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GZ8: Meet Your Maker PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederick J Dukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Stankus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stankus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Koto - Jabdah. Stanley Stankus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Dangerous GnP
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederick J Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanley Stankus!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stankus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dukes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dukes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stankus tries to land a leg kick but Dukes saw it coming and moves away.
Stankus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dukes blocks a head kick by Stankus.
Stankus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dukes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stankus tries to work over Dukes's front leg with a kick but Dukes checks it.
Frederick J Dukes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stankus is looking to clinch.
Stankus throws a head kick that misses.
Stankus throws a nice looking combination but Dukes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dukes tries a head kick but it misses.
Dukes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dukes connects with a high kick.
Dukes throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Dukes. That snapped Stankus's head back.
Dukes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dukes throws a right and a left that Stankus avoids nicely.
Dukes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stankus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dukes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stankus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dukes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stankus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes cracks Stankus with a solid left hand.
Dukes preventing the sweep.
Dukes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dukes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stankus is looking for a triangle but Dukes pushes his legs off easily.
Stankus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dukes is one step ahead there.
Stankus looks gassed!
Dukes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dukes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stankus's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dukes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dukes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stankus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dukes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stankus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dukes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dukes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dukes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dukes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dukes with a nice head shot there.
Dukes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dukes cracks Stankus with a solid left hand.
Dukes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dukes thows a big elbow that misses.
Stankus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dukes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dukes forces his way into half guard.
Dukes working the head and body with strikes.
Stankus has hold of Dukes's hands but Dukes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stankus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dukes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dukes's back!
Stankus doesn't have the hooks in and Dukes manages to turn into his guard.
Dukes working some strikes from top position.
Stankus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dukes forces his way into half guard.
Stankus manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dukes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stankus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dukes is in close to Stankus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dukes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stankus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stankus punching from the bottom.
Stankus keeping full guard, as Dukes tries to pass.
Stankus is looking for a triangle but Dukes pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dukes wants to pass the guard but Stankus is keeping the position.
Dukes lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederick J Dukes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dukes throws a leg kick which misses Stankus's front leg but catches the back leg as Stankus tries to avoid it.
Dukes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stankus. Stankus obviously looking to wear him down.
Dukes scores with a shot to the body.
Dukes throws a chopping leg kick but Stankus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stankus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dukes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dukes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dukes scores with a jab to the body.
Dukes tries to score with a low kick but Stankus moves his leg out of the way.
Dukes scores with a leg kick.
Dukes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stankus moves away.
Dukes throws a nice looking combination but Stankus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dukes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dukes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dukes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dukes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dukes throws a series of punches but Stankus avoids them all with ease.
Dukes throws a body kick the misses
and Stankus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stankus throws a leg kick but Dukes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stankus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dukes clinches.
Dukes lands an elbow that stopped Stankus in his tracks for a moment.
Stankus manages to pull guard.
Stankus is trying to keep Dukes in close.
Stankus is breathing heavily.
Stankus wants to stand but Dukes is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dukes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dukes moves into full mount! Stankus won't be happy about that!
Dukes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dukes lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dukes punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Stankus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dukes unloading with bombs!
Stankus is rocked!
Dukes unloads with some shots from mount but Stankus bucks and avoids them well.
Stankus is still in real trouble! Can Dukes finish him?
Dukes is landing with some decent strikes but Stankus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stankus wants to hold on but Dukes pushes him away.
Stankus trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Dukes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stankus wants to hold on but Dukes pushes him away.
Stankus seems to have recovered his senses.
Dukes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dukes is landing with some decent strikes but Stankus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dukes breaks from Stankus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stankus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dukes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stankus looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stankus can't escape the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Dukes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dukes here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Dukes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dukes raining down shots from the mount!
Stankus wants to control but Dukes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes lands a big elbow.
Dukes working the ground and pound effectively.
Dukes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dukes lands a big shot there that rocks Stankus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dukes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dukes landing punches.
Dukes connects with a bit shot that sees Stankus covering up! More strikes from Stankus and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dukes is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frederick J Dukes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Shrek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shrek has chosen It Is You as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ramon Dekker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramon Dekker !
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, Shawn Shrek!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shrek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shrek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shrek cracks Dekker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Ramon Dekker has been cut.
Shrek landing strikes from the mount.
Dekker wants to hold on but Shrek pushes him away.
Dekker is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shrek lands a nice shot to the head.
Dekker is rocked!
Ramon Dekker 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ramon Dekker 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shawn Shrek!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between RlCK JAMES (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Beltran Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, RlCK JAMES!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silva Beltran Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JAMES tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beltran Jr swivels and escapes.
A slapping leg kick lands for JAMES.
Beltran Jr clobbers JAMES with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
JAMES showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beltran Jr.
Beltran Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beltran Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but JAMES moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran Jr misses with a straight left.
JAMES fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
JAMES looks for a takedown but Beltran Jr sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RlCK JAMES. That's going to take a lot out of him.
JAMES shoots in looking for a takedown. Beltran Jr tries to sprawl out of it but JAMES keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beltran Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
JAMES lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beltran Jr's sensitive parts.
Beltran Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
JAMES shoots in and drives through. Beltran Jr sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JAMES showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beltran Jr.
JAMES shoots for a double leg takedown but Beltran Jr sprawls well. He's pushed JAMES's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by JAMES or perhaps it was just good defense by Beltran Jr which made him look bad.
JAMES avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
Beltran Jr lands with a hook. JAMES tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beltran Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from JAMES.
A combination from Beltran Jr does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Beltran Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Beltran Jr does no damage.
JAMES fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva Beltran Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beltran Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by JAMES.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beltran Jr throws a right and a left that JAMES avoids nicely.
JAMES slips a jab and a cross from Beltran Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
JAMES has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by JAMES or perhaps it was just good defense by Beltran Jr which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RlCK JAMES. That's going to take a lot out of him.
JAMES misses with a takedown attempt - Beltran Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
JAMES fails with the takedown.
JAMES will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beltran Jr misses with a wild combination.
JAMES shoots in and drives through. Beltran Jr sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JAMES looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Beltran Jr is fending him off so far but JAMES persists. Nope, Beltran Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
JAMES has a takedown stuffed.
JAMES drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
JAMES changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beltran Jr tries to avoid it but JAMES manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beltran Jr to the ground. Beltran Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
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.
JAMES has a takedown stuffed.
JAMES looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
JAMES shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beltran Jr as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
JAMES scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silva Beltran Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Beltran Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Beltran Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Beltran Jr does no damage.
Beltran Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but JAMES moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beltran Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beltran Jr misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JAMES throws a leg kick which misses Beltran Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Beltran Jr tries to avoid it.
JAMES closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beltran Jr circles away.
JAMES slips a straight right by Beltran Jr.
Beltran Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Beltran Jr swinging wilding here.
JAMES throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Beltran Jr's waist but Beltran Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing JAMES off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beltran Jr tries to bum rush JAMES with a series of wild strikes but JAMES uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beltran Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from JAMES. JAMES gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RlCK JAMES. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beltran Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beltran Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but JAMES moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JAMES shoots for a double leg takedown but Beltran Jr sprawls well. He's pushed JAMES's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
JAMES misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
JAMES fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
RlCK JAMES has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JAMES feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
JAMES wants to pass the guard but Beltran Jr is keeping the position.
JAMES is working hard here to advance position.
JAMES in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beltran Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - JAMES advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
JAMES is working for a submission of some sort.
JAMES prevents Beltran Jr from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
JAMES wants to pass to mount but Beltran Jr is defending the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Silva Beltran Jr.
I've got Beltran Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silva Beltran Jr!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Malians (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malians comes to the cage accompanied by Right Now - Van Halen. 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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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Malians!
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, Russell Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones has managed to clinch.
Malians tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malians backwards.
Malians avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malians's elbow.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malians.
Malians looking for a takedown.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Malians avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Malians.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Malians dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Malians pulls guard.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Malians.
Jones has gone for a leg lock! Malians slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
Malians wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Malians stacks Jones 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 Malians!
Malians decides to stand back up. Malians steps back and let's Jones get back to his feet.
Malians has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Malians blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Malians prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones looks gassed!
Malians jumps guard.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Malians dives on top into guard.
Malians controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Malians has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Malians trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malians tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Malians trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Malians pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Malians bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Malians slows the pace down.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malians is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Malians has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Malians can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Malians stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Malians tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones tries to buck Malians off but Malians is having none of it.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Malians in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Malians tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Malians sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Malians prevents Jones from improving his position.
Malians trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Malians is looking for a kimura here.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Malians trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Malians dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Malians moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Jones misses.
Malians fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Malians scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Malians is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Malians 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malians is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Malians avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Malians trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones wants to sweep here but Malians controlling him for the moment.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Malians.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones has his feet on Malians's thighs here. He's pushed Malians off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Malians screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Russell Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Bruisester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Season in the Abyss kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lawrence Cohen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Bruisester!
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, Lawrence Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruisester scores a takedown into full mount!
Bruisester looking for a guillotine from mount but Cohen is having none of it.
Cohen is desperately trying to improve his position but Bruisester has a good base and remains in mount.
Bruisester trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bruisester controlling the pace for now.
Cohen can't escape the position.
Bruisester lands a big elbow.
Bruisester wants to control the pace but Cohen is squirming around nicely.
Cohen is desperately trying to improve his position but Bruisester has a good base and remains in mount.
Bruisester working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bruisester is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cohen is surviving well by controlling Bruisester's body position as best he can.
Cohen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bruisester is keen to just control but Cohen is a slippery customer.
Cohen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bruisester scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bruisester trying to control the action but Cohen is working from the bottom.
Cohen is defending against the submission attempts here by Bruisester.
Bruisester throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohen gets full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cohen keeping moving, preventing Bruisester from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cohen misses with a takedown attempt
and Bruisester counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cohen won't be happy with that.
Bruisester is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bruisester working the body and head with strikes.
Cohen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bruisester perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bruisester wants to stand but Cohen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Cohen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cohen is trying to get back to full guard.
Cohen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cohen tries to roll over but Bruisester keeps him under control.
Bruisester seems to be looking for submissions.
Cohen moves into full guard.
Cohen is trying to keep Bruisester in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cohen misses with a takedown attempt
and Bruisester counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cohen!
Cohen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cohen wants to control from the top but Bruisester keeps moving.
Cohen passes Bruisester's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bruisester is staying active underneath Cohen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bruisester keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Bruisester moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bruisester is on top in guard.
Bruisester passes Cohen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bruisester takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bruisester'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.
Bruisester moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen tries to buck Bruisester off but Bruisester is having none of it.
Bruisester is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cohen looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bruisester gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cohen is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bruisester lets go of the hold and Cohen can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodney Bruisester!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giaus Cassius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diago Beltran SR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diago Beltran SR has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Giaus Cassius's chin.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giaus Cassius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diago Beltran SR!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassius closes the distance and clinches up with Beltran SR, looking for a takedown. Cassius pushes Beltran SR against the cage but Beltran SR circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cassius scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cassius is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Beltran SR is refusing to be controlled, as Cassius sits in half guard.
Cassius is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Beltran SR has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cassius passes to full mount!
Beltran SR is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cassius lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Beltran SR hang on?
Cassius goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Beltran SR turns into him and now he's in Cassius's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran SR preventing the sweep.
Cassius throws his legs up looking for a submission but Beltran SR uses it to pass to side control.
Cassius regains half guard.
Cassius is pressing down on Beltran SR's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Beltran SR must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cassius is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cassius is breathing heavily.
Cassius looking for a sweep. Not yet Cassius, not yet.
Cassius working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beltran SR doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beltran SR manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cassius looking for a guillotine here but Beltran SR defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cassius has an active guard here but Beltran SR has managed to pass into half guard.
Beltran SR scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like Beltran SR is going to stand back up.
Cassius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beltran SR.
Beltran SR trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cassius's guard.
Cassius escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beltran SR gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Beltran SR postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beltran SR really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cassius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cassius is on top in guard.
Cassius passes Beltran SR's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cassius seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beltran SR does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beltran SR can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassius is looking for a kimura but Beltran SR is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cassius to get the leverage.
Beltran SR is trying to stand back up but Cassius is controlling him
Cassius works his way into side control.
Cassius stands up.
Beltran SR stuffs the takedown attempt from Cassius. Cassius gets slowly back to his feet.
Beltran SR lands a with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beltran SR lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassius fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giaus Cassius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beltran SR lands a two punch combo.
Beltran SR throws a head kick but Cassius moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giaus Cassius dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beltran SR scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cassius misses with a takedown attempt - Beltran SR sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cassius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beltran SR connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cassius with a poor takedown
and Beltran SR counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Beltran SR.
Cassius misses with a takedown attempt
and Beltran SR counters with a three punch combo that has Cassius backing up. Cassius nods at Beltran SR to acknowledge the strikes.
Cassius is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giaus Cassius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beltran SR scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Cassius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cassius gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beltran SR counters with a three punch combo that has Cassius backing up. Cassius nods at Beltran SR to acknowledge the strikes.
Cassius gets the takedown into side control.
Cassius seems to have got his legs back now.
Cassius is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Beltran SR is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cassius is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Beltran SR is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Beltran SR is breathing heavily.
Cassius wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Beltran SR, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassius stands up.
Cassius gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beltran SR connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cassius fails with the takedown
and Beltran SR cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cassius with a poor takedown
and Beltran SR counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cassius tries for a takedown but Beltran SR circles away easily
enabling Beltran SR to counter with a crisp jab.
Cassius shoots in and bounces Beltran SR off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cassius stops Beltran SR from standing up.
Cassius showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassius drops back looking for a leg! Beltran SR is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beltran SR manages to kick Cassius off! Cassius jumps back into Beltran SR's guard.
Cassius advances position into side control!
Cassius lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Beltran SR down.
Cassius tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cassius has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beltran SR wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassius in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Beltran SR is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Giaus Cassius!
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