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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Lord Of The Multiverse (ranked 25339 p4p, 554 weight class) and Joey Salamnka (ranked 6447 p4p, 507 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drew Lord Of The Multiverse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Salamnka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord Of The Multiverse lands a high kick!
Lord Of The Multiverse feints a jab promting Salamnka to slip. Lord Of The Multiverse then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Salamnka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lord Of The Multiverse goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lord Of The Multiverse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salamnka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lord Of The Multiverse.
Salamnka fails with a takedown attempt.
Salamnka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salamnka throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lord Of The Multiverse tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Salamnka is in Lord Of The Multiverse's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salamnka chips away with some ground and pound.
Salamnka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Salamnka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salamnka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Salamnka passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lord Of The Multiverse!
Salamnka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Salamnka wants to control the pace but Lord Of The Multiverse is squirming around nicely.
Salamnka is landing with some decent strikes but Lord Of The Multiverse is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Salamnka looking to isolate an arm here. Lord Of The Multiverse doesn't see it coming and as Salamnka extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Salamnka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey Salamnka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Szymon Kasprzyk (ranked 5910 p4p, 425 weight class) and Nejc Majcen (ranked 6566 p4p, 445 weight class). Nejc Majcen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Szymon Kasprzyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nejc Majcen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majcen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
No luck for Kasprzyk with that takedown attempt.
Majcen has Kasprzyk up against the cage in a clinch.
Majcen has had enough of the clinch but Kasprzyk keeps him there for the moment.
Kasprzyk manages to break the clinch.
Majcen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kasprzyk counters with a single leg into guard. Majcen didn't expect that.
Majcen is looking to stand back up but Kasprzyk counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Majcen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Majcen is looking for a sweep. Kasprzyk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kasprzyk decides to return to a standing position.
Kasprzyk fails with the takedown
and Majcen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majcen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Majcen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kasprzyk.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Majcen being controlled for a moment.
Majcen wants to get back to his feet but Kasprzyk drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majcen struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here.
Majcen prevents Kasprzyk from improving position.
Kasprzyk decides to stand up, so the ref orders Majcen to his feet.
Majcen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majcen shoots for a takedown but Kasprzyk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Majcen looks to move away, Kasprzyk throws a big counter combo but Majcen just gets out of the way.
Majcen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Majcen.
Kasprzyk keeps the fight on the outside.
Majcen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Majcen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Majcen dodges the punch combination from Kasprzyk.
Majcen fails with the takedown.
Majcen throws a series of punches but Kasprzyk avoids them all with ease.
Majcen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Majcen looks winded!
Kasprzyk forces Majcen back against the cage and clinches.
Kasprzyk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Majcen walks away with a smile on his face. Kasprzyk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Szymon Kasprzyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasprzyk goes for a double leg but Majcen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Majcen continues to drive forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasprzyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Majcen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasprzyk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Majcen is fending him off so far but Kasprzyk persists. Nope, Majcen circles away and we're back to standing.
Majcen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasprzyk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasprzyk feinted with a counter takedown.
Kasprzyk rushes Majcen and presses him up against the cage.
Majcen breaks the clinch.
Kasprzyk misses with a head kick.
Majcen looks to throw a body kick
and Kasprzyk counters with a single leg into guard. Majcen didn't expect that.
Kasprzyk gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kasprzyk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kasprzyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Majcen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Majcen - that will leave a mark!
Majcen misses with a combination
so Kasprzyk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nejc Majcen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kasprzyk misses with a head kick.
Majcen fails with a takedown attempt.
Majcen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kasprzyk keeps the fight on the outside.
Majcen misses with a body kick.
Kasprzyk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kasprzyk pushes Majcen up against the cage in a clinch.
Majcen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kasprzyk is trying to pull guard but Majcen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Majcen prevents the takedown attempt.
Kasprzyk keeps control of Majcen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kasprzyk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Majcen is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Szymon Kasprzyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasprzyk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Majcen uses from the top position.
Majcen wants to stand but Kasprzyk is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kasprzyk is pulling down on Majcen's head to control his posture.
Majcen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kasprzyk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kasprzyk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two 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.
Majcen wants to stand but Kasprzyk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Majcen won't allow Kasprzyk to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kasprzyk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Majcen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kasprzyk stands up.
Kasprzyk scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasprzyk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Majcen sprawls well initially but Kasprzyk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Majcen wants to stand back up but Kasprzyk manages to pass into side control.
Kasprzyk has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Majcen is breathing heavily.
Majcen is looking to clinch.
Kasprzyk shoots in looking for a takedown but Majcen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kasprzyk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kasprzyk looks to land a body kick but Majcen moved away.
Majcen stuns Kasprzyk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good exchange - Majcen coming out on top.
Majcen clinches up with Kasprzyk and pushes him back against the cage.
Kasprzyk managing to block the knees to the body from Majcen.
Kasprzyk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majcen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kasprzyk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Majcen looking to control.
Majcen being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Szymon Kasprzyk dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Majcen throws a right hand that Kasprzyk ducks under and follows up with a left that Kasprzyk also avoids with ease.
Kasprzyk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Majcen misses with a few strikes there.
Majcen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kasprzyk throws a solid leg kick but Majcen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kasprzyk.
Majcen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kasprzyk shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Majcen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kasprzyk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kasprzyk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasprzyk staying calm.
Majcen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasprzyk's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kasprzyk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here.
Kasprzyk stands up and we're back to a striking position.
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.
Kasprzyk has closed the distance and engaged Majcen in a clinch.
Kasprzyk can't get the takedown.
Kasprzyk pulls guard successfully.
Kasprzyk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kasprzyk 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.
Majcen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kasprzyk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kasprzyk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Majcen defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majcen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kasprzyk pulls Majcen in close to prevent any damage.
Majcen wants to stand but Kasprzyk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Majcen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kasprzyk pulls Majcen in close to his closed guard and prevents Majcen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kasprzyk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kasprzyk continues to stall.
Kasprzyk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Majcen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kasprzyk is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Majcen presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kasprzyk managing to block the knees to the body from Majcen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Szymon Kasprzyk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kasprzyk 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Szymon Kasprzyk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Laret (ranked 6445 p4p, 513 weight class) and Dwane Carlos (ranked 6609 p4p, 519 weight class). Tim Laret has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Laret !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dwane Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laret misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laret pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Carlos back to the cage. Laret follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice uppercut lands for Laret . That snapped Carlos's head back.
Laret looks to land a combination but Carlos avoids it well.
Laret misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laret tries to clinch up but Carlos circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlos misses with a takedown
and Laret counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carlos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Laret is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laret displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos takes a swing at Laret 's ribcage but misses.
Carlos dodges the punch combination from Laret .
Carlos drives through and clinches with Laret against the cage.
Carlos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Laret wants to break free but Carlos has control.
Carlos works on Laret 's body with a couple of short punches.
Carlos scores with a knee to the head.
Carlos successfully pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos pulls Laret in close to his closed guard and prevents Laret from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carlos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlos has his hands on Laret 's head, controlling the position.
Laret throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carlos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laret will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carlos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laret manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlos is looking to work some ground and pound but Laret has wrist control.
Carlos chips away with some ground and pound.
Carlos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Carlos shoots in looking for a takedown but Laret manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carlos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Laret lands with a nice combination. Carlos backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos clinches with his opponent.
Laret looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carlos breaks from the clinch.
Tim Laret is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Laret manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Carlos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carlos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carlos stands up over Laret , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot 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!
Carlos distracts Laret with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Laret wants to stand but Carlos is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Laret dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Laret throws a nice looking combination but Carlos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlos moves into the clinch.
Carlos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carlos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carlos lands an elbow that stopped Laret in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laret misses with a double jab.
And Carlos tries to counter it with a takedown but Laret pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlos doesn't manage to clinch there - Laret circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos rushes Laret and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laret tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlos's elbow.
Carlos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carlos jumps guard and drags Laret to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Laret is fighting to break Carlos's control of his arms but Carlos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carlos looking to control.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laret avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Laret wants to get up but he can't break Carlos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos has Laret pulled in close to control his posture.
Carlos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Laret trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laret moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carlos moves into the clinch successfully.
Carlos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laret backwards.
Laret wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laret wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carlos pushes Laret back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dwane Carlos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carlos leaning against his opponent.
Carlos stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Laret 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carlos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Laret manages to break the clinch.
Carlos shoots and misses
and Laret counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laret tries to clinch but Carlos is having none of it.
Carlos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carlos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carlos shoots for a takedown but Laret saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos looks for a takedown but Laret sprawls well.
Tim Laret has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwane Carlos.
Laret throws a one two combo.
Carlos shoots in looking for a takedown but Laret manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carlos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Laret displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carlos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laret circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laret swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dwane Carlos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Laret swinging wildly here.
Carlos is looking to clinch.
Laret went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carlos has Laret up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carlos.
Carlos pulls Laret into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos has a closed guard, preventing Laret from standing up.
Laret stopping the sweep attempt from Carlos.
Laret trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carlos's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carlos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Laret passes into half guard.
Carlos is trying to control but can't.
Carlos trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laret moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Carlos has worked his arm free - good work by Carlos!
Dwane Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laret working the strikes but Carlos uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Carlos keeping hold of Laret 's head, controlling as best he can.
Laret misses with a head shot. Carlos uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laret loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carlos has Laret pulled in close to control his posture.
Carlos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Laret manages to get himself to full guard.
Carlos has gone for a leg lock! Laret slips out almost immediately though and dives into Carlos's guard.
Laret throws a sloppy strike and Carlos has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Laret is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Carlos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dwane Carlos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hatashi Quincy (ranked 4119 p4p, 207 weight class) and Jackie Vergys (ranked 4008 p4p, 202 weight class). Hatashi Quincy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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25
135 lbs
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Brawler
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hatashi Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackie Vergys!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy scores with a decent looking hook.
Quincy clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Quincy.
Vergys tries to score a body lock takedown but Quincy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vergys stalling in the clinch but Quincy improves position.
Quincy slowing the pace effectively.
Vergys wants a takedown but no success here.
Vergys has hold of one of Quincy's legs. Quincy is fighting the takedown attempt but Vergys gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Vergys sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Quincy's guard.
Vergys is trying to control. Quincy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Quincy is looking to escape.
Vergys is looking to take a break and control but Quincy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vergys 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! Quincy 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). Jackie Vergys!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Diaz (ranked 3690 p4p, 411 weight class) and Randy Ortiz (ranked 4523 p4p, 478 weight class). George Diaz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Diaz tries to circle away but Ortiz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Diaz is trying to keep an underhook but Ortiz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ortiz in particular looking to stall.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ortiz pulls his head out easily.
Ortiz is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ortiz working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ortiz working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Ortiz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz controlling the pace.
Ortiz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ortiz in particular looking to stall.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ortiz not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ortiz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz controlling the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ortiz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortiz lands a nice short elbow.
Ortiz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Ortiz controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Ortiz dominated that 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.
Diaz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ortiz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ortiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ortiz controls the pace.
More stalling from Ortiz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortiz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diaz seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ortiz is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ortiz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ortiz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
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.
Diaz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ortiz uses it to pass to side control.
Ortiz is putting a hurting on Diaz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz staying calm.
Ortiz is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz advances nicely into full mount.
Ortiz lands a big elbow.
Ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Ortiz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ortiz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
Ortiz unloading with bombs!
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ortiz is landing with some decent strikes but Diaz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ortiz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ortiz controls the pace.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ortiz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diaz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ortiz controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ortiz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ortiz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ortiz with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Ortiz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ortiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Ortiz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Ortiz cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Ortiz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ortiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ortiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Randy Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ortiz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here as Ortiz stalls from top position.
George Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randy Ortiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diaz to see if he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ortiz 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Ortiz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Godfrey Hardy (ranked 4260 p4p, 465 weight class) and RJ Cain (ranked 4637 p4p, 490 weight class). RJ Cain is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
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178 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Godfrey Hardy!
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, RJ Cain!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain leaves Hardy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cain swivels and escapes.
Hardy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cain knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hardy prevents Cain from escaping the position.
Hardy is trying to get an arm triangle but Cain is defending well.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Cain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cain has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hardy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cain, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cain is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hardy has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cain!
Hardy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cain is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hardy wants to finish this one by submission but Cain is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hardy.
Hardy working for a submission but Cain is keeping him at bay.
Hardy working for a submission but Cain is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain is trying to stand.
Hardy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cain has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hardy wants to finish this one by submission but Cain is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hardy.
Hardy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hardy wants to finish this one by submission but Cain is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hardy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy working for a submission but Cain is keeping him at bay.
Hardy working for a submission but Cain is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working for a submission but Cain is keeping him at bay.
Cain is trying to stand.
Cain defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hardy.
Hardy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hardy working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Cain looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Hardy! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Godfrey Hardy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Youssef Ali Reza (ranked 4125 p4p, 430 weight class) and Richard Wakeling (ranked 5660 p4p, 483 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Richard Wakeling enters 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Youssef Ali Reza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Wakeling!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali Reza has closed the distance and engaged Wakeling in a clinch.
Wakeling wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ali Reza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ali Reza gets a clinch.
Ali Reza pulls guard.
Ali Reza is pulling down on Wakeling's head. It's preventing any offense from Wakeling, at least for the moment.
Ali Reza scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ali Reza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ali Reza has clasped his hands together around Wakeling's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali Reza happy to just control the position for now.
Ali Reza is looking to take a break and control but Wakeling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali Reza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wakeling is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ali Reza wants to control but Wakeling is keeping him busy.
Wakeling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ali Reza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakeling dodges the ground and pound from Ali Reza.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Wakeling is trying to get back to his feet.
Ali Reza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ali Reza fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wakeling is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ali Reza asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wakeling is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
You can see the frustration on Wakeling's face as Ali Reza controls the position.
Ali Reza is looking to take a break and control but Wakeling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ali Reza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wakeling has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali Reza is looking to take a break and control but Wakeling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ali Reza decides to stand back up. Ali Reza steps back and let's Wakeling get back to his feet.
Ali Reza closes the distance and pushes Wakeling back into the cage.
Ali Reza prevents Wakeling from breaking the clinch.
Wakeling wants to get back to striking at distance but Ali Reza won't allow it.
Wakeling is trying to force a seperation but Ali Reza has the dominant position.
Ali Reza has picked Wakeling up - he's going for a ride! Ali Reza dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ali Reza prevents Wakeling from standing back up.
Ali Reza is trying to control. Wakeling wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ali Reza is taking a breather. Wakeling says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ali Reza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ali Reza gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Ali Reza 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.
Wakeling wants to get back to his feet but Ali Reza passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali Reza 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.
Ali Reza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wakeling's head.
Wakeling is refusing to be controlled, as Ali Reza sits in half guard.
Ali Reza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wakeling is just riding it out for now. Ali Reza eventually gives up the hold.
Wakeling tries to kick Ali Reza off but Ali Reza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ali Reza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wakeling wants to get back to his feet.
Ali Reza controlling the action here.
Ali Reza passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali Reza content just to control the position here.
Ali Reza lands with some strikes.
Wakeling wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ali Reza dominating with strikes here.
Ali Reza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ali Reza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali Reza has control of Wakeling's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wakeling regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ali Reza wants to control the pace but Wakeling is squirming around nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali Reza has hold of Wakeling's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wakeling manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Youssef Ali Reza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ali Reza closes the distance and clinches.
Wakeling working hard to break the clinch.
Ali Reza turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ali Reza manages to end up in side control.
Wakeling wants to get back to his feet but Ali Reza is dominant here and he's now got Wakeling's back!
Ali Reza missing with punches from the back.
Wakeling showing good submission defense here.
Wakeling has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ali Reza.
Youssef Ali Reza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ali Reza is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali Reza really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Wakeling.
Ali Reza looking for the RNC.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali Reza trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Wakeling trying to get back to his feet but Ali Reza is in full control for now.
Wakeling is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ali Reza is looking to control Wakeling but Wakeling is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ali Reza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ali Reza is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wakeling prevents Ali Reza from getting a body triangle.
Ali Reza is persistently looking for the submission but Wakeling is defending it well.
Good control from Ali Reza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali Reza wants to control but Wakeling is keeping busy.
Wakeling is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Wakeling wants to get back to his feet.
Ali Reza slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Wakeling looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ali Reza.
Ali Reza misses with punches from the back.
Ali Reza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wakeling can do to turn this around?
Ali Reza scores with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali Reza controls the position.
Will Ali Reza go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wakeling defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Wakeling fending off the submission attempt from Ali Reza.
Wakeling is trying to get back to his feet but Ali Reza has full control of the position and if anything, Wakeling has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Wakeling 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 Ali Reza gets his way!
Ali Reza wants to control but Wakeling is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakeling covering up well under a series of strikes from Ali Reza.
Wakeling is trying to stand back up.
Ali Reza is looking to control Wakeling but Wakeling is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Wakeling is trying to get back to his feet but Ali Reza has full control of the position and if anything, Wakeling has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ali Reza struggling to keep hold of the position.
Ali Reza throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Wakeling is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ali Reza scores with punches to the body.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ali Reza controlling the positon.
Ali Reza has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Youssef Ali Reza dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wakeling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali Reza clinches up against the cage.
Ali Reza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ali Reza clinches up against the cage.
Wakeling is trying to push Ali Reza away but Ali Reza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ali Reza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ali Reza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wakeling napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ali Reza lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wakeling down.
Ali Reza trying to control the position but Wakeling is working away.
Ali Reza decides to stand back up.
Wakeling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali Reza forces Wakeling back against the cage and clinches.
Ali Reza pulls guard successfully.
Ali Reza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ali Reza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ali Reza is controlling Wakeling's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakeling would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ali Reza has Wakeling pulled in close to control his posture.
Ali Reza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wakeling is one step ahead there.
Ali Reza is trying to keep Wakeling in close.
Wakeling wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Ali Reza's closed guard. He's half up but Ali Reza has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Ali Reza pivots and extends the arm, Wakeling falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Ali Reza! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Youssef Ali Reza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Sarik (ranked 4062 p4p, 358 weight class) and Piotr Witczak (ranked 3547 p4p, 322 weight class). Piotr Witczak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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226 lbs
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242 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Sarik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Witczak!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarik tries to close the distance and clinch but Witczak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Witczak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sarik with a body shot.
Witczak looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Witczak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Witczak fails to land the takedown.
Sarik dives in for a single leg takedown but Witczak sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Witczak keeps the fight on the outside.
Witczak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sarik shoots in but no luck this time.
Sarik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Witczak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarik steps into range and cracks Witczak with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Witczak flops backwards and Sarik dives into his guard looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Witczak has a closed guard, preventing Sarik from standing up.
Sarik loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witczak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sarik.
Witczak keeping moving, preventing Sarik from controlling successfully.
Sarik missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sarik wants to get up but he can't break Witczak's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Witczak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sarik can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sarik tries to clinch up.
Sarik shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Witczak sprawls well. Witczak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sarik gets slowly back to his feet.
Witczak wants to counter the offense by Sarik and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Sarik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Sarik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Witczak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown attempt by Witczak or perhaps it was just good defense by Sarik, which made it look bad.
Nice combo by Sarik! Oh, that's hurt him - Witczak falls to the canvas and Sarik follows him into side control.
Witczak is rocked!
It looks like Piotr Witczak has been cut.
Sarik scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Witczak is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Sarik can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Sarik!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Atlas (ranked 3572 p4p, 318 weight class) and Lee King (ranked 4754 p4p, 390 weight class). Lee King will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Atlas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee King!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Chris Dean and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King gets caught flat footed, as Atlas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Atlas throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Atlas is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Atlas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Atlas lands a couple of elbows.
Atlas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Atlas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atlas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King is rocked!
King wants to stand but Atlas is controlling the position.
King is still in real trouble! Can Atlas finish him?
King looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Atlas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Atlas gets to his feet and stands over King, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! King felt that one! Atlas unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save King from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Atlas!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Belunov (ranked 2992 p4p, 384 weight class) and Andrey Kolmogorov (ranked 3638 p4p, 441 weight class). Andrey Kolmogorov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alex Belunov's chin.
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204 lbs
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Belunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrey Kolmogorov!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belunov throws a head kick that Kolmogorov semi-blocks.
It looks like Andrey Kolmogorov has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kolmogorov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belunov defends it nicely.
Belunov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belunov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kolmogorov.
Belunov slips a jab from Kolmogorov.
Belunov feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick from Belunov lands but Kolmogorov takes it in his stride.
Belunov lands with a kick to the temple. Kolmogorov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kolmogorov instigates a clinch.
Belunov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kolmogorov lands a shoulder strike.
Kolmogorov lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Alex Belunov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolmogorov gets through Belunov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kolmogorov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belunov is breathing heavily.
Kolmogorov trying to land knees to the body.
Kolmogorov scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Kolmogorov.
Kolmogorov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belunov is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belunov.
Oh Belunov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kolmogorov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belunov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belunov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolmogorov swings wildly with an uppercut but Belunov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belunov blocks an uppercut.
Belunov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kolmogorov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kolmogorov swings wildly with an uppercut but Belunov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kolmogorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kolmogorov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kolmogorov fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kolmogorov.
Our sources have told us that Belunov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kolmogorov has clasped his hands together around Belunov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A big shot lands for Kolmogorov! That's hurt Belunov! Will he recover? Kolmogorov fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrey Kolmogorov!
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