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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Manuel Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Vincetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Juan Manuel Marquez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Manuel Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo Vincetti!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel Marquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manuel Marquez misses with a double jab.
A jab from Manuel Marquez finds it's way through Vincetti's defenses.
Manuel Marquez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manuel Marquez.
Vincetti takes the fight into the clinch.
Manuel Marquez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vincetti prevents it.
Manuel Marquez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manuel Marquez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vincetti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Manuel Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vincetti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vincetti breaks from the clinch.
Manuel Marquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Manuel Marquez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vincetti is rocked!
Manuel Marquez darts in and clinches Vincetti up against the cage.
Vincetti is still on wobbly legs! Can Manuel Marquez finish him?
Manuel Marquez tries to score a body lock takedown but Vincetti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vincetti gets underhooks to prevent Manuel Marquez's takedown attempt.
Vincetti lands a hook that snaps the head of Manuel Marquez backwards.
Vincetti tries to break the clinch but Manuel Marquez is controlling the position.
Vincetti seems to have recovered his senses.
Manuel Marquez tries for a takedown but Vincetti manages to get underhooks.
Vincetti wants a takedown.
Manuel Marquez tries to score a body lock takedown but Vincetti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincetti prevents a takedown attempt there.
Manuel Marquez is breathing heavily.
Vincetti successfully pulls guard.
Vincetti kicks Manuel Marquez off and gets to his feet.
Vincetti takes the fight into the clinch.
Vincetti leaning against his opponent.
Vincetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manuel Marquez misses with a double jab.
Manuel Marquez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vincetti misses with a takedown attempt - Manuel Marquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vincetti has managed to clinch.
Vincetti stalls.
Manuel Marquez looking for a takedown.
Vincetti manages to pull guard.
Vincetti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vincetti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manuel Marquez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vincetti holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincetti has his feet on Manuel Marquez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vincetti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vincetti.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vincetti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vincetti tries for a kimura but Manuel Marquez is defending well.
Manuel Marquez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vincetti's best efforts.
Vincetti trying to mount his opponent but Manuel Marquez defends it.
Manuel Marquez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Manuel Marquez is looking to improve his position.
Manuel Marquez landing strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manuel Marquez is trying to get back to full guard.
Manuel Marquez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manuel Marquez tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Manuel Marquez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Manuel Marquez controls Vincetti momentarily but Vincetti frees himself.
Manuel Marquez wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manuel Marquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Vincetti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vincetti wants to control from the top but Manuel Marquez keeps moving.
Vincetti stopping the sweep attempt from Manuel Marquez.
Manuel Marquez is working hard here to advance position.
Manuel Marquez keeping moving, preventing Vincetti from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincetti stands up and waves to Manuel Marquez to follow him.
A left and a right from Manuel Marquez both land. Nice combination.
Manuel Marquez with a hook.
Manuel Marquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Manuel Marquez fails with the takedown.
Manuel Marquez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vincetti.
Manuel Marquez throws a series of punches but Vincetti avoids them all with ease.
Vincetti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vincetti shoots for a double leg takedown but Manuel Marquez sprawls well. He's pushed Vincetti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Manuel Marquez lands with a nice combination. Vincetti backs away looking to recover.
Nice shot lands for Manuel Marquez.
Manuel Marquez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice sprawl there from Vincetti as Manuel Marquez shoots in.
Vincetti shoots for a takedown but Manuel Marquez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vincetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manuel Marquez lands a jab-cross combination.
Manuel Marquez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vincetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vincetti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vincetti shoots in and drives through. Manuel Marquez sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Vincetti dominated that round.
That's time! Manuel Marquez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Manuel Marquez looks to land a combination but Vincetti avoids it well.
Vincetti misses with a takedown attempt - Manuel Marquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manuel Marquez shoots in but no luck this time.
Manuel Marquez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Manuel Marquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vincetti.
Vincetti fails with a takedown attempt.
Vincetti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manuel Marquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Manuel Marquez closes the distance but Vincetti moves to the side
and Vincetti counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vincetti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vincetti manages to break the clinch.
Juan Manuel Marquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manuel Marquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manuel Marquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manuel Marquez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vincetti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vincetti.
Manuel Marquez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vincetti gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Manuel Marquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manuel Marquez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vincetti breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel Marquez lands with a nice combination. Vincetti backs away looking to recover.
Vincetti rushes Manuel Marquez and presses him up against the cage.
Vincetti looking for a takedown.
Vincetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Vincetti misses.
Nice takedown defense from Manuel Marquez. No joy for Vincetti on that attempt.
Manuel Marquez thuds his right hand into Vincetti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manuel Marquez throws a combination that misses
and Vincetti counters by clinching up.
Vincetti can't get the takedown.
Vincetti prevents Manuel Marquez from breaking the clinch.
Vincetti jumps guard.
Manuel Marquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vincetti wants to sweep but no luck.
Manuel Marquez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vincetti working a defensive guard here.
Manuel Marquez throws a big right hand that misses.
Vincetti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manuel Marquez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manuel Marquez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manuel Marquez wants to pass the guard but Vincetti is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vincetti shoots in and drives through. Manuel Marquez sprawls well.
Manuel Marquez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A shot to de liver by Manuel Marquez. Beautiful body shot.
Manuel Marquez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vincetti backs up against the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vincetti.
Manuel Marquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manuel Marquez lands a hook that stumbles Vincetti back into the cage. Manuel Marquez follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Vincetti to the canvas! Manuel Marquez pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Vincetti has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Juan Manuel Marquez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bradley (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 lightweight 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, Johan Giles!
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, John Bradley!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradley moves away from the strike by Giles.
Giles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giles misses with the combination.
Bradley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bradley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giles has a takedown stuffed.
Bradley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Giles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Giles.
Some bone on bone action there as Bradley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Giles connects with a looping right hand.
Giles throws a big shot that misses.
Bradley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bradley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giles keeping moving, preventing Bradley from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Giles is not content to let Bradley control the position.
Bradley taking a breather here.
Bradley wants to control but Giles is keeping him busy.
Giles is looking to regain half guard here but Bradley keeps moving and retains side control.
Bradley decides to stand back up. Bradley steps back and let's Giles get back to his feet.
Giles swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bradley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Giles's guard now.
Giles looking for a sweep. Not yet Giles, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giles is working hard here to advance position.
Giles trying to control the position.
Bradley won't allow Giles to sweep him here.
Giles looking to control.
Bradley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Giles keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Giles throws a series of punches but Bradley moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giles shoots for a double leg takedown but Bradley sprawls well. He's pushed Giles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Giles scores with a body shot.
Giles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giles blocks a head kick by Bradley.
Bradley is looking to clinch but Giles is avoiding it.
Giles throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
Bradley throws a one two combo.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giles misses with a takedown attempt
and Bradley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Giles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giles is breathing heavily.
Giles shoots and misses
and Bradley counters with a shoot takedown. Giles fights it but they end up in guard.
Bradley stays in close to Giles's body and controls the position.
Bradley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bradley preventing the sweep.
Bradley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bradley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Giles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bradley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Giles manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Giles scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bradley?
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley is desperately trying to improve his position but Giles has a good base and remains in mount.
Giles lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bradley 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.
Bradley misses with a head kick.
Giles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bradley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bradley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bradley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Giles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Giles trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bradley holds on and takes a little breather.
Giles throws and elbow that misses. Bradley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Giles's guard. Nice move by Bradley!
Bradley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Giles striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Giles wants to sweep but no luck.
Bradley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Giles controls Bradley momentarily but Bradley frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Giles manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Giles wants to pass the guard but Bradley is keeping the position.
Giles trying to control but Bradley is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giles is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bradley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bradley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bradley checks the leg kick.
Giles fails with a takedown attempt.
Bradley moves out of range of the strikes.
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.
Giles misses with a jab to the body
and Bradley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bradley prevents Giles from improving his position.
Giles throws a strike from the bottom but Bradley passes into side control!
Bradley is staying tight to Giles's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bradley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
John Bradley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bradley cracks Giles with a big elbow.
Giles taking a bit of punishment here - Bradley scoring with strikes.
Giles tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bradley cracks Giles with a big right hand but Giles just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bradley lands a few punches from side control.
Bradley controls the position.
Giles tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Bradley easily slips into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Giles is looking to improve his position but Bradley isn't that keen on the idea.
Bradley controlling from mount.
Bradley with the ground and pound from mount.
Giles is working to get back to half guard.
Bradley controlling his opponent.
Bradley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bradley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Giles is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Bradley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bradley lands a big elbow.
Bradley content just to control the position here.
Bradley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bradley with shots to the head and body - Giles looks very uncomfortable down there.
Giles is looking to improve his position but Bradley isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bradley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bradley throws a head kick that misses.
Giles fails to land the takedown.
A big left from Giles misses.
Giles fails with the takedown
and Bradley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Giles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Giles tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradley is retaining full guard.
Bradley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bradley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bradley has his feet on Giles's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Giles misses with an uppercut
and Bradley counters with a two punch combo.
Giles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bradley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley looks for the body kick but Giles saw that one coming.
Bradley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley tries to clinch up but Giles circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giles.
Giles has his takedown stuffed
enabling Bradley to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johan Giles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giles.
Giles misses with a right hand
and Bradley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bradley.
Bradley wants to get back to striking at distance but Giles won't allow it.
Giles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giles throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Giles tries for a takedown but Bradley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bradley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johan Giles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bradley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Giles throws a hook but Bradley blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bradley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giles throws a head kick that misses.
Giles tries to clinch but Bradley moves away
and Bradley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giles fails to pull guard.
Giles wants to get back to striking at distance but Bradley won't allow it.
Bradley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Giless head.
Bradley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Giles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Giles misses with a hook.
Bradley wants to clinch but Giles slips to the side
and Giles counters with a single leg into guard. Bradley didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giles trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bradley is on top in guard.
Bradley postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bradley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Giles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Giles has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bradley has passed into side control.
Giles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bradley scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giles throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Giles tries to buck Bradley off but Bradley is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bradley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giles tries to clinch up but Bradley circles away and keeps his distance.
Giles takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bradley fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Bradley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Giles misses with a hook
and Bradley moves into the clinch.
Bradley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giles.
Bradley slows down the pace here.
Bradley gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Giles keeping moving, preventing Bradley from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bradley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Giles trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bradley stopping the sweep attempt from Giles.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Giles keeps moving.
Giles 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.
Giles striking off his back but it's not causing Bradley any problems.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Giles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bradley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johan Giles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradley manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley is looking to clinch.
Giles scores with a decent looking hook.
Giles misses with a looping left.
Giles looks for a takedown but Bradley sprawls well.
Bradley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giles.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johan Giles.
I think Bradley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for John Bradley!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for John Bradley!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for John Bradley!
John Bradley wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
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, Brandon Stone!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponnaganti throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ponnaganti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone moves into the clinch successfully.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ponnaganti uses from the top position.
Stone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stone pulls Ponnaganti in close to prevent any damage.
Stone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ponnaganti manages to get himself to full guard.
Stone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stone shoots in for a double leg but Ponnaganti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ponnaganti thows a body kick. Stone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ponnaganti. That's going to slow Stone down.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ponnaganti.
Stone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Brandon Stone has been cut.
Ponnaganti thows a body kick. Stone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti throws a one two combo.
Stone throws a combination that misses
and Ponnaganti counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ponnaganti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ponnaganti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ponnaganti looks to land a combination. Stone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stone looks gassed!
Ponnaganti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ponnaganti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ponnaganti moves into the clinch successfully.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Ponnaganti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Ponnaganti missing with knees to the body.
Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Stone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ponnaganti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is working for a kimura but Ponnaganti is defending it quite comfortably.
Stone misses with a head shot. Ponnaganti uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stone postures up.
Stone content to stall in guard here.
Ponnaganti keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ponnaganti pinned against the cage. Ponnaganti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stone.
Ponnaganti throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Stone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stone tries to move into range but Ponnaganti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head kick from Ponnaganti lands but Stone takes it in his stride.
Stone has Ponnaganti up against the cage in a clinch.
Ponnaganti with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Stone shrugs off.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Ponnaganti has him pressed against the cage.
Ponnaganti stops a takedown attempt from Stone.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ponnaganti tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Stone avoiding damage as Ponnaganti throws knees to the body.
Stone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ponnaganti smiles and moves away.
Ponnaganti lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ponnaganti lands a lovely overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ponnaganti counters with a big head kick but Stone shrugs it off.
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ponnaganti to score with a decent uppercut.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ponnaganti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ponnaganti throws a combination. Stone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ponnaganti scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice combination there by Ponnaganti.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti is winning the standup battle so far.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice combination. Stone backs away looking to recover.
Stone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stone throws a strike but Ponnaganti avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stone stands up and waves to Ponnaganti to follow him.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt
and Ponnaganti counters with a good, hard body kick but Stone shrugs it off.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ponnaganti, pushing him back against the cage.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ponnaganti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone shoots in for a double leg but Ponnaganti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ponnaganti misses with a double jab.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ponnaganti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stone on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone working away.
Ponnaganti dodges the ground and pound from Stone.
Stone remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Stone tries for a kimura but Ponnaganti is defending well.
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.
Stone controlling the position from side mount.
Stone has an Americana. Ponnaganti didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Stone is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Stone hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Brandon Stone!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Untlicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). StPierre is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go Ninja- Vanilla Ice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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169 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Untlicker!
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, BJ StPierre!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Untlicker throws a good cross that connects.
Untlicker misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Untlicker.
A punch combination from Untlicker misses.
StPierre tries to clinch but Untlicker is having none of it.
No luck for StPierre with that takedown attempt.
Untlicker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
StPierre clinches up with Untlicker and pushes him back against the cage.
StPierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Untlicker has double underhooks.
StPierre is trying to maintain a safe position but Untlicker gets an underhook and turns StPierre into the cage.
Untlicker breaks the clinch.
Untlicker looks to land a right hand but StPierre moved out of range.
StPierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Untlicker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Untlicker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
StPierre is rocked!
StPierre tries to clinch but Untlicker is having none of it.
StPierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Untlicker finish him?
Untlicker drops StPierre with a big left hand! StPierre is injured, injured bad! Untlicker jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Untlicker!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Brumpfuls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Gola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Gola is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Intelligent |
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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, Don Brumpfuls!
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, Mike Gola!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brumpfuls just misses with a punch to the body.
Brumpfuls misses with the combination.
Gola drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brumpfuls wants to sweep here but Gola controlling him for the moment.
Gola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brumpfuls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gola drops back looking for a leg! Brumpfuls is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brumpfuls manages to kick Gola off! Gola jumps back into Brumpfuls's guard.
Brumpfuls is looking to stand up but Gola isn't so interested in that idea.
Gola postures up in Brumpfuls's guard and throws a big left but Brumpfuls blocks it.
Gola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gola distracts Brumpfuls with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gola wants to pass the guard but Brumpfuls is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brumpfuls listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mike Gola has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brumpfuls swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gola.
Gola is rocked!
Brumpfuls lands with a right and another and another! Gola is in big trouble! Brumpfuls lands again and this time it's lights out for Gola! A quality knockout there for Brumpfuls.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Don Brumpfuls!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Trenton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Warner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Warner!
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, Alex Trenton!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trenton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Warner looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Trenton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Trenton wants to control but Warner is keeping him busy.
Trenton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Trenton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Warner could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Trenton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Trenton trying to pass the guard but Warner defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trenton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Warner is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Trenton locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Warner is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Trenton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ismo Laitela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Granger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laitela kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Anna Hanski - Tunteisiin. Ismo Laitela has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ismo Laitela!
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, Ted Granger!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laitela is looking to slow Granger down with leg kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Laitela.
Laitela moves into the clinch successfully.
Laitela scores a nice knee to the body.
Granger looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laitela with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ted Granger has been cut.
Laitela throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grangers head.
Laitela lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Laitela crunches a lovely knee into Granger's ribcage.
Laitela lands a nice elbow.
Granger is rocked!
Laitela lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Granger is still on wobbly legs! Can Laitela finish him?
Laitela connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Granger badly! Granger tumbles to the floor and Laitela stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ismo Laitela!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stacey Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Lingad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stacey Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, J Lingad!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Lingad pushes him off.
Lingad misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Stacey Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lingad shoots in and drives through. Taylor sprawls well.
Taylor throws a head kick but Lingad moves out of range.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Lingad circles away easily
letting Lingad counter with a right hand.
Taylor closes the distance but Lingad moves to the side
and Lingad counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Lingad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taylor, pushing him back against the cage.
Taylor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lingad up against the cage.
Lingad wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
Lingad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor clobbers Lingad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lingad as he jumps to the side.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Lingad sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stacey Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor rushes Lingad and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor misses with a knee strike.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Lingad controls the action.
Lingad wants to break free but Taylor has control.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Lingad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lingad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lingad prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Lingad digs a right hand underneath Taylor's ribcage. Taylor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taylor counters with a single leg into guard. Lingad didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lingad looking for a guillotine here but Taylor defends easily.
Lingad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taylor's guard.
Taylor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lingad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lingad manages to get himself to full guard.
Lingad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Taylor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lingad is avoiding damage well.
Taylor wants to control but Lingad is keeping him busy.
Lingad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taylor working the strikes but Lingad uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
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.
Taylor is working for a kimura but Lingad is defending it quite comfortably.
Lingad is trying to get back to full guard.
Taylor is pressing down on Lingad's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lingad is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Lingad. No joy for Taylor on that attempt.
Lingad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lingad misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stacey Taylor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taylor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Taylor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Taylor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Lingad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor advances position into side control!
Taylor tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lingad's legs.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Lingad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is chipping away with strikes.
Lingad manages to work his way to half guard, despite Taylor's best efforts.
Lingad is looking to improve his position.
Taylor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lingad is just riding it out for now. Taylor eventually gives up the hold.
Lingad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lingad is staying active underneath Taylor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Lingad dodges it nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lingad counters with a good, hard body kick but Taylor shrugs it off.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lingad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Lingad misses with a left hand
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Lingad is breathing heavily.
Taylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Taylor lands with a nice combination. Lingad backs away looking to recover.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Lingad backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lingad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Lingad.
A right hand to the body from Taylor.
Taylor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lingad or not.
Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lingad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Lingad letting Taylor take a breather here.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stacey Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor throws a lazy head kick
and Lingad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lingad.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taylor.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Lingad circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lingad.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Lingad's body. Lingad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lingad.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Lingad wants to break free but Taylor has control.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor has Lingad pushed against the cage.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor looks to throw a body kick
so Lingad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lingad trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Lingad drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Lingad off! Lingad jumps back into Taylor's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stacey Taylor dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taylor looks to clinch
and Lingad counters with a thumping low kick.
Taylor moves forwards but Lingad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lingad.
Lingad keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor looks to clinch
and Lingad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lingad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor wants to clinch
and Lingad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Taylor leaning against his opponent.
Lingad is trying to break free.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Lingad has double underhooks.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Lingad has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lingad won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor lands a nice forearm strike.
Lingad takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingad is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Lingad's head.
Taylor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taylor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lingad is looking to get to half guard.
You get the feeling that Lingad really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor landing strikes from the mount.
Taylor working Lingad over with strikes here.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lingad is looking to escape.
Lingad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Taylor tries to control but Lingad wriggling away.
Lingad is bucking up trying to escape but Taylor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lingad tries to control Taylor's body but Taylor pushes him off. Lingad squirms to his side and now Taylor has his back!
Lingad is taking damage to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing damaging strikes from the back! Lingad could be in trouble here!
Taylor working for a choke but Lingad is defending well.
Taylor punishes Lingad with strikes from the back mount.
Taylor is persistently looking for the submission but Lingad is defending it well.
Lingad trying to control but not successfully.
Taylor lands a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingad manages to reverse the position and now he's in Taylor's guard. Nice work there by Lingad.
J Lingad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lingad trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lingadis looking to pass into half guard but Taylor pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Taylor is in guard.
Stacey Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lingad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taylor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor trying to move into half guard but instead Lingad has managed to sweep!
Taylor trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stacey Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Stacey Taylor!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Stacey Taylor!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Stacey Taylor!
Stacey Taylor wins by unanimous decision!
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