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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 comes to the cage accompanied by Free Bird by Leonard Skynard. The key to victory for Joey De Andreas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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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
1 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Tesatore!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Andreas tries to bum rush Tesatore with a series of wild strikes but Tesatore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Andreas connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Tesatore tumbling to the canvas! De Andreas pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Tesatore was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joey De Andreas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Bobuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chuck Bobuck has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Bobuck!
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, Philip Orange!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bobuck wants to improve his position but Orange is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orange decides to return to a standing position.
Orange decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Orange with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bobuck knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orange on the ground.
Orange is keen to just control but Bobuck is a slippery customer.
Bobuck is controlling Orange's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bobuck keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orange keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bobuck is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobuck tries to get to full guard but Orange has control of the leg.
Bobuck is trying to stand.
Bobuck trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bobuck fails to land with a series of punches.
Bobuck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orange slips a jab and a cross from Bobuck.
Bobuck misses with a takedown attempt
and Orange counters by clinching up.
Bobuck is pressed up against the cage. Orange has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bobuck down to the mat. Bobuck avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bobuck fails with the takedown
and Orange counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bobuck won't be happy with that.
Orange taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange advances nicely into full mount.
Orange controlling from mount.
Bobuck reaches up to try and control the position but Orange seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Bobuck rolls and tries to escape and now Orange has his back!
Bobuck holding both Orange 's hands and preventing any damage.
Bobuck is in bad spot here.
Orange controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange throwing sloppy strikes.
Orange has good solid back control here.
Bobuck covering up well and avoiding damage.
Orange punches the canvas rather than the man.
Bobuck is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bobuck is trapped and Orange is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Bobuck trying to control the position but Orange manages to sink in the hooks.
Bobuck tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Orange punches the canvas rather than the man.
Orange throwing sloppy strikes.
Bobuck tries to escape but Orange has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
What can Bobuck do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Bobuck covering up well and avoiding damage.
Bobuck has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Orange is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bobuck has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Orange has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Bobuck is defending well but eventually Orange manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Bobuck has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Philip Orange!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Bobbick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobbick comes into the arena with Indestructable blaring out of the sound system. Trey Calhoun is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Bobbick!
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, Trey Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Bobbick.
Calhoun avoids the head kick by Bobbick.
Bobbick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot by Calhoun.
Calhoun throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bobbick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bobbick misses with a series of wild punches.
Bobbick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Trey Calhoun has been cut.
Bobbick misses with a series of wild punches.
Bobbick shoots in but no luck this time.
Calhoun misses with a straight left.
Bobbick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calhoun throws out the jab.
Calhoun just misses with a punch to the body.
Calhoun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bobbick.
Bobbick scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Calhoun gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calhoun moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
Calhoun keeping moving, preventing Bobbick from controlling successfully.
Calhoun 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.
Bobbick wants to control from the top but Calhoun keeps moving.
Bobbick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Calhoun on the ground.
Bobbick works over Calhoun with some ground and pound from guard.
Calhoun working for a triangle but Bobbick defends it easily.
Bobbick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bobbick connects with a couple of short punches.
Bobbick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calhoun has momentary wrist control but Bobbick slips an elbow through the middle.
Calhoun keeping full guard, as Bobbick tries to pass.
Bobbick postures up in Calhoun's guard and throws a big left but Calhoun blocks it.
Calhoun has his feet on Bobbick's thighs here. He's pushed Bobbick off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bobbick screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trey Calhoun!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrick Sizewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sizewell's choice of entrance music: Cult of Personality. This should be a great matchup!
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264 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Cullen!
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, Henrick Sizewell!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen stuffs the takedown.
Cullen misses with a hook. Sizewell ducked under it nicely.
Cullen misses with a hook. Sizewell ducked under it nicely.
Sizewell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sizewell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sizewell scores with a takedown into Cullen's guard.
Cullen keeping moving, preventing Sizewell from controlling successfully.
Sizewell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cullen is proving hard to escape from.
Sizewell wants to control from the top but Cullen keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sizewell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sizewell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sizewell wants to control from the top but Cullen keeps moving.
Sizewell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cullen's guard.
Cullen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sizewell's guard.
Sizewell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cullen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sizewell tries to get to full guard but Cullen has control of the leg.
Sizewell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sizewell wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sizewell is trying to stand up here but Cullen is controlling him well.
Sizewell looks gassed!
Cullen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sizewell looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sizewell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sizewell is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cullen pulls his head out easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cullen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cullen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cullen lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sizewell wants to stand but Cullen is controlling the position.
Cullen is working Sizewell over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sizewell controls Cullen momentarily but Cullen frees himself.
Sizewell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sizewell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cullen!
Sizewell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sizewell with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sizewell dominating with strikes here.
Cullen is rocked!
Sizewell wants to stand but Cullen is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Oh Cullen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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Sizewell working for a guillotine from mount but Cullen is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sizewell thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sizewell thowing shots but they're missing.
Cullen seems to have got his legs back now.
Sizewell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cullen is looking to escape.
The referee warns Cullen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sizewell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sizewell cracks Cullen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cullen is trying desperately to improve position.
Cullen tries to hold on but Sizewell pushes him away.
Sizewell working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sizewell avoids the attempt from Cullen to control.
Sizewell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizewell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sizewell tries to control but Cullen wriggling away.
Sizewell lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sizewell lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Sizewell.
Sizewell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cullen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cullen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cullen gets back to half guard.
Sizewell decides to return to a standing position.
Sizewell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cullen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sizewell misses with a left hand
and Cullen counters with a left and a right that stings Sizewell.
Cullen gets caught flat footed, as Sizewell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sizewell trying to control the position from guard on top but Cullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sizewell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cullen's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cullen is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrick Sizewell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sizewell clinches but Cullen breaks the clinch
and Cullen counters with a straight right hand.
Sizewell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sizewell fails to land the takedown.
Sizewell cracks Cullen with a good jab.
Sizewell misses with a hook.
A jab from Sizewell finds it's way through Cullen's defenses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cullen!
Sizewell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sizewell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cullen is squirming around, avoiding Sizewell's attempts to control the action.
Cullen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sizewell goes for an armbar but Cullen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cullen.
Cullen stays in close to Sizewell's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen won't allow Sizewell to get back to his feet.
Cullen trying to control but Sizewell is working from the bottom.
Sizewell keeping full guard, as Cullen tries to pass.
Cullen is working hard here to advance position.
Cullen stops Sizewell from standing up.
Cullen wants to control from the top but Sizewell keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Sizewell misses.
Henrick Sizewell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sizewell pushes Cullen up against the cage in a clinch.
Sizewell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Sizewell misses.
Cullen throws a low kick but Sizewell avoids it.
Sizewell throws a combination that misses
and Cullen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cullen shoots in but Sizewell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cullen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sizewell wants to control from the top but Cullen keeps moving.
Cullen wants to sweep but no luck.
Cullen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cullen 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.
Sizewell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sizewell stands up and waves to Cullen to follow him.
Cullen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen fails with the takedown
and Sizewell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Cullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid body kick from Sizewell.
Danga de danga de dang - Sizewell scores with a four punch combination!
Sizewell wants to clinch up but Cullen keeps it at a distance.
Sizewell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cullen slips a jab and a cross from Sizewell.
Sizewell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sizewell misses with a few strikes there.
Sizewell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sizewell wants to take a breather but Cullen is having none of it.
Sizewell wants to free his trapped foot but Cullen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sizewell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cullen looking for submissions off his back.
Cullen gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen looking for a triangle here. Sizewell is fighting it but it looks tight! Cullen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sizewell is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lucas Cullen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between New York Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PekkaKalle Ollilankuja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). New York Strangler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to PekkaKalle Ollilankuja's chin.
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, New York Strangler!
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, PekkaKalle Ollilankuja!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollilankuja connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like New York Strangler has been cut.
Strangler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Strangler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Strangler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Strangler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Strangler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ollilankuja, who protects the arm well.
Strangler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ollilankuja struggling a bit here.
Strangler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ollilankuja has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ollilankuja is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollilankuja is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Strangler asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Strangler has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ollilankuja is trying to escape the mount.
Strangler landing punches.
Ollilankuja is trying desperately to improve position.
Ollilankuja really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strangler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strangler avoids the attempt from Ollilankuja to control.
Strangler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Strangler throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangler goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ollilankuja turns into him and now he's in Strangler's guard.
Strangler is breathing heavily.
Ollilankuja wants to control from the top but Strangler keeps moving.
Ollilankuja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strangler is keeping the position for now.
Strangler 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.
Strangler keeping moving, preventing Ollilankuja from controlling successfully.
Strangler striking off his back but it's not causing Ollilankuja any problems.
Strangler looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ollilankuja passes into side control.
Strangler is trying to get back to half guard.
Ollilankuja wants to stand but Strangler is controlling his arm.
Strangler gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangler taking some punishment here, with Ollilankuja in his half guard.
Ollilankuja wants to control but Strangler is keeping him busy.
Ollilankuja tries to pass to full mount but Strangler defends it.
Strangler manages to get to full guard.
Strangler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ollilankuja manages to get himself to full guard.
Strangler looking to pass the guard.
Ollilankuja keeping moving, preventing Strangler from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ollilankuja is pulling down on Strangler's head to control his posture.
Strangler is pushing down on Ollilankuja's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ollilankuja is fighting to maintain full guard but Strangler has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strangler works his way into full mount!
Strangler looking to ground and pound but Ollilankuja is blocking nicely.
Strangler throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ollilankuja because Strangler loaded up on that one.
Strangler punching from mount but Ollilankuja doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Strangler throws a sloppy strike and Ollilankuja uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Ollilankuja has ended up in Strangler's guard.
Strangler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ollilankuja is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Strangler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ollilankuja gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strangler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ollilankuja gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
New York Strangler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on New York Strangler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Strangler shoots in and bounces Ollilankuja off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ollilankuja 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.
Strangler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ollilankuja is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ollilankuja has escaped and now he's on top!
Strangler has his foot on Ollilankuja's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ollilankuja works his way back into a safe position though.
Strangler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ollilankuja won't allow Strangler to sweep him here.
New York Strangler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strangler has a closed guard, preventing Ollilankuja from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollilankuja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ollilankuja won't allow Strangler to sweep him here.
Ollilankuja passes Strangler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Strangler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Strangler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Strangler throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ollilankuja because Strangler loaded up on that one.
Strangler throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Strangler throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Strangler has hold of Ollilankuja's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ollilankuja manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ollilankuja defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Strangler.
The referee warns Ollilankuja that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ollilankuja looks a forlorn figure.
Strangler working for a guillotine from mount but Ollilankuja is in no mood to give up.
Strangler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ollilankuja can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Strangler cracks Ollilankuja with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ollilankuja is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strangler controlling the position easily from mount.
Ollilankuja is still in real trouble! Can Strangler finish him?
Strangler working for a guillotine from mount but Ollilankuja is in no mood to give up.
Ollilankuja seems to have recovered his senses.
Strangler landing strikes from the mount.
Strangler is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ollilankuja has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ollilankuja!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangler keeping moving, preventing Ollilankuja from controlling successfully.
Ollilankuja sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Strangler will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Strangler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ollilankuja is one step ahead there.
Strangler has his foot on Ollilankuja's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ollilankuja works his way back into a safe position though.
Strangler keeping moving, preventing Ollilankuja from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Strangler is on top in guard.
Ollilankuja keeping full guard, as Strangler tries to pass.
That's four 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.
Strangler postures up.
Strangler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ollilankuja looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ollilankuja looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ollilankuja!
Ollilankuja tries to stand but Strangler is controlling his head.
Strangler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ollilankuja tries to stand but Strangler is controlling his head.
Strangler manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strangler gets back to full guard.
Strangler tries to strike from the bottom.
Ollilankuja is sitting in close to Strangler's body. Strangler has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ollilankuja is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ollilankuja is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Strangler.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). New York Strangler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Volkovzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slow Fade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Volkovzky!
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, Slow Fade!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Fade. No joy for Volkovzky on that attempt.
Volkovzky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fade is fending him off so far but Volkovzky persists. Nope, Fade circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Fade.
Fade throws a left that rocks Volkovzky and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Fade dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Volkovzky regain composure!
Volkovzky is rocked!
Volkovzky is trying to escape the position but Fade is controlling the position.
Oh Volkovzky is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkovzky is trying to get back to half guard.
Volkovzky trying to remain calm as Fade controls from the top position.
Volkovzky manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fade's best efforts.
Volkovzky seems to have got his legs back now.
Volkovzky gets full guard.
Volkovzky trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Volkovzky working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fade doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fade manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fade sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fade tries to free his leg and advance position but Volkovzky is retaining full guard.
Volkovzky looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fade trying to control but Volkovzky is working from the bottom.
Volkovzky had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fade is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Volkovzky Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fade's back instead.
Volkovzky is breathing heavily.
Volkovzky punches the canvas rather than the man.
Fade trying to control the action but Volkovzky just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Volkovzky looking for the choke but no joy.
Fade just trying to survive but Volkovzky is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Fade controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Fade preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Volkovzky.
Volkovzky gets his hands free as Fade looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fade is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fade looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Volkovzky trying to control momentarily.
Volkovzky looking for the choke but no joy.
Fade holding both Volkovzky 's hands and preventing any damage.
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.
Volkovzky is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Volkovzky controlling well, preventing Fade from escaping the position.
Fade fending off the submission attempt from Volkovzky.
Volkovzky is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Volkovzky has the hooks in. Fade is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Slow Fade will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Volkovzky shoots for a double leg takedown but Fade sprawls well. He's pushed Volkovzky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Damien Volkovzky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Volkovzky looks for a takedown but Fade sprawls well.
Volkovzky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkovzky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Volkovzky is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fade has escaped the position, nice work there.
Volkovzky working away.
Volkovzky prevents Fade from escaping the position.
Fade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Volkovzky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fade is not content to let Volkovzky control the position.
Volkovzky decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkovzky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Volkovzky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Volkovzky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fade to the mat! Fade manages to get full guard.
Volkovzky has gone for a leg lock! Fade slips out almost immediately though and dives into Volkovzky's guard.
Volkovzky keeping full guard, as Fade tries to pass.
Volkovzky looking for a guillotine here but Fade defends easily.
Volkovzky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fade's guard.
Volkovzky passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkovzky in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Fade tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Volkovzky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damien Volkovzky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubbs McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Captain America. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Parker!
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, Tubbs McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McCoy is looking for a triangle but Parker pushes his legs off easily.
Parker wants to control from the top but McCoy keeps moving.
Parker throws a big right hand that misses.
McCoy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCoy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker looking to sit in guard and control but McCoy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McCoy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McCoy stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
Parker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Parker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCoy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Parker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker is breathing heavily.
McCoy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Parker is striking off his back. McCoy thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
McCoy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McCoy seems to be working for a kimura but Parker defends the submission attempt.
McCoy is looking to stall here but Parker recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCoy controlling from the top position.
McCoy wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Parker being controlled here, momentarily.
Parker throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McCoy escapes and throws Parker's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Parker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McCoy blocks the strikes from Parker.
McCoy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tubbs McCoy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCoy but McCoy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCoy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McCoy decides to stand and escape the position.
Stephen Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy feints and as Parker raises his hands in defense, McCoy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McCoy lands a couple of elbows.
McCoy stands up over Parker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McCoy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Parker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McCoy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Parker 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.
McCoy moves into full mount! Parker won't be happy about that!
Parker is trying to reverse the position but instead McCoy has taken his back - oops!
McCoy is trying to stick to Parker's back but Parker is turning into McCoy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in McCoy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Parker.
McCoy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Parker is pushing down on McCoy's leg trying to pass to half guard. McCoy is fighting to maintain full guard but Parker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCoy defending well though.
McCoy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCoy is defending against the submission attempts here by Parker.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker trying to control from half guard but McCoy is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tubbs McCoy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Parker shoots and misses
and McCoy counters with a shoot takedown. Parker fights it but they end up in guard.
McCoy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McCoy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCoy stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
Parker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McCoy!
Parker lands a nice shot to the head.
McCoy is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Parker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McCoy's face.
McCoy is still in real trouble! Can Parker finish him?
McCoy is bucking up trying to escape but Parker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
McCoy is in a horrible position here. Parker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker breaks from McCoy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Parker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McCoy is surviving well by controlling Parker's body position as best he can.
McCoy working to try and regain half guard.
McCoy 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker landing strikes from the mount and McCoy is in trouble!
Parker is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McCoy is surviving well by controlling Parker's body position as best he can.
McCoy working to try and regain half guard.
Parker moves to take his opponent's back.
Stephen Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker is working the ground and pound. Can McCoy escape?
Parker has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. McCoy is defending well but eventually Parker manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! McCoy has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stephen Parker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Keller!
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, Bubba Franks!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Franks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Franks looking to control and managing it successfully.
Keller wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Keller tries to roll but Franks sticks to his back.
Keller has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Franks controlling the positon.
Franks throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Franks working for the choke.
I really don't envy Keller right now.
Keller breaks Franks's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Franks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keller trying to control the position from guard on top but Franks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franks 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.
Franks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Franks trying to control the position.
Franks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Keller has his takedown stuffed
and Franks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Franks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franks jumps guard.
Keller trying to control but Franks is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Franks wants to sweep but no luck.
Franks keeping full guard, as Keller tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Keller won't allow Franks to sweep him here.
Franks wants to get back to his feet but Keller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Franks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Franks looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Keller shoots and misses
and Franks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Keller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Franks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Keller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keller misses with a takedown
and Franks counters with a stiff right hand.
Keller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Franks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Franks stalling the fight.
Keller tries for a takedown but Franks manages to get underhooks.
Franks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Franks turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Keller is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keller sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Keller is looking to escape.
Keller tries to roll over but Franks keeps him under control.
Keller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Franks trying to pass the guard but Keller defending well.
Keller is looking for a sweep. Franks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Keller fails with the takedown
and Franks counters with a takedown into side control.
Keller tries to bench press Franks off him but Franks keeps the position.
Franks is looking to take a break and control but Keller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keller is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keller manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Keller gets full guard.
Keller wants to sweep here but Franks controlling him for the moment.
Franks tries to free his leg and advance position but Keller is retaining full guard.
Franks trying to control the position from guard on top but Keller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keller has his feet on Franks's thighs here. He's pushed Franks off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Franks screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christian Keller!
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