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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Jay Pearson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jay Pearson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Pearson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes fails with a takedown attempt.
Pearson stuffs the takedown.
Grimes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grimes in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Pearson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jesse Grimes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Joans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little comes into the arena with Hells bells blaring out of the sound system. Brandon Little has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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269 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Little!
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, Mikey Joans!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little shoots in but no luck this time.
Little avoids a punch combination nicely.
Little gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joans misses with a wild combination.
Little moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Joans misses.
Joans scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oooh a lovely combination from Joans sends Little down but not out. Joans dives into side control looking to finish.
Little is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little manages to work his way to half guard, despite Joans's best efforts.
Oh Little is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Little tries to get to full guard but Joans has control of the leg.
Little seems to have got his legs back now.
Little moves into full guard.
Little is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Little escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joans gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joans wants to stand but Little has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Little has his foot on Joans's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Joans works his way back into a safe position though.
Little has his foot on Joans's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Joans works his way back into a safe position though.
Little is breathing heavily.
Joans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Little swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Little had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Joans is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Little Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Joans's back instead.
Joans looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
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.
Joans defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Little has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Joans has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Joans holding both Little 's hands and preventing any damage.
Little is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Little working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joans defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Joans is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Joans is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Joans is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Little gets his way!
Joans is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Joans breaks Little's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Little looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Joans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Little takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Joans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandon Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Joans looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Joans tries to improve position but can't.
Little thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Joans is looking for a sweep.
Little advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joans really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Little with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Joans has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Joans!
Little bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joans's guard.
Little trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Joans wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Joans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Joans can do anything to dispel that myth.
Little drops back looking for a leg! Joans is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Joans manages to kick Little off! Little jumps back into Joans's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Little looking to pass the guard.
Joans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Little. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Little is looking to advance position but Joans has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Joans jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Little manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Little manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Joans's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Joans's back!
Little working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Little is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Joans has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Little has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Joans taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Little doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brandon Little!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tempa T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrick Sizewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). T's entrance music is swing. A fine choice. Sizewell has chosen Cult of Personality as his entrance music. Sizewell has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tempa T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henrick Sizewell!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
T tries to close the distance and clinch but Sizewell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
T tries to clinch up but Sizewell circles away and keeps his distance.
Sizewell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as T backs up against the ropes.
T pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Sizewell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
T fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sizewell misses with a series of wild punches.
T tries to bum rush Sizewell with a series of wild strikes but Sizewell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
T connects with a single shot there.
Good exchange - T coming out on top.
Sizewell scores with a takedown into T's guard.
Sizewell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
T wants to get back to his feet but Sizewell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sizewell looking to sit in guard and control but T gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
T has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizewell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sizewell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sizewell thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sizewell looks gassed!
Sizewell pushes T off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sizewell blocks a head kick by T.
T throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sizewell on the side of the head.
T tries to clinch up.
T lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
T fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sizewell fails to land the takedown.
T tries to clinch but Sizewell moves out of range.
A slow jab from T misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for T.
Tempa T is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sizewell swings for the body but T moves out of range.
T checks a leg kick.
Sizewell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sizewell scores with a body shot.
Sizewell throws a head kick that misses.
T tries to clinch but Sizewell moves out of range.
T tries to clinch there but Sizewell circles away.
T tries to clinch up but Sizewell circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T misses with a straight right.
Sizewell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and T counters by clinching up.
T wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sizewell has him pressed against the ropes.
T breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
T paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts T, as that shot connected.
T getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
T scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sizewell in his tracks.
T loads up on a big right hand but Sizewell slips the punch.
Sizewell throws a combination. T tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sizewell throws a combination that misses
and T counters with a three punch combo that has Sizewell backing up. Sizewell nods at T to acknowledge the strikes.
T is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sizewell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
T is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
T is looking to land body kicks.
Sizewell dips to his left and cracks T with an uppercut!
T really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
T throws a sloppy head kick and Sizewell moves out of range easily.
Sizewell throws a left and a right that both miss
and T counters with a stiff right hand.
T throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sizewell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henrick Sizewell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sizewell lands with a nice combination. T backs away looking to recover.
Nice body punch from Sizewell.
T lands the left hand.
A good leg kick by Sizewell.
Sizewell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and T moves into the clinch.
Sizewell jumps guard but T stands there with Sizewell around his waist. Sizewell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sizewell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
T pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sizewell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sizewell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sizewell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tempa T dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sizewell throws a left and a right that both miss
and T counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
T scores with a punch to the head.
Sizewell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sizewell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sizewell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sizewell misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sizewell misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
T is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sizewell lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sizewell wants to control the pace but T is squirming around nicely.
Sizewell cracks T with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sizewell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. T can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sizewell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sizewell cracks T with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
T is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Sizewell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
T really wants to buck Sizewell off and get back to his feet.
T on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if T tries to get out of the position.
Sizewell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
T taking shots to the head.
T really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
T takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sizewell with shots to the head and body - T looks very uncomfortable down there.
T really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sizewell lands a big elbow.
Sizewell unloading with bombs!
Sizewell dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Sizewell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sizewell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sizewell tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sizewell goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now T is on top in guard.
Sizewell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for T!
T takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
T in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sizewell lands a heavy elbow.
Sizewell trying to control but T is having none of it.
Sizewell landing strikes, looking to finish!
T tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sizewell with good strikes from the mount here!
T is wriggling around trying to escape.
T is in a horrible position here. Sizewell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sizewell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. T can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrick Sizewell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
T gets a clinch.
Sizewell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
T takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sizewell misses with a combination
and T counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sizewell avoids the head kick by T.
T goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
T fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sizewell falls off balance throwing a combination
and T holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sizewell manages to break the clinch.
Sizewell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sizewell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Sizewell misses.
Sizewell swinging wilding here.
Sizewell lands a jab-cross combination.
T fails to land with a series of punches.
Sizewell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sizewell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sizewell throws a left and a right that both miss
and T counters with a nice uppercut.
Sizewell lands a two punch combo.
Sizewell looks to clinch
and T counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from T misses.
T throws a lazy right hand but Sizewell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Sizewell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
T looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sizewell falls off balance throwing a combination
and T counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tempa T is winning the standup battle so far.
Sizewell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from T.
Sizewell moves in looking to clinch but T pushes him off.
Sizewell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. T tries to avoid it but Sizewell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag T to the ground. T escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
T slips a jab and a cross from Sizewell.
Sizewell tries to clinch up but T circles away and keeps his distance.
Sizewell scores with a punch to the head.
T's corner calls for a 1-2. T obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sizewell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as T throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sizewell counters by clinching up.
Sizewell breaks from the clinch.
T throws the left hand but Sizewell avoids the punch easily.
T loads up on a big right hand but Sizewell slips the punch.
Sizewell is looking to clinch but T is avoiding it.
T throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sizewell counters with a thumping low kick.
T tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sizewell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sizewell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tempa T has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henrick Sizewell.
Sizewell fails with the takedown
and T counters with a body kick that stops Sizewell in his tracks momentarily.
T is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sizewell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sizewell tries for a takedown but T circles away easily
and T counters with a one-two to the body.
T throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sizewell tries to clinch but T is having none of it.
Sizewell tries to clinch up but T circles away and keeps his distance.
Tempa T is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
T tries to clinch but Sizewell moves away
and Sizewell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in T's guard now.
Henrick Sizewell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sizewell wants to control from the top but T keeps moving.
Sizewell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sizewell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. T is keeping the position for now.
Sizewell trying to control but T is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrick Sizewell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sizewell 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrick Sizewell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Ashworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilligan Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obama has chosen sound of maddness as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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182 lbs
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184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Ashworth!
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, Gilligan Obama!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashworth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Obama looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ashworth thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ashworth moves into full mount!
Ashworth looking to secure an arm triangle but Obama defends it well.
Ashworth is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Obama's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Ashworth moves to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ashworth is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Ashworth gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Ashworth gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Ashworth apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Obama stuffs the takedown attempt from Ashworth. Ashworth gets slowly back to his feet.
Ashworth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Obama as he avoids it easily.
Obama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Obama gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Ashworth from controlling successfully.
Ashworth sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ashworth trying to control but Obama is working from the bottom.
Obama wants to stand but Ashworth is controlling the position.
Ashworth with a nice head shot there.
Ashworth slips nicely into half guard.
Ashworth prevents Obama from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ashworth slows the pace down in half guard.
Ashworth works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ashworth scoring with strikes but Obama is staying in there.
Obama defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ashworth.
Obama has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Ashworth working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Obama defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ashworth trying to control.
Obama holding both Ashworth 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Obama is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ashworth gets his way!
Ashworth working for a choke but Obama is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Obama preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ashworth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obama is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ashworth gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Ashworth dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Obama scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ashworth misses with a combination
and Obama counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Obama scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Ashworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ashworth looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obama is fending him off so far but Ashworth persists. Nope, Obama circles away and we're back to standing.
Pete Ashworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obama stuffs the takedown attempt from Ashworth. Ashworth gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Obama.
Obama lands with a nice combination. Ashworth backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Obama as Ashworth shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Ashworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Obama as Ashworth shoots in.
Obama throws a one two combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Obama.
A punch combination from Obama misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama stuffs the takedown attempt from Ashworth. Ashworth gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from Obama. No joy for Ashworth on that attempt.
Obama gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ashworth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ashworth wants to control from the top but Obama keeps moving.
Obama pushes Ashworth off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ashworth shoots in and drives through. Obama sprawls well.
Obama misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by Ashworth or perhaps it was just good defense by Obama which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashworth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ashworth throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Obama's waist but Obama gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ashworth off to one side.
Ashworth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ashworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ashworth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ashworth changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Obama tries to avoid it but Ashworth manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Obama to the ground. Obama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ashworth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Obama lands a jab-cross combination.
Obama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ashworth.
Ashworth shoots in and drives through. Obama sprawls well.
Obama misses with the combination.
Ashworth has managed to clinch.
Obama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Obama is trying to break the clinch but Ashworth has him pressed against the ropes.
Ashworth tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Obama smiles and moves away.
Ashworth avoids the head kick by Obama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Obama throws a leg kick that misses.
Ashworth shoots for a takedown but Obama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ashworth has closed the distance and engaged Obama in a clinch.
Ashworth has Obama pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ashworth pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Obama tumbling to the mat - Ashworth dives into Obama's guard.
Ashworth trying to control but Obama is working from the bottom.
Ashworth stops Obama from standing up.
Obama manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Obama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Obama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ashworth.
Ashworth throws a head kick but Obama moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Obama.
Ashworth fails to land the takedown.
Obama goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Obama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ashworth.
Ashworth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Obama swivels and escapes.
Ashworth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obama.
Ashworth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ashworth.
Ashworth shoots in but Obama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Obama scoring well with a low kick there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ashworth.
Obama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Obama avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilligan Obama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Obama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ashworth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ashworth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ashworth working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ashworth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Obama is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Ashworth landing shots from mount.
Ashworth working for a submission but Obama is keeping him at bay.
Ashworth won't let Obama get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ashworth fails to move to back control.
Obama is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashworth unloading with bombs!
Ashworth goes for an armbar but Obama turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Obama.
Ashworth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Obama is looking to stand up but Ashworth won't let him.
Obama gets to his feet - Ashworth follows without any prompting.
Ashworth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Obama circles away.
Ashworth closes the distance and clinches up with Obama, looking for a takedown. Ashworth pushes Obama against the ropes but Obama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Obama.
Obama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Obama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obama avoids the body shot from Ashworth.
Obama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Ashworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obama does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gilligan Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ashworth shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Obama's guard.
Ashworth wants to pass the guard but Obama is keeping the position.
Ashworth is standing up over Obama. Obama looks to escape but Ashworth dives into side control.
Obama is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is not content to let Ashworth control the position.
Obama is trying to buck Ashworth off.
Pete Ashworth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ashworth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Obama scores with a leg kick.
Ashworth shoots in for a takedown but Obama shows good takedown defense.
A solid leg kick lands there for Obama.
Ashworth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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.
Obama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ashworth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Obama but Obama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Obama throws a leg kick which misses Ashworth's front leg but catches the back leg as Ashworth tries to avoid it.
Ashworth shoots in for a takedown but Obama shows good takedown defense.
Ashworth shoots in for a takedown but Obama shows good takedown defense.
Obama motions for Ashworth to come forward. Obama throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ashworth looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ashworth is looking to pass Obama's guard but actually Obama recovers to full guard.
Obama wants to stand and escape but Ashworth is having none of it.
Obama can't keep his opponent in guard - Ashworth advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Ashworth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ashworth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Ashworth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between eddie toode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Rusty Cage as his entrance music. 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 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, eddie toode!
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, Justin Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones lands with a nice combination. toode backs away looking to recover.
It looks like eddie toode has been cut.
toode doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from toode.
toode changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but toode manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
Jones lands a nice looking body kick.
toode is breathing heavily.
Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
toode is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones decides to stand up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends toode stumbling backwards into the ropes! toode bounces back off the ropes towards Jones, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Jones lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Jones celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Justin Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Roberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roll has chosen Limp Bizkit - Rollin' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joao Roberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Roll!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Roberto.
Roll drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Roll won't allow Roberto to sweep him here.
Roll throwing strikes from guard but Roberto blocks nicely.
Roll would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Roberto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roll is one step ahead there.
Roberto is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Roll rolls with it to try and escape but Roberto cranks on the arm and Roll is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joao Roberto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Franklin rushes Lang and presses him up against the ropes.
Lang manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lang is working an open guard so Franklin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lang shoots in but Franklin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang lands a nice shot that snaps Franklin's head back.
Lang fails with a takedown attempt.
A solid body kick from Franklin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Franklin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lang is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack! A monster head kick from Franklin and Lang falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Franklin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bob Franklin!
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