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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Hans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Soderstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Fire With Fire. Soderstrom has chosen Base 10 - new day as his entrance music. Magnus Soderstrom will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freddie Hans!
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, Magnus Soderstrom!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hans changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Soderstrom tries to avoid it but Hans manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Soderstrom to the ground. Soderstrom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Soderstrom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Soderstrom dodges the punch combination from Hans.
Hans lands a left and a right that sends Soderstrom crashing to the canvas! Hans dives into mount looking to finish!
Soderstrom is rocked!
Hans postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Soderstrom looks a forlorn figure.
Soderstrom is still in real trouble! Can Hans finish him?
Hans looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Soderstrom seems to have recovered his senses.
Soderstrom blocking the ground and pound.
Soderstrom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Soderstrom gets back to half guard.
Hans is thwarting Soderstrom's attempts to control the position.
Soderstrom is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hans is staying active.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soderstrom keeps working.
Soderstrom is trying to get back to full guard.
Hans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soderstrom has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hans is working away from the top position though.
Soderstrom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hans.
Hans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soderstrom's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hans scores with a body shot.
Hans throws a chopping leg kick but Soderstrom manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hans.
Hans scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hans displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hans throws a nice looking combination but Soderstrom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hans connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Soderstrom misses with a straight right.
Soderstrom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hans takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Hans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Hans finds it's target.
Hans takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Magnus Soderstrom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soderstrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Soderstrom as Hans shoots in.
Hans is breathing heavily.
Soderstrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soderstrom blocks a head kick by Hans.
Soderstrom misses with a lunging right hand
and Hans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soderstrom lands a brutal head kick. Hans looks out on his feet and Soderstrom throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Magnus Soderstrom!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederick J Dukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Leister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederick J Dukes!
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, Brock Leister!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leister moves out of range of the leg kick from Dukes.
A head kick misses from Dukes.
Dukes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Dukes misses.
Dukes wants to clinch up but Leister keeps it at a distance.
Dukes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dukes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leister.
Leister moves forwards but Dukes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dukes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dukes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dukes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dukes throws a sloppy head kick and Leister moves out of range easily.
Leister avoids the head kick by Dukes.
Leister has a takedown stuffed.
Leister avoids the head kick by Dukes.
Leister blocks a head kick by Dukes.
Dukes lands with a slapping head kick.
Leister clinches up with Dukes and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leister scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dukes misses with a knee strike.
Dukes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leister pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dukes with a knee to the head.
Leister is stalling here.
Leister breaks from the clinch.
Leister closes the distance and clinches.
Leister lands an uppercut.
Leister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leister breaks from the clinch.
Dukes stuffs the takedown.
Dukes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leister closes the distance and clinches up with Dukes, looking for a takedown. Leister pushes Dukes against the cage but Dukes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frederick J Dukes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Leister.
Dukes closes the distance but Leister moves to the side
and Leister holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leister tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dukes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leister takes an elbow to the temple.
Dukes looking to throw knees to the head but Leister is blocking nicely.
Dukes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Leister wants to get back to striking at distance but Dukes won't allow it.
Leister wants the takedown. Dukes is fighting it off but Leister persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dukes's guard against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leister scoring with some ground and pound.
Leister 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.
Dukes keeping moving, preventing Leister from controlling successfully.
Leister not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Leister scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leister stops Dukes from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leister is stalling in the full guard.
Leister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dukes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leister not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
Dukes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dukes keeping moving, preventing Leister from controlling successfully.
Leister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dukes is keeping the position for now.
Leister looks gassed!
Dukes is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dukes misses with an elbow strike.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brock Leister will probably get the nod.
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.
Dukes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Brock Leister has been cut.
Leister looks for a takedown but Dukes sprawls well.
Dukes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leister has managed to clinch.
Dukes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leister has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dukes tries a knee to the head but Leister blocks it.
Dukes misses with a punch on the inside.
Leister is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dukes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dukes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leister blocks it with crossed arms.
Dukes with a knee to the head.
Dukes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dukes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dukes trying to land knees to the body.
Dukes misses with a knee to the head.
Leister has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dukes regains guard immediately.
Leister advances position into side control!
Leister tries to score with some ground and pound. Dukes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Leister is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leister has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dukes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dukes tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frederick J Dukes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukes misses with a head kick.
Dukes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frederick J Dukes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dukes throws a head kick that half lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dukes!
Dukes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dukes missing with knees to the body.
Dukes misses with a punch on the inside.
Leister blocks the elbow strike.
Leister avoids the elbow strike from Dukes, against the cage.
Dukes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leister wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dukes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dukes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leister is trying to trip Dukes. He has hold of a leg but Dukes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Leister persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Leister stops Dukes from standing up.
Leister connects with a couple of short punches.
Leister throws a big right hand that misses.
Leister lands a couple of elbows.
Leister throws a big right hand that misses.
Leister wants to control from the top but Dukes keeps moving.
Leister not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dukes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Leister stands up from Dukes's guard - Leister perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dukes is looking to clinch but Leister is avoiding it.
Leister misses with a two punch combination.
Dukes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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.
Leister misses with a takedown attempt - Dukes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frederick J Dukes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Leister.
Leister defending well as Dukes loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Dukes misses.
Dukes misses with a head kick.
Leister moves out of range of the body kick from Dukes.
A jab lands there for Dukes.
Dukes closes the distance but Leister moves to the side
and Leister holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dukes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leister blocks an elbow strike from Dukes.
Dukes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dukes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leister manages to break the clinch.
Dukes throws a sloppy head kick and Leister moves out of range easily.
Dukes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dukes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dukes throws a sloppy head kick
and Leister decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dukes's guard.
Leister wants to control from the top but Dukes keeps moving.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brock Leister will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brock Leister's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dukes tries a head kick but it misses.
Leister throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dukes's waist but Dukes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leister off to one side.
Leister decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Leister wants to pass to mount but Dukes is defending the position.
Leister is looking to take a break and control but Dukes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dukes wants to get back to his feet.
Leister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leister controlling the action here.
Brock Leister has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leister seems to be looking for submissions.
Dukes pushes Leister off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Dukes.
Dukes throws a head kick but Leister moves out of range.
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.
Dukes misses with a looping right.
Dukes avoids the head kick by Leister.
Leister moves out of range as Dukes throws a body kick.
Dukes looks to clinch
and Leister counters with a shoot takedown. Dukes fights it but they end up in guard.
Leister has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dukes is proving hard to escape from.
Dukes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leister is controlling him.
Leister content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leister trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dukes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Leister has Dukes pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
Leister working a defensive guard here.
Leister wants to stand and escape but Dukes is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Leister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leister winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Leister!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Refried Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Disturbed-Get Psycho as his entrance music. Refried Baroni could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mitch Miller's chin.
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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, Refried Baroni!
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, Mitch Miller!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mitch Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Baroni circles away.
Baroni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baroni tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miller tries to land a leg kick but Baroni saw it coming and moves away.
Miller misses with the body kick
and Baroni counters with a single leg into guard. Miller didn't expect that.
Baroni tries to stand but Miller is controlling from the bottom.
Miller wants to sweep here but Baroni controlling him for the moment.
Baroni wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Miller trying to control the position.
Baroni throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni drops back, looking for a kneebar! Miller looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Miller looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Miller!
Miller is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Baroni will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baroni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miller decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Baroni tries to clinch up.
Baroni checks a leg kick.
Baroni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baroni tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baroni throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Miller counters with a low kick, right behind Baroni 's knee.
Baroni shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense.
Baroni shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Refried Baroni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baroni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miller circles away.
Baroni is breathing heavily.
Miller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baroni counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baroni blocks it with crossed arms.
Baroni is working for takedown but Miller is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Baroni blocks it.
Baroni drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Miller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Baroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miller tries to avoid it but Baroni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miller to the ground. Miller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Baroni throws a sloppy head kick
and Miller counters with a good, hard body kick but Baroni shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Miller.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Miller.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baroni.
Baroni fails to land the takedown.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Baroni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baroni is working hard here to advance position.
Miller looking to control.
Baroni wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Baroni pushing down on Miller's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Miller gets back to full guard.
Baroni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miller throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Miller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baroni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baroni manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Miller trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baroni wants to stand but Miller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Baroni being controlled here momentarily.
Baroni gets to his feet. Miller looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mitch Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miller as he avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Miller.
Baroni shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miller stuffs the takedown.
Baroni throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Miller 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.
Baroni fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baroni. That did some damage!
Horrible takedown by Baroni or perhaps it was just good defense by Miller which made him look bad.
Baroni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miller but Miller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Refried Baroni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baroni fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miller pushes Baroni up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
Miller lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Baroni avoids the damage to the body.
Baroni avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Baroni tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Baroni pulls guard effortlessly.
Baroni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Baroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni wriggles free and stands up.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baroni fails with a takedown attempt.
Baroni gets the takedown into side control.
Baroni thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Baroni blocks the strikes from Miller.
Baroni thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Baroni thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Miller wants to control but Baroni postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baroni has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Miller is trying to improve his position.
Miller prevents Baroni from improving position.
Baroni advances to mount.
Baroni moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Miller has worked his arm free - good work by Miller!
Baroni stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni fails with the takedown.
Baroni shoots and misses
and Miller counters with a low kick, right behind Baroni 's knee.
Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Baroni is blocking nicely.
Baroni wants a takedown.
Baroni is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Baroni blocks with his arms.
Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baroni fails with the takedown.
Baroni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Baroni fails with a takedown attempt.
Baroni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baroni rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Baroni blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Baroni is blocking nicely.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Baroni is blocking nicely.
Baroni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Baroni blocks with his arms.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baroni tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baroni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Baroni avoids the damage to the body.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Baroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller closes the distance but Baroni moves to the side
and Baroni counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Baroni.
Baroni drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baroni jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baroni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baroni is pushing down on Miller's leg trying to pass to half guard. Miller is fighting to maintain full guard but Baroni has managed to sneak the leg through.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baroni works his way into side control.
Baroni works to advance to full mount. Miller defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Baroni looking for a guillotine from mount but Miller is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Refried Baroni will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Miller moves into range and clinches up with Baroni.
Miller lands a knee to the body.
Baroni is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baroni has his back to the cage.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baroni has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller is pressed up against the cage. Baroni has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miller down to the mat. Miller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Refried Baroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller has closed the distance and engaged Baroni in a clinch.
Miller keeps control of Baroni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baroni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Baroni blocks with his arms.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baroni lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baroni.
Miller trying to hold on to Baroni's head to control him but Baroni postures up.
Miller wants to improve his position but Baroni is controlling well.
Baroni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Baroni.
Miller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni is tying to control. Miller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baroni missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller is trying is best to control the position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baroni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baroni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller thuds his shin into the meat of Baroni's side.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Baroni's front leg but catches the back leg as Baroni tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baroni. That did some damage!
Baroni shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miller cracks the inside of Baroni's front leg.
Miller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
Baroni swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Baroni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baroni gets a takedown into half guard.
Baroni looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Baroni missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baroni trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Baroni is trying to work for a kimura but Miller is defending well.
Baroni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Baroni.
Baroni seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is pressing down on Baroni's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Baroni throwing strikes from guard but Miller blocks nicely.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but Baroni is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Baroni is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baroni has closed the distance and engaged Miller in a clinch.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Baroni is blocking nicely.
Baroni manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Baroni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baroni throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni looking for a sweep. Not yet Baroni, not yet.
Baroni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Baroni seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baroni 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.
Miller is trying to maintain the position but Baroni is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mitch Miller.
I think Miller 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mitch Miller!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petteri Koskiaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koskiaho comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - Take This Life. Brown has chosen Young Buck-Fuck Tha Police as his entrance music. David Brown will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, Petteri Koskiaho!
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, David Brown !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown cracks the inside of Koskiaho's front leg.
Brown darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koskiaho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koskiaho is rocked!
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Koskiaho pushes him off.
Oh Koskiaho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
David Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown cracks Koskiaho on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Koskiaho falls backwards against the cage. Brown follows up with more strikes that drop Koskiaho to his knees. Brown keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Koskiaho! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Brown !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nutty Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nutty Poe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Quest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nutty Poe!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe drops Quest with a left and a right! Oh, Quest is hurt - Poe dives into side control looking to finish!
Quest is rocked!
Quest is trying to improve his position.
Oh Quest is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poe wants to stand but Quest has his arm trapped.
Quest seems to have got his legs back now.
Quest regains half guard.
Quest has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Poe is working away from the top position though.
Quest is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quest wants to control but Poe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Poe seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Quest slips a jab from Poe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe misses with a wild combination.
Nutty Poe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quest fails with the takedown.
Poe keeps the fight on the outside.
Quest shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Poe but Poe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Poe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poe throws a series of punches but Quest avoids them all with ease.
Poe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quest moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poe misses with a series of wild punches.
Poe throws a series of punches but Quest avoids them all with ease.
Poe looks gassed!
Quest shoots in for a double leg but Poe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Quest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quest moves into range and clinches up with Poe.
Quest misses with a body punch.
Poe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poe stuffs the takedown attempt from Quest. Quest gets slowly back to his feet.
Quest fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Poe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quest is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quest dodges the punch combination from Poe.
Quest shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poe as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quest dodges the punch combination from Poe.
Horrible takedown by Quest or perhaps it was just good defense by Poe which made him look bad.
Poe misses with a series of wild punches.
Quest shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Poe's guard.
Quest stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quest slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Quest trying to control the action but Poe is working from the bottom.
Quest controlling the position from side mount.
Quest advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quest moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Poe has worked his arm free - good work by Poe!
Quest controls the position from side control.
Quest is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Poe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Quest tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe prevents Quest from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quest is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Poe looks calm but he's in trouble here. Quest gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Poe is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Quest lets go of the hold and Poe can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Quest!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silva Beltran Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Bruisester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silva Beltran Jr!
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, Rodney Bruisester!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beltran Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruisester.
Beltran Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beltran Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beltran Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beltran Jr misses with the combination.
Beltran Jr throws a nice looking combination but Bruisester bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bruisester decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Beltran Jr is looking to improve his position.
Bruisester slows the pace down in half guard.
Bruisester trying to mount his opponent but Beltran Jr defends it.
Bruisester is taking a breather. Beltran Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bruisester is trying for a kimura here. Beltran Jr looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bruisester wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodney Bruisester!
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