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PEC 4: Annihilation PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonka Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Winland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonka Tomas!
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, Steven Winland!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winland misses with a double jab.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Winland has eaten all the pies!
Winland shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tomas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winland can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Winland trying to control but Tomas is working from the bottom.
Winland lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winland scoring with some ground and pound.
Tomas can't keep his opponent in guard - Winland advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Winland working the head and body with strikes.
Winland trying to control from half guard but Tomas is working away.
Winland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Winland really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winland working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tomas is trying to control but can't.
Tomas wants to get back to full guard.
Winland has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Winland with good strikes from the mount here!
Winland is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Winland dominating with strikes here.
Winland scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tomas?
Winland landing strikes from the mount.
Winland cracks Tomas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Winland with shots to the head and body - Tomas looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Winland connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tomas is breathing heavily.
Winland lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winland scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tomas?
Winland lands a nice shot to the head.
Tomas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tomas is desperately trying to improve his position but Winland has a good base and remains in mount.
Winland landing punches.
Winland fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Winland raining down shots from the mount!
Winland with the ground and pound from mount.
Winland working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Winland landing shots from mount.
Tomas is trying to escape the mount.
Winland looking to finish Tomas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tomas!
Tomas wants to control but Winland is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winland punishing his opponent with strikes.
Winland has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tomas's face.
Winland prevents Tomas from getting the reversal.
Tomas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tomas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Winland's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Winland's back!
Tomas controlling well, preventing Winland from escaping the position.
Winland is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tomas doesn't have the hooks in and Winland manages to turn into his guard.
Tomas looking for a guillotine here but Winland defends easily.
Winland is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Winland throws a strike but Tomas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tomas preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomas wants to control from the top but Winland keeps moving.
Tomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Winland is retaining full guard.
Tomas wants to stand but Winland has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tomas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Winland keeping moving, preventing Tomas from controlling successfully.
Winland lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tomas!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winland scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Winland dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Tomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Tomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Winland which made him look bad.
Tomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winland finds it's way round the side to connect with Tomas's head.
Winland closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tomas to the mat! Tomas manages to get full guard.
Winland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tomas is keeping the position for now.
Winland wants to control from the top but Tomas keeps moving.
Winland working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tomas's head.
Winland working some strikes from top position.
Tomas keeping moving, preventing Winland from controlling successfully.
Winland landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Winland's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Steven Winland has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Winland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tomas 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.
Winland stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Tomas has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Winland manages to get his head free but now Tomas has transitioned to an armbar! Winland grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Tomas! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tonka Tomas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Hargh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Sanchez!
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, Ken Hargh !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores a takedown into full mount!
Hargh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hargh taking shots to the head.
Hargh is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Hargh is holding on tight.
Sanchez looking to control but Hargh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hargh tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hargh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount and Hargh is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargh throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sanchez. What's that going to do exactly?
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanchez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sanchez trying to control but Hargh is having none of it.
Sanchez is really struggling to control Hargh but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hargh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hargh 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hargh on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez controlling from mount.
Hargh is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanchez has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanchez trying to control but Hargh is having none of it.
Sanchez lands a big shot there that rocks Hargh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hargh hang on?
Hargh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sanchez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sanchez is working for a guillotine from mount but Hargh frees his head quite easily.
Sanchez controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hargh is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hargh wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Hargh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hargh tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
Sanchez controlling the action here.
Hargh actively working from the bottom here.
Hargh looks gassed!
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.
Hargh wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez stalling.
Hargh looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Hargh , looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Hargh against the cage but Hargh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hargh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Sanchez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. Hargh backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Hargh .
Hargh is trying to break the clinch but Sanchez has him pressed against the cage.
Hargh fails to pull guard.
Hargh has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sanchez uses from the top position.
Hargh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hargh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez trying to control but Hargh is working from the bottom.
Sanchez postures up.
Hargh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanchez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanchez won't allow Hargh to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sanchez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hargh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hargh is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
Sanchez kicks Hargh off and gets back to his feet.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Hargh has a takedown stuffed.
Liam Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Hargh .
Hargh is breathing heavily.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hargh to the mat! Hargh manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wanted to stand there but Hargh had control of the position.
Hargh wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hargh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez has gone for a leg lock! Hargh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sanchez's guard.
Hargh advances to half guard.
Hargh is looking for a kimura here.
Hargh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hargh connects with a nice short shot to Sanchez's temple.
Hargh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanchez defends it well.
Hargh uses his free foot to push down on Sanchez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sanchez.
Hargh is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sanchez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hargh tries to take Sanchez's back but instead Sanchez uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hargh wants to free his trapped foot but Sanchez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to maintain the position but Hargh is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanchez gets full guard.
Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hargh wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Hargh looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hargh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ken Hargh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hargh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Liam Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hargh shoots in and bounces Sanchez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanchez is pulling down on Hargh 's head to control his posture.
Hargh tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
Sanchez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Hargh from controlling successfully.
Sanchez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hargh thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Hargh is looking to pass into half guard but Sanchez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sanchez is in guard.
Hargh wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hargh trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Hargh gets a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Hargh is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargh stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hargh doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Hargh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hargh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hargh wants to control but Sanchez is keeping him busy.
Hargh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hargh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanchez tries to bench press Hargh off him but Hargh keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hargh tries for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Hargh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hargh sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sanchez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sanchez pushes Hargh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hargh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hargh decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sanchez to his feet.
Hargh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hargh showed some decent athleticism there.
Hargh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sanchez controls Hargh momentarily but Hargh frees himself.
Hargh passes into half guard.
Hargh is looking for a kimura but Sanchez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hargh to get the leverage.
Hargh tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Hargh has control of the leg.
Hargh trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Hargh is looking to advance position but Sanchez won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Hargh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hargh 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ken Hargh !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Piston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph Piston will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, John Carter!
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, Joseph Piston!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Carter could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Carter looks to land a combination but Piston avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter fails to land the takedown.
Piston keeps the fight on the outside.
Piston wants to clinch
and Carter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Piston is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Piston is rocked!
Carter tries to keep at a distance but Piston has taken the fight into the clinch.
Piston tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Carter blocks the elbow strike.
Piston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Piston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carter counters with a head kick.
Piston is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Carter! Piston is backing up but he can't get away as Carter lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Piston and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Carter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Terry will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ahmed Ali!
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, Chris Terry!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to de liver by Terry. Beautiful body shot.
Terry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Terry but Terry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Terry with a poor takedown
and Ali moves into the clinch.
Ali tries a body shot but Terry blocks it.
Ali has had enough of the clinch but Terry keeps him there for the moment.
Ali pulls Terry into guard.
Ali wants to sweep but no luck.
Ali pushes Terry off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Terry misses with a takedown attempt
and Ali counters with a shoot takedown. Terry fights it but they end up in guard.
Terry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Terry working a defensive guard here.
Ali stands up over Terry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali stands up from Terry's guard - Ali perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ali tries for a takedown but Terry circles away easily
and Terry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Terry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ali counters with a takedown into side control.
Ahmed Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Terry.
I wouldn't like to be where Terry is right now.
Ali decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Terry scores with a four punch combination!
Terry looks gassed!
Ali throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Terry's waist but Terry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ali off to one side.
Ali clinches but Terry breaks the clinch
and Terry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Ali is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is looking to control Terry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ali avoid being mounted?
Terry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ali wants to improve his position but Terry is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terry perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ali is looking for a sweep. Terry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Terry with a nice cross.
Ali has his takedown stuffed
and Terry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Terry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali trying to control the position.
Ali is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ali looking for a guillotine here but Terry defends easily.
Ali is looking to stand up but Terry isn't so interested in that idea.
Terry won't allow Ali to sweep him here.
Terry postures up.
Ali pulls Terry in to control the position.
Ali is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Terry frees his head nicely. Oh but Ali has switched to an armbar! Terry is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ahmed Ali!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leroy!
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, Marvin Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Jackson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leroy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Leroy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leroy prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leroy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leroy's back!
Leroy manages to stand up with Jackson still on his back. Eventually Jackson drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Jackson tries to bum rush Leroy with a series of wild strikes but Leroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Leroy's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leroy working a defensive guard here.
Jackson won't allow Leroy to sweep him here.
Leroy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jackson connects with a couple of short punches.
Leroy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leroy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Leroy is working from the bottom.
Leroy is looking for a triangle but Jackson pushes his legs off easily.
Leroy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Leroy tries for a takedown but Jackson circles away easily
and Jackson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Leroy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leroy tries to get out of the position.
Leroy is breathing heavily.
Jackson trying to control but Leroy is working from the bottom.
Leroy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Leroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leroy looking for a sweep. Not yet Leroy, not yet.
Leroy is looking for a triangle here but Jackson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Leroy trying to remain calm as Jackson controls from the top position.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jackson's best efforts.
Leroy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Leroy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leroy passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Leroy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Leroy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Marvin Jackson has been cut.
Leroy controlling his opponent.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Leroy finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leroy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Leroy lands a big elbow - Jackson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Jackson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bruce Leroy!
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Co-main event
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Gemelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Simon Simpson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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18
167 lbs
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22
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Simpson!
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, Anthony Gemelli!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Simpson has a takedown stuffed.
Simpson misses with a head kick.
Simpson is looking to clinch.
Simpson misses with a takedown attempt - Gemelli sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Simpson swinging wilding here.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gemelli but Gemelli pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gemelli's waist but Gemelli gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Simpson off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gemelli shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gemelli lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Simpson hang on?
Simpson is rocked!
A big strike lands for Gemelli! That's really hurt Simpson and he's turned his back - Gemelli keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Gemelli Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Gemelli!
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