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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ini Kamoze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kamoze might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to World a Reggae. Ini Kamoze had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ini Kamoze !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lance Storm!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kamoze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kamoze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Storm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm gets a clinch.
Storm lands a nice knee to the body.
Storm lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Storm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamoze blocks it with crossed arms.
Kamoze is looking to break free of the clinch but Storm has double underhooks.
Kamoze is trying to break free.
Kamoze swings wildly with an uppercut but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Storm.
Kamoze blocks an elbow strike.
Kamoze misses with a body punch.
Kamoze can't get the takedown.
Kamoze keeps control of Storm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kamoze keeps control of Storm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kamoze keeps control of Storm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Storm is stalling here.
Storm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kamoze blocks it with crossed arms.
Storm is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.
Storm tries to land knees in the clinch but Kamoze avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Storm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamoze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kamoze scores with a jab to the head.
Storm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Storm throws a head kick that misses.
Kamoze feints and then cracks Storm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Storm down.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Storm looks gassed!
Kamoze tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Storm moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Storm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamoze 's brow.
Storm prevents Kamoze from breaking the clinch.
Kamoze has had enough of the clinch but Storm keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Storm takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Storm lands an elbow that stopped Kamoze in his tracks for a moment.
Storm lands a hook to the side of the head.
Storm tries a knee to the head but Kamoze blocks it.
Kamoze tries to break the clinch but Storm is controlling the position.
Kamoze avoiding damage as Storm throws knees to the body.
Kamoze wants to break free but Storm has control.
Storm prevents Kamoze from breaking the clinch.
Kamoze tries to break the clinch but Storm is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamoze is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Storm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kamoze 's brow.
Storm lands an elbow just above Kamoze 's eye.
Storm's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Storm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kamoze has him pressed against the cage.
Storm looking to stall.
Kamoze is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Storm.
Storm gets underhooks to prevent Kamoze 's takedown attempt.
Storm looking to stall.
Kamoze breaks from the clinch.
Kamoze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kamoze is looking to clinch but Storm is avoiding it.
Kamoze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Ini Kamoze has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kamoze throws a series of punches but Storm avoids them all with ease.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Storm! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lance Storm!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Beetle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Beaulac (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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Beetle!
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, Jon Beaulac!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaulac doesn't manage to clinch there - Beetle circles away.
Beaulac lands with a nice body punch.
Beetle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Jon Beaulac has been cut.
Beetle clinches with his opponent.
Beaulac with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beetle pulls Beaulac into guard.
Beetle wants to sweep here but Beaulac controlling him for the moment.
Beaulac trying to control but Beetle is working from the bottom.
Beetle keeping full guard, as Beaulac tries to pass.
Beaulac won't allow Beetle to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulac won't allow Beetle to sweep him here.
Beetle pushes Beaulac off and gets back to his feet.
Beetle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beetle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beetle throws a right hand that Beaulac ducks under and follows up with a left that Beaulac also avoids with ease.
Beetle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beaulac.
Beetle tries to clinch there but Beaulac circles away.
Beetle closes the distance and clinches up with Beaulac, looking for a takedown. Beetle pushes Beaulac against the cage but Beaulac circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Beetle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beaulac as he jumps to the side.
Beaulac pushes Beetle up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac swings wildly with an uppercut but Beetle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beetle tries to pull guard but Beaulac holds him up against the cage and eventually Beetle drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Beetle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beaulac changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beetle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Beetle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Beetle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Beetle with that takedown attempt.
Beaulac instigates a clinch.
Beaulac stops a takedown attempt from Beetle.
Beetle tries to pull guard but Beaulac won't allow it.
Beaulac lands a body shot.
Beetle is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac avoiding damage.
Beaulac comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Donnie Beetle has been cut.
Beaulac crunches a lovely knee into Beetle's ribcage.
Beetle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Beaulac.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beaulac.
Beaulac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beaulac trying to land knees to the body.
Beetle goes for a takedown attempt but Beaulac pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Beetle moves into range and clinches up with Beaulac.
Beetle blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Beaulac.
Beetle has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Beaulac is trying to keep an underhook but Beetle manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Beetle tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Beaulac.
Beaulac wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Beaulac manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Beaulac looking for a sweep. Not yet Beaulac, not yet.
Beetle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beaulac swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beaulac managing to control the position.
Beaulac wants to stand and escape but Beetle is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beetle trying to control but Beaulac is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Beaulac will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Beetle fails with the takedown.
Beaulac swats away the attempt to clinch by Beetle.
Beaulac wants to clinch up but Beetle keeps it at a distance.
Beetle has a takedown stuffed.
Beaulac looks to clinch
and Beetle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beaulac's guard.
Beetle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Beetle decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Beetle clinches but Beaulac breaks the clinch
and Beaulac makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beetle looks for a takedown but Beaulac sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Beetle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beetle shoots in looking for a takedown. Beaulac tries to sprawl out of it but Beetle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Beaulac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Beaulac lands a head kick. Beetle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Beetle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Beetle with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beetle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beetle showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beaulac trying to control but Beetle postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac moves into full guard.
Beaulac looking to control.
Beetle trying to control but Beaulac is working from the bottom.
Beetle wants to stand but Beaulac is controlling his posture from full guard.
Beetle trying to control but Beaulac is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac looking to control.
Beaulac is looking to stand up but Beetle isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beetle fails to land the takedown.
A head kick by Beetle misses
and Beaulac counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Beaulac is looking to control Beetle's arms but Beetle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beaulac has his back to the cage.
Beetle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Beetle has Beaulac pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Beetle pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Beaulac tumbling to the mat - Beetle dives into Beaulac's guard.
Beetle trying to control but Beaulac is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Beaulac content just to control the position here.
Beaulac wants to control the pace but Beetle is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Beetle dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Beaulac.
Beetle shoots in but Beaulac avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A low kick from Beetle misses
and Beaulac counters with a thumping low kick.
Beetle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beaulac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beetle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beaulac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beaulac keeps the fight on the outside.
Beaulac tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Beetle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beetle.
Beaulac swings wildly with an uppercut but Beetle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beetle.
Beaulac landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulac stops a takedown attempt from Beetle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Beetle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beetle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beaulac is working for takedown but Beetle is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short uppercut from Beaulac.
Beaulac scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Beaulac.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Beaulac fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Beaulac with a knee to the head.
Beaulac landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beetle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beetle jumps guard but Beaulac stands there with Beetle around his waist. Beetle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Beaulac landing knees to the head.
Beetle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Beaulac is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Beaulac throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beetles head.
Beaulac landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac lands a knee to the body.
Beetle takes an elbow to the temple.
Beetle tries to pull guard but Beaulac won't allow it.
A short left from Beaulac.
Beaulac lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beaulac crunches a lovely knee into Beetle's ribcage.
Beetle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beetle is rocked!
Beetle throws an elbow but it misses.
Oh Beetle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beetle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Beaulac is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jon Beaulac seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beetle jumps guard and drags Beaulac to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Beetle keeping moving, preventing Beaulac from controlling successfully.
Beetle 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.
Beetle seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beetle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Beetle controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Beetle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac is looking to improve his position but Beetle isn't that keen on the idea.
Beetle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Beaulac tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beetle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beetle wants to control the pace but Beaulac is squirming around nicely.
Beetle breaks from Beaulac's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beetle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Beaulac.
I think Beaulac 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 Jon Beaulac!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Jon Beaulac!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight as a draw!
Jon Beaulac wins by majority decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kovacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Carter (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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157 lbs
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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, Michael Kovacs!
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, Rick Carter!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Kovacs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Michael Kovacs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovacs throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
A big head kick from Kovacs and Carter is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Carter is rocked!
It looks like Rick Carter has been cut.
Kovacs throwing strikes but missing.
Carter is still in real trouble! Can Kovacs finish him?
Kovacs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kovacs sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carter's guard.
Carter wants to improve his position but Kovacs is controlling well.
Carter seems to have recovered his senses.
Kovacs trying to pass the guard but Carter defending well.
Carter is trying to stand up here but Kovacs is controlling him well.
Kovacs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carter defends it well.
Carter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter trying to hold on to Kovacs's head to control him but Kovacs postures up.
Kovacs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kovacs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carter lands a head kick that stumbles Kovacs and the fighters go to the mat.
Kovacs is rocked!
It looks like Michael Kovacs has been cut.
Carter controlling from the top position.
Oh Kovacs is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kovacs wants to sweep but no luck.
Carter is posturing up here but Kovacs has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Carter tries to roll out but it's too tight and Carter has to tap! Slick submission there by Kovacs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Kovacs!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul King!
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, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Ponnaganti connects with a high kick.
Ponnaganti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ponnaganti counters with a nice low kick that buckles King's knee momentarily.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King throws a looping overhand right but Ponnaganti ducks down to avoid it.
King has taken the fight to the clinch.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ponnaganti has him pressed against the cage.
King tries to stall but Ponnaganti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
Ponnaganti blocks an uppercut.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the head.
Ponnaganti with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti misses with a knee strike.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti connects with a knee to the head.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Ponnaganti misses with a few strikes there.
Ponnaganti wants to clinch
and King counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
King throws an elbow that misses.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
King is trying to break the clinch but Ponnaganti has him pressed against the cage.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Ponnaganti trying to land knees to the body.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ponnaganti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti looks gassed!
King avoiding damage as Ponnaganti throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ponnaganti missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as King takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ponnaganti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
King misses with some punches.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
King drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ponnaganti pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ponnaganti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Ponnaganti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
King is trying to break free.
King tries to stall but Ponnaganti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into King's ribcage.
Ponnaganti with a knee to the head.
King stalling in the clinch but Ponnaganti improves position.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
King missing with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
King avoiding damage as Ponnaganti throws knees to the body.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Ponnaganti won't allow it.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Ponnaganti trying to land knees to the body.
King avoids the elbow strike from Ponnaganti, against the cage.
Ponnaganti missing with knees to the body.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King closes the distance but Ponnaganti moves to the side
and Ponnaganti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ponnaganti swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Ponnaganti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King wants to clinch but Ponnaganti slips to the side
and Ponnaganti counters with an inside leg kick.
King misses with a body kick.
Ponnaganti has taken the fight to the clinch.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ponnaganti connects with a nasty looking knee right to King's face.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti trying to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Ponnaganti missing with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from King.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that King shrugs off.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ponnaganti moves into the clinch.
Ponnaganti tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
King is rocked!
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above King 's eye.
Ponnaganti connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked King badly! King tumbles to the floor and Ponnaganti stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Woodcomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
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221 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Woodcomb!
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, Kendall Massey!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodcomb drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Massey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Massey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Woodcomb holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Woodcomb is looking to control Massey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Woodcomb avoid being mounted?
Massey wants to take a breather but Woodcomb is having none of it.
Woodcomb actively working from the bottom here.
Massey is thwarting Woodcomb's attempts to control the position.
Massey prevents Woodcomb from improving his position.
Woodcomb on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Woodcomb tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey is thwarting Woodcomb's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Woodcomb shoots in and bounces Massey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Massey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Woodcomb stands up from Massey's guard - Woodcomb perhaps looking for a knockout.
Massey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Massey wants to stand up but Woodcomb has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massey 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.
Woodcomb trying to hold on to Massey's head to control him but Massey postures up.
Massey wants to pass to mount but Woodcomb is defending the position.
Massey is looking for a kimura but Woodcomb is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Massey to get the leverage.
Woodcomb wants to control but Massey is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Woodcomb is trying to stand back up but Massey is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Massey trying to control from half guard but Woodcomb is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Woodcomb shoots in for a takedown but Massey shows good takedown defense.
Woodcomb is breathing heavily.
Woodcomb shoots in and drives through. Massey sprawls well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Woodcomb.
Massey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Woodcomb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Massey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Massey is looking to take a break and control but Woodcomb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Massey drops an elbow to the side of Woodcomb's head.
Massey wants to control but Woodcomb is keeping him busy.
Massey trying to pass the guard but Woodcomb defending well.
Massey blocks the strikes from Woodcomb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodcomb trying to hold on to Massey's head to control him but Massey postures up.
Massey trying to pass the guard but Woodcomb defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Woodcomb with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Massey counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Woodcomb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woodcomb circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Massey.
Woodcomb tries to score with a low kick but Massey moves his leg out of the way.
No luck for Massey with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Massey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Woodcomb fails with the takedown
and Massey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Massey connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Woodcomb to the floor! Massey dives in looking for the finish!
Woodcomb is rocked!
It looks like Devon Woodcomb has been cut.
Massey is keen to just control but Woodcomb is a slippery customer.
Oh Woodcomb is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Massey moves nicely into side control.
Woodcomb tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Massey easily slips into full mount!
Massey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Woodcomb's face.
Massey looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Woodcomb covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kendall Massey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daizu Mitsusada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Colbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsusada comes to the cage accompanied by A-Punk. Daizu Mitsusada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Colbert's chin.
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134 lbs
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Brawler
Intelligent |
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Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daizu Mitsusada!
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, Nick Colbert!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitsusada fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mitsusada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Colbert defending well as Mitsusada loads up on a big left hand.
Mitsusada digs a good hook to Colbert's body.
Mitsusada looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Colbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitsusada.
Colbert 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.
Colbert stands and throws Mitsusada's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mitsusada regains half guard.
Colbert is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitsusada is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mitsusada tries to roll over but Colbert keeps him under control.
Colbert postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mitsusada to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsusada will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mitsusada with a poor takedown
and Colbert decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mitsusada's guard.
Colbert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mitsusada holds on and takes a little breather.
Mitsusada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mitsusada is looking for a triangle but Colbert pushes his legs off easily.
Mitsusada is breathing heavily.
Mitsusada is looking for a triangle but Colbert pushes his legs off easily.
Colbert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Colbert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mitsusada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Colbert wants to control from the top but Mitsusada keeps moving.
Mitsusada keeping full guard, as Colbert tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colbert drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mitsusada looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mitsusada looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mitsusada!
Mitsusada wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Colbert, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colbert defending against the ground and pound.
Mitsusada trying to control the position but Colbert is working away.
Colbert is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colbert is trying to control Mitsusada's posture but Mitsusada avoids it.
Colbert gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mitsusada passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mitsusada looking to finish with strikes here!
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.
Mitsusada controlling from the full mount.
Colbert avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mitsusada.
Colbert tries to lock up and control but Mitsusada gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mitsusada takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Colbert is looking to get to half guard.
Colbert has given up his back here.
Colbert controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Colbert will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Mitsusada.
A big left from Mitsusada misses.
Mitsusada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mitsusada lands a slapping body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Colbert.
Daizu Mitsusada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitsusada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitsusada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Colbert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy left from Mitsusada finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitsusada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitsusada looks to score with a jab to the body but Colbert is just out of range.
Daizu Mitsusada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colbert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mitsusada, pushing him back against the cage.
Mitsusada has had enough of the clinch but Colbert keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Colbert manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Colbert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsusada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colbert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitsusada lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Colbert moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Colbert wants to clinch.
Colbert moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Colbert wants to clinch up but Mitsusada keeps it at a distance.
Mitsusada misses with a series of wild punches.
Colbert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitsusada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitsusada misses with a body shot.
Colbert feints and as Mitsusada raises his hands in defense, Colbert changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colbert trying to control but Mitsusada is working from the bottom.
Mitsusada striking off his back but it's not causing Colbert any problems.
Mitsusada keeping moving, preventing Colbert from controlling successfully.
Colbert is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Colbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitsusada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitsusada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colbert wants to control from the top but Mitsusada keeps moving.
Colbert postures up.
Colbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitsusada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nick Colbert just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Colbert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitsusada throws out the jab.
Colbert is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mitsusada.
Mitsusada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Colbert wants to clinch up but Mitsusada keeps it at a distance.
Colbert slips a jab from Mitsusada.
Mitsusada on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Colbert changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mitsusada looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here.
Mitsusada is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mitsusada regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mitsusada is on top in guard.
Mitsusada trying to control the position from guard on top but Colbert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitsusada won't allow Colbert to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Colbert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mitsusada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mitsusada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitsusada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colbert counters with a low kick, right behind Mitsusada 's knee.
Mitsusada throws a sloppy head kick
and Colbert makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitsusada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Colbert tries to clinch but Mitsusada is having none of it.
Colbert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Colbert. Mitsusada shrugs it off though.
Colbert scores a takedown into full mount!
Mitsusada is controlling an arm, preventing Colbert from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Colbert throwing strikes here but Mitsusada is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mitsusada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Colbert wants to control the pace but Mitsusada is squirming around nicely.
Colbert stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsusada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Colbert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitsusada throws a jab when Colbert was well out of range.
Mitsusada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Colbert in his tracks.
Mitsusada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Colbert wants to clinch up but Mitsusada keeps it at a distance.
Mitsusada shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Colbert counters with a body kick that stops Mitsusada in his tracks momentarily.
Mitsusada gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mitsusada dodges the punch combination from Colbert.
Mitsusada misses with a double jab
and Colbert makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mitsusada really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colbert rushes Mitsusada and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Colbert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Colbert feints and as Mitsusada raises his hands in defense, Colbert changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Colbert chips away with some ground and pound.
Mitsusada can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Colbert controls the pace.
Nick Colbert has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mitsusada is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Colbert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mitsusada lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Colbert!
Mitsusada looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colbert can't escape the position.
Mitsusada goes for an armbar but Colbert turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Colbert.
Mitsusada has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Colbert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mitsusada controls Colbert momentarily but Colbert frees himself.
Mitsusada manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsusada takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mitsusada looking to secure an arm triangle but Colbert defends it well.
Mitsusada trying to control but Colbert is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colbert wants to hold on but Mitsusada pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Colbert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Colbert has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Nick Colbert!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Nick Colbert!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Nick Colbert!
Nick Colbert wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ted Granger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ted Granger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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21
186 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Granger!
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, Roland Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Granger's guard.
Granger tries to strike from the bottom.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Granger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison wants to pass the guard but Granger is keeping the position.
Harrison drops back looking for a leg! Granger is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Granger manages to kick Harrison off! Harrison jumps back into Granger's guard.
Granger tries to strike from the bottom.
Granger controls Harrison momentarily but Harrison frees himself.
Harrison tries to free his leg and advance position but Granger is retaining full guard.
Granger lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Granger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harrison sprawls well initially but Granger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Granger drops an elbow to the side of Harrison's head.
Granger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harrison is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger is nestled in close to Harrison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Granger is tying to control. Harrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Granger working Harrison over with strikes.
Harrison taking some punishment here, with Granger in his half guard.
Harrison looking for submissions off his back.
Harrison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Granger.
Granger seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Harrison is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ted Granger!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donald Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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22
163 lbs
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160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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, Donald Dallas!
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, John Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dallas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bradley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bradley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bradley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bradley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dallas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dallas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bradley keeping full guard, as Dallas tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dallas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bradley fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradley wants to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Dallas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dallas misses with a few strikes there.
Bradley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dallas swats away the attempt to clinch by Bradley.
Dallas avoids a kick to the body.
Dallas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bradley as he avoids it easily.
Bradley drives through and clinches with Dallas against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dallas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
Dallas letting Bradley take a breather here.
Bradley jumps guard.
Bradley trying to control the position here.
Bradley controls Dallas momentarily but Dallas frees himself.
Dallas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dallas advances to half guard.
Dallas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bradley is just riding it out for now. Dallas eventually gives up the hold.
Dallas is breathing heavily.
Bradley is looking to control Dallas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bradley avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas is working for a kimura but Bradley is defending it quite comfortably.
Bradley trying to control from the bottom.
Dallas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bradley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dallas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dallas's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bradley is landing with strikes from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradley gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Bradley wants to control but Dallas is keeping busy.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Bradley wants to control but Dallas is keeping busy.
Bradley biding his time, controlling Dallas.
Bradley is punishing Dallas with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dallas tries to roll but Bradley sticks to his back.
Bradley lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bradley closes the distance and clinches.
Bradley pushes Dallas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bradley is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dallas can't fight it off and eventually Bradley manages to take the fight to the floor. Dallas looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Dallas keeps moving.
Bradley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dallas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dallas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bradley is nestled in close to Dallas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dallas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bradley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dallas is looking to escape.
Dallas is trying desperately to improve position.
Bradley controlling from the full mount.
Bradley trying to control but Dallas is having none of it.
Bradley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bradley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dallas. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dallas tries to reverse the position but Bradley maintains control.
Bradley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bradley controlling from the full mount.
Dallas is bucking up trying to escape but Bradley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bradley wants to control the pace but Dallas is squirming around nicely.
Dallas can't escape the position.
Bradley cracks Dallas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bradley trying to control but Dallas is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Bradley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Bradley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Bradley just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bradley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bradley decides to pull guard.
Dallas tries to free his leg and advance position but Bradley is retaining full guard.
Bradley is trying to keep Dallas in close.
Bradley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dallas!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dallas can't escape the position.
Bradley controlling from mount.
Dallas regains half guard.
Dallas tries to get to full guard but Bradley has control of the leg.
Dallas is refusing to be controlled, as Bradley sits in half guard.
Bradley wants to pass the guard but Dallas is defending well.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dallas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bradley swivels and escapes.
Bradley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dallas shoots in looking for a takedown. Bradley tries to sprawl out of it but Dallas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bradley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bradley throws a head kick that misses.
Bradley forces Dallas back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley manages to pull guard.
Bradley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dallas's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bradley has passed into side control.
Bradley trying to control the action but Dallas is working from the bottom.
Dallas sneaks back into half guard.
Bradley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bradley trying to pass the guard but Dallas defending well.
Dallas tries to roll over but Bradley keeps him under control.
Bradley not doing much here.
Dallas wants to improve his position but Bradley is controlling well.
Dallas is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley slows the pace down in half guard.
Dallas is looking to get back to full guard here but Bradley has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bradley prevents Dallas from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bradley controlling the pace for now.
Dallas is looking to get to half guard.
Bradley looking to control but Dallas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bradley controlling from the full mount.
Bradley wants to control the pace but Dallas is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bradley scoring with strikes but Dallas is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bradley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bradley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for John Bradley!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for John Bradley!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for John Bradley!
John Bradley wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between J Lingad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Damme has chosen Jia Ren Qu as his entrance music. J Lingad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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, J Lingad!
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, Georges Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme cracks Lingad with an open hand slap.
Van Damme throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Damme wants to clinch.
Lingad lands with a nice combination. Van Damme backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Georges Van Damme has been cut.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lingad looks to land a right hand but Van Damme moved out of range.
No luck for Lingad with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lingad.
Van Damme checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lingad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Damme circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for J Lingad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lingad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Damme manages to avoid it.
Van Damme lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lingad shoots in for a takedown but Van Damme shows good takedown defense.
Lingad misses with a takedown attempt - Van Damme sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lingad is breathing heavily.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Lingad circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Van Damme as Lingad shoots in.
Van Damme lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lingad backs up against the cage.
It looks like J Lingad has been cut.
Van Damme stuffs the takedown.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Van Damme.
Van Damme tries to clinch there but Lingad circles away.
Van Damme stuffs the takedown attempt from Lingad. Lingad gets slowly back to his feet.
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Damme throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lingad.
Van Damme shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Van Damme showed some decent athleticism there.
Van Damme controlling the action here.
Lingad taking some punishment here, with Van Damme in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme drops an elbow to the side of Lingad's head.
Lingad has hold of Van Damme's hands but Van Damme slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Damme moves nicely into side control.
Van Damme trying to control the action but Lingad is working from the bottom.
Lingad struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Damme working the head and body with strikes.
Van Damme stands up and beckons Lingad to his feet.
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!
Van Damme wants to clinch.
Lingad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Damme to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingad throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
Lingad drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Van Damme throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Van Damme wants to stand but Lingad is controlling the position.
Lingad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Damme is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lingad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Damme tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Lingad looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingad looking for submissions off his back.
Van Damme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lingad misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lingad is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lingad misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Damme counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lingad won't be happy with that.
Lingad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damme wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lingad keeps working.
Lingad tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Van Damme dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lingad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Damme counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lingad thinking.
Lingad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Damme gets caught flat footed, as Lingad shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lingad trying to control but Van Damme is working from the bottom.
Lingad looking to pass the guard.
Van Damme wants to sweep here but Lingad controlling him for the moment.
Lingad drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Lingad seems to have locked his on tight now - Van Damme screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Lingad, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). J Lingad!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Carter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Destroyer- Static X kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Carter!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James Carter tries to clinch but Rubin Carter moves out of range.
Rubin Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rubin Carter lands a nice shot that snaps James Carter's head back.
James Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for James Carter with that takedown attempt.
Jab from Rubin Carter.
Rubin Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James Carter on the side of the head.
James Carter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rubin Carter pinned against the cage. Rubin Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rubin Carter lands an overhand right.
James Carter slips a jab and a cross from Rubin Carter.
James Carter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rubin Carter swivels and escapes.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Carter.
James Carter shoots in but no luck this time.
Rubin Carter thuds his right hand into James Carter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rubin Carter cracks James Carter with a good jab.
James Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rubin Carter throws a series of strikes that have James Carter backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James Carter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rubin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James Carter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rubin Carter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
James Carter is rocked!
Rubin Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
James Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can Rubin Carter finish him?
Rubin Carter throws a good cross that connects.
Rubin Carter thuds his right hand into James Carter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch lands to the side of James Carter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
James Carter seems to have recovered his senses.
Rubin Carter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as James Carter backs up against the cage.
Rubin Carter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rubin Carter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubin Carter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck James Carter on the side of the head.
James Carter looks gassed!
James Carter drops his hands momentarily and Rubin Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rubin Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
James Carter is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rubin Carter is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for James Carter.
Rubin Carter throws a right and a left that James Carter avoids nicely.
Rubin Carter scores with a one two! James Carter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubin Carter lands with an uppercut that bounces James Carter off the cage and back into rage.
James Carter takes one on the button.
Rubin Carter stalks James Carter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James Carter's face. James Carter staggers backwards, shaken.
A left lands for Rubin Carter.
Rubin Carter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
James Carter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rubin Carter lands with an uppercut that bounces James Carter off the cage and back into rage.
A cross from Rubin Carter lands.
Rubin Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
James Carter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
James Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
James Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rubin Carter circles away.
Rubin Carter throws a combination. James Carter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rubin Carter works over James Carter's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin Carter throws a combination. James Carter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Rubin Carter! James Carter is backing up but he can't get away as Rubin Carter lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops James Carter and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rubin Carter!
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