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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Hatfield (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 welterweight 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, Terry Jones!
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, Hannibal Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hatfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones with a jab.
Hatfield takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Hannibal Hatfield has been cut.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hatfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatfield throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Hatfield throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hatfield is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatfield closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones is rocked!
Hatfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Hatfield throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hatfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Hatfield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hatfield slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones misses with the combination.
Hatfield slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hatfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hatfield tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Terry Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Hannibal Hatfield's cut even more.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones tries to clinch but Hatfield moves out of range.
Jones throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Hatfield stumbling backwards into the cage! Hatfield bounces back off the cage towards Jones, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Jones lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Jones celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Terry Jones!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes to the cage accompanied by Six Million Dollar Man. Russell has chosen Haterz Everywhere We Go as his entrance music. Mike Russell 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 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, Steve Austin!
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, Mike Russell!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Russell is looking to clinch but Austin is avoiding it.
Austin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Russell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Russell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Austin tries to lock up and control but Russell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Russell looking for a guillotine from mount but Austin is having none of it.
Russell swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Austin is now in Russell's guard. A big mistake from Russell there, giving up the dominant position!
Russell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Austin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Austin 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.
Austin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Austin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Russell looking for a guillotine here but Austin defends easily.
Austin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Austin seems content to control.
Austin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Austin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Austin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Russell is trying to stand back up but Austin is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell taking some punishment here, with Austin in his half guard.
Austin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Austin tries to pass to full mount but Russell defends it.
Austin working Russell over with strikes.
Austin content to control rather than advance.
Austin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Austin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Steve Austin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Austin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Russell needs to keep his hands up - Austin had a free shot at his head there.
Austin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Austin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell is staying active underneath Austin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Russell is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Austin pulls his head out easily.
Russell is looking for a sweep. Austin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Russell trying to control but Austin postures up.
Austin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russell trying to control from the bottom.
Austin lands strikes from half guard.
Austin is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Russell has managed to free his arm - good work.
Austin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four 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.
Russell is looking to improve his position.
Austin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Austin is keen to just control but Russell is a slippery customer.
Austin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Russell defending well though.
Russell is looking for a sweep. Austin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Steve Austin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Russell misses with a takedown attempt
and Austin counters with a series of strikes. Russell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Austin stalks Russell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Russell's face. Russell staggers backwards, shaken.
Austin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Austin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Russell sprawls well initially but Austin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Austin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Austin stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin 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.
Austin misses with a series of wild punches.
Austin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Austin tries to work over Russell's front leg with a kick but Russell checks it.
Austin scoring well with a low kick there.
Austin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Russell has a takedown stuffed.
Russell avoids the head kick by Austin.
Russell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Austin.
Russell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Austin.
Austin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Austin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Russell wants to get back to full guard.
Austin stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Austin wants to pass to mount but Russell is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell gets back to full guard.
Russell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Austin controls the pace.
Austin wants to control from the top but Russell keeps moving.
Austin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Russell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Russell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Austin is one step ahead there.
Russell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Russell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Russell seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Austin manages to get to full guard.
Austin wants to sweep but no luck.
Russell wants to pass the guard but Austin is keeping the position.
Austin wants to sweep here but Russell controlling him for the moment.
Russell wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Austin holds on and takes a little breather.
Russell stands and throws Austin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Russell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Austin, who protects the arm well.
Russell working the ground and pound but Austin is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell tries to advance to mount but Austin denies him.
Russell working the ground and pound.
Russell tries to stand but Austin is controlling his head.
Austin is looking to reverse the position.
Steve Austin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Russell is looking to take a break and control but Austin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Russell tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Russell trying to control the position but Austin is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Austin tries to clinch there but Russell circles away.
Austin tries to bum rush Russell with a series of wild strikes but Russell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Russell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Austin!
Russell get's back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin scores a takedown into full mount!
Austin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Austin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Russell hang on?
Russell is looking to improve his position but Austin isn't that keen on the idea.
Austin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Russell is looking to escape.
Russell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Russell tries to hold on but Austin pushes him away.
Russell is trying to escape the mount.
Austin landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Austin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Russell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Austin thuds his shin into the meat of Russell's side.
Russell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Russell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Austin counters with a nice uppercut.
Austin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Russell!
A nice elbow there by Austin.
Austin lands a heavy elbow.
Austin unloading with bombs!
Austin controlling his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Russell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Austin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Austin working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Austin lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Russell wants to control but Austin is having none of it.
Austin landing strikes from the mount and Russell is in trouble!
Austin controlling from the full mount.
Russell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Austin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Russell trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
Austin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mike Russell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin moves nicely into side control.
Russell tries to improve position but can't.
Russell prevents Austin from moving into mount.
Russell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Austin wants to control but Russell is keeping busy.
Austin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Austin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Austin.
Austin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Russell won't allow Austin to sweep him here.
Austin keeping full guard, as Russell tries to pass.
Austin has his hands on Russell's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell wants to pass the guard but Austin is keeping the position.
Austin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Russell preventing the sweep.
Austin managing to control the position.
Russell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Russell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Austin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Russell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Austin is keeping the position for now.
Austin has control of Russell's left arm, preventing Russell from doing any damage.
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 referee stands the fighters back up. Steve Austin just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Austin lands the left hand.
Russell has his takedown stuffed
and Russell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Russell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Russell fails with the takedown
and Austin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Russell.
Russell is looking to escape.
Russell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Austin blocks the strikes from Russell.
Russell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Austin stops Russell from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Russell tries to get to full guard but Austin has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Austin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Steve Austin!
Steve Austin wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Muse - Knights of Cydonia. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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, Ryan Thomas!
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, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans shoots in and bounces Thomas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Evans stands and steps away. Thomas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Evans scores a takedown into full mount!
Thomas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Evans scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thomas?
Thomas tries to reverse the position but Evans maintains control.
Evans wants to take his opponent's back but Thomas doesn't allow it.
Evans thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Evans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Thomas slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Evans looks to land a strike but Thomas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans throws a sloppy strike and Thomas has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Evans is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Thomas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Thomas!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Wogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cholmondley Smythe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by He is an Englishman. Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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, Paulie Wogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wogg clinches up with Cholmondley Smythe and pushes him back against the cage.
Wogg tries a knee to the head but Cholmondley Smythe blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wogg.
Wogg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cholmondley Smythe jumps guard but Wogg stands there with Cholmondley Smythe around his waist. Cholmondley Smythe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wogg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wogg ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wogg no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wogg looking for a guillotine here but Cholmondley Smythe defends easily.
Wogg looking to control.
Wogg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cholmondley Smythe manages to get himself to full guard.
Wogg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cholmondley Smythe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cholmondley Smythe is on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cholmondley Smythe wants to pass the guard but Wogg is keeping the position.
Cholmondley Smythe has gone for a leg lock! Wogg slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cholmondley Smythe 's guard.
Wogg looking to pass the guard.
Cholmondley Smythe controls Wogg momentarily but Wogg frees himself.
Wogg wants to control from the top but Cholmondley Smythe keeps moving.
Cholmondley Smythe 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.
Wogg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wogg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cholmondley Smythe looking for a guillotine here but Wogg defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wogg has gone for a leg lock! Cholmondley Smythe slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wogg's guard.
Wogg is breathing heavily.
Cholmondley Smythe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wogg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wogg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cholmondley Smythe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cholmondley Smythe slips a straight right by Wogg.
Wogg closes the distance and clinches.
Cholmondley Smythe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wogg pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cholmondley Smythe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wogg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paulie Wogg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe .
Wogg stalls.
Cholmondley Smythe jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wogg tries to free his leg and advance position but Cholmondley Smythe is retaining full guard.
Wogg trying to control but Cholmondley Smythe is working from the bottom.
Cholmondley Smythe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wogg manages to get himself to full guard.
Wogg working for a triangle but Cholmondley Smythe defends it easily.
Wogg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cholmondley Smythe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cholmondley Smythe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wogg looking for a sweep. Not yet Wogg, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wogg isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cholmondley Smythe stacks Wogg 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 Cholmondley Smythe !
Wogg tries to bench press Cholmondley Smythe off him but Cholmondley Smythe keeps the position.
Cholmondley Smythe avoids the strikes from the bottom by Wogg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wogg is looking for a sweep.
Wogg manages to get back to half guard.
Cholmondley Smythe prevents Wogg from improving his position.
Cholmondley Smythe wants to control but Wogg is keeping him busy.
Cholmondley Smythe tries to pass to full mount but Wogg defends it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wogg avoids the head kick by Cholmondley Smythe .
Cholmondley Smythe keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Wogg 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.
Cholmondley Smythe fails to land the takedown.
Cholmondley Smythe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wogg trying to control but Cholmondley Smythe is working from the bottom.
Wogg tries to free his leg and advance position but Cholmondley Smythe is retaining full guard.
Cholmondley Smythe looking for a sweep. Not yet Cholmondley Smythe , not yet.
Cholmondley Smythe keeping moving, preventing Wogg from controlling successfully.
Cholmondley Smythe keeping full guard, as Wogg tries to pass.
Cholmondley Smythe is trying to control the position but Wogg postures up.
Wogg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cholmondley Smythe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wogg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cholmondley Smythe as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cholmondley Smythe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wogg counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholmondley Smythe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wogg off and has taken his back!
Cholmondley Smythe patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wogg breaks Cholmondley Smythe 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cholmondley Smythe working for a triangle but Wogg defends it easily.
Wogg drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cholmondley Smythe dives on top into guard.
Wogg is looking for a triangle but Cholmondley Smythe pushes his legs off easily.
Wogg isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cholmondley Smythe stacks Wogg 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 Cholmondley Smythe !
Cholmondley Smythe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cholmondley Smythe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cholmondley Smythe tries to stand but Wogg is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wogg tries to bench press Cholmondley Smythe off him but Cholmondley Smythe keeps the position.
Paulie Wogg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wogg gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wogg regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cholmondley Smythe wants to control from the top but Wogg keeps moving.
Wogg had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cholmondley Smythe is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wogg Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cholmondley Smythe 's back instead.
Cholmondley Smythe tries to escape the position.
Wogg trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Wogg is looking for a choke. Cholmondley Smythe gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Cholmondley Smythe manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Cholmondley Smythe wants to control from the top but Wogg keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wogg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wogg has an active guard here but Cholmondley Smythe has managed to pass into half guard.
Wogg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wogg wants to sweep but no luck.
Wogg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cholmondley Smythe won't allow Wogg to sweep him here.
Cholmondley Smythe wants to control from the top but Wogg keeps moving.
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.
Cholmondley Smythe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wogg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cholmondley Smythe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cholmondley Smythe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wogg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wogg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cholmondley Smythe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wogg is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cholmondley Smythe off and has taken his back!
Wogg working for a choke but Cholmondley Smythe is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Wogg dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Wogg forces Cholmondley Smythe back against the cage and clinches.
Wogg is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cholmondley Smythe can't fight it off and eventually Wogg manages to take the fight to the floor. Cholmondley Smythe looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wogg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cholmondley Smythe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wogg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wogg lands a couple of elbows.
Wogg controlling from the top position.
Cholmondley Smythe looking for a sweep. Not yet Cholmondley Smythe , not yet.
Wogg drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cholmondley Smythe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cholmondley Smythe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cholmondley Smythe !
Wogg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wogg gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cholmondley Smythe is working for a kimura but Wogg is defending it quite comfortably.
Wogg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cholmondley Smythe 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cholmondley Smythe 's back!
Cholmondley Smythe defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Wogg is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cholmondley Smythe knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cholmondley Smythe for a finish.
Cholmondley Smythe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Wogg with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wogg mounts Cholmondley Smythe ! Really nice guard pass there!
Wogg looking to secure an arm triangle but Cholmondley Smythe defends it well.
Cholmondley Smythe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wogg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wogg is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Cholmondley Smythe is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Cholmondley Smythe flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Wogg anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Cholmondley Smythe and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Wogg slips an arm under Cholmondley Smythe chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Wogg has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Wogg is squeezing on Cholmondley Smythe like an anaconda would it's prey. Cholmondley Smythe fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paulie Wogg!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Drysdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
208 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph Drysdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alistair Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drysdale blocks a head kick by Mousasi.
Mousasi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from Mousasi misses.
Drysdale closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mousasi circles away.
Drysdale checks a low kick from Mousasi.
Mousasi misses with a head kick.
Drysdale fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Drysdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mousasi lands with a nice combination. Drysdale backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Ralph Drysdale has been cut.
Mousasi takes a swing at Drysdale's ribcage but misses.
Mousasi misses with a head kick.
Mousasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Mousasi. No joy for Drysdale on that attempt.
Drysdale has closed the distance and engaged Mousasi in a clinch.
Drysdale tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Drysdale has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mousasi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drysdale has Mousasi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mousasi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mousasi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mousasi swinging wilding here.
Mousasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Mousasi looks gassed!
Drysdale shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drysdale is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drysdale stops Mousasi from getting back to his feet.
Mousasi controlling the position for now.
Drysdale is just content to waste time from the top position. Mousasi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Drysdale tries to free his leg and advance position but Mousasi is retaining full guard.
Drysdale won't allow Mousasi to get back to his feet.
Mousasi keeping moving, preventing Drysdale from controlling successfully.
Drysdale advances to half guard.
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.
Mousasi is defending against the submission attempts here by Drysdale.
Mousasi is looking to control Drysdale's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mousasi avoid being mounted?
Drysdale is tying to control. Mousasi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mousasi is trying to stand.
Drysdale is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Drysdale is looking to take a break and control but Mousasi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mousasi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drysdale gets a takedown into half guard.
Drysdale passes to side control.
Drysdale working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drysdale looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mousasi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mousasi is looking to reverse the position.
Mousasi trying his best to control but Drysdale has mounted him.
Drysdale with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Drysdale takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Mousasi has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Mousasi is really stuck 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 Ralph Drysdale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ralph Drysdale's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drysdale shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Drysdale is looking for a kimura but Mousasi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drysdale to get the leverage.
Drysdale wants to control but Mousasi is keeping him busy.
Mousasi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drysdale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drysdale is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mousasi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mousasi is defending against the submission attempts here by Drysdale.
Drysdale trying to mount his opponent but Mousasi defends it.
Drysdale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mousasi keeps working.
Drysdale is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drysdale looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drysdale blocks a head kick by Mousasi.
Mousasi is breathing heavily.
Drysdale misses with a takedown attempt - Mousasi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mousasi gets caught flat footed, as Drysdale shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Drysdale drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drysdale jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drysdale wants to control from the top but Mousasi keeps moving.
Drysdale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drysdale drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mousasi dives on top into guard.
Drysdale keeping busy on the bottom but Mousasi has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi not doing much here.
Drysdale wants to control but Mousasi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drysdale actively working from the bottom here.
Drysdale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drysdale actively working from the bottom here.
Drysdale looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale works his way to full guard. Good work.
Drysdale is looking for a triangle but Mousasi pushes his legs off easily.
Mousasi stands up and waves to Drysdale to follow him.
Mousasi looks to land a combination but Drysdale avoids it well.
Mousasi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drysdale avoids the head kick by Mousasi.
Drysdale shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mousasi's guard.
Drysdale slips nicely into half guard.
Mousasi wants to get back to his feet.
Mousasi wants to improve his position but Drysdale is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi wants to control but Drysdale is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drysdale is pressing down on Mousasi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mousasi is holding on for now.
Mousasi is trying to get back to full guard.
Mousasi wants to get back to his feet.
Mousasi is holding on to half guard well.
Mousasi is trying to stand back up but Drysdale is controlling him
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mousasi throws a sloppy head kick and Drysdale moves out of range easily.
Mousasi throws a sloppy head kick and Drysdale moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Drysdale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ralph Drysdale's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Drysdale misses with a takedown attempt - Mousasi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mousasi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Drysdale looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mousasi misses with the combination.
Drysdale looks for a takedown but Mousasi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Drysdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drysdale closes the distance and clinches.
Drysdale tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mousasi is looking to break free of the clinch but Drysdale has double underhooks.
Drysdale tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mousasi smiles and moves away.
Drysdale tries for a takedown but Mousasi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drysdale gets a takedown into half guard.
Drysdale moves into full mount! Mousasi won't be happy about that!
Drysdale with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Drysdale is looking to advance position but Mousasi won't allow it.
Drysdale is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Drysdale is tying to control. Mousasi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mousasi is trying to maintain the position but Drysdale is very close to passing his half guard.
Mousasi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ralph Drysdale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drysdale seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mousasi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drysdale wants to pass to mount but Mousasi is defending the position.
Mousasi tries to roll over but Drysdale keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Drysdale.
Drysdale wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mousasi, who protects the arm well.
Drysdale is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Drysdale passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mousasi!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale trying to control but Mousasi is having none of it.
Drysdale working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Mousasi looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Drysdale! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ralph Drysdale!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Balducci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Wilkens (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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275 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Balducci!
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, Devin Wilkens!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balducci misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilkens looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Balducci misses with a straight right.
Nino Balducci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkens swats away the attempt to clinch by Balducci.
Balducci dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balducci gets a clinch.
Balducci jumps guard.
Wilkens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Balducci wants to stand but Wilkens is controlling the position.
Wilkens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Balducci. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Balducci has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wilkens off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Balducci misses with the combination.
Balducci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balducci changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wilkens looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Balducci gets to mount! Wilkens was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balducci cracks Wilkens with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Balducci looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wilkens is squirming around, avoiding Balducci's attempts to control the action.
Balducci lands a big elbow.
Balducci landing strikes from the mount.
Balducci working Wilkens over with strikes here.
Wilkens is squirming around, avoiding Balducci's attempts to control the action.
Wilkens throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Balducci blocks Wilkens's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Balducci lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balducci punishing his opponent with strikes.
Balducci lands a nice shot to the head.
Wilkens is desperately trying to improve his position but Balducci has a good base and remains in mount.
Wilkens is in a horrible position here. Balducci smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balducci in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Balducci landing strikes from the mount.
Balducci takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wilkens is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balducci can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilkens is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilkens keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balducci pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Balducci with the ground and pound from mount.
Balducci lands a big elbow.
Balducci has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilkens's face.
Balducci pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Balducci looking to control and managing it successfully.
Balducci with shots to the head and body - Wilkens looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Balducci.
Wilkens really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balducci scoring with strikes but Wilkens is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Balducci.
Wilkens is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilkens can do anything to dispel that myth.
Balducci wants to control the pace but Wilkens is squirming around nicely.
Balducci with shots to the head and body - Wilkens looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wilkens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Balducci fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wilkens really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balducci raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Balducci dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Balducci shoots in but no luck this time.
Balducci takes the fight into the clinch.
Balducci lands a nice elbow.
Balducci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balducci tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balducci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balducci shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wilkens wants to get back to full guard but Balducci has mounted him!
Balducci looking to control and managing it successfully.
Balducci breaks from Wilkens's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkens is in all sorts of trouble here.
Balducci looking to control but Wilkens is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nino Balducci overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilkens can't escape the position.
Balducci has hold of Wilkens's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wilkens manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Balducci lands a big elbow.
Balducci with shots to the head and body - Wilkens looks very uncomfortable down there.
Balducci controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balducci looking to finish Wilkens with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wilkens!
Balducci scoring with strikes but Wilkens is staying in there.
Balducci is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilkens can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wilkens is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balducci wants to control the pace but Wilkens is squirming around nicely.
Wilkens takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilkens is still in real trouble! Can Balducci finish him?
Wilkens is trying to escape the mount.
Wilkens seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilkens is squirming around, avoiding Balducci's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balducci lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Balducci sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Balducci dominating with strikes here.
Balducci with shots to the head and body - Wilkens looks very uncomfortable down there.
Balducci controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkens taking shots to the head.
Balducci working Wilkens over with strikes here.
Balducci controlling from mount.
Balducci dominating with strikes here.
Balducci looking to control but Wilkens is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nino Balducci just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Balducci misses with a jab, cross combination.
Balducci is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balducci tries to bum rush Wilkens with a series of wild strikes but Wilkens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nino Balducci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balducci tries to clinch but Wilkens moves out of range.
Balducci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balducci tries to clinch but Wilkens moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Balducci dominated that second round.
That's time! Balducci's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Balducci tries to clinch but Wilkens moves out of range.
Balducci wants to clinch.
Wilkens tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balducci.
No luck for Balducci with that takedown attempt.
Wilkens keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilkens swats away the attempt to clinch by Balducci.
Balducci looks to land a right hand but Wilkens moved out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkens takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Balducci connects with the punch.
Balducci throws a head kick that half lands.
Balducci closes the distance and clinches up with Wilkens, looking for a takedown. Balducci pushes Wilkens against the cage but Wilkens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balducci tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilkens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balducci rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilkens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilkens will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crack! A monster head kick from Balducci and Wilkens falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Balducci!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nino Balducci!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shock N Awe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jon Mulroney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). N Awe comes to the cage accompanied by Rooster. Jon Jon Mulroney looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shock N Awe!
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, Jon Jon Mulroney!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by N Awe.
It looks like Jon Jon Mulroney has been cut.
Mulroney looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
N Awe lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Mulroney can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from N Awe and Mulroney drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by N Awe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shock N Awe!
Shock N Awe retains his lightweight title!
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