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PEC 9: Never Back Down PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Voros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ty Voros has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murilo Machado!
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, Ty Voros!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Machado blocks the leg kick.
Voros tries to clinch up.
Machado closes this distance looking for a takedown but Voros circles away.
Machado looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Voros is fending him off so far but Machado persists. Nope, Voros circles away and we're back to standing.
Machado shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Voros's guard.
Voros throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Machado with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machado is looking to stand up but Voros won't let him.
Voros pulls Machado in close to prevent any damage.
Voros wants to sweep but no luck.
Machado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Voros swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Voros is pulling down on Machado's head. It's preventing any offense from Machado, at least for the moment.
Machado has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Machado sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Voros's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voros pushes Machado off looking to stand but Machado dives back in and keeps control.
Machado tries to pass to full mount but Voros defends it.
Voros controlling the position well.
Voros won't allow Machado to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machado seems to be looking for submissions.
Machado sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Voros defending well though.
Voros works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Voros wants to sweep but no luck.
Machado is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Voros is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Voros has escaped and now he's on top!
Machado is breathing heavily.
Voros decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Machado, up you get!
Machado looks to clinch
and Voros counters with a shoot takedown. Machado fights it but they end up in guard.
Voros is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Voros stands and throws Machado's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Voros controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Machado is trying to improve his position.
Machado is trying to work for a sweep but Voros has mounted him!
Voros unloading with bombs!
Voros has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Machado's face.
Voros controlling from mount.
Voros punishing his opponent with strikes.
Machado keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voros landing punches.
Voros controlling from mount.
Machado is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Voros dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Voros shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Machado's guard.
Voros wants to control from the top but Machado keeps moving.
Machado is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Voros must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Voros looking to pass the guard.
Machado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Voros looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Voros showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Machado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voros looking to pass the guard.
Voros decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Machado, up you get!
Voros shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Voros was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Voros with shots to the head and body - Machado looks very uncomfortable down there.
Machado is looking to improve his position but Voros isn't that keen on the idea.
Voros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voros looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Voros gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Voros drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Voros wants to control from the top but Machado keeps moving.
Voros is pushing down on Machado's leg trying to pass to half guard. Machado is fighting to maintain full guard but Voros has managed to sneak the leg through.
Voros controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voros decides to return to a standing position.
Voros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machado gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Voros counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Voros sitting in guard here, content to control.
Machado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Machado is looking to stand up but Voros isn't so interested in that idea.
Voros is sitting in close to Machado's body. Machado has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Voros is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Voros is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Machado.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Murilo Machado!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebowski comes to the cage accompanied by gutterballs. Ventura has chosen Back in Black as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Lebowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ventura.
Ventura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jeffrey Lebowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Ventura.
Lebowski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ventura is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lebowski connects with a decent elbow.
Lebowski landing a few strikes.
Ventura sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lebowski wants to pass to mount but Ventura is defending the position.
Ventura looking for submissions off his back.
Ventura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lebowski.
Ventura is not content to let Lebowski control the position.
Ventura wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski stalling.
Lebowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ventura is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lebowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ventura is looking for a sweep. Lebowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ventura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ventura looks gassed!
Ventura is not content to let Lebowski control the position.
Ventura works his way to full guard. Good work.
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.
Lebowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ventura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lebowski postures up.
Ventura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lebowski stands up and waves to Ventura to follow him.
Ventura with a poor takedown
and Lebowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ventura's guard.
Lebowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ventura is keeping the position for now.
Ventura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!
Ventura looking for a guillotine here but Lebowski defends easily.
Ventura is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Lebowski frees his head nicely. Oh but Ventura has switched to an armbar! Lebowski is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jesse Ventura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rorny Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bittersweet Symphony 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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Bernard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rorny Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a hook but Bernard avoids it easily.
Gracie swings for the body but Bernard moves out of range.
Bernard dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Bernard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bernard fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bernard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie connects with the punch.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bernard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Bernard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rorny Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Bernard looking to pass the guard.
Bernard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bernard's best efforts.
Gracie won't allow Bernard to pass to mount.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bernard pulls his head out easily.
Bernard wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie tries to roll over but Bernard keeps him under control.
Bernard trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
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.
Bernard trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Bernard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Bernard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Bernard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Bernard scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Bernard stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie is trying to control the position but Bernard postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
BOOM! Gracie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bernard working to try and regain half guard.
Bernard is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gracie lands with some strikes.
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Bernard is having none of it.
Bernard is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bernard because Gracie loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bernard is working to get back to half guard.
Bernard blocking the ground and pound.
Bernard sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie misses with a head shot. Bernard uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bernard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Bernard.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joey Bernard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bernard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie swings for the body but Bernard moves out of range.
Bernard gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Bernard working a defensive guard here.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bernard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bernard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Bernard blocks nicely.
Bernard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bernard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bernard looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bernard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bernard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bernard is keeping the position for now.
Bernard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bernard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie trying to control but Bernard is working from the bottom.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bernard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bernard gets full guard.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bernard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bernard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernard is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Bernard's head but Bernard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nice defenses there by Bernard.
Gracie tries to clinch but Bernard moves out of range.
Bernard shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Bernard circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bernard.
Bernard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Bernard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernard tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bernard. Bernard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bernard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
Bernard wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie working for a triangle but Bernard defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Bernard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie has his foot on Bernard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bernard works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bernard is one step ahead there.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bernard!
Gracie trying to control but Bernard is having none of it.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to ground and pound but Bernard is blocking nicely.
Bernard is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gracie thowing shots but they're missing.
Gracie throwing strikes here but Bernard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gracie unloads with some shots from mount but Bernard bucks and avoids them well.
Bernard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Bernard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Joey Bernard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bernard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Bernard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bernard regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie prevents Bernard from improving his position.
Bernard is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
Bernard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bernard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie with the ground and pound but Bernard uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bernard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bernard has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bernard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bernard works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bernard looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bernard.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rorny Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bernard. What's that going to do exactly?
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Bernard's attempts to control the action.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Bernard isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bernard!
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Bernard frees his head quite easily.
Bernard is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Bernard holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gracie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joey Bernard.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bernard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joey Bernard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Malians (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Morgan's choice of entrance music: Colt 45. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Malians!
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, Captain Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morgan wants to clinch.
Malians drives through with a takedown into guard.
Malians stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Malians avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Malians pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Malians drops back looking for a leg! Morgan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morgan manages to kick Malians off! Malians jumps back into Morgan's guard.
Malians pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Morgan is looking for a triangle but Malians pushes his legs off easily.
Malians thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malians stopping the sweep attempt from Morgan.
Morgan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Malians doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Malians manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Malians passes Morgan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morgan looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morgan is in trouble now - Malians has advanced to mount!
Morgan is trying desperately to improve position.
Malians has hold of Morgan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Morgan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malians is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morgan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Malians moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Morgan has worked his arm free - good work by Morgan!
Malians tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morgan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morgan moves into full guard.
Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Malians can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Morgan striking off his back but it's not causing Malians any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malians stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morgan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Morgan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malians trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Malians accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan has his foot on Malians's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malians works his way back into a safe position though.
Malians tries to free his leg and advance position but Morgan is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Malians slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morgan regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morgan moves into full guard.
Morgan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Malians has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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!
Morgan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Morgan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Malians is looking to escape.
Malians is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan fails to move to back control.
Malians is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Morgan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt
and Malians counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Malians accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morgan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Malians gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Malians thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Malians can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a triangle. Malians throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Morgan's body to avoid the submission. Morgan has instead reached around Malians's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Morgan arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Captain Morgan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaspar Pantangelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woody Guthrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guthrie has chosen Power For Power, The Swans as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Woody Guthrie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaspar Pantangelli!
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, Woody Guthrie!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guthrie throws a leg kick that misses.
Pantangelli shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guthrie's guard.
Pantangelli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pantangelli works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pantangelli performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Guthrie trying to control here.
Guthrie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pantangelli gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Pantangelli with that takedown attempt.
Guthrie drives through and clinches with Pantangelli against the cage.
Guthrie breaks the clinch.
Guthrie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guthrie is looking to clinch but Pantangelli is avoiding it.
Guthrie misses with a leg kick.
Pantangelli moves in looking to clinch but Guthrie pushes him off.
Pantangelli throws a right hand that Guthrie ducks under and follows up with a left that Guthrie also avoids with ease.
Pantangelli fails to land the takedown.
Guthrie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pantangelli changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Guthrie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaspar Pantangelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guthrie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Guthrie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie throws a series of punches but Pantangelli moves out of range.
Guthrie rushes Pantangelli and presses him up against the cage.
Guthrie breaks the clinch.
Pantangelli is looking to clinch but Guthrie is avoiding it.
Pantangelli throws a head kick that misses
and Guthrie counters with a nice leg kick.
Pantangelli misses with a takedown
and Guthrie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Guthrie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pantangelli avoids the head kick by Guthrie.
Guthrie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guthrie throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guthrie.
Pantangelli tries to clinch
and Guthrie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Guthrie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pantangelli closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guthrie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pantangelli really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Guthrie as Pantangelli shoots in.
Guthrie looks to land a left hand but Pantangelli moved out of range nicely.
Guthrie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pantangelli tries to clinch up.
Pantangelli misses with the body kick
and Guthrie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pantangelli really felt that one!
Pantangelli is breathing heavily.
A big right from Pantangelli misses.
Guthrie clinches.
Guthrie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guthrie has closed the distance and engaged Pantangelli in a clinch.
Pantangelli is trying to break free.
Guthrie lands with a left to the head.
Guthrie lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guthrie.
Guthrie trying to land knees to the body.
Guthrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guthrie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pantangelli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guthrie has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie breaks from the clinch.
Guthrie is looking to clinch but Pantangelli is avoiding it.
Guthrie throws a head kick but Pantangelli moves out of range.
Pantangelli slips a jab and a cross from Guthrie.
Guthrie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pantangelli misses with a takedown attempt
and Guthrie counters with a nice leg kick.
Guthrie misses with a low kick as Pantangelli jumps back.
Guthrie throws a low kick but Pantangelli avoids it.
Pantangelli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guthrie as he jumps to the side.
Guthrie gets caught flat footed, as Pantangelli shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pantangelli wants to control from the top but Guthrie keeps moving.
Guthrie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woody Guthrie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pantangelli avoids the head kick by Guthrie.
Pantangelli misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Pantangelli.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pantangelli.
Pantangelli throws a head kick that misses
and Guthrie counters with a big head kick but Pantangelli shrugs it off.
Guthrie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pantangelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guthrie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pantangelli tries to clinch there but Guthrie circles away.
Woody Guthrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guthrie misses with the combination.
Pantangelli tries to clinch but Guthrie moves away
and Guthrie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Guthrie struggles to land a body shot inside as Pantangelli controls his hands.
Guthrie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pantangelli.
Guthrie throws a punch but it's blocked by Pantangelli.
Guthrie is breathing heavily.
Guthrie breaks the clinch.
Guthrie is looking to clinch.
Guthrie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantangelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pantangelli blocks a head kick by Guthrie.
Pantangelli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Pantangelli seems content to control.
Pantangelli is trying to control the action in half guard but Guthrie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pantangelli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Guthrie defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantangelli wants to pass the guard but Guthrie is defending well.
Pantangelli is trying to control the action in half guard but Guthrie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Guthrie is trying to stand back up but Pantangelli is controlling him
Guthrie wants 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guthrie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Guthrie fails to land.
Pantangelli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Guthrie tries to land knees in the clinch but Pantangelli avoids the damage to the body.
Pantangelli pulls Guthrie into guard.
Guthrie tries to free his leg and advance position but Pantangelli is retaining full guard.
Pantangelli pushes Guthrie off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantangelli shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pantangelli was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pantangelli throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Guthrie because Pantangelli loaded up on that one.
Guthrie blocking the ground and pound.
Guthrie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guthrie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Guthrie tries to reverse the position but Pantangelli maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Pantangelli is looking to control Guthrie but Guthrie is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Pantangelli avoiding Guthrie 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Guthrie's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pantangelli is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Guthrie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Guthrie for a finish.
Guthrie breaks Pantangelli's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaspar Pantangelli dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pantangelli fails with the takedown
and Guthrie counters with a head kick.
Pantangelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Guthrie.
Guthrie moves into the clinch successfully.
Pantangelli looking to stall.
Pantangelli managing to block the knees to the body from Guthrie.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guthrie.
Guthrie keeps control of Pantangelli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guthrie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guthrie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pantangelli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guthrie.
Guthrie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pantangelli shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pantangelli showed some decent athleticism there.
Pantangelli tries to pass to full mount but Guthrie defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guthrie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Guthrie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pantangelli has passed into side control.
Pantangelli decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Pantangelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guthrie throws a lazy right hand but Pantangelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pantangelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Guthrie.
That's two 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.
Guthrie moves out of range of the body kick from Pantangelli.
Guthrie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pantangelli. That did some damage!
Pantangelli doesn't manage to clinch there - Guthrie circles away.
Pantangelli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guthrie instigates a clinch.
Guthrie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guthrie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guthrie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pantangelli tries to clinch there but Guthrie circles away.
Pantangelli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guthrie counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaspar Pantangelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guthrie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pantangelli blocks a head kick by Guthrie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantangelli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guthrie has closed the distance and engaged Pantangelli in a clinch.
Pantangelli wants a takedown.
Pantangelli on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pantangelli avoiding damage as Guthrie throws knees to the body.
Guthrie tries to throw a body punch but Pantangelli avoids it by throwing Guthrie back against the cage.
Guthrie manages to break the clinch.
Guthrie tries to bum rush Pantangelli with a series of wild strikes but Pantangelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pantangelli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Guthrie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Guthrie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Guthrie.
Gaspar Pantangelli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guthrie has his hands on Pantangelli's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guthrie controls Pantangelli momentarily but Pantangelli frees himself.
Guthrie pulls Pantangelli in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woody Guthrie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guthrie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woody Guthrie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pterradactlson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Holiday Rap. Compton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The APPROOOOOOOOOOOOACH!!!! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily |
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Very confident |
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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, Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Compton!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton staying out of range there.
Pterradactlson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Compton pinned against the cage. Compton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pterradactlson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Compton throws the left hand but Pterradactlson avoids the punch easily.
Tyrone Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Compton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left and a right from Compton both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson has been cut.
Compton keeps the fight on the outside.
Compton throws an overhand right that lands on Pterradactlson's shoulder, as Pterradactlson tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pterradactlson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Pterradactlson misses.
Pterradactlson tries for a takedown but Compton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pterradactlson misses with a takedown attempt - Compton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pterradactlson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pterradactlson shoots in and drives through. Compton sprawls well.
Compton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Compton.
Compton lands a slapping body shot.
Compton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pterradactlson is rocked!
Pterradactlson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Compton throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Pterradactlson colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Compton as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Pterradactlson is left battered and dazed whilst Compton and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Compton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Gemelli (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Gemelli!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gemelli.
Anthony Gemelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gemelli loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Gemelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gemelli pinned against the cage. Gemelli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gemelli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gemelli isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Johnson stacks Gemelli on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Johnson!
Gemelli is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gemelli is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gemelli is looking to improve his position.
Gemelli moves into full guard.
Gemelli keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Gemelli.
Gemelli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gemelli looks gassed!
Johnson blocks the strikes from Gemelli.
Gemelli manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gemelli tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gemelli looking for submissions off his back.
Gemelli throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Gemelli's head.
Gemelli tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Gemelli tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Johnson trying to control the action but Gemelli is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gemelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gemelli swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson slips a jab from Gemelli.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Gemelli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gemelli!
Gemelli slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Gemelli is working away.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gemelli actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Gemelli counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gemelli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gemelli has gone for a leg lock! Johnson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gemelli's guard.
Gemelli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gemelli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gemelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gemelli wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Gemelli regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gemelli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Gemelli is breathing heavily.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gemelli is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Johnson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gemelli's back instead.
James Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gemelli tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gemelli can't escape the position.
Gemelli throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johnson. What's that going to do exactly?
Gemelli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johnson looking to secure an arm triangle but Gemelli defends it well.
Johnson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gemelli manages to avoid the submission attempt.
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.
Gemelli wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Johnson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Johnson controls the position from side control.
Gemelli is trying to work for a sweep but Johnson has mounted him!
Johnson looking to secure an arm triangle but Gemelli defends it well.
Johnson has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Gemelli is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Johnson!
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pop
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mgr
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