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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daizu Mitsusada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Manuel Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsusada's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vampire Weekend. Juan Manuel Marquez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daizu Mitsusada!
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, Juan Manuel Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Manuel Marquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitsusada doesn't manage to clinch there - Manuel Marquez circles away.
Juan Manuel Marquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuel Marquez slips a jab and a cross from Mitsusada.
Mitsusada scores with a kick to the body.
Manuel Marquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manuel Marquez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mitsusada misses with a wild combination.
Manuel Marquez moves into range and clinches up with Mitsusada.
Manuel Marquez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mitsusada drags the fight down to the ground.
Mitsusada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mitsusada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manuel Marquez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mitsusada working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manuel Marquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manuel Marquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manuel Marquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mitsusada wants to stand up but Manuel Marquez is controlling him.
Manuel Marquez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Manuel Marquez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Manuel Marquez throws a big right hand that misses.
Manuel Marquez postures up in Mitsusada's guard and throws a big left but Mitsusada blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsusada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manuel Marquez.
Manuel Marquez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Manuel Marquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mitsusada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manuel Marquez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitsusada is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Manuel Marquez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Manuel Marquez's back!
Mitsusada struggling to land strikes to the head as Manuel Marquez covers up.
Manuel Marquez is trying to defend against the choke here but Mitsusada has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Mitsusada Tightens the hold and Manuel Marquez taps out furiously! Mitsusada displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daizu Mitsusada!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milani Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua has chosen Armin Van Buuren - Sail as his entrance music. Milani Rua looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Lance Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milani Rua!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Storm.
Rua shoots for a takedown but Storm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Storm tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Storm with a nice cross.
Storm doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Rua clinches with his opponent.
Storm scores a nice knee to the body.
Storm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Storm throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rua looks gassed!
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rua.
A knee to the head by Storm.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Storm is stalling here.
Rua takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Milani Rua has been cut.
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!
Storm misses with a knee strike.
Storm digs a right hand into Rua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rua's gas tank.
Storm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Storm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Storm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Storm.
Storm is stalling here.
Storm looking to slow down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Storm, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Storm.
Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Storm stuffs the takedown attempt from Rua. Rua gets slowly back to his feet.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Storm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rua counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rua bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rua decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A head kick by Storm misses
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Storm misses with an uppercut
and Rua counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rua gets the takedown into side control.
Rua working away.
Rua thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Storm tries to buck Rua off but Rua is having none of it.
Storm wants to control but Rua postures up.
Storm tries to control but Rua manages to take his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua controlling well, preventing Storm from escaping the position.
Storm rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rua trying to control the pace.
Rua seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Storm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Storm trying to control but Rua postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Storm moves into full guard.
Storm working a defensive guard here.
Storm 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Storm holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua won't allow Storm to sweep him here.
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 Lance Storm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Milani Rua's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rua counters with a thumping low kick.
Rua misses with a few strikes there.
Rua looks to throw a body kick
and Storm counters with a right hand to the body.
Storm wants to clinch but Rua slips to the side
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Storm looking for a sweep. Not yet Storm, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rua's guard.
Storm not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Storm trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Storm 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Storm moves into range and clinches up with Rua.
Storm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Storm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Storm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Storm moves into the clinch successfully.
Storm breaks the clinch.
A cross from Storm lands.
Storm wants to clinch
and Rua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rua.
Storm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Storm lands an elbow inside.
Storm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rua takes an elbow to the forehead.
Storm landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Storm lands a knee to the head.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Storm working aggressively here.
Storm crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a damaging elbow.
Storm lands a knee to the body.
Storm throws an elbow but it misses.
Storm is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Storm connects with a knee to the head.
Storm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Storm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rua's hands.
Rua is rocked!
Storm throws a lazy head kick
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Storm tries to clinch
and Rua counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Storm is looking to improve his position.
Storm holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rua passes the guard and advances to mount!
Storm is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm wants to control but Rua is having none of it.
Storm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rua avoids the attempt from Storm to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Storm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Milani Rua's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Storm lands with a kick to the temple. Rua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
Rua misses with a jab, cross combination.
Storm looks to clinch
and Rua makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Storm really felt that one!
Storm tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
Storm tries to clinch
and Rua decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Storm's guard.
Rua being controlled here momentarily.
Storm has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Milani Rua has got the better of the ground game so far.
Storm is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rua tries to stand but Storm is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to control from the top but Storm keeps moving.
Storm controls Rua momentarily but Rua frees himself.
Storm wants to hit a switch here but Rua passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Storm there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Storm keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rua looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm trying desperately to get to his feet.
Storm tries to improve his position but instead Rua has taken his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Storm as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Rua!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Storm wants to escape the position.
Storm holding both Rua 's hands and preventing any damage.
Rua controlling well, preventing Storm from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rua is not going to allow Storm to sit and survive in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milani Rua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Storm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Lance Storm!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Milani Rua!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Friedmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Storm Stryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanton Friedmon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Friedmon!
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, Storm Stryder!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedmon walks into a jab.
Stryder throws a series of punches but Friedmon avoids them all with ease.
Friedmon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Decent striking displayed by Stryder there.
Friedmon tries for a takedown but Stryder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Friedmon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Friedmon working the head and body with strikes.
Stryder on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Friedmon stalling.
Stryder punching from the bottom.
Stryder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Friedmon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stryder can do anything to dispel that myth.
Friedmon lands strikes from half guard.
Friedmon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stryder tries to roll over but Friedmon keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Friedmon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stryder.
A combination from Stryder does no damage.
Friedmon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon stopping the sweep attempt from Stryder.
Stryder keeping moving, preventing Friedmon from controlling successfully.
Friedmon 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.
Stryder is looking for a triangle but Friedmon pushes his legs off easily.
Stryder looks gassed!
Friedmon stands and throws Stryder's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stryder takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stryder is looking to reverse the position.
Friedmon trying to control the action but Stryder is working from the bottom.
Friedmon is chipping away with strikes.
Friedmon staying calm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Friedmon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Stryder!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
Friedmon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stryder is desperately trying to improve his position but Friedmon has a good base and remains in mount.
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount.
Friedmon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Friedmon with shots to the head and body - Stryder looks very uncomfortable down there.
Friedmon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friedmon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stryder is trying desperately to improve position.
Friedmon with good strikes from the mount here!
Friedmon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Stryder 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.
Stryder is bucking up trying to escape but Friedmon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Friedmon content just to control the position here.
Stryder tries to reverse the position but Friedmon maintains control.
Friedmon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stryder can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Friedmon with a couple of short strikes.
Friedmon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Friedmon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Friedmon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Friedmon controlling the pace for now.
Friedmon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stryder is trying to escape the mount.
Friedmon looking to finish Stryder with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stryder!
Friedmon landing punches.
Friedmon tries to control but Stryder wriggling away.
Stryder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Friedmon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stryder working to try and regain half guard.
Friedmon scoring with strikes but Stryder is staying in there.
Friedmon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stryder looks a forlorn figure.
Stryder in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Friedmon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Friedmon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Friedmon working Stryder over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon working Stryder over with strikes here.
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount and Stryder is in trouble!
Friedmon with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Friedmon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stryder is wriggling around trying to escape.
Friedmon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stryder's face.
Stryder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Friedmon landing punches.
Friedmon tries to control but Stryder wriggling away.
Friedmon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stryder looks a forlorn figure.
Stryder in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Friedmon landing shots from mount.
Friedmon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Stryder is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount.
Friedmon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Friedmon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon 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.
Friedmon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Friedmon lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Friedmon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Friedmon landing with the ground and pound.
Friedmon landing with the ground and pound.
Stryder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stryder wants to sweep here but Friedmon controlling him for the moment.
Friedmon cracks Stryder with a solid left hand.
Friedmon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stryder is trying to get back to full guard.
Friedmon uses his free foot to push down on Stryder's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stryder.
Friedmon lands a big elbow.
Stryder is breathing heavily.
Friedmon lands a nice shot to the head.
Friedmon landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon breaks from Stryder's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
Friedmon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Friedmon controlling the position easily from mount.
Friedmon unloading with bombs!
Friedmon lands a heavy elbow.
Friedmon with shots to the head and body - Stryder looks very uncomfortable down there.
Friedmon controlling the position easily from mount.
Friedmon trying to control but Stryder is having none of it.
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount and Stryder is in trouble!
Stryder is looking to get to half guard.
Friedmon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stryder is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon cracks Stryder with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Friedmon lands a heavy elbow.
Friedmon landing strikes from the mount.
Stanton Friedmon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Friedmon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Friedmon lands a nice shot to the head.
Stryder is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Stryder that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Stryder is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Friedmon working the ground and pound effectively.
Friedmon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Friedmon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Friedmon working Stryder over with strikes here.
BOOM! Friedmon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Friedmon cracks Stryder with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Friedmon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Friedmon.
Friedmon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Friedmon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Friedmon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stryder is working to get back to half guard.
Friedmon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stryder is bucking up trying to escape but Friedmon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Stryder is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stryder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Friedmon.
Friedmon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Stryder is looking to get to half guard.
Stryder is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee warns Stryder that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stryder tries to reverse the position but Friedmon maintains control.
Friedmon with a couple of short strikes.
Stryder slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stryder is in trouble now - Friedmon has advanced to mount!
Stryder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stryder manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Friedmon slips a nice elbow through Stryder's hands, connecting with Stryder's forehead.
Stryder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stryder punching from the bottom.
Friedmon is nestled in close to Stryder, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Friedmon trying to control from half guard but Stryder is working away.
Stryder wants to improve his position but Friedmon is controlling well.
Friedmon wants to take a breather but Stryder is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Friedmon fails with the takedown.
Stryder jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stryder tries to bum rush Friedmon with a series of wild strikes but Friedmon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Friedmon ducks under a wild hook from Stryder.
Stryder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Friedmon momentarily.
Friedmon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stryder looking for a guillotine here but Friedmon defends easily.
Friedmon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stryder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Friedmon's guard.
Friedmon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stryder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stryder scoring with some ground and pound.
Stryder scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stryder wants to pass the guard but Friedmon is keeping the position.
Stryder must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Friedmon thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stryder is looking to work some ground and pound but Friedmon has wrist control.
Friedmon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stryder lands the left hand.
Stryder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Friedmon gets the takedown into side control.
Stryder tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryder regains half guard.
Friedmon is trying to control the action in half guard but Stryder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Friedmon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stryder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Friedmon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stryder!
Friedmon is landing with some decent strikes but Stryder is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Friedmon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Friedmon prevents Stryder from getting the reversal.
Stryder throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Stryder is looking to get to half guard.
Friedmon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stryder hang on?
Friedmon blocks Stryder's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stryder regains half guard.
Stryder is trying to get back to full guard.
Friedmon throwing shots but Stryder is blocking nicely.
Friedmon working Stryder over with strikes.
Friedmon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stryder tries to get to full guard but Friedmon has control of the leg.
Stryder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stryder tries to kick Friedmon off but Friedmon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Friedmon lands a nice short elbow.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Stryder. No joy for Friedmon on that attempt.
Stryder listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stryder uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Friedmon has time to react.
Stryder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stryder scores with a one two! Friedmon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Friedmon is rocked!
Stryder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Friedmon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stryder lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Stryder shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Friedmon is backing up but Stryder catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Friedmon covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Stryder Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Storm Stryder!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cocaine Blues. The key to victory for Tim Johns has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Johns!
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, Edgar Poe!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns throws a right hand that Poe ducks under and follows up with a left that Poe also avoids with ease.
Poe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johns keeps the fight on the outside.
Johns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johns tries to clinch but Poe moves away
and Poe counters with a body kick.
Poe throws the left hand but Johns avoids the punch easily.
No luck for Johns with that takedown attempt.
Poe moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Tim Johns has been cut.
Poe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Poe is looking to clinch.
Johns bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Johns stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Poe blocks a leg kick.
Poe wants to clinch.
Johns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poe has his takedown stuffed
and Johns counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Poe's guard now.
Tim Johns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Poe.
Johns is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Poe is proving hard to escape from.
Poe 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.
Johns makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Poe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johns doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Poe is tightening it up a little... Johns has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Johns reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Johns taps out! nice BJJ there by Poe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Edgar Poe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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, Curtis Lind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan doesn't manage to clinch there - Lind circles away.
Lind moves in looking to clinch but Jordan pushes him off.
Jordan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jordan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lind clinches but Jordan breaks the clinch
and Jordan counters with a takedown into side control.
Jordan stands up and beckons Lind to his feet.
Jordan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lind looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jordan shoots in for a double leg but Lind sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lind instigates a clinch.
Jordan tries to pull guard but Lind won't allow it.
Curtis Lind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Jordan.
Lind wants to get back to striking at distance but Jordan won't allow it.
Jordan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lind lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lind is stalling here.
Jordan jumps into guard, dragging Lind to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan is wriggling around but Lind manages to pass to half guard.
Lind missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lind is working for a kimura but Jordan is defending it quite comfortably.
Lind uses his free foot to push down on Jordan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jordan.
Jordan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jordan taking shots to the head.
Jordan taking shots to the head.
Lind lands a heavy elbow.
Lind goes for an armbar but he's not got it� Jordan turns into him and now he's in Lind's guard.
Jordan throws a big right hand that misses.
Jordan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lind manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jordan manages to get himself to full guard.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Lind from controlling successfully.
Jordan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lind is one step ahead there.
Lind lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lind tries to free his leg and advance position but Jordan is retaining full guard.
Lind has gone for a leg lock! Jordan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lind's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jordan looks gassed!
Jordan postures up.
Lind escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jordan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lind wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lind is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lind winds up and cracks Jordan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jordan actively working from the bottom here.
Lind trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind works his way into side control.
Jordan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lind working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jordan is trying to work for a sweep but Lind has mounted him!
Lind is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan wants to hold on but Lind pushes him away.
Jordan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lind looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Lind 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.
Jordan scores with a takedown into Lind's guard.
Jordan pushes down on Lind's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jordan wants to stand up but Lind is controlling the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jordan lands a nice short elbow.
Lind is refusing to be controlled, as Jordan sits in half guard.
Lind moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jordan wants to stand but Lind has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Lind to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jordan is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Lind pulls down on the head and he's put Jordan to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Curtis Lind!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Woodcomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Woodcomb!
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, Kendall Massey!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodcomb misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Devon Woodcomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woodcomb looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Woodcomb gets a takedown into half guard.
Massey wants to get back to full guard.
Massey is pressing down on Woodcomb's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Massey isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Woodcomb stacks Massey on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Woodcomb!
Massey explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Woodcomb drives through with a takedown into guard.
Woodcomb won't allow Massey to sweep him here.
Woodcomb tries to stand but Massey is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodcomb sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Massey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Woodcomb trying to control the position from guard on top but Massey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woodcomb slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Massey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woodcomb avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Massey wants to sweep but no luck.
Woodcomb thows a big elbow that misses.
Woodcomb seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Massey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Massey looks gassed!
Woodcomb content to stall in guard here.
Massey wants to sweep here but Woodcomb controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodcomb wants to pass the guard but Massey is keeping the position.
Massey keeping moving, preventing Woodcomb from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Massey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Massey is keen to just control but Woodcomb is a slippery customer.
Woodcomb knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Massey on the ground.
Woodcomb is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Massey connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Woodcomb is squirming around, avoiding Massey's attempts to control the action.
Woodcomb bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Massey has his foot on Woodcomb's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Woodcomb works his way back into a safe position though.
Woodcomb has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Massey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Massey looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Woodcomb puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Massey kicks Woodcomb off and gets back to his feet.
Massey clinches with his opponent.
Massey has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Woodcomb is trying to keep an underhook but Massey manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Massey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Woodcomb with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Massey passes to side control.
Massey is working Woodcomb over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Woodcomb, who protects the arm well.
Massey has knee on belly momentarily but Woodcomb bucks him off and regains half guard.
Massey wants to work for an arm triangle but Woodcomb is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Massey seems to be working for a kimura but Woodcomb defends the submission attempt.
Woodcomb blocking the ground and pound attempt from Massey.
Woodcomb moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Massey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woodcomb wants to sweep but no luck.
Massey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kendall Massey will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Massey fails with the takedown
and Woodcomb counters with an outside leg kick.
Woodcomb closes the distance but Massey moves to the side
and Massey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like Massey is going to stand back up.
Woodcomb tries to kick Massey off but Massey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Woodcomb wants to control but Massey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Woodcomb is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Massey pulls his head out easily.
Woodcomb is trying to stand.
Woodcomb is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Woodcomb won't allow Massey to pass to mount.
Massey is breathing heavily.
Woodcomb gets back to full guard.
Woodcomb throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodcomb controls Massey momentarily but Massey frees himself.
Kendall Massey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woodcomb is pulling down on Massey's head. It's preventing any offense from Massey, at least for the moment.
Massey preventing the sweep.
Woodcomb wants to get back to his feet but Massey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Massey trying to control but Woodcomb is working from the bottom.
Woodcomb not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Woodcomb wants to stand but Massey is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Woodcomb lands with a nice body punch.
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.
Woodcomb instigates a clinch.
Woodcomb looking to slow down the pace here.
Woodcomb tries to score a body lock takedown but Massey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Woodcomb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Massey blocks it with crossed arms.
Woodcomb fails to pull guard.
Woodcomb is fighting off a takedown attempt but Massey is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Woodcomb to the mat. Woodcomb regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Woodcomb trying to control the position.
Massey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Massey stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Massey stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Woodcomb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Massey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Woodcomb counters with a nice double leg into side control. Massey won't be happy with that.
Woodcomb stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Woodcomb.
Massey on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Woodcomb wants to control but Massey is keeping him busy.
Massey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Massey tries to roll over but Woodcomb keeps him under control.
Woodcomb decides to stand and escape the position.
Woodcomb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Woodcomb wants to clinch but Massey slips to the side
and Massey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodcomb is looking to break free of the clinch but Massey has double underhooks.
Woodcomb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Massey backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Woodcomb.
Woodcomb prevents a takedown attempt there.
Woodcomb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woodcomb darts in and clinches Massey up against the cage.
Massey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Woodcomb fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Woodcomb shoots and misses
and Massey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Woodcomb trying to control from the bottom.
Massey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Massey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kendall Massey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Massey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Woodcomb. That one must have hurt.
Woodcomb fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Massey sprawls well initially but Woodcomb persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Massey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Massey.
Massey looking for a guillotine here but Woodcomb defends easily.
Woodcomb stands and steps away. Massey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Woodcomb misses with a takedown attempt
so Massey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Massey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Woodcomb trying to strike off his back.
Massey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Massey wants to pass the guard but Woodcomb is keeping the position.
Massey postures up in Woodcomb's guard and throws a big left but Woodcomb blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Woodcomb is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Woodcomb has escaped and now he's on top!
Massey looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Woodcomb passes into half guard.
Massey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Woodcomb wants to stand but Massey has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Massey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Massey actively working from the bottom here.
Massey taking some punishment here, with Woodcomb in his half guard.
Woodcomb seems to be looking for submissions.
Woodcomb controlling the action here.
Woodcomb winds up and cracks Massey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodcomb tries to stand and escape but Massey is controlling the position.
Massey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Massey looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Woodcomb passes into half guard.
Massey tries to get to full guard but Woodcomb has control of the leg.
Massey works his way to full guard. Good work.
Massey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Massey isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Woodcomb stacks Massey on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Woodcomb!
Woodcomb wants to lay and pray for a moment but Massey keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Massey being controlled for a moment.
Woodcomb trying to control the action but Massey is working from the bottom.
Massey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Woodcomb trying to control the pace.
Woodcomb moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Massey.
Massey is looking to regain half guard here but Woodcomb keeps moving and retains side control.
Massey wants to get back to his feet but Woodcomb drags him back down.
Massey is looking for a sweep.
Massey is letting Woodcomb control him for a moment.
Massey manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Devon Woodcomb.
I think Massey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Kendall Massey!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Kendall Massey!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Kendall Massey!
Kendall Massey wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia has chosen Go Ninja- Vanilla Ice as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Terrell Turner!
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, Nate Maia!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia tries to clinch up.
Maia wants to clinch.
Maia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner scores a takedown into full mount!
Maia tries to lock up and control but Turner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Turner with the ground and pound from mount.
Maia is looking to get to half guard.
Maia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turner lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maia is looking to escape.
Maia is trying desperately to improve position.
Turner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maia is desperately trying to improve his position but Turner has a good base and remains in mount.
Turner with a couple of short strikes.
Turner prevents Maia from getting the reversal.
Turner with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia working to try and regain half guard.
Turner with the ground and pound from mount.
Turner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Turner landing shots from mount.
Turner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maia is bucking up trying to escape but Turner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Turner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maia on the ground.
Turner working Maia over with strikes here.
Turner trying to control but Maia is having none of it.
Turner with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia tries to reverse the position but Turner maintains control.
Maia looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner working Maia over with strikes here.
Turner lands a big shot there that rocks Maia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Turner landing strikes from the mount and Maia is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Turner cracks Maia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Turner lands a heavy elbow.
Turner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Maia is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a big shot there that rocks Maia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Turner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maia hang on?
Maia is looking to improve his position but Turner isn't that keen on the idea.
Turner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Maia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Turner landing strikes from the mount and Maia is in trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia working to try and regain half guard.
Turner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Turner 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.
Turner drives through and clinches with Maia against the cage.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner lands a big head kick that sends Maia to the canvas! Turner follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrell Turner!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolando Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia has a takedown stuffed.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Daniels slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolando Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Garcia circles away easily
and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control.
Daniels is trying to improve his position.
Daniels defending against the ground and pound.
Daniels is trying to control Garcia's posture but Garcia avoids it.
Daniels manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Daniels is staying active underneath Garcia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garcia wants to pass to mount but Daniels is defending the position.
Daniels trying to hold on to Garcia's head to control him but Garcia postures up.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daniels tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Garcia swivels and escapes.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels has managed to clinch.
Daniels has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garcia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Daniels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garcia turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Garcia manages to end up in side control.
Daniels gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Daniels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Daniels is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Garcia pulls his head out easily.
Daniels looks gassed!
Daniels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia wants to free his trapped foot but Daniels is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garcia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daniels has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcia is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Daniels manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Daniels looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a hook. Daniels tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daniels blocks a head kick by Garcia.
Daniels shoots and misses
and Garcia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Daniels's guard.
Garcia 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daniels throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Daniels has control of Garcia's left arm, preventing Garcia from doing any damage.
Daniels doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Garcia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Daniels looking to control.
Garcia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels tries to strike from the bottom.
Daniels wants to sweep but no luck.
Daniels doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Garcia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels striking off his back but it's not causing Garcia any problems.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Daniels closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Garcia scores a takedown into full mount!
Daniels working to try and regain half guard.
Daniels tries to lock up and control but Garcia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daniels is looking to escape.
Daniels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia wants to finish this one by submission but Daniels is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Garcia.
Daniels is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garcia lands with some strikes.
Daniels wants to control but Garcia is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Garcia working Daniels over with strikes here.
Garcia goes for an armbar but he's not got it� Daniels turns into him and now he's in Garcia's guard.
Daniels sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garcia's guard.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garcia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Daniels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Daniels thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolando Garcia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Daniels dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Garcia gets the takedown into side control.
Garcia working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Garcia throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Daniels is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Garcia fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Garcia working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Daniels's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Garcia fails to land a wild elbow strike.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Garcia throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Garcia looking to sit in guard and control but Daniels gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garcia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Daniels!
Garcia controlling the position easily from mount.
Garcia looking for a guillotine from mount but Daniels is having none of it.
Daniels tries to lock up and control but Garcia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Garcia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Daniels is looking to get to half guard.
Garcia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Daniels tries to reverse the position but Garcia maintains control.
Garcia trying to control but Daniels is having none of it.
Garcia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
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.
Garcia punching from mount but Daniels doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Daniels flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Garcia throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Garcia punching from mount but Daniels doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Daniels is trying to escape the mount.
Garcia landing strikes from the mount.
Garcia with shots to the head and body - Daniels looks very uncomfortable down there.
Daniels is desperately trying to improve his position but Garcia has a good base and remains in mount.
Garcia landing strikes, looking to finish!
Garcia avoids the attempt from Daniels to control.
Garcia has control of Daniels's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Daniels regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Garcia prevents Daniels from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Garcia doesn't have the hooks in and Daniels manages to turn into his guard.
Daniels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Daniels trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Daniels stands and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Daniels trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
Rolando Garcia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Garcia on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Garcia trying his best to control but Daniels has mounted him.
Daniels landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Garcia has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Garcia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Daniels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daniels scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Daniels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garcia is looking to escape.
Daniels throws some wild stikes that Garcia manages to avoid easily.
Garcia regains half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolando Garcia dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Daniels's hands.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniels.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniels scores with a head kick.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Daniels counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Garcia!
Garcia is trying to escape the mount.
Daniels is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
Daniels working for a submission but Garcia is keeping him at bay.
Garcia is looking to get to half guard.
Daniels looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Daniels is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Garcia can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Daniels looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Daniels landing strikes from the mount and Garcia is in trouble!
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Garcia is working to get back to half guard.
Daniels trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniels landing punches.
Daniels looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garcia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Daniels looking to finish Garcia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Garcia!
Garcia is trying desperately to improve position.
Daniels looking to control but Garcia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garcia tries to lock up and control but Daniels gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Garcia working to try and regain half guard.
Daniels trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Daniels prevents Garcia from getting the reversal.
Daniels lands a big elbow.
Daniels looking to control but Garcia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garcia is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looking to finish Garcia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Garcia!
Daniels working the ground and pound effectively.
Garcia is looking to improve his position but Daniels isn't that keen on the idea.
Daniels putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Daniels working the ground and pound effectively.
Garcia is trying desperately to improve position.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the head.
Garcia tries to lock up and control but Daniels gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet.
Garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Daniels has a good base and remains in mount.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Daniels blocks nicely.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Garcia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Daniels is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daniels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Daniels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Daniels tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Daniels really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Daniels counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Garcia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Daniels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garcia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garcia won't allow Daniels to sweep him here.
Daniels is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Garcia rolls with it to try and escape but Daniels cranks on the arm and Garcia is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Austin Daniels!
Austin Daniels is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Cretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston's entrance music is T.I. - What You Know?. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Kingston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Cretti!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Kingston misses.
Kingston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kingston throws a right and a left that Cretti avoids nicely.
Kingston swinging wilding here.
Cretti tries for a takedown but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cretti tries to clinch up.
Cretti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cretti shoots for a takedown but Kingston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kingston.
Kingston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cretti on the side of the head.
Cretti tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston lands with a nice body kick.
Cretti tries to clinch up.
A left and a right from Kingston both land. Nice combination.
Eddie Kingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cretti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingston.
Kingston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cretti.
A punch combination from Kingston misses.
Kingston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cretti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Kingston does no damage.
Cretti shoots in and drives through. Kingston sprawls well.
Eddie Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Cretti.
Cretti looks gassed!
Kingston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kingston misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston looks to land a combination. Cretti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kingston throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cretti fails to land the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Kingston scores with a four punch combination!
Kingston scores with a nice right hand.
Kingston misses with a series of wild punches.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Cretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danga de danga de dang - Kingston scores with a four punch combination!
Kingston throws a series of punches but Cretti avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kingston.
Cretti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kingston's waist but Kingston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cretti off to one side.
Cretti shoots in but Kingston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eddie Kingston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kingston lands a jab-cross combination.
Kingston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kingston throws a series of strikes that have Cretti backpedaling.
Cretti misses with a takedown attempt - Kingston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kingston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cretti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingston.
Kingston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kingston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingston lands a head kick. Cretti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kingston tries to bum rush Cretti with a series of wild strikes but Cretti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cretti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Kingston does no damage.
A nice combination there by Kingston.
Kingston looks to land a combination. Cretti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cretti is rocked!
Cretti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cretti is still on wobbly legs! Can Kingston finish him?
It's a brutal combination of punches from Kingston! Cretti is backing up but he can't get away as Kingston lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Cretti and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eddie Kingston!
Eddie Kingston retains his light heavyweight title!
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