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EEC 13 - LHW GP Semi-Finals PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Sansario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen Playing with fire - SOB and Celph titled as his entrance music. Nick Sansario had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Sansario!
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, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sansario clinches with his opponent.
Machida gets underhooks to prevent Sansario's takedown attempt.
Sansario scores a nice knee to the body.
Sansario with a knee to the head.
It looks like Lyoto Machida has been cut.
Sansario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sansario blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Machida.
Sansario unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Machida looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Sansario blocks it.
Machida breaks from the clinch.
Machida darts in trying to clinch
and Sansario counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sansario moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sansario.
Sansario is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sansario with a knee to the head.
Sansario with a knee to the head.
Sansario scores with a knee to the head.
Sansario dodges an elbow strike from Machida.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sansario lands a nice knee to the body.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Sansario blocks it.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Sansario blocks with his arms.
Machida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sansario connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
Sansario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Sansario takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sansario blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Sansario is blocking nicely.
Sansario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sansario drops down looking for an ankle pick but Machida pulls his leg out and moves away.
Machida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sansario cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sansario takes the fight into the clinch.
Sansario landing knees to the head.
Sansario blocks an elbow strike from Machida.
Sansario breaks the clinch.
Machida darts in trying to clinch
and Sansario connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sansario scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Machida closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sansario counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sansario takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sansario breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sansario.
Machida looks to clinch
and Sansario counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sansario.
Sansario lands a knee to the body.
Sansario unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sansario escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machida closes the distance and clinches.
Sansario misses with a knee strike.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Sansario blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sansario unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sansario is looking to control Machida's arms but Machida gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sansario has his back to the cage.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Sansario blocks it.
Machida avoiding damage as Sansario throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Sansario.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sansario has him pressed against the cage.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Sansario blocks it.
Sansario escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nick Sansario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sansario has taken the fight to the clinch.
Machida missing with knees to the body.
Sansario using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sansario has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Machida goes down! Sansario dives on top of him - Machida manages to get guard.
Machida is rocked!
Machida is working an open guard so Sansario takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Sansario finish him?
Machida misses with a head kick.
Machida seems to have recovered his senses.
Machida wants to clinch up but Sansario keeps it at a distance.
Sansario circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida tries to clinch up.
Machida wants to clinch.
Sansario has Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansario using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sansario blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Lyoto Machida's cut even more.
Sansario misses with a knee to the head.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sansario tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sansario pushes Machida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Sansario blocks with his arms.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Machida gets underhooks to prevent Sansario's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Sansario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sansario blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Sansario lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sansario avoids the elbow strike from Machida, against the cage.
Sansario has had enough of the clinch but Machida keeps him there for the moment.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sansario has him pressed against the cage.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sansario blocks it with crossed arms.
Sansario missing with knees to the body.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sansario breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sansario pushes Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Sansario tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sansario connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machida throws an elbow but misses.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Sansario blocks it.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sansario.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Sansario.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sansario with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sansario.
Sansario trying to stall but Machida improves his position.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sansario blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sansario blocks it with crossed arms.
Sansario connects with a knee to the head.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Sansario blocks with his arms.
Sansario changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Machida fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Machida clinches but Sansario breaks the clinch
and Sansario counters by clinching up.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Sansario breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sansario gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Sansario is blocking nicely.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Sansario has Machida pushed against the cage.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sansario blocks it with crossed arms.
Sansario unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sansario lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sansario is looking to control Machida's arms but Machida gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sansario has his back to the cage.
Machida connects with a knee to the head.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Sansario blocks it.
Sansario manages to break the clinch.
Sansario has Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Sansario dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Machida's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Machida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sansario.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Sansario swats away the attempt to clinch by Machida.
Sansario lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Machida wants to clinch but Sansario slips to the side
and Sansario counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sansario.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Sansario blocks it.
Nick Sansario has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sansario lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sansario manages to break the clinch.
Sansario pushes Machida up against the cage in a clinch.
Sansario connects with a knee to the head.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Sansario blocks with his arms.
Sansario is trying to stall.
Sansario breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machida is looking to clinch.
Machida tries to clinch up but Sansario circles away and keeps his distance.
Sansario connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Machida momentarily.
Sansario checks a low kick from Machida.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sansario goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sansario keeps the fight on the outside.
Sansario looks to land a combination. Machida sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansario fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machida, pushing him back against the cage.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Sansario blocks with his arms.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Sansario is blocking nicely.
Machida manages to break the clinch.
Machida wants to clinch but Sansario slips to the side
and Sansario counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machida's knee momentarily.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Sansario circles away.
Machida clinches but Sansario breaks the clinch
and Sansario counters with a left and a right that stings Machida.
Machida is looking to clinch but Sansario is avoiding it.
Machida rushes Sansario and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machida is trying to break free.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Sansario is blocking nicely.
Sansario wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sansario throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machida blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee calls for Sansario to work.
Sansario comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sansario breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sansario shoots for a double leg takedown but Machida sprawls well. He's pushed Sansario's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sansario gets a clinch.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Sansario blocks it.
Sansario manages to break the clinch.
Machida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sansario moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Machida.
Sansario is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Machida gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sansario blocks it with crossed arms.
Sansario with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sansario avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sansario has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sansario using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sansario looking to slow down the pace here.
Sansario misses with a knee to the head.
Sansario tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Machida in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sansario breaks the clinch.
Sansario moves into the clinch successfully.
Machida landing knees to the head.
Sansario manages to break the clinch.
Sansario closes the distance and clinches.
Machida letting Sansario take a breather here.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Sansario is blocking nicely.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sansario blocks it with crossed arms.
Sansario lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above Lyoto Machida's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sansario is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machida is keeping busy.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sansario is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sansario breaks from the clinch.
Lyoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sansario throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sansario swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machida looks to clinch
and Sansario counters by moving into the clinch.
Sansario is looking to break free of the clinch but Machida has double underhooks.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sansario lands a knee to the head.
Sansario misses with a knee to the head.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sansario connects with a knee to the head.
Sansario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sansario on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sansario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machida can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Sansario.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Sansario blocks with his arms.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sansario escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt
and Machida moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Sansario.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sansario connects with a knee to the head.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sansario has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida lands a knee to the head.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Machida.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Sansario blocks it.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sansario has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sansario tries to land a knee to the head but Machida blocks with his arms.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sansario connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansario breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida wants to clinch but Sansario slips to the side
and Sansario counters with a stiff right hand.
Sansario clinches.
Knees to the body from Sansario.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sansario landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Sansario blocks with his arms.
Come on Sansario - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sansario stalling in the clinch but Machida improves position.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Sansario blocks with his arms.
Sansario scores with a knee to the head.
Lyoto Machida's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Machida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machida tries to clinch but Sansario moves away
and Sansario counters by clinching up.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Sansario.
Machida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sansario breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sansario keeps the fight on the outside.
Sansario is looking to clinch.
Sansario misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sansario takes the fight into the clinch.
Machida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sansario.
Sansario unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Machida out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Machida off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Nick Sansario!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Doinel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tracy Jordan (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 featherweight 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, Antoine Doinel!
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, Tracy Jordan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Doinel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doinel has a takedown stuffed.
Doinel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jordan as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoine Doinel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doinel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Doinel is working for a submission of some sort.
Doinel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jordan is just riding it out for now. Doinel eventually gives up the hold.
Jordan pushes Doinel off looking to stand but Doinel dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan pushes Doinel off and gets back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doinel.
Doinel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jordan to the mat! Jordan manages to get full guard.
Doinel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Doinel stops Jordan from standing up.
Doinel drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Doinel as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Jordan screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Doinel! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Antoine Doinel!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes to the cage accompanied by Adam Bomb Entrance Music. Nichols has chosen War-The Process as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Carl Nichols acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Bomb!
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, Carl Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bomb.
Bomb tries to clinch up but Nichols circles away and keeps his distance.
Nichols is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bomb swings for the body but Nichols moves out of range.
Bomb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nichols.
Nichols lands with a hook. Bomb tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bomb tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bomb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bomb gets a clinch.
Nichols has hold of one of Bomb's legs. Bomb is fighting the takedown attempt but Nichols gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bomb looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nichols passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb is pressing down on Nichols's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nichols postures up.
Bomb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nichols must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bomb looking for a guillotine here but Nichols defends easily.
Nichols gets to his feet - Bomb follows without any prompting.
Nichols uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bomb.
Nichols clinches.
Nichols lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bomb tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nichols smiles and moves away.
Nichols fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nichols.
Bomb shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nichols counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Bomb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bomb is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomb works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bomb is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bomb is looking for a triangle but Nichols pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nichols trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bomb's guard.
Bomb throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nichols wants to stand but Bomb has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bomb looking for a guillotine here but Nichols defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bomb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bomb manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nichols manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bomb advances position into side control!
Nichols is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bomb has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bomb misses with the ground and pound.
Bomb landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bomb misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bomb tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bomb has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bomb has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Nichols is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bomb yanks on the arm and Nichols is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bomb.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam Bomb!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Paylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murata Shougo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Paylor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Who Next. Clifton Paylor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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162 lbs
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162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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, Clifton Paylor!
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, Murata Shougo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Shougo.
Paylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shougo scores a takedown into full mount!
Paylor is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shougo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Paylor tries to buck Shougo off but he can't manage it.
Paylor stops Shougo from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Paylor really wants to buck Shougo off and get back to his feet.
Paylor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shougo on the ground.
Paylor defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shougo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paylor is working to get back to half guard.
Shougo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Paylor can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shougo works his way to his opponent's back.
Paylor won't enjoy being in this position. Shougo looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Paylor is tapping - it's over boys! Shougo picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Murata Shougo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drew Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JT Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deck has chosen Tupac: ambitions as a rider as his entrance music. Drew Riddle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JT Deck's chin.
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145 lbs
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19
149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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, Drew Riddle!
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, JT Deck!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Riddle.
Deck misses with a takedown attempt - Riddle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Riddle fails with a takedown attempt.
Riddle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Deck tries to avoid it but Riddle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Deck to the ground. Deck escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
JT Deck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deck wants to clinch.
Deck tries to clinch up but Riddle circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddle connects with a high kick.
Deck misses with a takedown
and Riddle counters with a series of strikes. Deck will be more careful next time no doubt.
Riddle gets the takedown into side control.
Deck is looking for a sweep.
Deck looks gassed!
Deck is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle tries to stand but Deck is controlling his head.
Deck tries to buck Riddle off but Riddle is having none of it.
Riddle wants to control but Deck is keeping him busy.
Deck is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riddle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Riddle showed some decent athleticism there.
Deck is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Riddle pulls his head out easily.
Riddle is controlling the pace.
Deck looking for submissions off his back.
Deck looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Deck works his way to full guard. Good work.
Riddle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Deck working for a triangle but Riddle defends it easily.
Deck had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Riddle is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Deck Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Riddle's back instead.
Deck is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Riddle knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Riddle for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deck looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Riddle taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). JT Deck!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khal Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khal Drago!
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, Cain Marks!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drago lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago punishes Marks's body with a nice straight punch.
Marks looks gassed!
Drago lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Marks sprawling to the canvas. Drago follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Marks hang on?
Marks is rocked!
It looks like Cain Marks has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago trying to control the pace.
Marks is still in real trouble! Can Drago finish him?
Drago decides to stand and escape the position.
Marks seems to have recovered his senses.
Marks looks for a takedown but Drago sprawls well.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks throws a sloppy body shot
and Drago counters with a nice uppercut.
Drago scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No joy there for Drago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
Marks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drago swinging wilding here.
Marks wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
Marks clinches with his opponent.
Drago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
Drago is trying to break free.
Marks jumps guard but Drago stands there with Marks around his waist. Marks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khal Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Marks.
Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marks has him pressed against the cage.
Drago is looking to control Marks's arms but Marks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drago has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drago prevents it.
The referee calls for Marks to work.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Drago lands a jab to Marks's midsection.
A jab from Drago misses.
Marks decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marks uses his free foot to push down on Drago's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Drago.
Drago working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Marks has taken his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Drago's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Marks.
Marks tries to get the hooks in deep but Drago pushed the leg off.
Marks wants to control the position but Drago frees himself and scrambles - Marks manages to regain control in side control.
Marks looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Marks tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marks goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Drago rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marks's guard! Nice work there by Drago!
Marks working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cain Marks's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Drago scores with a nice head shot.
Marks needs to keep his hands up - Drago had a free shot at his head there.
Drago with a jab.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
Khal Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago throws the kick towards the body but Marks avoids it.
Khal Drago is winning the standup battle so far.
Drago stalks Marks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marks's face. Marks staggers backwards, shaken.
Drago lands a hook that stumbles Marks back into the cage. Drago follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Marks to the canvas! Drago pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Marks has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Khal Drago!
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