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VFC 98: Brown vs. Play PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Lupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome McCool acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elmo Lupe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome McCool!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCool shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lupe sprawls well. Lupe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCool gets slowly back to his feet.
Lupe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lupe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lupe misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Lupe. No joy for McCool on that attempt.
Lupe connects with the punch.
It looks like Jerome McCool has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCool swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Lupe misses its intended target.
A combination from Lupe does no damage.
Lupe throws a nice looking combination but McCool bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCool has a takedown stuffed.
Elmo Lupe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome McCool.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lupe. McCool does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCool has a takedown stuffed.
McCool misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McCool looks gassed!
Lupe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Danga de danga de dang - Lupe scores with a four punch combination!
McCool blocks a jab.
Lupe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCool doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupe lands with a shot to the body.
McCool is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lupe is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McCool.
Lupe takes a swing at McCool's ribcage but misses.
Lupe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCool momentarily.
Lupe misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCool misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lupe jabs McCool right on the nose. McCool blinks but takes it well.
That has opened up Jerome McCool's cut even more.
Lupe cracks a nice hook into McCool's ribs.
Lupe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lupe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCool on the side of the head.
Lupe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McCool shoots in but no luck this time.
McCool takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lupe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCool throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lupe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lupe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lupe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCool circles away quickly and effectively.
McCool tries for a takedown but Lupe circles away easily
and Lupe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lupe slips a jab and a cross from McCool.
McCool displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lupe throws out the jab.
Elmo Lupe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lupe leaves McCool with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lupe lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lupe. McCool does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No luck for McCool with that takedown attempt.
Lupe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCool lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lupe takes a step back to recover.
A combination from McCool does no damage.
Lupe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCool sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCool fails with the takedown
and Lupe counters with a one-two to the body.
The cut above Jerome McCool's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lupe scores with a jab to the body.
Lupe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lupe wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmo Lupe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome McCool's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lupe misses with a few strikes there.
Lupe stuffs the takedown attempt from McCool. McCool gets slowly back to his feet.
Lupe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McCool throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lupe's waist but Lupe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCool off to one side.
Lupe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McCool might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lupe has got the better of the exchanges.
A swing and a miss from Lupe.
Jerome McCool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCool with a poor takedown
and Lupe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elmo Lupe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome McCool.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCool takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McCool walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jerome McCool's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McCool uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lupe.
Lupe misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCool lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lupe circles away quickly and effectively.
McCool will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCool shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lupe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lupe leaves McCool with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McCool throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lupe counters with a series of strikes. McCool will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. McCool darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McCool throws a one two combo.
McCool shoots and misses
and Lupe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCool throws a right and a left that Lupe avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCool with a poor takedown
and Lupe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for McCool, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lupe with a hook.
McCool shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lupe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCool doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lupe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lupe punishes McCool's body with a nice straight punch.
Lupe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCool tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lupe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCool somewhat.
McCool shoots and misses
and Lupe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCool misses with a takedown attempt
and Lupe counters with a three punch combo that has McCool backing up. McCool nods at Lupe to acknowledge the strikes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jerome McCool's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elmo Lupe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Ceelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Pablo 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
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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Curtis Ceelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ceelo forces Pablo back against the cage and clinches.
Ceelo breaks the clinch.
Pablo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ceelo manages to get to full guard.
Pablo being controlled here momentarily.
Ceelo wants to sweep here but Pablo controlling him for the moment.
Pablo trying to control but Ceelo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pablo misses with an uppercut.
Pablo tries for a takedown but Ceelo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ceelo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ceelo postures up.
Ceelo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ceelo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pablo's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ceelo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ceelo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pablo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ceelo's guard.
Pablo looks gassed!
Pablo prevents Ceelo from getting back to his feet.
Pablo wants to get up but he can't break Ceelo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pablo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ceelo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ceelo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ceelo postures up and lands a big shot to Pablo's brow.
Pablo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ceelo controls the pace.
Ceelo wants to pass the guard but Pablo is keeping the position.
Pablo being controlled here, momentarily.
Ceelo'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.
Ceelo wants to control from the top but Pablo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ceelo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ceelo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ceelo checks a leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ceelo.
Ceelo trying to control the position but Pablo is working away.
Ceelo cracks Pablo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pablo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ceelo working away.
Ceelo lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Ceelo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ceelo tries to clinch but Pablo moves out of range.
Curtis Ceelo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ceelo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ceelo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ceelo controlling the pace for now.
Ceelo landing shots from mount.
Ceelo controlling the position easily from mount.
Pablo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ceelo content just to control the position here.
Pablo is breathing heavily.
Pablo is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo taking shots to the head.
Ceelo controlling the pace for now.
Ceelo is stalling here but it's allowed Pablo to get half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Curtis Ceelo.
Pablo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pablo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ceelo keeps working.
Ceelo is defending against the submission attempts here by Pablo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ceelo keeping full guard, as Pablo tries to pass.
Pablo won't allow Ceelo to get back to his feet.
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.
Ceelo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pablo is one step ahead there.
Pablo with a nice head shot there.
Ceelo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pablo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pablo fails with the takedown
and Ceelo counters with a takedown into side control.
Ceelo controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Ceelo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ceelo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pablo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ceelo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ceelo with shots to the head and body - Pablo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ceelo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pablo hang on?
Ceelo dominating with strikes here.
Ceelo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pablo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ceelo controlling the position easily from mount.
Pablo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ceelo controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ceelo.
Pablo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ceelo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ceelo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ceelo with the ground and pound from mount.
Ceelo content just to control the position here.
Ceelo dominating with strikes here.
Ceelo controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo lands a heavy elbow.
Ceelo unloading with bombs!
Ceelo lands a big elbow.
Ceelo raining down shots from the mount!
Ceelo with a couple of short strikes.
Ceelo controlling from mount.
Ceelo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pablo is looking to escape.
Pablo wants to control but Ceelo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo controlling from the full mount.
Pablo is squirming around, avoiding Ceelo's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Pablo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ceelo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pablo tries to lock up and control but Ceelo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ceelo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ceelo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ceelo lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceelo content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Ceelo.
Ceelo content just to control the position here.
Ceelo working Pablo over with strikes here.
Ceelo with shots to the head and body - Pablo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Curtis Ceelo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pablo is bucking up trying to escape but Ceelo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ceelo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ceelo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pete Pablo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis Ceelo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ceelo with shots to the head and body - Pablo looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Ceelo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ceelo 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Ceelo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Drabek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fox Micthell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drabek kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Imagine. Fox Micthell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Drabek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fox Micthell!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micthell throws a nice looking combination but Drabek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drabek misses with an uppercut.
Micthell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drabek.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Micthell, as that shot connected.
Drabek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drabek. Micthell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Micthell drops Drabek with a right and a left! Micthell comes rushing in but Drabek regains his composure and manages to keep Micthell in guard.
It looks like Jeff Drabek has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drabek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Micthell's guard.
Drabek passes Micthell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Drabek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drabek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Micthell regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Drabek.
Micthell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drabek manages to get himself to full guard.
Micthell wants to control from the top but Drabek keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drabek 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.
Drabek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Micthell defends it easily.
Drabek 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.
Drabek will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Drabek working for a triangle but Micthell defends it easily.
Drabek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Micthell's guard.
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.
Drabek trying to control the position from guard on top but Micthell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drabek lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Drabek lands a couple of digs.
Micthell wants to stand up but Drabek is controlling him.
Drabek stands up over Micthell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drabek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drabek is looking to work some ground and pound but Micthell has wrist control.
Micthell wants to get back to his feet but Drabek is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drabek thows a big elbow that misses.
Drabek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micthell wants to stand but Drabek is controlling the position.
Drabek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Micthell is trying to keep Drabek in close.
Drabek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drabek sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Drabek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drabek drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drabek jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Micthell wants to stand and escape but Drabek is having none of it.
Micthell looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drabek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Drabek controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Drabek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drabek wants to control from the top but Micthell keeps moving.
Micthell being controlled here, momentarily.
Drabek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Micthell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drabek slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drabek trying to control but Micthell is working from the bottom.
Drabek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fox Micthell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeff Drabek'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.
Micthell slaps away a takedown attempt from Drabek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice body punch from Micthell.
Drabek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Micthell tries to avoid it but Drabek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Micthell to the ground. Micthell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drabek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Drabek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Micthell is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Drabek working Micthell over with strikes here.
Drabek with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Micthell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Drabek wants to finish this one by submission but Micthell is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Drabek.
Micthell is trying desperately to improve position.
Micthell is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micthell wants to hold on but Drabek pushes him away.
Drabek looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Micthell is bucking up trying to escape but Drabek cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Drabek lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Drabek raining down shots from the mount!
Micthell is in a horrible position here. Drabek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drabek wants to control the pace but Micthell is squirming around nicely.
Drabek lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drabek landing strikes, looking to finish!
Drabek controlling the pace for now.
Drabek has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Drabek lands a big shot there that rocks Micthell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Drabek lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Micthell hang on?
Drabek lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drabek landing shots from mount.
Drabek takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Drabek landing strikes, looking to finish!
Drabek working Micthell over with strikes here.
Drabek looking to control and managing it successfully.
Drabek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Drabek breaks from Micthell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Drabek controlling his opponent.
Drabek in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Micthell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Drabek controlling from the full mount.
Drabek landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drabek is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Micthell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Fox Micthell has been cut.
Drabek controlling from mount.
Drabek lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Drabek dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Drabek scores with a jab. Micthell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drabek misses the body punch
and Micthell counters with a straight right hand.
Drabek throws a hook to the side of Micthell's head but Micthell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drabek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Micthell can do to turn this around?
Micthell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drabek counters with a left to the body.
Drabek scores a takedown into full mount!
Drabek controlling from the full mount.
Drabek lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drabek working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Drabek has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Micthell's face.
Drabek is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Micthell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Micthell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drabek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Drabek postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Micthell looks a forlorn figure.
Micthell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Micthell is trying to stand up.
Micthell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Drabek controlling his opponent.
Drabek fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Drabek cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That has opened up Fox Micthell's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drabek looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drabek scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Micthell?
Fox Micthell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Drabek landing strikes from the mount and Micthell is in trouble!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fox Micthell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeff Drabek!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zuffa Bellator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Dewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dewing has chosen Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers as his entrance music. Zuffa Bellator could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to CJ Dewing's chin.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zuffa Bellator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, CJ Dewing!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellator tries to clinch up but Dewing circles away and keeps his distance.
Bellator is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dewing.
Dewing shoots for a double leg takedown but Bellator sprawls well. He's pushed Dewing's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dewing 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.
Bellator keeping full guard, as Dewing tries to pass.
Dewing is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bellator keeping moving, preventing Dewing from controlling successfully.
Bellator keeping full guard, as Dewing tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dewing wants to control from the top but Bellator keeps moving.
Dewing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewing trying to control the position from guard on top but Bellator is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dewing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bellator is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dewing closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bellator did well to prevent Dewing getting side control.
Dewing thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dewing decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Dewing fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bellator avoids it really well and circles away.
Bellator misses with a wild combination.
Zuffa Bellator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dewing blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellator lands a big uppercut and Dewing crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dewing looks OK. Bellator waves Dewing back to his feet!
It looks like CJ Dewing has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellator throws out a loose jab but Dewing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bellator tries to bum rush Dewing with a series of wild strikes but Dewing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bellator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dewing gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Bellator's face as Dewing controls the position.
Dewing working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dewing taking a breather here.
Bellator might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewing tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dewing has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bellator is letting Dewing control him for a moment.
Dewing throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bellator is not content to let Dewing control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bellator is trying to control Dewing's posture but Dewing avoids it.
Dewing tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dewing has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dewing working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dewing cracks Bellator with a big right hand but Bellator just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Dewing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on CJ Dewing's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dewing closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dewing is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bellator is just riding it out for now. Dewing eventually gives up the hold.
Bellator blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dewing.
Dewing trying to control the action but Bellator is working from the bottom.
Dewing is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bellator defends it well.
Dewing controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellator tries to roll over but Dewing keeps him under control.
Dewing throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dewing tries to pass to full mount but Bellator defends it.
Dewing prevents Bellator from standing back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bellator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dewing moves forwards but Bellator connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dewing has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dewing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bellator's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dewing.
Bellator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bellator lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bellator tries to break the clinch but Dewing is controlling the position.
Bellator lands a shot to the body.
Dewing lands a right hand.
Bellator tries a body shot but Dewing blocks it.
Bellator struggles to land a body shot inside as Dewing controls his hands.
Bellator lands a shot to the body.
Bellator lands a nice uppercut.
Bellator's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bellator wants to break free but Dewing has control.
Dewing blocks a body shot from Bellator.
A right hand to the body from Bellator.
Dewing is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellator can't find room to land a body shot as Dewing controls the action.
Bellator misses with a punch to the body.
Bellator is stalling here.
Dewing blocks a body shot from Bellator.
Bellator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dewing's elbow.
Dewing lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dewing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bellator throws out a loose jab but Dewing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellator throws a looping overhand right but Dewing ducks down to avoid it.
Bellator thows a body shot but no joy.
Bellator throws a right and a left that Dewing avoids nicely.
Dewing dodges the punch combination from Bellator.
Bellator missing with a left hand there. Dewing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zuffa Bellator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dewing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bellator as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bellator closes the distance but Dewing moves to the side
and Dewing counters with a single leg into guard. Bellator didn't expect that.
Dewing drops back looking for a leg! Bellator is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bellator manages to kick Dewing off! Dewing jumps back into Bellator's guard.
Dewing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bellator keeping full guard, as Dewing tries to pass.
Dewing is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dewing stands and throws Bellator's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but CJ Dewing will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on CJ Dewing's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bellator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dewing.
Bellator throws a combination that misses
and Dewing counters by moving into the clinch.
Bellator scores with a shot to the side of Dewing's head.
Bellator scores with a hook to the body.
Dewing prevents a body shot from Bellator.
Bellator tries to circle away but Dewing has him pinned against the cage.
Bellator tries to work over Dewing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bellator tries a body shot but Dewing blocks it.
Bellator tries to throw a body punch but Dewing avoids it by throwing Bellator back against the cage.
Bellator tries to throw a body punch but Dewing avoids it by throwing Bellator back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bellator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dewing's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Dewing as the two fighters clinch.
Bellator tries to work over Dewing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dewing avoiding damage.
Bellator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellator tries to throw a body punch but Dewing avoids it by throwing Bellator back against the cage.
Dewing blocks a body shot from Bellator.
Bellator misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellator misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellator tries to throw a body punch but Dewing avoids it by throwing Bellator back against the cage.
Come on Bellator - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bellator misses with a body punch.
Bellator pushes Dewing back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Dewing.
Bellator misses with a punch to the body.
Bellator tries to throw a body punch but Dewing avoids it by throwing Bellator back against the cage.
Bellator misses with a punch to the body.
Bellator can't break the clinch.
Bellator is looking to break free of the clinch but Dewing has double underhooks.
Dewing avoiding damage.
A hook to the body from Dewing.
CJ Dewing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewing manages to pull guard.
Dewing controlling the position.
Bellator trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dewing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dewing has his hands on Bellator's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuffa Bellator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by CJ Dewing.
Dewing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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.
Dewing shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dewing showed some decent athleticism there.
Dewing not doing much here.
Bellator is trying to stand.
Dewing takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zuffa Bellator.
I think Dewing has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Dewing!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donny Brook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself. Ricardo Rodrigues will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
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187 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donny Brook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brook misses with a few strikes there.
Brook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rodrigues circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Brook misses.
Rodrigues avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brook lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for Brook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brook forces Rodrigues back against the cage and clinches.
Brook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodrigues avoids it.
Brook lands a nice shot to the body.
Brook pushes Rodrigues back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Brook.
Brook slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Brook.
Rodrigues changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brook fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rodrigues tries for a takedown but Brook sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodrigues takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rodrigues looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brook scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Ricardo Rodrigues has been cut.
Brook throws a right hand that Rodrigues ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigues also avoids with ease.
Brook with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donny Brook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brook cracks Rodrigues with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brook looks to land a combination but Rodrigues avoids it well.
Brook fails to land with a series of punches.
Brook closes the distance and clinches.
Brook is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Brook.
Brook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodrigues is defending well for now.
Brook lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodrigues.
Brook cracks Rodrigues with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brook breaks from the clinch.
Brook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodrigues has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brook connects with a body shot.
Brook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodrigues was well out of range. Poor timing from Brook.
Brook tries to bum rush Rodrigues with a series of wild strikes but Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigues tries for a takedown but Brook sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donny Brook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rodrigues.
Brook scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodrigues in his tracks.
Brook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodrigues.
Rodrigues slips under a jab from Brook.
Brook missing with a left hand there. Rodrigues was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brook defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Brook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodrigues is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brook is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rodrigues.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brook forces Rodrigues back against the cage and clinches.
Brook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brook pushes Rodrigues back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigues wants a takedown.
Brook effectively controlling the action here.
Brook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brook moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brook tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodrigues swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brook clinches.
Brook gets underhooks to prevent Rodrigues's takedown attempt.
Brook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Brook.
Rodrigues has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brook avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brook lands a nice uppercut.
Rodrigues looking for a takedown.
Rodrigues has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brook is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brook avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brook lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brook digs a right hand underneath Rodrigues's ribcage. Rodrigues let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brook'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.
Brook pushes Rodrigues back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Brook - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brook lands a shot to the body.
Brook stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodrigues backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brook slows down the pace here.
Brook is leaning against Rodrigues and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Brook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Rodrigues's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodrigues walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rodrigues slips under a jab.
Brook misses with a series of wild punches.
Brook missing with a left hand there. Rodrigues was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brook defends it nicely.
Brook displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodrigues.
Brook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brook digs a right hand into Rodrigues's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodrigues's gas tank.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brook.
Rodrigues is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brook pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Donny Brook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rodrigues.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brook is working Rodrigues over against the cage.
Brook lands a damaging elbow.
Brook lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Brook.
A hook to the body from Brook.
Brook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brook controlling the action here for a moment.
Brook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodrigues can do to turn this around?
Rodrigues has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brook is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brook digs a right hand into Rodrigues's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodrigues's gas tank.
Brook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donny Brook has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Brook.
Brook lands a body shot.
Brook is leaning against Rodrigues and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Brook.
Brook scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigues tries to score a body lock takedown but Brook shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brook digs a right hand underneath Rodrigues's ribcage. Rodrigues let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brook lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodrigues or not.
Brook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodrigues backwards.
Brook presses Rodrigues against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brook gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Brook lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodrigues backwards.
Brook lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brook as the two fighters clinch.
Brook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Brook.
Brook breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Brook.
Brook instigates a clinch.
Brook lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brook digs a right hand underneath Rodrigues's ribcage. Rodrigues let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brook breaks from the clinch.
Rodrigues takes one on the button.
Brook fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brook cracks Rodrigues with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brook tries to work over Rodrigues's front leg with a kick but Rodrigues checks it.
Donny Brook is winning the standup battle so far.
Brook tries to land a leg kick but Rodrigues saw it coming and moves away.
Brook lands a two punch combo.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt - Brook sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodrigues staying out of range there.
Brook stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodrigues. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brook's corner calls for a 1-2. Brook obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Brook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodrigues shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brook as he avoids it easily.
Brook scores with a three punch combo!
Rodrigues closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brook circles away.
Brook works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Brook. That snapped Rodrigues's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Brook does no damage.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodrigues takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Brook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Rodrigues's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown attempt - Brook sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brook swinging wildly here.
Rodrigues takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rodrigues closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brook circles away.
Donny Brook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Rodrigues.
A punch combination from Brook misses.
Brook lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brook.
Nice shot lands for Brook.
Brook works the jab nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brook with a hook.
Donny Brook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodrigues drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rodrigues drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Rodrigues as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Brook screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Rodrigues! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ricardo Rodrigues!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Hallow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallow has chosen AC/DC - Hells Bells as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
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27
195 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Hallow!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings for the body but Hallow moves out of range.
Hallow wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Hallow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
A big left from Jones misses.
Hallow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Hallow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hallow.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Hallow breaks the clinch.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
It looks like Brad Hallow has been cut.
Hallow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hallow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Hallow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hallow prevents a body shot from Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hallow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hallow can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hallow pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Hallow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hallow backwards.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones has Hallow pressed against the cage, preventing Hallow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hallow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
James Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Hallow.
Jones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones tests Hallow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Hallow should have avoided that one.
Hallow wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallow wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Hallow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones trying to stall but Hallow improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hallow.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Hallow gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hallow fails to land.
Hallow blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Jones on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hallow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Hallow.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones avoiding damage.
Hallow blocks an uppercut.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones tries a body shot but Hallow blocks it.
Jones misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hallow.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Hallow is rocked!
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hallow backwards.
Hallow is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones just leaning against Hallow, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Hallow backwards.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones dips a shoulder and cracks Hallow with a mighty uppercut! Hallow falls back against the cage and Jones unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hallow is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jones screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Jarl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by I Am by Dale Oliver. 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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215 lbs
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207 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, AJ Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benny Jarl!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Styles looks for a takedown but Jarl sprawls well.
Jarl throws a jab when Styles was well out of range.
A punch combination from Jarl misses.
Styles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jarl.
Jarl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Styles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Styles closes the distance and pushes Jarl back into the cage.
Styles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jarl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jarl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Styles has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jarl avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jarl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Styles or not.
Jarl prevents a body shot from Styles.
Jarl lands a shoulder strike.
Styles drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jarl gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Styles misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarl lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarl lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Jarl as the two fighters clinch.
Styles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Styles has a couple of punches blocked by Jarl.
Jarl has had enough of the clinch but Styles keeps him there for the moment.
Styles working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jarl.
Styles prevents Jarl from breaking the clinch.
Jarl lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarl scores with a hook to the body.
Styles misses with some punches.
Jarl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Styles or not.
Styles is breathing heavily.
Jarl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Styles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jarl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jarl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Styles was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarl.
Jarl misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Jarl misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Jarl blocks the leg kick.
Jarl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Styles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jarl throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Jarl misses.
Styles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jarl throws a series of punches but Styles moves out of range.
Styles drives through and clinches with Jarl against the cage.
Jarl breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jarl throws a series of punches but Styles moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Styles.
Styles fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles slips under a jab.
Jarl scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Styles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Styles tries to clinch up.
Jarl misses with a jab to the body
and Styles counters by moving into the clinch.
Styles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jarl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Styles fails to land.
Jarl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Jarl on the inside.
Styles misses with the head strike.
Jarl tries to circle away but Styles has him pinned against the cage.
Styles can't find room to land a body shot as Jarl controls the action.
Nice body punch from Jarl - that landed with a thud.
Jarl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles doesn't manage to clinch there - Jarl circles away.
Jarl missing with a left hand there. Styles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Styles is looking to clinch.
Styles tries to clinch but Jarl moves out of range.
Styles fails with a takedown attempt.
Styles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jarl but Jarl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benny Jarl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jarl thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Jarl dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Styles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jarl but Jarl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jarl misses with the combination.
Benny Jarl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Styles counters with a stiff right hand.
Styles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jarl.
Benny Jarl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jarl misses with a body shot
and Styles counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Styles is looking to work some ground and pound but Jarl has wrist control.
Jarl looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jarl escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Styles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jarl is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Styles is aware though and is defending well.
Styles cracks Jarl with a solid left hand.
Jarl keeping moving, preventing Styles from controlling successfully.
Styles stands and throws Jarl's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Styles lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jarl down.
Styles tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Styles has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Styles prevents Jarl from escaping the position.
Jarl is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles working the head and body with strikes.
Jarl takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Styles is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jarl has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jarl has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jarl is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarl is looking for a sweep.
Styles working the head with strikes.
Styles working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Styles 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.
Styles wants to control but Jarl is keeping him busy.
Styles wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jarl, who protects the arm well.
Styles working the ground and pound.
Jarl is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Styles has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Styles landing strikes.
Styles is looking to take a break and control but Jarl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Styles scoring with punches from side control.
Jarl is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles works to advance to full mount. Jarl defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Styles fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jarl is still in real trouble! Can Styles finish him?
Styles loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Jarl scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Styles land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Styles stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ Styles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Usagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Kershaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timothy Kershaw is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
215 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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20
212 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miyamoto Usagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timothy Kershaw!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usagi moves out of range as Kershaw strikes.
Kershaw tests Usagi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Miyamoto Usagi has been cut.
Usagi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kershaw's half guard.
Usagi wants to free his trapped foot but Kershaw is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Usagi controlling the pace.
Usagi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kershaw has managed to free his arm - good work.
Usagi controlling the action here.
Usagi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usagi wants to work for an arm triangle but Kershaw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Usagi uses his free foot to push down on Kershaw's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kershaw.
Usagi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kershaw manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kershaw is not content to let Usagi control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usagi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Usagi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Usagi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kershaw keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kershaw can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usagi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kershaw, who protects the arm well.
Usagi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kershaw avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Usagi.
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.
Kershaw is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Usagi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Usagi has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kershaw is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Usagi yanks on the arm and Kershaw is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Usagi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miyamoto Usagi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and R J MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton comes into the arena with Fuckin' In The Bushes blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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23
218 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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23
210 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, R J MacReady!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacReady misses with a body kick.
MacReady throws a series of punches but Compton avoids them all with ease.
MacReady avoids the body shot from Compton.
Nice shot by Compton.
It looks like R J MacReady has been cut.
Compton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Compton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Compton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacReady throws a lazy head kick
so Compton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Compton won't allow MacReady to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Compton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MacReady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Compton.
MacReady keeping moving, preventing Compton from controlling successfully.
MacReady keeping full guard, as Compton tries to pass.
Compton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacReady works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton tries to free his leg and advance position but MacReady is retaining full guard.
MacReady tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Compton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Compton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Compton throwing strikes from guard but MacReady blocks nicely.
Compton 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.
MacReady looking to control.
Compton trying to control the position from guard on top but MacReady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Compton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacReady is keeping the position for now.
Compton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady is trying to get back to his feet.
Compton fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
MacReady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Compton clobbers MacReady with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Compton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Compton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Compton blocks the leg kick.
Compton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Compton cracks MacReady with a right hand to the side of the head.
MacReady is rocked!
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from MacReady.
MacReady scores with a head kick.
MacReady defending well as Compton loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Compton lands in his opponent's guard.
Compton works over MacReady with some ground and pound from guard.
Compton throws a strike but MacReady rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Compton has momentary wrist control but MacReady slips an elbow through the middle.
Compton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Compton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Compton pulls MacReady in close to prevent any damage.
MacReady connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton keeping moving, preventing MacReady from controlling successfully.
MacReady is in close to Compton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
MacReady working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MacReady must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Compton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Compton looking for a sweep. Not yet Compton, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacReady tries to stand but Compton is controlling from the bottom.
MacReady is in close to Compton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Compton will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Compton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on R J MacReady'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.
MacReady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Compton.
Compton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
R J MacReady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacReady lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Compton circles away from the clinch attempt.
MacReady misses with a body shot.
MacReady throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacReady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacReady.
Compton slips a jab and a cross from MacReady.
MacReady tries to score a power double leg takedown but Compton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten MacReady somewhat.
MacReady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Compton.
MacReady connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Compton! He's out on his feet! MacReady rushes in and drops Compton with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). R J MacReady!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foul Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Play has chosen Simon Says-Pharaohe Monche as his entrance music. Foul Play acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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182 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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24
181 lbs
12 - 4 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Foul Play!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Play avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Play fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Play thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Play chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Play is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Play counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Brown thows a leg kick but Play checks it
and Play counters with a slapping leg kick.
Play lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown walks into a left hand.
It looks like Roy Brown has been cut.
Brown connects with a high kick.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown blocks a head kick by Play.
Good work by Play as he checks the leg kick.
Play tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Play counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good work by Play as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Play misses with a low kick.
Play moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Foul Play is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Play avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Play connects with a nice looking jab.
Play throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Play counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Play is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Play shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Play lands with a good body shot.
Play throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Play counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Play lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Play, right into the meat.
Brown takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Play.
A looping hook to the body misses from Play. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Play connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Play. Play obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Play. Play obviously looking to wear him down.
Play throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Play scores with a jab.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Play counters with a straight right hand.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Play as he avoids it easily.
Play throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
Brown takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Play lands with a shot to the body.
Play rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Play thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick from Play lands but Brown takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Play moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Play is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Play throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brown.
Roy Brown's cut is getting worse.
Play throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Play.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Play can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Play scores with a punch to the head.
Play throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Play. That's going to slow Brown down.
Play lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into rage.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Play tries to land a front kick but Brown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Play connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Play works Brown's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Play. That's going to slow Brown down.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
Play fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Play walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Play feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Play had a free shot at his head there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Play, as that shot connected.
Roy Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Play.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown checks a low kick from Play.
Play lands with a thumping leg kick.
Play lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Play lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Play lands a jab to the head.
Jeez, Roy Brown's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Play.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foul Play dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Brown'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.
A combination from Play does no damage.
Brown throws a leg kick
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Play counters with a nice body kick.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Play makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brown really felt that one!
Play lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Foul Play seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Play scores with a spinning back kick!
Good leg kick by Play there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Play throws a nice outside leg kick.
Play lands a nice looking body kick.
Play lands with a thumping leg kick.
Play finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Play stalks Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown's face. Brown staggers backwards, shaken.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Play fakes the leg kick and cracks Brown in the body.
A good leg kick by Play.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Play.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Play.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Play. Play obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheers as Play lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roy Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Foul Play!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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