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MMM Friday Night: Episode 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ben tumbling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan comes to the cage accompanied by The Faint - The Geeks Were Right. Paul Hogan looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, ben tumbling!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by tumbling.
tumbling wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hogan, who protects the arm well.
tumbling thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
tumbling working away.
tumbling looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
tumbling working away.
tumbling wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hogan, who protects the arm well.
Hogan is looking for a sweep.
tumbling wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hogan, who protects the arm well.
Hogan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tumbling is trying to get an arm triangle but Hogan is defending well.
tumbling is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hogan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hogan wants to control but tumbling postures up.
Hogan is not content to let tumbling control the position.
You can see the frustration on Hogan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
tumbling wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hogan, who protects the arm well.
tumbling looks gassed!
You can see the frustration on Hogan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hogan manages to work his way to half guard, despite tumbling's best efforts.
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hogan is controlling tumbling's position as best he can from this difficult position.
tumbling wants to pass the guard but Hogan is defending well.
tumbling is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
tumbling is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hogan sees it coming and defends easily.
tumbling is thwarting Hogan's attempts to control the position.
tumbling is looking for a kimura here.
Hogan keeping hold of tumbling's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
tumbling is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hogan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
tumbling preventing the sweep.
Hogan has control of tumbling's left arm, preventing tumbling from doing any damage.
Hogan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hogan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
tumbling thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hogan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hogan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Hogan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hogan lands a nice looking body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from tumbling.
Hogan stuffs the takedown attempt from tumbling. tumbling gets slowly back to his feet.
Hogan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paul Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ben tumbling.
Hogan instigates a clinch.
Hogan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
tumbling avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hogan.
Hogan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Hogan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hogan is trying hard to land a takedown here. tumbling sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
ben tumbling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
tumbling has his takedown stuffed
and Hogan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
tumbling dives in and grabs Hogan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hogan pushes down on tumbling's head and hops out.
Hogan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent tumbling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
tumbling shoots in looking for a takedown but Hogan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing tumbling's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Paul Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ben tumbling.
Hogan lands with a good body shot.
Hogan thuds his right hand into tumbling's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hogan fails with a takedown attempt.
ben tumbling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with tumbling but tumbling pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
tumbling with a poor takedown
and Hogan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hogan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. tumbling is trying to defend but Hogan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tumbling tries to kick Hogan off but Hogan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hogan drops an elbow to the side of tumbling's head.
tumbling is pressing down on Hogan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hogan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hogan prevents tumbling from getting back to his feet.
Hogan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hogan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hogan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hogan postures up and lands a big shot to tumbling's brow.
tumbling working a defensive guard here.
Hogan pushing down on tumbling's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
tumbling keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hogan thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing tumbling to regain full guard.
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hogan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hogan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tumbling keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
tumbling wants to stand but Hogan is controlling the position.
Hogan postures up in tumbling's guard and throws a big left but tumbling blocks it.
Hogan distracts tumbling with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hogan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as tumbling works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
tumbling wants to stand but Hogan is controlling the position.
Hogan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
tumbling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogan.
Hogan scoring with some ground and pound.
Paul Hogan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hogan connects with a couple of short punches.
Hogan is working tumbling over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
tumbling avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hogan postures up in tumbling's guard and throws a big left but tumbling blocks it.
Hogan lands a couple of digs.
Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hogan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of tumbling's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Hogan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hogan clinches.
tumbling has Hogan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. tumbling pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hogan tumbling to the mat - tumbling dives into Hogan's guard.
Hogan trying to keep a closed guard but tumbling is proving a slippery customer.
tumbling thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
tumbling postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hogan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of tumbling, into his guard.
Hogan throws a big right hand that misses.
Hogan cracks tumbling with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tumbling pushes Hogan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hogan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
tumbling takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
tumbling takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
tumbling gets cracked there but stands up to it.
tumbling tries for a takedown but Hogan circles away easily
and Hogan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hogan scores with a nice head shot.
tumbling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hogan as he jumps to the side.
Hogan scores with a three punch combo!
Hogan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good exchange - Hogan coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan has tumbling up against the cage in a clinch.
Hogan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hogan drops down looking for an ankle pick but tumbling pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hogan stuffs the takedown.
Paul Hogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ben tumbling.
Hogan takes the fight into the clinch.
tumbling is pressed up against the cage. Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag tumbling down to the mat. tumbling avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hogan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
tumbling is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
tumbling looking to pass the guard.
tumbling drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hogan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now tumbling has Hogan in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan stands and throws tumbling's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan scoring with punches and elbows.
Hogan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hogan working the ground and pound from side control.
tumbling is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hogan is controlling him well.
Hogan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Paul Hogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt tumbling will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hogan stands up and beckons tumbling to his feet.
Hogan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck tumbling on the side of the head.
Hogan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
tumbling shoots and misses
and Hogan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hogan works the jab nicely.
tumbling with a poor takedown
and Hogan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
tumbling displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hogan.
ben tumbling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
tumbling falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hogan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Hogan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hogan 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 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Hogan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Panther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brook Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panther's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slam Smack by jim Johnston. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Panther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brook Brown!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panther stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Panther wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Panther circles away.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Panther is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Panther circles away and we're back to standing.
James Panther has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brook Brown.
Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Panther is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panther works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Panther's head.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Panther is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panther works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Panther preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Panther utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's 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.
I looks like Brown might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Let's hope that Brown has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brook Brown dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown.
Brown lands some shots froms side control.
Brown in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brown lands some shots froms side control.
Brown takes a little break here. Panther wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panther trying to remain calm as Brown controls from the top position.
Brown lands an elbow.
Brown landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Brown working the ground and pound.
Panther takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Brown working the head with strikes.
Panther is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Panther to see if he's OK.
Oh Panther is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brook Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown cracks Panther with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Brown immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Panther is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brook Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between bamskie bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Chargaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bamskie bam had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Erwin Chargaff enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, bamskie bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erwin Chargaff!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bam lands a really nice looking cross but Chargaff seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - bam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
bam is looking to clinch but Chargaff is avoiding it.
bam throws a leg kick but Chargaff checks it.
bam tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chargaff sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten bam somewhat.
bamskie bam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chargaff closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. bam did well to prevent Chargaff getting side control.
Chargaff content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chargaff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chargaff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chargaff moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bam can't do much from the bottom here.
Chargaff cracks bam with a big elbow.
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.
Chargaff lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear bam down.
bam gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Chargaff postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. bam looks a forlorn figure.
bam is breathing heavily.
Chargaff tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chargaff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chargaff punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like bamskie bam has been cut.
bam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chargaff on the ground.
Chargaff is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Chargaff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Erwin Chargaff!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keen Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Johnsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keen Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Drogba!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson blocks a head kick by Drogba.
Drogba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drogba wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnsson wants to clinch.
Johnsson shoots for a takedown but Drogba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drogba pinned against the cage. Drogba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keen Johnsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnsson tries to sprawl but Drogba drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnsson is trying to maintain the position but Drogba is very close to passing his half guard.
Drogba is trying to control. Johnsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drogba lands strikes from half guard.
Drogba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnsson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Drogba scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnsson is rocked!
Drogba works his way into full mount!
Johnsson can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Johnsson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Drogba and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aiden Drogba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmonray Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Malapitan.
Malapitan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malapitan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Malapitan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Malapitan tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Jones wants to stand up but Malapitan is controlling him.
Malapitan pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Malapitan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Malapitan prevents Jones from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malapitan seems to be looking for submissions.
Malapitan trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Malapitan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Malapitan lands strikes from half guard.
Malapitan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malapitan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Malapitan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Malapitan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Malapitan content to control rather than advance.
Malapitan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Malapitan eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Malapitan.
Malapitan drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malapitan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Malapitan wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Malapitan is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malapitan.
Malapitan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is staying active underneath Malapitan, who seems content to just control the action from this 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.
Malapitan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malapitan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Malapitan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmonray Malapitan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Malapitan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Malapitan off to one side.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for Malapitan with that takedown attempt.
Malapitan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Malapitan showed some decent athleticism there.
Malapitan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Malapitan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Malapitan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Malapitan trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Malapitan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Malapitan is looking for submissions but instead, Jones has regained full guard.
Jones keeping full guard, as Malapitan tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Malapitan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Malapitan throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan wants to sweep but no luck.
Malapitan is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Malapitan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Malapitan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones is looking to stand up but Malapitan isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmonray Malapitan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malapitan avoids it really well and circles away.
Malapitan shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Malapitan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Malapitan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Malapitan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Malapitan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan working the head and body with strikes.
Malapitan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jones rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Malapitan's guard! Nice work there by Jones!
Malapitan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Malapitan wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
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.
Malapitan is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Malapitan has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Malapitan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Malapitan wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Malapitan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Malapitan lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dmonray Malapitan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Malapitan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Malapitan controlling from the full mount.
Malapitan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmonray Malapitan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malapitan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmonray Malapitan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Norman Jach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Getty Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Getty Li has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Norman Jach's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norman Jach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Getty Li!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jach throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jach is looking to clinch.
Jach tries to clinch up.
Li shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jach is trying to defend but Li finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jach is trying to get back to full guard.
Li decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jach tries a head kick but it misses.
Li shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jach is trying to defend but Li finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Li takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Li blocks the strikes from Jach.
Well, if Li is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Li decides to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jach slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Jach throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Li looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jach!
Jach swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jach swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li with shots to the head and body - Jach looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jach swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jach is looking to get to half guard.
Li takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Li lands a big elbow.
Jach throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Li.
Jach is looking to improve his position but Li isn't that keen on the idea.
Li cracks Jach with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jach is working to get back to half guard.
Jach throwing hammer fists to the chest of Li. What's that going to do exactly?
Jach flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jach flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jach tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Li blocks Jach's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jach knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Li on the ground.
Li breaks from Jach's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jach tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jach is breathing heavily.
Li lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Li unloading with bombs!
Jach is rocked!
Li controlling from the full mount.
Oh Jach is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li landing punches.
Li blocks Jach's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jach seems to have got his legs back now.
Jach takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Jach scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Li land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Li stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Getty Li!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Davidson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Davidson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes swings for the body but Davidson moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davidson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Davidson!
Davidson throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes closes the distance but Davidson moves to the side
and Davidson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Holmes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davidson counters with an outside leg kick.
Davidson throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holmes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes clinches but Davidson breaks the clinch
and Davidson counters with a low kick, right behind Holmes 's knee.
Holmes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davidson counters with a thumping low kick.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses
and Davidson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes throws a combination that misses
and Davidson counters with a head kick.
Davidson tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Davidson.
A head kick by Holmes misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes wants to clinch but Davidson slips to the side
and Davidson counters with a low kick, right behind Holmes 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes clinches but Davidson breaks the clinch
and Davidson counters with a nice body kick.
Davidson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holmes.
Davidson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davidson throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holmes tries to clinch
and Davidson counters with a body kick.
Holmes throws a combination that misses
and Davidson counters with a body kick that stops Holmes in his tracks momentarily.
Davidson connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davidson.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson drives through and clinches with Holmes against the cage.
Davidson crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davidson lands a knee to the body.
Davidson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davidson looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Davidson misses with a knee strike.
Davidson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holmes's face.
It looks like Johnny Holmes has been cut.
Davidson looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davidson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick
and Davidson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davidson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holmes wants to clinch but Davidson slips to the side
and Davidson counters with a head kick. That will keep Holmes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Holmes misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Davidson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
Holmes tries to clinch
and Davidson counters with a big head kick but Holmes shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davidson misses with a head kick.
Davidson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davidson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Davidson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Holmes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Davidson.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick
and Davidson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Davidson connects with a high kick.
Holmes wants to clinch but Davidson slips to the side
and Davidson counters with a thumping low kick.
Davidson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davidson can pounce on him.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Davidson.
Davidson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davidson has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Holmes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Davidson is controlling him.
Davidson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davidson looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davidson missing with knees to the body.
Davidson landing knees to the body.
Davidson misses with a knee strike.
Davidson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davidson is breathing heavily.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holmes tightens his grip and picks Davidson up, before dumping him to the ground. Davidson manages to land in guard.
Davidson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davidson looking to control.
Holmes throwing strikes but missing.
Davidson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Holmes throws a big right hand that misses.
Holmes looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Davidson.
Davidson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davidson counters with a nice leg kick.
Holmes wants to clinch but Davidson slips to the side
and Davidson counters with a low kick, right behind Holmes 's knee.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
Holmes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Davidson counters with a big head kick but Holmes shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davidson misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Davidson misses.
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes tries to clinch
and Davidson counters with a body kick that stops Holmes in his tracks momentarily.
Johnny Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes misses with the body kick
and Davidson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Holmes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Holmes clinches but Davidson breaks the clinch
and Davidson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Davidson is looking to chop away at Holmes's legs.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick
and Davidson counters with an outside leg kick.
Davidson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes closes the distance but Davidson moves to the side
and Davidson counters with a big head kick but Holmes shrugs it off.
Davidson throws a head kick that Holmes semi-blocks.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Davidson.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Davidson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holmes swings for the body but Davidson moves out of range.
Holmes looks to land a left hand but Davidson moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes misses with a leg kick
and Davidson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Holmes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aaron Davidson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Davidson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Holmes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Holmes tries to clinch but Davidson moves away
and Davidson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Holmes tries to clinch
and Davidson counters with a good low kick that Holmes was not able to check.
Holmes tries to clinch but Davidson moves away
and Davidson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davidson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Holmes wants to clinch but Davidson slips to the side
and Davidson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Holmes is rocked!
Holmes blocks a head kick by Davidson.
Davidson lands a leg kick that knocks Holmes off balance momentarily.
Davidson lands a head kick!
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davidson misses with a head kick.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Davidson counters with a leg kick.
Davidson moves into the clinch successfully.
Davidson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Davidson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Davidson obliges.
Davidson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davidson misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes is trying to trip Davidson. He has hold of a leg but Davidson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Holmes persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Holmes won't allow Davidson to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davidson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Holmes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Holmes trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
Holmes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Holmes just wasn't active enough.
Davidson tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes moves out of range of the leg kick from Davidson.
Holmes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Davidson swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Holmes closes the distance but Davidson moves to the side
and Davidson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Holmes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Holmes tries to land a body kick
and Davidson counters with a good low kick that Holmes was not able to check.
Holmes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Davidson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Holmes really felt that one!
Davidson tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes clinches but Davidson breaks the clinch
and Davidson counters with a head kick.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Davidson.
Aaron Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses
and Davidson counters with an inside leg kick.
Holmes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holmes wants to clinch but Davidson slips to the side
and Davidson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davidson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes wants a takedown but no success here.
Holmes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Davidson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davidson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes fails to pull guard.
Davidson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davidson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Davidson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davidson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Davidson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spartacus Thracian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McClusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thracian comes to the cage accompanied by Gladiators we are free. Spartacus Thracian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
24
254 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spartacus Thracian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack McClusky!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thracian shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McClusky napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thracian working the strikes but McClusky uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Thracian with the ground and pound but McClusky uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Thracian throwing strikes but missing.
Thracian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thracian tries to free his leg and advance position but McClusky is retaining full guard.
McClusky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thracian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thracian throws and elbow that misses. McClusky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thracian's guard. Nice move by McClusky!
Thracian pulls McClusky in to control the position.
Thracian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thracian wants to sweep here but McClusky controlling him for the moment.
Thracian 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Spartacus Thracian.
Thracian avoids a punch combination nicely.
McClusky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thracian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McClusky was well out of range. Poor timing from Thracian.
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.
McClusky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horrible takedown by Thracian or perhaps it was just good defense by McClusky which made him look bad.
Jack McClusky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from McClusky as Thracian shoots in.
Thracian slips a straight right by McClusky.
McClusky misses the jab.
Thracian dives in and grabs McClusky's left leg, looking for a takedown. McClusky pushes down on Thracian's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spartacus Thracian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McClusky avoids the body shot from Thracian.
McClusky stalks Thracian and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thracian's face. Thracian staggers backwards, shaken.
Thracian looks for a takedown but McClusky sprawls well.
McClusky looks to land a combination but Thracian avoids it well.
No luck for Thracian with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thracian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McClusky cracks Thracian with a good jab.
Thracian defending well as McClusky loads up on a big left hand.
Thracian looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McClusky trying to hold on to Thracian's head to control him but Thracian postures up.
Thracian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McClusky defending well though.
McClusky is looking for a sweep. Thracian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McClusky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thracian.
Thracian missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thracian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McClusky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thracian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thracian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thracian throwing shots but McClusky is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thracian wants to pass to mount but McClusky is defending the position.
McClusky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thracian lands with a punch from half guard.
McClusky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thracian.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thracian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Spartacus Thracian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McClusky swinging wildly here.
McClusky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thracian shoots in looking for a takedown but McClusky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thracian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A shot to the liver by McClusky. Beautiful body shot.
Thracian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McClusky throws out the jab.
Thracian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thracian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McClusky's waist but McClusky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thracian off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spartacus Thracian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McClusky lands a nice shot that snaps Thracian's head back.
McClusky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McClusky keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McClusky throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thracian blocks a jab.
Thracian slips a jab and a cross from McClusky.
Thracian takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from McClusky misses its intended target.
McClusky misses with a double jab.
McClusky misses with a wild combination.
Jack McClusky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thracian fails with a takedown attempt.
McClusky throws a hook to the side of Thracian's head but Thracian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McClusky throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thracian counters with a shoot takedown. McClusky fights it but they end up in guard.
Thracian chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thracian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thracian landing some decent shots from guard.
Thracian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thracian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thracian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thracian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McClusky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McClusky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thracian looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thracian is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thracian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McClusky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thracian.
Thracian landing with the ground and pound.
Thracian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McClusky can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thracian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thracian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thracian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thracian throws a strike but McClusky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClusky stopping the sweep attempt from Thracian.
Thracian seems keen to control McClusky's posture.
Thracian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McClusky manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thracian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McClusky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thracian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack McClusky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McClusky gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thracian to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thracian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thracian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McClusky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thracian with a flurry of punches that miss.
McClusky can't keep his opponent in guard - Thracian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thracian throws a strike but McClusky avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Thracian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McClusky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thracian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thracian postures up in McClusky's guard and throws a big left but McClusky blocks it.
Thracian postures up in McClusky's guard and throws a big left but McClusky blocks it.
Thracian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thracian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thracian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thracian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thracian postures up and lands a big shot to McClusky's brow.
McClusky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thracian throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClusky 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.
McClusky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McClusky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thracian keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McClusky's head.
Thracian is looking to work some ground and pound but McClusky has wrist control.
McClusky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McClusky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thracian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McClusky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thracian is one step ahead there.
McClusky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thracian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thracian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thracian distracts McClusky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thracian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thracian is looking to work some ground and pound but McClusky has wrist control.
Thracian throws a big right hand that misses.
McClusky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thracian.
Thracian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thracian throws and elbow that misses. McClusky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thracian's guard. Nice move by McClusky!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thracian seems keen to control McClusky's posture.
Thracian wants to sweep but no luck.
Thracian has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McClusky stopping the sweep attempt from Thracian.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spartacus Thracian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thracian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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