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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Burt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carden Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burt comes to the cage accompanied by No Worse Human. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Burt!
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, Carden Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burt misses the jab.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burt as he jumps to the side.
Douglas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burt circles away.
Burt throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.
Burt scores with a decent looking hook.
Burt cracks Douglas with a big right hand and Douglas goes down!
Douglas has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Burt doesn't defend quickly enough and Douglas has managed to lock this one up! Can Burt escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Douglas on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carden Douglas!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saguro Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saguro Takada!
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, Paul King!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada cracks King with an uppercut from hell and King crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Takada's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
King is rocked!
Takada gets to his feet and stands over King, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! King felt that one! Takada unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save King from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saguro Takada!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Storm told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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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, Steve East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lance Storm!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm tries to clinch up.
Storm lands a head kick that stumbles East and the fighters go to the mat.
East is rocked!
It looks like Steve East has been cut.
Storm preventing the sweep.
Oh East is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Storm controlling from the top position.
Storm postures up.
Storm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
East can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Storm controls the pace.
East seems to have got his legs back now.
Storm thows a big elbow that misses.
East has his foot on Storm's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Storm works his way back into a safe position though.
Storm not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
East keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East is looking for a triangle but Storm pushes his legs off easily.
Storm won't allow East to get back to his feet.
East is looking for a triangle here but Storm uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
East is breathing heavily.
Storm decides to stand back up.
Storm instigates a clinch.
Storm blocks the elbow strike.
East has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
East takes a knee right on the jaw!
Storm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Storm forces East back against the cage and clinches.
Storm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Storm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a brutal head kick. East looks out on his feet and Storm throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Lance Storm!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ike Riddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Augustine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augustine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Ike Riddell!
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, Tim Augustine!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Augustine keeps the fight on the outside.
Augustine misses with an uppercut.
Augustine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riddell blocks the body kick.
Riddell misses with a kick to the body.
Augustine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riddell tries to clinch but Augustine moves out of range.
Riddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Augustine is looking to clinch but Riddell is avoiding it.
No luck for Riddell with that takedown attempt.
Augustine misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Augustine misses.
Riddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Augustine throws out a loose jab but Riddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Augustine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riddell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Riddell wants to get back to his feet but Augustine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Augustine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Augustine throwing strikes from guard but Riddell blocks nicely.
Augustine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riddell is keeping the position for now.
Riddell will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Augustine throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Riddell checks a leg kick nicely.
Augustine misses with a wild combination.
Augustine throws a jab when Riddell was well out of range.
Riddell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Tim Augustine has been cut.
Augustine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riddell looks to clinch
and Augustine decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Riddell's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddell keeping full guard, as Augustine tries to pass.
Riddell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Augustine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Augustine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Augustine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riddell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riddell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Riddell clinches up with Augustine and pushes him back against the cage.
Augustine wants a takedown but no success here.
Riddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Augustine throws a lazy head kick
and Riddell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Augustine!
Augustine looks gassed!
Augustine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Augustine wants to hold on but Riddell pushes him away.
Riddell controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Augustine is trying to escape the mount.
Riddell looking to control but Augustine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riddell prevents Augustine from getting the reversal.
Augustine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Augustine is looking to escape.
Augustine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Augustine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Riddell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Augustine's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riddell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Augustine misses with an uppercut. Riddell saw that one coming.
No luck for Riddell with that takedown attempt.
Riddell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Augustine clinches but Riddell breaks the clinch
so Riddell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Augustine trying to control the position here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Augustine is on top in guard.
Riddell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Augustine won't allow Riddell to sweep him here.
Augustine throws a strike but Riddell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Augustine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Riddell avoids a series of strikes thrown by Augustine.
Augustine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Riddell throwing hammer fists to the chest of Augustine. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddell holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Augustine tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Riddell tries to hold on but Augustine pushes him away.
Augustine raining down shots from the mount!
Augustine punching from mount but Riddell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Augustine avoids the attempt from Riddell to control.
Ike Riddell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riddell is working to get back to half guard.
Augustine throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Augustine jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Riddell is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Riddell and Augustine has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Augustine is breathing heavily.
Riddell wants to get back to his feet but Augustine drags him back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell manages to get back to half guard.
Augustine is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Riddell trying to control but Augustine postures up.
Augustine is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Riddell wants to control but Augustine is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Augustine looks to land a strike but Riddell avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Riddell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Augustine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Augustine trying to control but Riddell is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riddell rushes Augustine and presses him up against the cage.
Augustine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riddell has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riddell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Augustine is trying to break the clinch but Riddell has him pressed against the cage.
Augustine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riddell smiles and moves away.
Riddell slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Riddell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Augustine's cut.
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!
Riddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Augustine misses with a leg kick
and Riddell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Riddell prevents Augustine from improving his position.
Riddell passes into side control, despite Augustine's attempt to control the position.
Riddell trying to control the action but Augustine is working from the bottom.
Augustine looks to move to half guard but instead Riddell has passed into mount! Damn!
Riddell working for a guillotine from mount but Augustine is in no mood to give up.
Augustine is trying desperately to improve position.
Augustine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Augustine is looking to escape.
Riddell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Augustine is trying to escape the mount.
Riddell wants to control the pace but Augustine is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Augustine in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Augustine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Augustine bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Riddell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Augustine stops Riddell from standing up.
Augustine trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Augustine trying to control but Riddell is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Augustine throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Riddell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Riddell.
Augustine is looking to regain half guard here but Riddell keeps moving and retains side control.
Augustine tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Augustine is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Riddell prevents Augustine from getting the reversal.
Riddell unloading with bombs!
Riddell lands with some strikes.
Riddell controlling from the full mount.
Riddell wants to control the pace but Augustine is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ike Riddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riddell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Ike Riddell!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Ike Riddell!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Ike Riddell!
Ike Riddell wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Landon Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs comes to the cage accompanied by Never Scared- Bonecrusher. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibbs closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gibbs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ponnaganti is not content to let Gibbs control the position.
Gibbs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ponnaganti wants to improve his position but Gibbs is controlling well.
Gibbs is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gibbs is looking to advance position but Ponnaganti won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs throwing shots but Ponnaganti is blocking nicely.
Ponnaganti is defending against the submission attempts here by Gibbs.
Gibbs 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gibbs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ponnaganti as he jumps to the side.
Gibbs lands with a cross.
Gibbs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gibbs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gibbs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ponnaganti takes the fight into the clinch.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Gibbs is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Gibbs shrugs off.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gibbs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gibbs's face.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside.
Gibbs takes an elbow to the temple.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Gibbs shrugs off.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
Ponnaganti connects with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gibbs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
Gibbs looking for a takedown.
Gibbs is working for takedown but Ponnaganti is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landon Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body.
Gibbs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ponnaganti prevents it.
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!
Gibbs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ponnaganti smiles and moves away.
Gibbs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ponnaganti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gibbs is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gibbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Ponnaganti misses with a double jab.
Gibbs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs prevents Ponnaganti from improving his position.
Ponnaganti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gibbs is working away from the top position though.
Gibbs is looking to advance position but Ponnaganti won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice strikes from Gibbs there.
Gibbs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gibbs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gibbs is working for an americana but Ponnaganti has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Gibbs was thinking about the submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ponnaganti wants to stand up but Gibbs is controlling him.
Gibbs trying to control the position from guard on top but Ponnaganti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gibbs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ponnaganti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gibbs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti prevents Gibbs from breaking the clinch.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the body.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gibbs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ponnaganti scores with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Gibbs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
Gibbs is looking to break free of the clinch but Ponnaganti has double underhooks.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gibbs wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landon Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibbs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gibbs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gibbs manages to break the clinch.
Ponnaganti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Landon Gibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ponnaganti lands a jab to the nose.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gibbs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ponnaganti!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ponnaganti.
Gibbs throws a body kick the misses
and Ponnaganti counters with a right hand to the body.
Gibbs clinches but Ponnaganti breaks the clinch
and Ponnaganti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gibbs thinking.
Landon Gibbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ponnaganti tries to keep at a distance but Gibbs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gibbs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gibbs is looking to break free of the clinch but Ponnaganti has double underhooks.
Gibbs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ponnaganti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gibbs managing to block the knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
Gibbs avoiding damage as Ponnaganti throws knees to the body.
Gibbs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ponnaganti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gibbs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gibbs managing to block the knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gibbs.
Gibbs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gibbs tries to score a body lock takedown but Ponnaganti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gibbs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ponnaganti misses with a knee strike.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gibbs has picked Ponnaganti up - he's going for a ride! Gibbs dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gibbs controlling the pace.
Gibbs moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ponnaganti is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gibbs advances to mount.
Gibbs thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
You get the feeling that Ponnaganti really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gibbs throws some wild stikes that Ponnaganti manages to avoid easily.
Ponnaganti is squirming around, avoiding Gibbs's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti is trying to stand but he's just given Gibbs his back.
Ponnaganti defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibbs is looking for a triangle but Ponnaganti pushes his legs off easily.
Gibbs looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ponnaganti puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gibbs won't allow Ponnaganti to pass to mount.
Gibbs slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gibbs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ponnaganti is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibbs had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ponnaganti is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gibbs Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ponnaganti's back instead.
Gibbs tries to keep control of the position but Ponnaganti is staying busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vrajesh Ponnaganti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A good leg kick by Ponnaganti.
Gibbs throws a combination that misses
and Ponnaganti counters by moving into the clinch.
Gibbs is looking to break free of the clinch but Ponnaganti has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Gibbs fails to land.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti missing with knees to the body.
Gibbs takes an elbow to the temple.
Gibbs is looking to break free of the clinch but Ponnaganti has double underhooks.
Gibbs breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Ponnaganti.
No luck for Gibbs with that takedown attempt.
Gibbs looks to clinch
and Ponnaganti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ponnaganti moves out of range of the strikes.
Ponnaganti moves into the clinch.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ponnaganti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gibbs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti keeps control of Gibbs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gibbs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gibbs pulls guard effortlessly.
Gibbs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ponnaganti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ponnaganti stands and steps away. Gibbs gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ponnaganti pushes Gibbs up against the cage in a clinch.
Ponnaganti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gibbs is working for takedown but Ponnaganti is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ponnaganti is pressed up against the cage. Gibbs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ponnaganti down to the mat. Ponnaganti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landon Gibbs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ponnaganti rushes Gibbs and presses him up against the cage.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above Gibbs 's eye.
Gibbs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ponnaganti is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gibbs managing to block the knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gibbs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gibbs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ponnaganti trying to land knees to the body.
Gibbs manages to break the clinch.
Gibbs with a poor takedown
and Ponnaganti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gibbs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ponnaganti swivels and escapes.
Gibbs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ponnaganti circles away.
Gibbs tries to close the distance and clinch but Ponnaganti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gibbs wants to clinch up but Ponnaganti keeps it at a distance.
Ponnaganti rushes Gibbs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gibbs avoiding damage as Ponnaganti throws knees to the body.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ponnaganti trying to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti prevents Gibbs from breaking the clinch.
Gibbs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ponnaganti looking to throw knees to the head but Gibbs is blocking nicely.
Gibbs is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ponnaganti can't fight it off and eventually Gibbs manages to take the fight to the floor. Ponnaganti looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ponnaganti pulls Gibbs in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gibbs wants to control from the top but Ponnaganti keeps moving.
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.
Gibbs drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ponnaganti manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gibbs has Ponnaganti in his guard.
Ponnaganti tries to free his leg and advance position but Gibbs is retaining full guard.
Ponnaganti controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ponnaganti passes into half guard.
Ponnaganti wants to stand up but Gibbs is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ponnaganti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guss Griswald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griswald comes to the cage accompanied by I Set My Friends On Fire - Aiden. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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221 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guss Griswald!
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, Kendall Massey!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massey swings for the body but Griswald moves out of range.
Griswald swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Massey.
Griswald doesn't manage to clinch there - Massey circles away.
Griswald is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Massey.
Griswald on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Massey. Massey obviously looking to wear him down.
Massey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Griswald counters by clinching up.
Massey manages to break the clinch.
Griswald tries to clinch up
and Massey counters with a series of strikes. Griswald will be more careful next time no doubt.
Griswald closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Massey to the mat! Massey manages to get full guard.
Massey wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Griswald manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Griswald seems content to control.
Griswald trying to mount his opponent but Massey defends it.
Griswald controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Massey is trying to maintain the position but Griswald is very close to passing his half guard.
Griswald stalling.
Massey is defending against the submission attempts here by Griswald.
Massey wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Massey trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griswald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Massey.
Massey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Griswald tries to clinch but Massey moves out of range.
Griswald circles away from the clinch attempt.
Massey misses with a takedown attempt
and Griswald counters with a takedown into side control.
Griswald works to advance to full mount. Massey defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Griswald scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Massey?
Griswald breaks from Massey's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Massey is trying desperately to improve position.
Griswald has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Massey's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey tries to hold on but Griswald postures up.
Griswald content just to control the position here.
Griswald working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Massey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griswald jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Massey is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Massey and Griswald has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Massey is trying to control Griswald's posture but Griswald avoids it.
Massey looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswald trying to control the position but Massey is working away.
Griswald in side control lands a decent elbow.
Massey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Massey looks to move to half guard but instead Griswald has passed into mount! Damn!
Massey regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griswald trying to control the action but Massey is working from the bottom.
Massey pushes Griswald off looking to stand but Griswald dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guss Griswald 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.
Griswald tests Massey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griswald throws a series of punches but Massey moves out of range.
Griswald changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Massey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Griswald 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.
Griswald just content to control the position.
Massey is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Griswald's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Massey is defending against the submission attempts here by Griswald.
Griswald passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswald controlling from mount.
Griswald is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Massey is working to get back to half guard.
Griswald is landing with some decent strikes but Massey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Griswald looking to secure an arm triangle but Massey defends it well.
Massey is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswald lands a big shot there that rocks Massey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Griswald controlling the pace for now.
Griswald takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Griswald patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Massey rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Massey is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey has one foot on Griswald's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Massey misses with a few strikes there.
Massey looks for the body kick but Griswald saw that one coming.
Griswald moves out of range as Massey throws a body kick.
Griswald is looking to land body kicks.
Griswald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Massey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Griswald gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Griswald throws a head punch that misses.
Massey manages to break the clinch.
Griswald changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Massey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massey tries to bench press Griswald off him but Griswald keeps the position.
Massey is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Massey is trying to get back to full guard.
Massey trying to control from the bottom.
Massey looks like he's trying to stand up.
Massey trying to control but Griswald postures up.
Massey tries to get to full guard but Griswald has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Massey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Griswald counters with a single leg into guard. Massey didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guss Griswald dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Massey tries for a takedown but Griswald circles away easily
and Griswald counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Massey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Griswald counters with a nice uppercut.
Massey moves in looking to clinch but Griswald pushes him off.
A head kick from Massey lands but Griswald takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Massey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griswald takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Griswald moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Griswald - that landed with a thud.
Griswald drops down looking for an ankle pick but Massey pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Massey tries to clinch up but Griswald circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswald misses with an uppercut. Massey saw that one coming.
Griswald drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Massey can't do much from the bottom here.
Massey is not content to let Griswald control the position.
Massey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswald wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Massey, who protects the arm well.
Massey can't do much from the bottom here.
Griswald wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Massey, who protects the arm well.
Massey throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Massey manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Griswald prevents Massey from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey is trying to control but can't.
Griswald is trying to control the action in half guard but Massey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Massey makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Massey.
Griswald controls from within his opponent's guard.
Griswald drops back looking for a leg! Massey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Massey manages to kick Griswald off! Griswald jumps back into Massey's guard.
Griswald wants to control from the top but Massey keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Griswald stands and throws Massey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Massey stops Griswald from passing to mount.
Kendall Massey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griswald remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Griswald seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Massey for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guss Griswald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Griswald, 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 for Guss Griswald!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Guss Griswald!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Guss Griswald!
Guss Griswald wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brijwanth J (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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, Eric Fields!
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, Brijwanth J!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but J moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fields will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
J scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Eric Fields has been cut.
Fields chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice body punch from J.
Fields is breathing heavily.
Fields ducks right into an uppercut from J.
Fields fakes a jab and throws a low kick but J checks it well.
J works over Fields's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Fields moves in looking to clinch but J pushes him off.
J scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fields in his tracks.
Fields is rocked!
J connects with a nice cross there... Fields is looking wobbly and J recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Fields to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - J jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brijwanth J!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrell Turner!
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, Mark Jansen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jansen stalks Turner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turner's face. Turner staggers backwards, shaken.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jansen shoots in for a double leg but Turner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jansen throws a body kick that misses.
Turner clinches with his opponent.
Turner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Jansen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jansen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jansen.
Jansen tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jansen as he jumps to the side.
Jansen blocks a head kick by Turner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jansen tries to keep at a distance but Turner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jansen manages to avoid it.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Jansen tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.
Jansen blocks a head kick by Turner.
Turner throws a head kick but Jansen moves out of range.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mark Jansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turner has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jansen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jansen is trying to break free.
Jansen grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Turner scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
I really don't envy Jansen right now.
Turner avoiding Jansen 's attempts to control his hands.
Turner lands shots from the back.
Turner tries to keep control of the position but Jansen is staying busy.
Turner is hanging on to Jansen's back as he tries to escape.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Turner. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a shot to the head.
Turner scores with punches and elbows.
Jansen is covering up but some of the strikes from Turner are getting through and doing damage.
Turner gets his hands free as Jansen looks to control.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jansen trying to control but not successfully.
Turner 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.
Turner lands shots from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Jansen as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Turner!
Jansen is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Jansen tries to escape but Turner has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Turner lands a shot to the body.
Turner lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turner controlling the position well here. Jansen rolled but Turner kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Jansen hold on?
Turner scores with punches and elbows.
Jansen is rocked!
It looks like Mark Jansen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner punishes Jansen with strikes from the back mount.
Jansen is still in real trouble! Can Turner finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turner is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Jansen's cut.
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.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Jansen seems to have recovered his senses.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jansen fails with the takedown
and Turner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turner throws a right and a left that Jansen avoids nicely.
Jansen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jansen avoids the head kick by Turner.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jansen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Turner misses.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jansen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turner counters by moving into the clinch.
Terrell Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Jansen.
Jansen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen can't get the takedown.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner feints and as Jansen raises his hands in defense, Turner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jansen keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Jansen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Turner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner throws a head kick but Jansen moves out of range.
A left and a right from Jansen both land. Nice combination.
Turner lands with an uppercut that bounces Jansen off the cage and back into rage.
Turner tries to clinch up but Jansen circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner swings for the body but Jansen moves out of range.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Jansen moved out of range.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner looks for the body kick but Jansen saw that one coming.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jansen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jansen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Terrell Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turner thows a big elbow that misses.
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jansen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turner trying to control but Jansen is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turner wants to control from the top but Jansen keeps moving.
Turner postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turner is looking to wear down Jansen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Turner takes a swing at Jansen's ribcage but misses.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Turner misses with a head kick.
Turner wants to clinch up but Jansen keeps it at a distance.
Jansen fails with the takedown.
Jansen avoids the body shot from Turner.
Jansen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Turner finds it's way through Jansen's defenses.
The cut above Mark Jansen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Turner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mark Jansen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Jansen moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Turner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Jansen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jansen manages to avoid it.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Jansen moves out of range easily.
Turner fails with the takedown.
Turner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner looks to land a left hand but Jansen moved out of range nicely.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Jansen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jansen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turner looks to throw a body kick
and Jansen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Jansen scores with a knee to the head.
Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Jansen with that takedown attempt.
Jansen ducks right into an uppercut from Turner.
Jansen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Turner wants to pass the guard but Jansen is keeping the position.
Turner connects with a couple of short punches.
Jansen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jansen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jansen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jansen, not yet.
Turner trying to control but Jansen is working from the bottom.
Turner stands up over Jansen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner trying to control but Jansen is working from the bottom.
Turner postures up and lands a big shot to Jansen's brow.
Jansen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turner wants to control from the top but Jansen keeps moving.
Jansen has momentary wrist control but Turner slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner stays in close to Jansen's body and controls the position.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Jansen blocks nicely.
Turner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jansen keeping full guard, as Turner tries to pass.
Mark Jansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jansen wants to sweep but no luck.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jansen can do to turn this around?
Turner passes into half guard.
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.
Turner is trying to control the action in half guard but Jansen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Turner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Turner is nestled in close to Jansen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Turner is looking for a kimura here.
Turner wants to pass the guard but Jansen is defending well.
Turner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrell Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Terrell Turner!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Terrell Turner!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Terrell Turner!
Terrell Turner wins by unanimous decision!
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