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RRFC Fight Night 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hax Molloway (ranked 2850 p4p, 346 weight class) and Riley Sykes (ranked 24860 p4p, 595 weight class). Sykes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bouncing Souls - Ole. Hax Molloway could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Riley Sykes's chin.
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BJJ Purple 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hax Molloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Sykes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molloway drives through and clinches with Sykes against the cage.
Molloway connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Riley Sykes has been cut.
Molloway connects with a knee to the head.
Molloway unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sykes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Molloway landing knees to the body.
Molloway has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Sykes goes down! Molloway dives on top of him - Sykes manages to get guard.
Sykes is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molloway works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sykes is still in real trouble! Can Molloway finish him?
Molloway is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Molloway has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Sykes is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hax Molloway!
Hax Molloway bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 4132 p4p, 343 weight class) and Marcus Paradise (ranked 7315 p4p, 450 weight class). Jose Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Paradise!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paradise just misses with a punch to the body.
Paradise jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Paradise throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Paradise walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Paradise throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Paradise.
Paradise throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Paradise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Paradise attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paradise thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Paradise.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a head kick by Paradise.
Paradise moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva shoots in but Paradise avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paradise does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Paradise misses with a low kick.
Silva wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paradise throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Paradise is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Paradise really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Paradise has managed to free his arm - good work.
Paradise is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paradise is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paradise misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva prevents Paradise from improving his position.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Paradise is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Paradise has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paradise defends it well.
Paradise trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Paradise defend it? Silva steps over the head and cranks it - Paradise is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Silva!
Jose Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Neil (ranked 2529 p4p, 302 weight class) and Tomiichi Kaba (ranked 7339 p4p, 541 weight class). Neil comes into the arena with Linkin Park - In the end blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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182 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomiichi Kaba!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kaba throws the left hand but Neil avoids the punch easily.
Neil looking to score a takedown here. Kaba is defending well but Neil drives through and ends up in Kaba's guard.
Kaba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kaba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neil is pushing down on Kaba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kaba is fighting to maintain full guard but Neil has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kaba gets full guard.
Neil is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Neil seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kaba for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neil is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kaba doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Neil's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Neil'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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kaba is on top in guard.
Kaba 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.
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.
Kaba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kaba working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Neil on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Neil tries to get out of the position.
Kaba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Neil is proving hard to escape from.
Neil is working an open guard so Kaba takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kaba misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Neil misses.
Neil cracks Kaba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tomiichi Kaba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Neil.
Luke Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neil has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kaba.
Kaba connects with a jab.
Neil throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Neil shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kaba is trying to defend but Neil finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kaba is looking for a sweep. Neil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Neil seems content to control.
Kaba missing with punches from the bottom.
Kaba is looking to improve his position.
Neil keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaba is looking to improve his position.
Kaba gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaba keeping moving, preventing Neil from controlling successfully.
Kaba keeping full guard, as Neil tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Neil's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luke Neil will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A left and a right from Neil both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Tomiichi Kaba has been cut.
Neil fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Neil misses with a few strikes there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kaba in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kaba misses with a low kick.
Neil scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kaba is looking to regain half guard here but Neil keeps moving and retains side control.
Neil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaba keeps working.
Kaba stops Neil from passing to mount.
Neil is looking to take a break and control but Kaba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaba gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neil is stalling here. Kaba is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Neil seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kaba has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kaba has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Neil throws a right hand that Kaba ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaba also avoids with ease.
Neil throws a combination. Kaba tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kaba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Neil throws a series of punches but Kaba moves out of range.
We've been told by Neil's head coaches at UnderGround Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Neil checks a low kick from Kaba.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaba.
Kaba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Neil.
Neil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neil swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaba.
Kaba misses with the body kick
and Neil decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kaba's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neil keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kaba's head.
Kaba 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.
Kaba has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rabid Dog . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Neil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kaba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaba wants to sweep but no luck.
Neil postures up.
Neil content to stall in guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kaba wants to land a leg kick but Neil is out of range.
Neil is looking to counter punch.
Kaba dodges the punch combination from Neil.
A low kick from Kaba misses
and Kaba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Neil gets a double leg takedown into Kaba's guard.
Neil looking to sit in guard and control but Kaba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kaba trying to control the position from guard on top but Neil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaba stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Luke Neil is winning the standup battle so far.
Neil avoids the head kick by Kaba.
Neil scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaba kicks off Neil and gets to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Neil.
Neil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaba counters with a body kick.
Kaba misses with a body kick.
Kaba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaba throws a lazy head kick
and Neil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaba tries to clinch up.
Neil looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kaba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Neil dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tomiichi Kaba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Neil throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kaba was covering up waiting for the punch and Neil finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kaba lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kaba preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neil is looking to stand up but Kaba isn't so interested in that idea.
Neil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaba wants to stand and escape but instead Neil has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Neil preventing the sweep.
Neil slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kaba wants to sweep here but Neil controlling him for the moment.
Tomiichi Kaba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neil sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Neil landing with the ground and pound.
Neil sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kaba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Neil gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Neil controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neil trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Neil lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Neil works over Kaba's head and body with a nice combination.
Neil scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Neil wants to control but Kaba is keeping him busy.
Kaba can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neil trying to control the position but Kaba is working away.
Neil looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Kaba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tomiichi Kaba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaba tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Neil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Neil has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Neil!
Luke Neil decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Jackson (ranked 1804 p4p, 235 weight class) and Michael Vick (ranked 3778 p4p, 409 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with Puff Daddy-Victory (ft. Notorious B.I.G & Busta Rhymes) blaring out of the sound system. Jordan Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Vick's chin.
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200 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Vick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackson throws a hook but Vick blocks it.
Vick changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Jordan Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vick.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Vick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Vick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vick goes for a double leg but Jackson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jackson continues to drive forward.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jackson.
Jackson leaves Vick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vick is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vick is defended easily by Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson swings around for an armbar but Vick sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Jackson's guard.
Vick chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson looking to control.
Vick is posturing up here but Jackson has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Vick tries to roll out but it's too tight and Vick has to tap! Slick submission there by Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jordan Jackson!
Jordan Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Fierce (ranked 4270 p4p, 362 weight class) and Jon Toryner (ranked 6538 p4p, 435 weight class). Jon Toryner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Johnny Fierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Toryner!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toryner misses with a combination
and Fierce decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Toryner's guard.
Toryner wants to stand and escape but Fierce is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toryner wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Fierce manages to pass to side control.
Fierce not doing much here.
Fierce lands with a punch from half guard.
Fierce sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fierce has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fierce prevents Toryner from standing back up.
Toryner has one foot on Fierce's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Toryner throws a series of punches but Fierce avoids them all with ease.
Fierce shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Toryner is trying to defend but Fierce finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Fierce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fierce is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fierce landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fierce controlling the pace.
Fierce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fierce content to control rather than advance.
Toryner is trying to stand.
Fierce not doing much here.
Fierce drops an elbow to the side of Toryner's head.
Fierce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Toryner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fierce content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Toryner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fierce. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Fierce is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fierce is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Toryner pushes Fierce off looking to stand but Fierce dives back in and keeps control.
Fierce is trying for a kimura here. Toryner looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Fierce wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Fierce!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Lowry (ranked 2505 p4p, 333 weight class) and James Bucky Barnes (ranked 4345 p4p, 483 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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Decent elbows
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Lowry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Bucky Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Lowry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lowry throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range.
Barnes darts in trying to clinch
and Lowry counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Lowry does no damage.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Lowry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lowry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lowry clinches with his opponent.
Lowry stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Lowry.
Lowry scores with a hook to the body.
Lowry manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lowry landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is trying to break free.
Barnes takes a shot to the head.
Lowry slows down the pace here.
Lowry misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes jumps guard but Lowry stands there with Barnes around his waist. Barnes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lowry prevents the takedown attempt.
Lowry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barnes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lowry is defending well.
Fred Lowry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bucky Barnes.
Lowry scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lowry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lowry lands a knee to the body.
Barnes looks winded!
Lowry gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lowry connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like James Bucky Barnes has been cut.
Lowry lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lowry.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lowry.
Lowry'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.
Lowry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lowry lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Lowry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barnes.
Lowry stalling in the clinch.
Lowry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barnes up against the cage.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Lowry gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the cage.
Lowry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lowry.
Barnes tries to circle away but Lowry has him pinned against the cage.
Lowry leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lowry blocking some punches.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowry taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lowry has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Lowry - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lowry pushes Barnes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lowry keeps control of Barnes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lowry prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.
Barnes jumps guard but Lowry stands there with Barnes around his waist. Barnes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Lowry.
Barnes has Lowry pressed against the cage.
Lowry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barness head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Lowry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Bucky Barnes's cut.
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.
Lowry dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes tries to clinch but Lowry moves out of range.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowry.
Barnes unleashes a big counter combination but Lowry bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lowry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnes fails to land the takedown.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Lowry avoids it well.
Lowry forces Barnes back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lowry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lowry.
Fred Lowry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lowry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lowry is pushing Barnes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lowry stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
Lowry lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnes tries to break free but Lowry pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes fails to pull guard.
Fred Lowry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bucky Barnes.
Barnes tries to break free but Lowry pushes him back against the cage.
Lowry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Lowry lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Barnes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barnes manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Come on Lowry - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lowry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Barnes is trying to maintain a safe position but Lowry gets an underhook and turns Barnes into the cage.
Lowry connects with a knee to the head.
Lowry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnes takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lowry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Come on Lowry - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barnes misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lowry working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes is trying to push Lowry away but Lowry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lowry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Lowry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barnes is rocked!
Lowry lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Barnes to his knees! Lowry keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Lowry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Dos Santos (ranked 2729 p4p, 335 weight class) and Martin Morales (ranked 3522 p4p, 402 weight class). Bruno Dos Santos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Morales!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos shoots in and bounces Morales off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dos Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dos Santos chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dos Santos drops back looking for a leg! Morales is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morales manages to kick Dos Santos off! Dos Santos jumps back into Morales's guard.
Dos Santos with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dos Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dos Santos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dos Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales wants to stand but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Dos Santos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morales is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dos Santos, into his guard.
Morales is sitting in close to Dos Santos's body. Dos Santos has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Morales is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Morales is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dos Santos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bruno Dos Santos!
Bruno Dos Santos made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I want jemsa rematch next fight I promise that motherfucker can't survive this time'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teeth Ferret (ranked 1701 p4p, 224 weight class) and Nicky Spite (ranked 3361 p4p, 391 weight class). Nicky Spite has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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176 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teeth Ferret!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicky Spite!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spite throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferret counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spite won't be happy with that.
Ferret is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Spite will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ferret scores with punches from side control.
Ferret lands a decent elbow from side control.
Spite can't do much from the bottom here.
Ferret has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ferret content just to control the position here.
Ferret is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spite can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferret content just to control the position here.
Ferret lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ferret with the ground and pound from mount.
Ferret is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spite can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ferret controlling his opponent.
Spite is in a horrible position here. Ferret smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Spite is rocked!
Ferret lands a big shot to the head and Spite winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Teeth Ferret!
A relieved looking Teeth Ferret thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Webb (ranked 1849 p4p, 205 weight class) and Newy Cute (ranked 2216 p4p, 233 weight class). Newy Cute has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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223 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Newy Cute!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cute displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Webb throws out the jab.
Webb gets a double leg takedown into Cute's guard.
Cute trying to control the position.
Webb scoring with some ground and pound.
Webb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've been hearing that Webb has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Webb knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cute on the ground.
Webb landing with the ground and pound.
Webb is looking to work some ground and pound but Cute has wrist control.
Cute controls Webb momentarily but Webb frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cute working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Webb doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Webb manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Webb's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cute utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Webb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Webb throws a big right hand that misses.
Cute preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Webb throwing strikes but missing.
Webb scoring with punches to the head and body.
Webb keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cute's head.
Cute is rocked!
Webb prevents Cute from getting back to his feet.
Webb postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Cute's head off the mat! Cute is out! He's out! Webb jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Webb!
After the big win, David Webb made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Winn (ranked 1495 p4p, 201 weight class) and Tom Creature (ranked 2412 p4p, 287 weight class). Winn comes to the cage accompanied by Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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196 lbs
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194 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Winn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Creature!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creature shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Tom Creature has been cut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Winn or perhaps it was just good defense by Creature, which made it look bad.
Creature has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Winn.
Creature slips a straight right by Winn.
Creature unleashes a big counter combination but Winn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Creature throws a series of punches but Winn moves out of range.
Winn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Creature swivels and escapes.
Creature lands with a cross.
Winn misses with a right hand
and Creature counters with a left and a right that stings Winn.
Winn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winn misses with a few strikes there.
Winn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Creature takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Winn goes for a double leg but Creature avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Creature continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Winn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creature misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Creature does no damage.
Winn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Winn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creature.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winn with a poor takedown
letting Creature counter with a right hand.
Winn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Creature.
Creature throws the left hand but Winn avoids the punch easily.
Creature lands with a nice body punch.
Creature uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winn.
Winn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creature.
A shot to the liver by Creature. Beautiful body shot.
Winn throws an overhand right that drops Creature like a sack of potatoes! Winn dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Winn!
A relieved looking Jerome Winn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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