NYCC 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler comes to the cage accompanied by Livin On A Prayer. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tyler
vs
Bones

200 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

194 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Bones!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tyler gets tackled into the cage by Bones. Bones maintains the clinch.
Bones lands a nice uppercut.
Tyler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bones walks away with a smile on his face. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bones shoots in for a double leg but Tyler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Bones drops Tyler with a beautiful combination! Tyler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bones is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyler.
Tyler fails with the takedown

and Bones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bones wants to stand and escape but instead Tyler has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tyler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyler wanted to stand there but Bones had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tyler manages to pass to side control.
Tyler wants to stand up but Bones has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bones trying to control from the bottom.

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.
Still in half guard, Tyler seems content to control.
Tyler has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tyler wants to control but Bones is keeping him busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tyler controlling the action here.

Drake Tyler has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tyler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bones napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler controlling the position from side mount.

Tyler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tyler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Bones is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tyler trying to control the action but Bones is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bones can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bones wants to control but Tyler postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Bones dominated that round.
That's time! Tyler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tyler checks a low kick from Bones.
Drake Tyler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bones has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Tyler works to full guard.
Bones tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyler is retaining full guard.
Bones wants to get up but he can't break Tyler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bones looking to pass the guard.
Tyler trying to control the position here.
Bones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler wants to stand up but Bones is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyler keeping full guard, as Bones tries to pass.

Bones is sitting in close to Tyler's body. Tyler has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bones is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bones is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tyler.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Drake Tyler!

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Maris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Murometz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Maris
vs
Murometz

197 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Maris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ilya Murometz!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maris tries to keep at a distance but Murometz has taken the fight into the clinch.

Murometz breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murometz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murometz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Johnny Maris has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maris managing to block the knees to the body from Murometz.
Murometz working hard to break the clinch.
Maris gets underhooks to prevent Murometz's takedown attempt.

Murometz breaks from the clinch.
Maris could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Murometz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maris prevents a body shot from Murometz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murometz.
Murometz tries to pull guard but Maris won't allow it.
Murometz tries to break the clinch but Maris is controlling the position.
Murometz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murometz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maris is trying to push Murometz away but Murometz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murometz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maris avoids it.
A short left from Murometz.

Johnny Maris's cut is getting worse.
Murometz wants a takedown.
Johnny Maris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilya Murometz.
Maris is trying to break the clinch but Murometz is controlling him.
Murometz goes for a takedown attempt but Maris pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Murometz tries a head kick but it misses.
Murometz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murometz looks gassed!

Maris lands a left and a right that send Murometz crashing to the mat, dazed. Maris thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Ilya Murometz has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Maris.

Maris lands a huge takedown. Murometz is out but the ref is slow to react and Maris lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Murometz lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Maris!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Scott

210 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
19
213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Scott!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scott's waist but Scott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scott defends it nicely.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scott sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Scott's waist but Scott gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Scott cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Scott slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Scott swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Scott does no damage.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scott as he avoids it easily.
Scott's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
A right-left combo lands from Scott.

It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Scott to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Scott throws a one two combo.
Scott throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Scott shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Scott to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Scott swinging wildly here.
Scott keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Scott throws out a powerful jab.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Scott tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Scott manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Scott swinging wildly here.
Scott scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
A right-left combo lands from Scott.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
A right-left combo lands from Scott.
Scott throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Scott scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Royce Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Scott's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Scott duly obliges.
Scott cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Scott!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Scott lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Scott.

Royce Gracie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Scott is working the combinations to good effect here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scott.
A nice combination there by Scott.
Scott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scott connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A right-left combo lands from Scott.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Scott decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott content to control rather than advance.
Scott passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Scott counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Scott keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Scott is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Scott advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Scott is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gracie tries to hold on but Scott postures up.

Scott jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gracie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Scott scoring with punches and elbows.

Scott is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.

Scott working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott scoring with punches and elbows.
Scott taking a breather here.
Scott trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.

Jeez, Royce Gracie's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Royce Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Scott!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Legeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Unitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legeld comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down-Metro. Martin Legeld has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Legeld
vs
Unitas

185 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Legeld!
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, David Unitas!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Unitas.
Unitas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Legeld swivels and escapes.

Legeld gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Unitas to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Unitas stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Unitas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Legeld's waist but Legeld gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Unitas off to one side.
Martin Legeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Unitas.
Unitas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Legeld shoots in and gets a takedown into Unitas's guard.
Legeld postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Unitas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Legeld is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Unitas working for a triangle but Legeld defends it easily.
Unitas looks gassed!
Legeld is looking to work some ground and pound but Unitas has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Legeld thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Legeld prevents Unitas from getting back to his feet.
Unitas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Unitas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

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.
Unitas is pulling down on Legeld's head to control his posture.
Legeld throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Unitas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Legeld 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.
Legeld throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Unitas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Legeld loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Legeld 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legeld postures up and lands a big shot to Unitas's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legeld is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Legeld with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Unitas wants to stand but Legeld is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Unitas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Legeld in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Legeld lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Legeld throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Legeld dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Unitas misses with a takedown

and Legeld counters with a single leg into guard. Unitas didn't expect that.
Legeld postures up in Unitas's guard and throws a big left but Unitas blocks it.
Legeld with a nice head shot there.
Legeld preventing the sweep.
Legeld landing with the ground and pound.

Unitas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Legeld defends well.

Legeld thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Unitas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unitas has Legeld pulled in close to control his posture.

Legeld postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Unitas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Legeld, into his guard.
Unitas trying to control but Legeld is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Legeld is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Legeld keeping full guard, as Unitas tries to pass.
Unitas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Unitas wants to control from the top but Legeld keeps moving.
Legeld looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. David Unitas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Unitas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Legeld to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Legeld stopping the sweep attempt from Unitas.

Legeld drops back, looking for a kneebar! Unitas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Unitas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Unitas!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Unitas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Legeld has escaped the position, nice work there.

Unitas swings around for an armbar but Legeld sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Unitas's guard.

Unitas working for a triangle but Legeld defends it easily.
Unitas trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Legeld dominated that second round.
That's time! Legeld's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Unitas has his takedown stuffed

and Legeld counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Legeld drops an elbow to the side of Unitas's head.

Unitas is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Legeld has latched onto it... Big trouble! Legeld pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Unitas is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Legeld!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin Legeld!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Clancey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Karalexis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Clancey
vs
Karalexis

182 cm
25
204 lbs
4 - 13 - 0

194 cm
24
211 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Clancey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto Karalexis!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clancey throws a body punch but Karalexis moves out of range.
Clancey checks a low kick from Karalexis.
Karalexis misses with a low kick.
Karalexis throws a low kick but Clancey avoids it.
Otto Karalexis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karalexis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karalexis.
Clancey moves out of range of the leg kick from Karalexis.
Karalexis throws a chopping leg kick but Clancey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karalexis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karalexis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karalexis is looking to slow Clancey down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Karalexis.
Karalexis throws a solid leg kick but Clancey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Karalexis.
Karalexis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clancey blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karalexis misses with a low kick.
Clancey blocks a low kick nicely.
Karalexis is looking to slow Clancey down with leg kicks.
Karalexis throws a chopping leg kick but Clancey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karalexis.
Clancey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karalexis. Karalexis obviously looking to wear him down.
Clancey throws out a loose jab but Karalexis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Karalexis.
Karalexis tried to score with a low kick but Clancey checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Karalexis.
Karalexis looks up at the clock. Bad move! Clancey lands a right hand from hell, dropping Karalexis. Clancey pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Clancey!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christoph Stenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benito Camelas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Escapado - Freiraum. Benito Camelas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Stenner
vs
Camelas

195 cm
18
263 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christoph Stenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benito Camelas!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camelas wants to clinch.
No luck for Camelas with that takedown attempt.
Stenner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camelas.

Stenner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stenner is looking to stand up but Camelas won't let him.
Camelas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stenner's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camelas tries to free his leg and advance position but Stenner is retaining full guard.
Camelas tries to stand but Stenner is controlling from the bottom.
Stenner wants to get back to his feet but Camelas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camelas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Camelas stands up and waves to Stenner to follow him.
Stenner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Camelas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stenner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Camelas tries to work over Stenner's front leg with a kick but Stenner checks it.
Camelas misses with the combination.
Stenner blocks a head kick by Camelas.
Camelas has his takedown stuffed

and Stenner counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Camelas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stenner tries to get to full guard but Camelas has control of the leg.
Camelas controlling the action here.
Camelas wants to take a breather but Stenner is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenner is in trouble now - Camelas has advanced to mount!
Camelas scoring with strikes but Stenner is staying in there.

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.
Camelas controlling the position easily from mount.
Camelas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stenner is looking to escape.

Camelas has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Stenner is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benito Camelas!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jaddie kogkogsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Labayen Luceno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kogkogsky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, all my life. Labayen Luceno will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

kogkogsky
vs
Luceno

178 cm
24
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, jaddie kogkogsky!
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, Labayen Luceno!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kogkogsky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Luceno looks gassed!
Luceno shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. kogkogsky defends it nicely.
kogkogsky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Luceno but Luceno pushes him off and we're back to square one.
kogkogsky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luceno tries to avoid it but kogkogsky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luceno to the ground. Luceno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
kogkogsky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
kogkogsky wants to clinch up but Luceno keeps it at a distance.
Luceno slips a jab and a cross from kogkogsky.
Luceno circles away from the clinch attempt.
kogkogsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
kogkogsky misses with a takedown attempt

and Luceno counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jaddie kogkogsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luceno stopping the sweep attempt from kogkogsky.
Luceno won't allow kogkogsky to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luceno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Luceno is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
kogkogsky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
kogkogsky trying to keep a closed guard but Luceno is proving a slippery customer.
kogkogsky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Luceno is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Luceno lands a couple of digs.
kogkogsky can't keep his opponent in guard - Luceno advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Luceno lands strikes from half guard.
kogkogsky wants to improve his position but Luceno is controlling well.
Luceno not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
kogkogsky on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Luceno scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Luceno slows the pace down in half guard.

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.

kogkogsky is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luceno pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Luceno is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, kogkogsky has managed to free his arm - good work.

Luceno 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
kogkogsky is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Labayen Luceno will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Luceno throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. kogkogsky tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Luceno is in kogkogsky's guard.
kogkogsky looking for a sweep. Not yet kogkogsky, not yet.

kogkogsky throws his legs up looking for a submission but Luceno uses it to pass to side control.

Luceno tries for a kimura but kogkogsky is defending well.
kogkogsky is looking to reverse the position.
kogkogsky seems a little lost for a moment, as Luceno dominates the positioning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luceno lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luceno is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but kogkogsky is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Luceno has hold of kogkogsky's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! kogkogsky tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Luceno cranks the arm and kogkogsky screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from kogkogsky, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Labayen Luceno!