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NACF 18: Hell In The Cell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dagenais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Qura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qura has chosen Alexisonfire - Young Cardinals as his entrance music. Daniel Dagenais looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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190 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Dagenais!
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, George Qura!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagenais drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dagenais looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dagenais postures up in Qura's guard and throws a big left but Qura blocks it.
Qura looking for a sweep. Not yet Qura, not yet.
Dagenais could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Qura is trying to keep Dagenais in close.
Qura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dagenais trying to control the position from guard on top but Qura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dagenais missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Qura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qura working for a triangle but Dagenais defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Qura is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Dagenais has his hands clasped together but Qura extends an breaks Dagenais's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Qura.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Qura!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riley Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawk Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley Cote has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Cote!
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, Hawk Henson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Henson to the mat! Henson manages to get full guard.
Henson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cote gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henson wants to sweep but no luck.
Cote lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henson keeping full guard, as Cote tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cote trying to control but Henson is working from the bottom.
Henson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cote avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cote is stalling in the full guard.
Henson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cote doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cote manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote postures up and lands a big shot to Henson's brow.
Henson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cote is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Henson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cote knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henson on the ground.
Cote trying to control the position from guard on top but Henson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cote stopping the sweep attempt from Henson.
Cote is sitting in close to Henson's body. Henson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cote is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cote is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Henson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hawk Henson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Vai Cavalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vai Cavalo's entrance music is Tropa de Elite. A fine choice. Rocky Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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256 lbs
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248 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabricio Vai Cavalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Gracie!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a front kick that sends Vai Cavalo stumbling back into the cage.
Vai Cavalo misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Gracie.
Vai Cavalo is breathing heavily.
Crack! A monster head kick from Gracie and Vai Cavalo falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rocky Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Davis has chosen Rancid-Last one to Die as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Ramirez!
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, Nate Davis!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Ramirez.
Davis blocks a head kick by Ramirez.
Davis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramirez's head.
Ramirez rushes Davis and presses him up against the cage.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Davis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ramirez smiles and moves away.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Davis.
Ramirez has managed to clinch.
Davis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramirez.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis jumps guard but Ramirez stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rocco Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Davis.
Ramirez wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is trying to trip Ramirez. He has hold of a leg but Ramirez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Davis persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramirez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Davis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Davis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ramirez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ramirez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ramirez!
Davis looks gassed!
Ramirez decides to stand up, so the ref orders Davis to his feet.
Ramirez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramirez tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Ramirez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ramirez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Ramirez.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rocco Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Davis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Davis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ramirez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ramirez is trying to buck Davis off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ramirez misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramirez tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Ramirez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Davis will feel that in the morning.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez thows a body kick. Davis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Davis checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez lands with a kick to the temple. Davis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a lazy head kick
and Davis counters with a good, hard body kick but Ramirez shrugs it off.
Ramirez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses
and Davis counters with a shoot takedown. Ramirez fights it but they end up in guard.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
Ramirez keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Ramirez is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
Ramirez trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ramirez's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nate Davis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ramirez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
An inside leg kick from Ramirez misses.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramirez tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramirez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramirez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramirez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Ramirez is predictable there
and Davis counters with a single leg into guard. Ramirez didn't expect that.
Davis prevents Ramirez from getting back to his feet.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis won't allow Ramirez to get back to his feet.
Ramirez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramirez keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Davis stops Ramirez from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ramirez lands a high kick!
Ramirez tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses
and Davis counters with a takedown into side control.
Davis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ramirez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Davis's guard! Nice work there by Ramirez!
Ramirez wants to stand but Davis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramirez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramirez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ramirez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis lands a head kick. Ramirez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping body kick lands there for Davis.
Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to work for a kimura but Ramirez is defending well.
Davis is working for a submission of some sort.
Ramirez pushes Davis off and gets back to his feet.
Ramirez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rocco Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
Ramirez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez stuffs the takedown.
Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ramirez pushes Davis off but Davis dives into side control.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet.
Davis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ramirez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ramirez tries to escape but Davis is in control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez bucks up and tries to throw Davis off but instead Davis has got his back!
Davis looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ramirez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis throws a head kick that half lands.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramirez can pounce on him.
Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ramirez's guard.
Davis forces his way into half guard.
Ramirez is defending against the submission attempts here by Davis.
Davis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ramirez is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Davis has taken his back.
Ramirez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Davis is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Davis is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Ramirez up.
Ramirez has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Davis is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Ramirez with him. Ramirez is trying to defend but Davis has an arm under the chin now! Ramirez grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nate Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Chamberlaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Chamberlaine has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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297 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Chamberlaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chamberlaine looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sapp shoots in looking for a takedown. Chamberlaine tries to sprawl out of it but Sapp keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chamberlaine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sapp closes the distance and clinches up with Chamberlaine, looking for a takedown. Sapp pushes Chamberlaine against the cage but Chamberlaine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Travis Chamberlaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Sapp.
Sapp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chamberlaine jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chamberlaine scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice sprawl there from Chamberlaine as Sapp shoots in.
Sapp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chamberlaine throws a one two combo.
Sapp is rocked!
Chamberlaine slips under a jab from Sapp.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sapp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chamberlaine lands with a shot to the body.
Robert Sapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sapp fails with the takedown.
Chamberlaine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sapp closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sapp lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sapp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp passes Chamberlaine's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Chamberlaine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sapp.
Sapp uses his free foot to push down on Chamberlaine's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chamberlaine.
Chamberlaine really wants to buck Sapp off and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Sapp connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chamberlaine in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sapp loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Chamberlaine scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sapp land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sapp stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Sapp!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chino Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yacoub Qura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qura has chosen The Finest - MF Doom as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
Intelligent |
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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, Chino Bandito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yacoub Qura!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandito misses with a hook. Qura ducked under it nicely.
Qura throws a right hand that Bandito ducks under and follows up with a left that Bandito also avoids with ease.
Qura throws a nice looking combination but Bandito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Qura does no damage.
Qura throws a right hand that Bandito ducks under and follows up with a left that Bandito also avoids with ease.
Qura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bandito takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Chino Bandito has been cut.
Bandito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bandito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bandito lands a with a good body shot.
Qura looks gassed!
Bandito misses with a body kick.
Qura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bandito.
Qura looks for a takedown but Bandito sprawls well.
Yacoub Qura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandito gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qura gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bandito controlling the position easily from mount.
Bandito dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito landing strikes from the mount and Qura is in trouble!
Bandito with the ground and pound from mount.
Bandito putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bandito unloading with bombs!
Qura is rocked!
Bandito lands a big elbow.
Qura is still in real trouble! Can Bandito finish him?
Qura swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Qura seems to have recovered his senses.
Qura is in a horrible position here. Bandito smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Qura is bucking up trying to escape but Bandito cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bandito looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bandito looking to finish Qura with some ground and pound. This is bad for Qura!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Bandito wants to finish this one by submission but Qura is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bandito.
Bandito controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandito landing strikes from the mount and Qura is in trouble!
Bandito landing punches.
Bandito lands with some strikes.
Bandito looking to secure an arm triangle but Qura defends it well.
Bandito prevents Qura from getting the reversal.
Qura tries to hold on but Bandito postures up.
Bandito lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandito avoids the attempt from Qura to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bandito controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandito lands a big elbow.
Bandito looking to control and managing it successfully.
Qura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bandito. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bandito landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Bandito.
Bandito looking to control but Qura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bandito with shots to the head and body - Qura looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qura can't escape the position.
Bandito landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bandito wants to control the pace but Qura is squirming around nicely.
Bandito has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Qura's face.
Bandito lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Qura manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Qura is looking to get back to is feet but Bandito passes into side control.
Bandito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Qura keeps working.
Bandito working the head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandito is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Qura looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bandito gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Qura is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bandito lets go of the hold and Qura can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chino Bandito!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stringer Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremiah Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremiah Kidd will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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213 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stringer Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremiah Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell throws the left hand but Kidd avoids the punch easily.
Bell takes a swing at Kidd's ribcage but misses.
Kidd takes one to the chin there.
Kidd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Bell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bell misses with a straight right.
Bell cracks Kidd with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bell has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kidd to stand back up!
Kidd is rocked!
Bell lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Kidd falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stringer Bell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baroni has chosen Sexyama Slideshow, which has impregnated every woman here tonight...and man as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroni misses with a wild body shot.
Pepper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Baroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pepper moves away.
Pepper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Baroni misses.
Baroni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pepper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Baroni's guard.
Baroni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pepper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pepper wants to pass the guard but Baroni is keeping the position.
Baroni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pepper controls the pace.
Baroni keeping moving, preventing Pepper from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni controlling the position.
Pepper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pepper trying to control but Baroni is working from the bottom.
Baroni is trying to control the position but Pepper postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baroni has his feet on Pepper's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Baroni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baroni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pepper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baroni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joey Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baroni looks to land a combination but Pepper avoids it well.
Baroni throws a hook but Pepper blocks it.
Nice shot by Baroni.
Baroni throws a combination that misses
and Pepper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pepper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baroni keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baroni is refusing to be controlled, as Pepper sits in half guard.
Baroni wants to control but Pepper is keeping busy.
Baroni is controlling Pepper's trapped leg to prevent Pepper from advancing to side control.
Baroni tries to kick Pepper off but Pepper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pepper is tying to control. Baroni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Baroni lands with a nice body punch.
Pepper throws a right hand that Baroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Baroni also avoids with ease.
Baroni gets caught flat footed, as Pepper shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pepper trying to control the position from guard on top but Baroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pepper is breathing heavily.
Pepper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pepper wants to control from the top but Baroni keeps moving.
Pepper being controlled here momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni looking for a guillotine here but Pepper defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Pepper dominated that round.
That's time! Pepper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baroni displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pepper scores with a nice head shot.
Baroni keeps the fight on the outside.
Pepper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baroni as he jumps to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Baroni.
Baroni lands a jab to Pepper's midsection.
Pepper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pepper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baroni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pepper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Baroni lands the left hand.
Joey Baroni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baroni scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pepper is rocked!
Pepper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Pepper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baroni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baroni has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pepper seems to have got his legs back now.
Charles Pepper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baroni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pepper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Baroni's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baroni looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pepper drops back, looking for a kneebar! Baroni looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Baroni looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Baroni!
Pepper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pepper is trying to control Baroni's posture but Baroni avoids it.
Pepper tries to buck Baroni off but Baroni is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni staying calm.
Baroni decides to stand back up.
Baroni misses with a two punch combination.
Baroni tries to keep at a distance but Pepper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pepper breaks the clinch.
Pepper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baroni is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni wants to get back to full guard.
Pepper with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pepper wants to take a breather but Baroni is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni is trying to maintain the position but Pepper is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Baroni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Baroni misses with a double jab
and Pepper counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pepper is tying to control. Baroni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pepper is controlling the pace.
Pepper is keen to just control but Baroni is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Charles Pepper just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Baroni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pepper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baroni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pepper throws a leg kick which misses Baroni's front leg but catches the back leg as Baroni tries to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baroni!
Baroni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pepper rather than just go for the knockout.
Baroni lands a head shot.
Baroni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pepper counters with a takedown into side control.
Baroni throws Pepper to one side and escapes!
Baroni digs a good hook to Pepper's body.
Baroni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pepper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pepper slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper is trying to control the action in half guard but Baroni is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pepper trying to mount his opponent but Baroni defends it.
Pepper is tying to control. Baroni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pepper misses with a double jab.
Pepper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pepper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pepper lands a jab-cross combination.
Pepper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pepper misses with the combination.
Baroni misses the shot to the body.
Pepper takes the fight into the clinch.
Baroni wants to break free but Pepper has control.
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.
Pepper is trying to maintain a safe position but Baroni gets an underhook and turns Pepper into the cage.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Baroni has him pressed against the cage.
Baroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baroni slips a jab and a cross from Pepper.
Baroni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
Pepper staying out of range there.
Baroni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pepper at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Pepper showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pepper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Pepper!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odinius Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naor Yozem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yozem has chosen Chris Cornell - You Know My Name as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Odinius Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Naor Yozem!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yozem throws a head kick but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder tries for a takedown but Yozem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thunder.
Yozem is looking to regain half guard here but Thunder keeps moving and retains side control.
Thunder advances nicely into full mount.
Yozem is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Thunder is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yozem can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Yozem is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Yozem tries to lock up and control but Thunder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yozem is looking to improve his position but Thunder isn't that keen on the idea.
Yozem swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Yozem is desperately trying to improve his position but Thunder has a good base and remains in mount.
Yozem is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yozem is trying to escape the mount but Thunder keeps good control and instead manages to take Yozem's back.
Thunder is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Yozem is defending well though. Thunder let's go of the attempt for now.
I really don't envy Yozem right now.
Thunder doesn't have the hooks in and Yozem manages to turn into his guard.
Thunder manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yozem manages to get himself to full guard.
Yozem looks gassed!
Thunder forces his way into half guard.
Thunder is pressing down on Yozem's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yozem is holding on for now.
Thunder seems to be working for a kimura but Yozem defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is trying for a kimura here. Yozem looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Thunder wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Odinius Thunder!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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282 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Knight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Reese!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight feints and as Reese raises his hands in defense, Knight changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reese 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.
Reese lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Knight!
Knight is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Knight sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Knight wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reese keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Knight is trying to maintain the position but Reese is very close to passing his half guard.
Reese not doing much here.
I looks like Reese might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reese.
Reese prevents Knight from improving his position.
Reese is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reese prevents Knight from improving his position.
Reese is keen to just control but Knight is a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reese dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Knight throws a series of punches but Reese moves out of range.
Knight swinging wilding here.
Knight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Knight tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reese smiles and moves away.
Reese catches Knight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reese looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Knight!
Knight is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reese controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reese gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Knight with a poor takedown
and Reese counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reese.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Reese sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reese trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Knight's head.
Reese won't allow Knight to sweep him here.
Knight looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Knight looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Reese passes into side control.
Reese trying to control the position but Knight is working away.
Knight might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Reese in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Reese goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Knight has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Reese but great work by Knight.
Knight throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Reese works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reese manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese kicks Knight off and gets to his feet.
Reese scores a takedown into full mount!
Knight is wriggling around trying to escape.
Reese takes Knight's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
Reese looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Knight taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trevor Reese! Trevor Reese retains his super heavyweight title!
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