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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey De Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Tesatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Andreas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Free Bird by Leonard Skynard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey De Andreas!
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, Joe Tesatore!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tesatore shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Andreas's guard.
De Andreas wants to stand up but Tesatore is controlling him.
Tesatore 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.
De Andreas keeping moving, preventing Tesatore from controlling successfully.
Tesatore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tesatore postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Andreas scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tesatore blocks a head kick by De Andreas.
De Andreas misses with a wild combination.
Tesatore dodges the punch combination from De Andreas.
Tesatore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tesatore scores a takedown into full mount!
De Andreas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
De Andreas is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tesatore controlling the pace for now.
Tesatore seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but De Andreas is holding on tight.
Tesatore has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tesatore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Andreas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
De Andreas defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tesatore.
De Andreas wants to get back to his feet.
Tesatore has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Andreas's face.
De Andreas wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tesatore landing punches.
De Andreas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Tesatore working for a guillotine from mount but De Andreas is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andreas somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
De Andreas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tesatore.
De Andreas fails to land with a series of punches.
De Andreas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tesatore shoots for a double leg takedown but De Andreas sprawls well. He's pushed Tesatore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joey De Andreas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Andreas lands with a big right hook that stumbles Tesatore - he's out on his feet here! De Andreas follows up with another monster hook that separates Tesatore from consciousness! Tesatore falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! De Andreas stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joey De Andreas!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yllib Tolrahc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yllib Tolrahc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregor Clegane!
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, Yllib Tolrahc!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegane looks to land a combination but Tolrahc avoids it well.
Tolrahc looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Clegane pushes Tolrahc up against the cage in a clinch.
Tolrahc tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clegane manages to break the clinch.
Clegane Rushes Tolrahc and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Tolrahc is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Clegane Piles on the pressure and Tolrahc crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregor Clegane!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trey Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Arcenti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Arcenti looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Calhoun!
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, Marco Arcenti!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calhoun works Arcenti's body with a nice hook.
Arcenti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marco Arcenti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arcenti tries to clinch but Calhoun moves out of range.
Calhoun cracks Arcenti with an uppercut from hell and Arcenti crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Calhoun's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Arcenti is rocked!
It looks like Marco Arcenti has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calhoun passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Arcenti is still in real trouble! Can Calhoun finish him?
Arcenti looks gassed!
Calhoun working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Arcenti seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calhoun tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Calhoun has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Calhoun advances nicely into full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun looking to secure an arm triangle but Arcenti defends it well.
Calhoun looking to control and managing it successfully.
Calhoun lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Calhoun lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Arcenti hang on?
Calhoun is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Arcenti can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Calhoun with good strikes from the mount here!
Calhoun looking to secure an arm triangle but Arcenti defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun looking to control but Arcenti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Calhoun landing strikes from the mount and Arcenti is in trouble!
Calhoun lands a heavy elbow.
Calhoun throws a strike there. Arcenti manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Calhoun is keen to just control but Arcenti is a slippery customer.
Calhoun seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Calhoun is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Arcenti!
Calhoun looking to finish Arcenti with some ground and pound. This is bad for Arcenti!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Arcenti is out cold - huge knockout for Calhoun!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Trey Calhoun!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeb Springfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeb Springfield!
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, Kendall Smith!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Smith lands but Springfield takes it in his stride.
Smith blocks a head kick by Springfield.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Springfield swinging wilding here.
Springfield throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Springfield throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Springfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Springfield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Springfield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Springfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Springfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Springfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Springfield connects with a looping right hand.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Springfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Springfield tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Springfield prevents Smith from standing back up.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith wants to control but Springfield is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith has hold of Springfield's hands but Springfield slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Springfield seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Springfield working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Springfield is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Springfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Springfield passes the guard and advances to mount!
Springfield with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Springfield postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Smith tries to lock up and control but Springfield gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Springfield lands a heavy elbow.
Smith is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Springfield lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Springfield finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Springfield cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Springfield working Smith over with strikes here.
Springfield lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Springfield.
Springfield raining down shots from the mount!
Smith tries to reverse the position but Springfield maintains control.
Springfield scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
A nice elbow there by Springfield.
Springfield looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Springfield cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Springfield fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith tries to hold on but Springfield pushes him away.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Springfield postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Springfield scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to hold on but Springfield postures up.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
Springfield landing punches.
Springfield avoids the attempt from Smith to control.
Springfield sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Springfield swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Smith is now in Springfield's guard. A big mistake from Springfield there, giving up the dominant position!
Springfield tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Springfield scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Springfield manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Springfield landing shots from mount.
Springfield lands with some strikes.
Springfield loads up with a big shot that hurts Smith! He's pulled Springfield in close but Springfield has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Smith survive? More strikes from Springfield and Smith is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeb Springfield!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Notorious BIG (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Bross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bross is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jamelia - Superstar. Notorious BIG could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lars Bross's chin.
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Notorious BIG!
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, Lars Bross!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bross fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but BIG is out of range.
Bross throws a big shot that misses.
BIG shoots for a double leg takedown but Bross sprawls well. He's pushed BIG's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bross looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bross is looking to chop away at BIG's legs.
BIG shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bross's guard.
Bross tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bross can do anything to dispel that myth.
BIG trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
BIG drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and BIG jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
BIG 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.
Bross will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
BIG passes into half guard.
Bross looks gassed!
BIG is looking for a kimura but Bross is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for BIG to get the leverage.
BIG works his way into full mount!
Bross defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from BIG.
BIG is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bross has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bross tries to reverse the position but BIG maintains control.
BIG looking for a guillotine from mount but Bross is having none of it.
BIG looking for a guillotine from mount but Bross is having none of it.
Bross is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
BIG is working for a guillotine from mount but Bross frees his head quite easily.
BIG wants to finish this one by submission but Bross is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from BIG.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BIG has control of Bross's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bross regains control of the situation pretty easily.
BIG wants to finish this one by submission but Bross is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from BIG.
Bross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with BIG. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
BIG stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by BIG.
Bross throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
BIG is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bross is trying to escape and BIG transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bross is forced to tap! Nice work there by BIG! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Notorious BIG!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Roll might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Limp Bizkit - Rollin'. Scott Steel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Roll!
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, Scott Steel!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll shoots in and bounces Steel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Roll stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roll looking to sit in guard and control but Steel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Steel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Roll is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Steel off and has taken his back!
Roll misses with an elbow to the head.
Steel trying to control the hands but Roll won't let him.
Roll is hanging on to Steel's back as he tries to escape.
Steel avoids the strikes from Roll.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel covering up well and avoiding damage.
Steel trying to control the action but Roll just sinks the hooks in.
Steel is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Roll is staying active.
Roll is trying to stick to Steel's back but Steel is turning into Roll. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Roll's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Steel.
Roll wants to sweep here but Steel controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roll feints and as Steel raises his hands in defense, Roll changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steel wants to pass to mount but Roll is defending the position.
Roll trying to control but Steel postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is trying to control the action in half guard but Roll is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Steel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roll is just riding it out for now. Steel eventually gives up the hold.
Steel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roll defending well though.
Roll is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roll is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roll shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steel pinned against the cage. Steel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking to land body kicks.
Scott Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel is looking to clinch.
Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roll decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steel's guard.
Steel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roll wants to pass the guard but Steel is keeping the position.
Steel trying to control the position.
Steel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is working for a kimura but Roll is defending it quite comfortably.
Steel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Steel connects with a nice short shot to Roll's temple.
Steel is trying to control the action in half guard but Roll is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Steel in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Roll dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roll shoots and misses
and Steel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Scott Steel just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick by Steel misses
and Roll decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Steel's guard.
Roll stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roll!
Steel looking to control but Roll is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steel working the ground and pound effectively.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roll is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Steel looking to finish Roll with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roll!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Roll wants to hold on but Steel pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll throwing hammer fists to the chest of Steel. What's that going to do exactly?
Roll gets back to half guard.
Roll trying to hold on to Steel's head to control him but Steel postures up.
Roll missing with punches from the bottom.
Roll regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roll trying to keep a closed guard but Steel is proving a slippery customer.
Roll looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Steel passes into side control.
Roll manages to work his way to half guard, despite Steel's best efforts.
Roll looking for submissions off his back.
Roll is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Steel in particular looking to stall.
Steel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roll is just riding it out for now. Steel eventually gives up the hold.
Steel prevents Roll from improving his position.
Steel slips a nice elbow through Roll's hands, connecting with Roll's forehead.
Roll tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Roll is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is trying to control the action in half guard but Roll is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Steel stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Roll to get to his feet.
Steel fails with the takedown
and Roll counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roll.
Roll won't allow Steel to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roll accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roll loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roll works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Roll lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Roll prevents Steel from improving his position.
Roll trying to control from half guard but Steel is working away.
Steel is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking to improve his position.
Roll prevents Steel from standing back up.
Roll is looking for a kimura here.
Steel is looking to control Roll's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steel avoid being mounted?
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roll tries to avoid it but Steel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roll to the ground. Roll escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roll with a poor takedown
and Steel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel forces his way into half guard.
Steel wants to stand up but Roll has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scott Steel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Steel is looking to chop away at Roll's legs.
Roll fails with the takedown
and Steel counters with a takedown into side control.
Scott Steel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roll tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Steel tries to advance to mount but can't.
Steel cracks Roll with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Steel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roll has escaped the position, nice work there.
Steel trying to control the position but Roll is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Roll, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Steel working away.
Steel slows the pace down.
Roll gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Roll misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Roll missing with punches from the bottom.
Roll is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roll manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Roll manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Roll looking to finish Steel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steel!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Steel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Roll looking to finish with strikes here!
Roll goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Steel turns into him and now he's in Roll's guard.
Roll 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.
Roll scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Steel tries to stand but Roll is controlling from the bottom.
Roll is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roll cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Roll landing strikes from the mount.
Steel is rocked!
Roll unloading with bombs!
Steel is still in real trouble! Can Roll finish him?
Steel working to try and regain half guard.
Roll working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Roll landing punches.
Steel is in a horrible position here. Roll smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roll landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll landing punches.
Steel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roll with shots to the head and body - Steel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roll working for a guillotine from mount but Steel is in no mood to give up.
Roll breaks from Steel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Roll is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Steel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Roll cracks Steel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel is bucking up trying to escape but Roll cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Roll working the ground and pound effectively.
Steel is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Roll showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roll 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Roll!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Williams (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.
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290 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Brian Staal!
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, Ted Williams!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Staal as he checks the leg kick.
Williams scores with a one two! Staal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Staal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Staal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Staal drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Staal off! Staal jumps back into Williams's guard.
Staal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Staal connects with a couple of short punches.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Staal could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Staal wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Staal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there.
Staal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Staal trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Staal with a nice head shot there.
Staal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Staal trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping full guard, as Staal tries to pass.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams trying to control the position.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal 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.
Staal 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Staal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Staal crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Staal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Staal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Staal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Staal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Staal manages to pull guard.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Staal looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Williams has picked Staal up and slammed him! Staal can't keep hold of the triangle and Williams manages to pass to side control!
Staal is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
Staal sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Williams looks gassed!
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Staal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Staal tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Staal flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Staal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Staal wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Staal fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Staal working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Staal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Staal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Staal is looking to clinch.
Ted Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Staal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Staal avoids it.
Staal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staal misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
Williams tries for a takedown but Staal circles away easily
and Staal counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal pulls Williams into guard.
Staal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams wanted to stand there but Staal had control of the position.
Staal controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Staal scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Williams wants to control from the top but Staal keeps moving.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Staal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staal trying to strike off his back.
Williams won't allow Staal to sweep him here.
Staal looking to control.
Staal pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Staal wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
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.
Williams gets to his feet - Staal follows without any prompting.
Staal throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brian Staal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Staal counters with a nice body shot.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Staal is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Staal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Staal is looking to clinch.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams throws a series of punches but Staal avoids them all with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Williams.
Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Staal is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams swings around for an armbar but Staal sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Williams's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Staal is controlling him.
Staal wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Staal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Staal wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams looks to clinch
and Staal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Staal.
Williams throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Staal throwing strikes but missing.
Staal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Staal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Staal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Staal is looking to clinch.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams scores a takedown into full mount!
Williams jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Staal is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Staal and Williams has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Williams wants to stand but Staal has his arm trapped.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Staal keeps working.
Staal can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Staal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Staal gets full guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal managing to control the position.
Staal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Staal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Staal wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Staal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Staal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Staal clinches with his opponent.
Staal landing knees to the head.
Staal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Staal connects with a knee to the head.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Staal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Staal looking for a takedown.
Staal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Staal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Staal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Williams wants to control from the top but Staal keeps moving.
Staal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Staal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Staal lands a big elbow.
Staal dominating with strikes here.
Williams is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Staal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Staal finish him?
Staal throwing strikes here but Williams is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Staal looking to ground and pound but Williams is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brian Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Staal looking to ground and pound but Williams is blocking nicely.
Staal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Staal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Staal throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Williams blocking the ground and pound.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Staal controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Staal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Williams wants to control but Staal is having none of it.
Staal with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Staal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ted Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Staal lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Staal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Staal 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Staal!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Xie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nukem's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cowboys From Hell by Pantera. The key to victory for Duke Nukem has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Nukem!
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, Tony Xie!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nukem clinches up with Xie and pushes him back against the cage.
Nukem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Xie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nukem prevents the takedown attempt.
Xie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Xie tries to land knees in the clinch but Nukem avoids the damage to the body.
Nukem with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tony Xie has been cut.
Xie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Duke Nukem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Xie.
Nukem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nukem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nukem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nukem with a knee to the head.
Xie is rocked!
Xie looks gassed!
Nukem content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Xie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nukem lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Xie out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Duke Nukem!
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