard.
Voross looking to control but Bowman passes into half guard.
Bowman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Voross is not content to let Bowman control the position.
Voross is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bowman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Voross shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bowman is trying to defend but Voross finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Voross wants to work for an arm triangle but Bowman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Voross sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bowman defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voross with the ground and pound but Bowman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Voross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Voross throws an elbow that misses. Bowman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Voross's guard. Nice move by Bowman!
Bowman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bowman trying to control the position from guard on top but Voross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daquan Bowman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Voross shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bowman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Voross is working Bowman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Voross postures up in Bowman's guard and throws a big left but Bowman blocks it.
Bowman controls Voross momentarily but Voross frees himself.
Voross content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bowman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voross throwing strikes but missing.
Bowman 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.
Voross throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voross throws an elbow that misses. Bowman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Voross's guard. Nice move by Bowman!
Voross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bowman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Voross has Bowman pulled in close to control his posture.
Voross keeping moving, preventing Bowman from controlling successfully.
Bowman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Voross is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Voross is looking to stand up but Bowman isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bowman sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bowman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Voross in his tracks.
Ugor Voross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voross gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bowman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Voross with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bowman counters with a head kick. That will keep Voross thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Voross gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Voross tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Bowman is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Voross buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Voross!! Voross is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Bowman throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daquan Bowman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Balinski (ranked 3888 p4p, 396 weight class) and Sherlock Holmes (ranked 4964 p4p, 472 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakub Balinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sherlock Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Holmes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
A clash of legs there as Balinski blocks the low kick.
Balinski feinted with a counter takedown.
Balinski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Balinski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Holmes was covering up waiting for the punch and Balinski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Balinski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balinski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Balinski won't allow Holmes to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes seems keen to control Balinski's posture.
Balinski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Balinski trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Balinski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Holmes keeping full guard, as Balinski tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Holmes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balinski has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Balinski presses Holmes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balinski avoids it.
Balinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
Holmes stalling in the clinch but Balinski improves position.
Balinski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Balinski gets control of Holmes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Balinski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balinski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Balinski wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a body punch but Balinski moves out of range.
It looked like Balinski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Holmes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Balinski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Balinski wants to get back to his feet.
We've been informed that Holmes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Balinski explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Balinski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holmes misses with a leg kick
and Balinski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Holmes's guard.
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!
Balinski wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Holmes working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Balinski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Balinski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holmes sprawls well. Holmes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Balinski gets slowly back to his feet.
Holmes feints the counter takedown.
Holmes clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holmes.
Holmes stops a takedown attempt from Balinski.
A frustrated look appears on Holmes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balinski's elbow.
Balinski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holmes pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Balinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balinski feinted with a counter takedown.
Balinski checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balinski closes the distance and clinches up with Holmes, looking for a takedown. Balinski pushes Holmes against the cage but Holmes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Balinski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balinski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Holmes tries to clinch there but Balinski circles away.
Holmes clinches.
Balinski jumps guard.
Holmes won't allow Balinski to get back to his feet.
Holmes tries to stand but Balinski is controlling from the bottom.
Jakub Balinski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balinski wants to get back to his feet but Holmes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balinski is wriggling around but Holmes manages to pass to half guard.
Balinski is looking to escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Balinski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Balinski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holmes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Balinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balinski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Holmes dives on top into guard.
Holmes tries to stand but Balinski is controlling from the bottom.
Holmes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Holmes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Balinski wants to get back to his feet but Holmes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Balinski has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Holmes is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Holmes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Balinski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Balinski avoids the elbow strike from Holmes, against the cage.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Balinski is defending well for now.
Balinski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Balinski dodges an elbow strike from Holmes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Balinski blocks it.
Holmes stalling in the clinch but Balinski improves position.
Holmes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Balinski is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Holmes to the mat. Holmes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sherlock Holmes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Balinski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Balinski moves out of range as Holmes throws a body kick.
Balinski scores with a one two! Holmes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Sherlock Holmes has been cut.
Balinski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Balinski managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Balinski has Holmes pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Balinski pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Holmes tumbling to the mat - Balinski dives into Holmes's guard.
Balinski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Balinski advances to mount.
Balinski tries to control but Holmes wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balinski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Holmes is squirming around, avoiding Balinski's attempts to control the action.
Balinski jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Holmes is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Holmes and Balinski has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes defending against the ground and pound.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet but Balinski drags him back down.
Balinski just content to control the position.
Holmes is not content to let Balinski control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balinski content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Balinski tries for a kimura but Holmes is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balinski just content to control the position.
Holmes is not content to let Balinski control the position.
Balinski content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Balinski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holmes is fending him off so far but Balinski persists. Nope, Holmes circles away and we're back to standing.
Holmes tries to clinch but Balinski is having none of it.
Sherlock Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes tries to clinch but Balinski moves out of range.
Balinski moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Balinski.
Balinski blocks an elbow strike from Holmes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Balinski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holmes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Balinski feinted with a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Balinski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Balinski 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakub Balinski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Castilano (ranked 2914 p4p, 331 weight class) and Giacobbe Turturro (ranked 5715 p4p, 494 weight class). Castilano comes into the arena with Psycho Pass - Xavier Wulf blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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25
263 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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282 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Castilano!
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, Giacobbe Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castilano.
Giacobbe Turturro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro shoots and misses
and Castilano counters with a crisp right hand that drops Turturro! Castilano lets Turturro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Giacobbe Turturro has been cut.
Turturro moves away from the strike by Castilano.
Turturro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castilano as he jumps to the side.
Turturro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paul Castilano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giacobbe Turturro.
Turturro fails with a takedown attempt.
Castilano is looking to counter punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turturro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Castilano defends it nicely.
Turturro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Castilano counters with a huge left! Turturro is in big trouble! He's backing up but Castilano isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Turturro from any more damage. A dominating finish by Castilano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Castilano!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Castilano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Fiaz (ranked 3778 p4p, 386 weight class) and John Steiner (ranked 3231 p4p, 347 weight class). Steiner has chosen THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Fiaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Francis DeMontford and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiaz cracks Steiner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like John Steiner has been cut.
Fiaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fiaz throws a combination that misses
and Steiner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Steiner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fiaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Steiner is looking for a kimura but Fiaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steiner to get the leverage.
Steiner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fiaz is looking to escape.
Steiner wants to work for an arm triangle but Fiaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Steiner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Steiner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fiaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steiner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fiaz defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner is trying to work for a kimura but Fiaz is defending well.
Steiner is working for a submission of some sort.
Fiaz is in trouble now - Steiner has advanced to mount!
Steiner wants to take Fiaz's back here but Fiaz is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Steiner moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Fiaz has worked his arm free - good work by Fiaz!
Steiner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steiner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steiner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fiaz, who protects the arm well.
Steiner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fiaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Fiaz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fiaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steiner on the ground.
Steiner swings around for an armbar but Fiaz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Steiner's guard.
Steiner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fiaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fiaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fiaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steiner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fiaz has managed to get both his arms back between Steiner's legs - danger averted.
Fiaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steiner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fiaz has managed to get both his arms back between Steiner's legs - danger averted.
Steiner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fiaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Steiner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner looking for a guillotine here but Fiaz defends easily.
Fiaz wants to control from the top but Steiner keeps moving.
Steiner keeping full guard, as Fiaz tries to pass.
Fiaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Steiner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steiner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four 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.
Fiaz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fiaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Steiner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fiaz defends well.
Steiner looking for a guillotine here but Fiaz defends easily.
Fiaz trying to control but Steiner is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steiner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fiaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fiaz trying to control the action but Steiner is working from the bottom.
Steiner regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Steiner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Steiner'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.
Nice body punch from Fiaz.
Fiaz lands with a straight right. Steiner didn't see that one coming.
Frank Fiaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steiner gets a double leg takedown into Fiaz's guard.
Fiaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Steiner defends it easily.
Steiner tries to free his leg and advance position but Fiaz is retaining full guard.
Steiner drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fiaz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Steiner has Fiaz in his guard.
Fiaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Steiner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steiner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fiaz is one step ahead there.
Steiner has his foot on Fiaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fiaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fiaz defends well.
Fiaz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Steiner to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Fiaz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Steiner pulls down on the head and he's put Fiaz to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Steiner!
After winning the bout, John Steiner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milo Markovic (ranked 2057 p4p, 30 weight class) and Ronnie McDonald (ranked 4057 p4p, 54 weight class). McDonald is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get Busy Living. Milo Markovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronnie McDonald's chin.
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
19 - 31 - 0 |
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World class 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
21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milo Markovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie McDonald!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for McDonald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Markovic throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
McDonald changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A lazy left from Markovic finds it's target.
Markovic throws a body punch but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Markovic misses with a punch to the body.
Markovic wants the takedown. McDonald is fighting it off but Markovic persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in McDonald's guard against the cage.
McDonald uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markovic shoots in and gets a takedown into McDonald's guard.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Markovic controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Markovic from controlling successfully.
Markovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald wants to control but Markovic passes easily into half guard.
Markovic seems to be working for a kimura but McDonald defends the submission attempt.
McDonald is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Markovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Markovic's back!
Markovic is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if McDonald gets his way!
McDonald is hanging on to Markovic's back as he tries to escape.
McDonald misses with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald misses with an elbow to the head.
Can Markovic hold on?! McDonald is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Markovic looking very determined here, making life difficult for McDonald.
Markovic is taking damage to the body and head.
Markovic looking very determined here, making life difficult for McDonald.
Markovic is in bad spot here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. McDonald controlling the positon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Markovic is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
McDonald controlling well, preventing Markovic from escaping the position.
Markovic tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
McDonald trying to control but Markovic is having none of it.
McDonald lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Markovic hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald has hold of Markovic's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Markovic manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McDonald connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Markovic is desperately trying to improve his position but McDonald has a good base and remains in mount.
McDonald can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Markovic is looking to escape.
McDonald cracks Markovic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie McDonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDonald drives through and clinches with Markovic against the cage.
Markovic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Markovic is looking to take a break and control but McDonald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDonald trying to control but Markovic postures up.
McDonald tries to get to full guard but Markovic has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McDonald defends it well.
Markovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markovic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McDonald trying to control but Markovic postures up.
Markovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McDonald does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McDonald is trying to maintain the position but Markovic is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Markovic prevents McDonald from improving his position.
Markovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McDonald's head.
McDonald is refusing to be controlled, as Markovic sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McDonald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Markovic counters with a left to the body.
Markovic gets the takedown into side control.
McDonald is looking to reverse the position.
Markovic working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on McDonald's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McDonald keeping his opponent close.
Markovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Markovic staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic tries for a kimura but McDonald is defending well.
McDonald gets back to half guard.
Markovic is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but McDonald still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, McDonald has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
McDonald is looking to take a break and control but Markovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald gets to mount! Markovic was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Markovic tries to reverse the position but McDonald maintains control.
McDonald is landing with some decent strikes but Markovic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Markovic regains half guard.
McDonald is looking to take a break and control but Markovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milo Markovic dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Markovic is looking to clinch but McDonald is avoiding it.
Markovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Markovic. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Markovic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McDonald tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Markovic is in McDonald's guard.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Markovic from controlling successfully.
McDonald controls Markovic momentarily but Markovic frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Markovic is aware though and is defending well.
McDonald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markovic.
McDonald manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Markovic manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throwing strikes from guard but Markovic blocks nicely.
Markovic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDonald defends it easily.
Markovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McDonald keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Markovic's head.
McDonald throws a strike but Markovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Markovic won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald has control of Markovic's left arm, preventing Markovic from doing any damage.
Markovic preventing the sweep.
Markovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
McDonald looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Markovic puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McDonald moves into full guard.
Markovic trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
Markovic scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic throwing strikes but missing.
Markovic scoring with punches to the head and body.
McDonald trying to control the position here.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Markovic from controlling successfully.
Markovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Markovic wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McDonald lunges at Markovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Markovic's hand.
McDonald pushes Markovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Markovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonald scores with a crisp jab that stopped Markovic in his tracks.
Markovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McDonald's guard.
Markovic preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald looking to control.
McDonald might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Markovic haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McDonald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Milo Markovic.
I think Markovic 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milo Markovic!
Milo Markovic 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Alcantara (ranked 4409 p4p, 473 weight class) and Bob Elder (ranked 2984 p4p, 349 weight class). Abraham Alcantara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abraham Alcantara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Elder!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Hemmingworth and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcantara tries to clinch up.
Elder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Elder fails with a takedown attempt.
Elder fails to land the takedown.
Alcantara wants to clinch.
Alcantara looks to land a combination. Elder sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Bob Elder has been cut.
Alcantara wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elder goes for a double leg but Alcantara avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alcantara continues to drive forward.
Abraham Alcantara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Elder.
Alcantara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Alcantara.
Alcantara seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Alcantara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elder.
Elder defending well as Alcantara loads up on a big left hand.
Elder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alcantara avoids it really well and circles away.
Alcantara steps in with a hook that catches Elder right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Alcantara follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Elder looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abraham Alcantara!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Smith (ranked 2694 p4p, 312 weight class) and Jack Spriggins (ranked 3205 p4p, 354 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Papa Roach - Last Resort. Tony Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Spriggins's chin.
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152 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Spriggins!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in but Spriggins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spriggins misses with a head kick.
Spriggins rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
Smith ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smith no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Spriggins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Smith pushes a forearm under Spriggins's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Spriggins is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Smith!
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