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MMM 36: Smith vs. Campana PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Parish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Mannross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clarence Parish!
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, Jan Mannross!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannross gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mannross takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Parish drops Mannross with a beautiful combination! Mannross stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Parish is looking for the KO!
Mannross is rocked!
It looks like Jan Mannross has been cut.
Parish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mannross is still on wobbly legs! Can Parish finish him?
Mannross looks gassed!
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!
BAM! Parish delivers a spinning backfist that drops Mannross like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Clarence Parish!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Landry Saracen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raje Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saracen comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi - Dead or Alive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Landry Saracen!
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, Raje Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan keeps the fight on the outside.
Malapitan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Malapitan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saracen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Malapitan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Saracen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Saracen wants to control but Malapitan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Malapitan is pressing down on Saracen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saracen is holding on for now.
Malapitan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Saracen is just riding it out for now. Malapitan eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saracen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Saracen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Malapitan has Saracen in his guard.
Saracen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Saracen passes into half guard.
Saracen is working for a kimura but Malapitan is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saracen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Malapitan prevents Saracen from taking his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saracen controlling his opponent.
Malapitan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Saracen.
Saracen goes for an armbar but Malapitan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Malapitan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saracen is keeping the position for now.
Malapitan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Saracen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Saracen has escaped and now he's on top!
Malapitan looks gassed!
Saracen trying to control but Malapitan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landry Saracen dominated that 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.
Malapitan keeps the fight on the outside.
Malapitan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saracen moves into the clinch.
Malapitan tries to score a body lock takedown but Saracen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Malapitan wants a takedown.
Landry Saracen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raje Malapitan.
A short uppercut from Saracen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saracen.
Saracen gets through Malapitan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Malapitan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saracen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Saracen is leaning against Malapitan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saracen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saracen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saracen.
Malapitan is rocked!
Saracen swings wildly with an uppercut but Malapitan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malapitan is still on wobbly legs! Can Saracen finish him?
Malapitan blocks an uppercut.
Saracen stalling.
Malapitan seems to have recovered his senses.
Saracen creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Malapitan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Malapitan drops to his knees and Saracen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Landry Saracen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caldwell has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for Brian Caldwell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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158 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Brian Caldwell!
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, Esteban Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Caldwell quickly recovers to half guard.
Caldwell tries to get to full guard but Delgado has control of the leg.
Caldwell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Delgado on the ground.
Delgado takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Caldwell is breathing heavily.
Delgado passes to side control.
Delgado decides to stand back up.
Delgado shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Delgado showed some decent athleticism there.
Delgado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Delgado with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Delgado is working for a kimura but Caldwell is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Delgado is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Caldwell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Delgado.
Delgado winds up and cracks Caldwell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delgado winds up and cracks Caldwell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Still in half guard, Delgado seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado works his foot free and advances to mount.
Delgado has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Delgado looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Delgado tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Delgado lands a big shot there that rocks Caldwell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteban Delgado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Delgado 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 9:10
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 9:10
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Delgado!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Ragno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragno has chosen The World is Mine as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Ragno!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ragno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aldo lands with a good body shot.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Aldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragno.
Ragno avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Aldo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Aldo duly obliges.
It looks like Maximus Ragno has been cut.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Aldo misses
letting Ragno counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
Ragno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Aldo lands with a hook. Ragno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo misses with a straight right.
Ragno lands a jab to the head.
Ragno pounces like a tiger and cracks Aldo with a vicious hook! Aldo is down but not out! Ragno follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maximus Ragno!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Martinez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vlad Tepes's chin.
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Martinez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martinez is trying to force a seperation but Tepes has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Martinez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martinez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tepes has clasped his hands together around Martinez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Martinez is trying to escape the position but Tepes is controlling the position.
Martinez dodges the ground and pound from Tepes.
Tepes is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tepes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Martinez parries the strikes from Tepes easily there. Tepes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Martinez to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tepes is controlling him well.
Tepes controls the position.
Tepes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The referee asks Tepes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tepes prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tepes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tepes is trying to ground and pound but Martinez uses the momentary lack of control by Tepes to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tepes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Tepes.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tepes.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tepes.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Tepes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tepes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tepes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes is keen to just control but Martinez is a slippery customer.
Martinez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tepes.
Tepes trying to control the pace.
That's four 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.
Tepes is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vlad Tepes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tepes fails to land the takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martinez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martinez wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez lands a left and a right that send Tepes crashing to the mat, dazed. Martinez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Vlad Tepes has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Tepes blocks the low kick.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tepes.
Tepes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tepes is rocked!
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Tepes has taken the fight into the clinch.
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 Hugo Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Tepes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Martinez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tepes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Tepes seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tepes trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Tepes working the head and body with strikes.
Tepes working the ground and pound but Martinez is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tepes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tepes throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tepes works to advance to full mount. Martinez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tepes trying to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tepes.
Tepes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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.
Tepes content just to control the position here.
Tepes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tepes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tepes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Martinez's face.
Poor strikes thrown by Tepes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tepes throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Martinez because Tepes loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tepes is landing with some decent strikes but Martinez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tepes controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes looking to ground and pound but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Tepes lands a heavy elbow.
Tepes throwing strikes but Martinez bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Tepes wants to pass the guard but Martinez is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes's cut.
That's time! Martinez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tepes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tepes thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Martinez to regain full guard.
Tepes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tepes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tepes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tepes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tepes working the head with strikes.
Tepes wants to take a breather but Martinez manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tepes.
Vlad Tepes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tepes trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tepes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tepes throwing strikes but missing.
Tepes throws a big right hand that misses.
Tepes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tepes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tepes looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tepes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tepes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vlad Tepes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tepes blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Hugo Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez misses the shot to the body.
Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tepes's calf.
Oooooh!!! Martinez has knocked Tepes down with a huge combo! Martinez steps away and waves a wobbly Tepes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tepes is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
Tepes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tepes seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Martinez.
Martinez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinez is pawing at Tepes, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Tepes's nose. Tepes is badly hurt! Martinez pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Tepes tries desperately to hold on but Martinez is relentless in his assault! As Tepes receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Martinez away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Martinez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siah Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Battle's choice of entrance music: Defintion Of A Mohawk. This should be a great matchup!
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153 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Siah Battle!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon tries for a takedown but Battle circles away easily
and Battle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nixon's guard now.
Nixon controls Battle momentarily but Battle frees himself.
Nixon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Battle is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Nixon has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Battle is looking to defend but Nixon has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Battle! Nixon pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Battle taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Richard Nixon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Boran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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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, Cassius Boran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony White!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boran tries for a takedown but White circles away easily
and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
White wants to control from the top but Boran keeps moving.
White stands up over Boran, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boran is looking for a triangle but White pushes his legs off easily.
White would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
White looking to pass the guard.
Boran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boran looking for a sweep. Not yet Boran, not yet.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well.
Boran escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. White gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
White wants to get up but he can't break Boran's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boran swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White wants to control from the top but Boran keeps moving.
Boran throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Boran is looking to sinch up a triangle. White throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Boran's body to avoid the submission. Boran has instead reached around White's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Boran arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cassius Boran!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Amaral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Breekman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amaral comes to the cage accompanied by Invincible Tonight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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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, Joseph Amaral!
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, Jonas Breekman!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral moves to clinch but Breekman breaks away
and Breekman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Breekman is looking to work some ground and pound but Amaral has wrist control.
Amaral is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Breekman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Amaral. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Breekman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Breekman working some strikes from top position.
Breekman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Breekman wants to control from the top but Amaral keeps moving.
Breekman 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.
Breekman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Breekman lands a couple of elbows.
Amaral wants to sweep here but Breekman controlling him for the moment.
Breekman is pushing down on Amaral's leg trying to pass to half guard. Amaral is fighting to maintain full guard but Breekman has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breekman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Amaral sees it coming and defends easily.
Breekman is thwarting Amaral's attempts to control the position.
Amaral wants to get back to full guard.
Amaral is breathing heavily.
Amaral regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Breekman.
Breekman 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.
Amaral preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Amaral keeping full guard, as Breekman tries to pass.
Breekman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
Breekman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breekman landing with the ground and pound.
Breekman wants to control from the top but Amaral keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Breekman passes Amaral's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Breekman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Amaral trying to hold on to Breekman's head to control him but Breekman postures up.
Breekman is nestled in close to Amaral, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breekman misses with a head shot. Amaral uses the momentum to regain guard.
Breekman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Amaral looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Breekman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Breekman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Breekman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Breekman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Breekman postures up and lands a big shot to Amaral's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Breekman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Breekman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Amaral working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breekman.
Breekman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Amaral tries to bench press Breekman off him but Breekman keeps the position.
Breekman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Breekman scoring with punches from side control.
Breekman cracks Amaral with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Breekman landing a few strikes.
Amaral is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Breekman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Amaral is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Breekman! That's hurt Amaral! Will he recover? Breekman fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Breekman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty McGruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorian Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGruber comes to the cage accompanied by Chevelle - Shameful Metaphors. Scotty McGruber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty McGruber!
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, Dorian Walker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGruber looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGruber leaves Walker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - McGruber circles away.
McGruber misses with an uppercut
and Walker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McGruber's guard now.
Walker works over McGruber with some ground and pound from guard.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but McGruber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker landing some decent shots from guard.
Walker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGruber escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGruber keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker with a nice head shot there.
McGruber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Walker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGruber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Walker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGruber trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGruber is one step ahead there.
Walker has McGruber pulled in close to control his posture.
McGruber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGruber wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker managing to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Walker wants to sweep here but McGruber controlling him for the moment.
McGruber drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Walker dives on top into guard.
McGruber is trying to keep Walker in close.
Walker trying to control but McGruber is working from the bottom.
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.
McGruber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGruber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGruber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker cracks McGruber with a solid left hand.
Walker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McGruber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walker postures up in McGruber's guard and throws a big left but McGruber blocks it.
Walker throws and elbow that misses. McGruber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Walker's guard. Nice move by McGruber!
McGruber 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dorian Walker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McGruber throws a combination that misses
and Walker counters with a right hand to the body.
Walker scores with a nice strike.
Scotty McGruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker misses with a straight right.
McGruber misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McGruber!
McGruber is bucking up trying to escape but Walker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dorian Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker lands a nice shot to the head.
Walker landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns McGruber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Walker is landing with some decent strikes but McGruber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Walker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Walker lands a nice shot to the head.
McGruber is rocked!
Walker lands a heavy elbow.
Oh McGruber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker connects with a bit shot that sees McGruber covering up! More strikes from Walker and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Walker is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dorian Walker!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roland Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roland Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dino Campana!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Campana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Campana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Campana is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Campana manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Campana's guard.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Campana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith 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.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Campana.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Roland Smith.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Campana connects with a crisp jab.
Campana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dino Campana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Campana misses with a hook
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Campana can do anything to dispel that myth.
Campana being controlled for a moment.
Sloppy strikes there by Smith.
Campana tries to improve position but can't.
Smith remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the action but Campana is working from the bottom.
Campana wants to control but Smith postures up.
Smith swings around for an armbar but Campana sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Smith's guard.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campana taking shots to the head.
Smith pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Campana can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smith prevents Campana from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Campana misses the jab.
Campana swinging wildly here.
Dino Campana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Campana did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Campana defends it well.
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.
Campana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Campana is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Well, if Smith 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.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Campana is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Campana wants to get back to his feet.
Smith looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Campana trying to control here.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith is trying to control. Campana wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smith wants to take a breather but Campana is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith passes to full mount!
Smith has control of Campana's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Campana regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campana is working to get back to half guard.
Smith goes for an armbar but Campana turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Campana.
Campana has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Campana avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Campana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Campana swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Campana seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Campana is keeping the position.
Smith trying to control but Campana is working from the bottom.
Campana being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Campana closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Campana is defending well.
The referee asks Smith politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Smith prefers to stall for the moment though.
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Campana can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Campana's shoulder. That is not cool.
Smith in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Campana is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roland Smith!
Roland Smith retains his light heavyweight title!
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