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TiTAN 3: Rebirth PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Zharr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tony shahing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Zharr!
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, tony shahing!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zharr misses with a low kick.
Zharr throws a jab when shahing was well out of range.
Zharr is looking to land body kicks.
Zharr shoots in for a takedown but shahing shows good takedown defense.
shahing fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zharr sprawls well initially but shahing persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
shahing trying to control the action but Zharr is working from the bottom.
shahing not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zharr is staying active underneath shahing, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zharr is trying to get back to full guard.
shahing is trying to work for a kimura but Zharr is defending well.
shahing is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zharr!
shahing prevents Zharr from getting the reversal.
shahing avoids the attempt from Zharr to control.
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.
Zharr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Zharr tries to hold on but shahing postures up.
shahing trying to control but Zharr is having none of it.
shahing controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by shahing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
shahing has hold of Zharr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zharr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Zharr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
shahing tries to control but Zharr wriggling away.
shahing tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
shahing thowing shots but they're missing.
shahing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zharr is desperately trying to improve his position but shahing has a good base and remains in mount.
Zharr is working hard here to advance position.
shahing lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zharr hang on?
shahing lands a heavy elbow.
shahing tries to control but Zharr wriggling away.
shahing prevents Zharr from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shahing looking to control but Zharr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
shahing looks gassed!
shahing controlling his opponent.
Zharr is desperately trying to improve his position but shahing has a good base and remains in mount.
Zharr bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zharr stopping the sweep attempt from shahing.
Zharr wants to control from the top but shahing keeps moving.
Zharr tries to stand but shahing is controlling from the bottom.
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.
shahing controls Zharr momentarily but Zharr frees himself.
Zharr preventing the sweep.
shahing is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zharr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zharr misses with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zharr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tony shahing dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zharr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on shahing. That did some damage!
Zharr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
shahing misses the shot to the body.
shahing tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zharr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zharr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zharr wants to control but shahing is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shahing tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zharr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zharr decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Zharr throws a leg kick but shahing sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zharr.
shahing misses with a looping left.
Zharr misses with a low kick as shahing jumps back.
Zharr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zharr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. shahing sprawls well initially but Zharr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zharr tries to pass the half guard into mount. shahing knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zharr is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zharr wants to stand up but shahing has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Zharr trying to control the action but shahing is working from the bottom.
shahing moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
shahing throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
shahing throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zharr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. shahing swivels though and keeps the full guard.
shahing throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zharr looking to pass the guard.
Zharr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Zharr misses with a head kick.
Zharr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from shahing.
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.
Zharr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of shahing's head.
Zharr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. shahing sprawls well initially but Zharr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zharr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
shahing works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zharr trying to control but shahing is working from the bottom.
Zharr drops back looking for a leg! shahing is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and shahing manages to kick Zharr off! Zharr jumps back into shahing's guard.
Zharr has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing shahing to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Zharr is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - shahing pulls down on the head and he's put Zharr to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). tony shahing!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimebag Darrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicky Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimebag Darrell!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrell moves out of range as Cannon strikes.
Darrell blocks a head kick by Cannon.
Dimebag Darrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Cannon.
Darrell rushes Cannon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cannon is trying to break free.
Cannon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cannon lands a body punch.
Darrell tries to score a body lock takedown but Cannon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Darrell looking to throw knees to the head but Cannon is blocking nicely.
Cannon breaks from the clinch.
Cannon lands a brutal head kick. Darrell looks out on his feet and Cannon throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Nicky Cannon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Church Boi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Holly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Church Boi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Holly!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holly is fending him off so far but Boi persists. Nope, Holly circles away and we're back to standing.
Boi shoots in for a double leg but Holly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holly connects with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Church Boi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooh a lovely combination from Holly sends Boi down but not out. Holly dives into side control looking to finish.
Boi is rocked!
It looks like Church Boi has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holly stands up.
Oh Boi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holly throws a right and a left that Boi avoids nicely.
Holly is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Boi flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Boi is out cold! Holly holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hank Holly!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between hulk hogen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Humphry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for hulk hogen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, hulk hogen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Humphry!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humphry tries to bum rush hogen with a series of wild strikes but hogen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
hogen swinging wilding here.
hogen swinging wilding here.
hogen misses with a double jab
and Humphry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
hogen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Humphry scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for hogen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Humphry blocks a head kick by hogen.
hogen fails to land with a series of punches.
hogen is breathing heavily.
hogen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Humphry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from hogen.
hogen misses with a two punch combination.
Humphry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Humphry lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and hogen falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Derek Humphry!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DEAN RUSSO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raymond Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DEAN RUSSO!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RUSSO avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Carson as RUSSO shoots in.
RUSSO tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carson swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
RUSSO scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
RUSSO wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carson, who protects the arm well.
Carson is trying to control RUSSO's posture but RUSSO avoids it.
Carson is breathing heavily.
RUSSO decides to take the fight back to the feet.
RUSSO fails with a takedown attempt.
Raymond Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DEAN RUSSO.
Carson moves into the clinch successfully.
Carson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but RUSSO blocks it with crossed arms.
RUSSO fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RUSSO tries for a takedown but Carson manages to get underhooks.
RUSSO tries to pull guard but Carson won't allow it.
Carson manages to pull guard.
RUSSO has gone for a leg lock! Carson slips out almost immediately though and dives into RUSSO's guard.
RUSSO looking for a triangle here. Carson is fighting it but it looks tight! RUSSO pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Carson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). DEAN RUSSO!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Solid Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solid Snake!
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, Roberto Duran!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duran tries to avoid it but Snake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duran to the ground. Duran escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Snake could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Duran shoots and misses
and Snake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Duran's guard.
Snake drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Snake jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Snake drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Snake jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Duran is looking to stand up but Snake isn't so interested in that idea.
Snake trying to control the position from guard on top but Duran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snake pushing down on Duran's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Duran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Snake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Snake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Duran tries to roll over but Snake keeps him under control.
Duran is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Snake passes to side control.
Duran is trying to get back to half guard.
Snake has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake looking to secure an arm triangle but Duran defends it well.
Duran throwing hammer fists to the chest of Snake. What's that going to do exactly?
Snake looking to finish with strikes here!
Snake with shots to the head and body - Duran looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Snake connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Duran can't escape the position.
Snake cracks Duran with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Snake looking for a guillotine from mount but Duran is having none of it.
Snake pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Duran tries to get to full guard but Snake has control of the leg.
Duran moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Duran looking for a sweep. Not yet Duran, not yet.
Duran wants to stand up but Snake is controlling him.
Duran looks gassed!
Snake wants to control from the top but Duran keeps moving.
Snake stops Duran from standing up.
Snake looking to pass the guard.
Snake prevents Duran from getting back to his feet.
Snake 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 decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duran throws a hook to the side of Snake's head but Snake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duran's waist but Duran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Snake off to one side.
Duran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Snake moves out of range of the strikes.
Duran gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Snake counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Snake trying to control the position from guard on top but Duran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Snake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snake works over Duran with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snake works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Snake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Snake wants to take a breather but Duran is having none of it.
Snake works his way into side control.
Snake has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Duran!
Duran is squirming around, avoiding Snake's attempts to control the action.
Snake working Duran over with strikes here.
Duran is squirming around, avoiding Snake's attempts to control the action.
Snake landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solid Snake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duran stuffs the takedown.
Duran closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Snake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Duran.
Snake is looking to control Duran's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Snake avoid being mounted?
Duran scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Solid Snake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duran looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Duran not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snake is controlling Duran's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Snake makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Snake.
Duran postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Snake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snake trying to keep a closed guard but Duran is proving a slippery customer.
Duran is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duran.
Duran thows a big elbow that misses.
Snake trying to control the position.
Snake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Duran's guard.
Duran wants to sweep here but Snake controlling him for the moment.
Snake trying to control the position from guard on top but Duran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snake drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Snake jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Snake wants to control from the top but Duran keeps moving.
Snake passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Snake cracks Duran with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Snake looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Duran tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snake wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Duran, who protects the arm well.
Duran is not content to let Snake control the position.
You can see the frustration on Duran's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Snake lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Snake landing a few strikes.
Duran is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Duran is looking to reverse the position.
Snake scores with punches from side control.
Snake in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Duran is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Solid Snake!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordy Richardson (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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167 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Edgar!
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, Gordy Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edgar's waist but Edgar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Richardson off to one side.
Edgar gets the takedown into side control.
Edgar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Edgar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Edgar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Richardson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Edgar with the ground and pound but Richardson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Edgar trying to control the action but Richardson is working from the bottom.
Edgar prevents Richardson from improving his position.
Richardson is trying to stand back up but Edgar is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Edgar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Richardson!
Richardson can't escape the position.
Richardson wants to hold on but Edgar pushes him away.
Edgar with shots to the head and body - Richardson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Richardson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Richardson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Richardson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richardson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Richardson kicks off Edgar and gets to his feet.
Edgar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Richardson's waist but Richardson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edgar off to one side.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Edgar misses with a takedown
and Richardson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Edgar's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Edgar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Richardson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Edgar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Edgar stops Richardson from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Richardson trying to hold on to Edgar's head to control him but Edgar postures up.
Richardson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Edgar trying to control the position from guard on top but Richardson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richardson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Richardson managing to control the position.
Richardson trying to keep a closed guard but Edgar is proving a slippery customer.
Edgar trying to control but Richardson is working from the bottom.
Richardson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Richardson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Richardson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Richardson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Edgar can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richardson controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordy Richardson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Richardson fails with the takedown
and Edgar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Richardson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richardson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Richardson tries to hold on but Edgar pushes him away.
BOOM! Edgar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Edgar landing strikes from the mount and Richardson is in trouble!
Richardson tries to hold on but Edgar pushes him away.
Richardson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Edgar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Richardson wants to control but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar prevents Richardson from getting the reversal.
Gordy Richardson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar landing strikes from the mount and Richardson is in trouble!
Edgar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richardson?
Richardson wants to get back to his feet.
Edgar tries to control but Richardson wriggling away.
Richardson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Edgar.
Richardson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Edgar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Richardson can't escape the position.
Richardson tries to hold on but Edgar postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Edgar with a couple of short strikes.
Edgar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Edgar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Edgar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Richardson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Richardson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Richardson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Edgar wriggles free and stands up.
Edgar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Edgar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Richardson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is defending against the submission attempts here by Edgar.
Edgar is looking for a kimura here.
Richardson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Edgar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Edgar's back!
Richardson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Richardson not allowing Edgar to control his hands.
Richardson scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Edgar dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Richardson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richardson tests Edgar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Edgar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Richardson sprawls well initially but Edgar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Richardson moves into full guard.
Richardson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Richardson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Edgar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edgar stopping the sweep attempt from Richardson.
Richardson trying to keep a closed guard but Edgar is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson seems keen to control Edgar's posture.
Richardson looking to control.
Edgar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richardson is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richardson loads up on a big right hand but Edgar slips the punch.
Edgar swinging wilding here.
Richardson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edgar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Edgar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Edgar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edgar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Richardson gets full guard.
Richardson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Edgar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Richardson.
Richardson wants to take a breather but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar is trying is best to control the position here.
Edgar is staying active underneath Richardson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Edgar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Edgar is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is nestled in close to Edgar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Richardson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richardson throws a leg kick but Edgar checks it.
Edgar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Richardson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Edgar is looking to take a break and control but Richardson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Edgar's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar trying to control the position but Richardson is working away.
The ground and pound from Edgar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Richardson sneaks back into half guard.
Richardson trying to control but Edgar postures up.
Edgar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Richardson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Richardson misses with a takedown
and Edgar counters with a two punch combo.
Richardson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edgar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Richardson's guard now.
Frank Edgar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordy Richardson.
Edgar wants to control from the top but Richardson keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Edgar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Edgar 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Edgar!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Hargh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hargh has chosen Dominant view as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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173 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Hargh !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hargh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kirkland looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kirkland wants to get back to his feet but Hargh is dominant here and he's now got Kirkland's back!
Kirkland is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hargh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kirkland looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Kirkland that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hargh cracks Kirkland with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hargh working the ground and pound effectively.
Kirkland is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hargh stands up from mount. Strange move.
Oh Kirkland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Hargh , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kirkland seems to have got his legs back now.
Kirkland throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hargh counters with a single leg into guard. Kirkland didn't expect that.
Hargh works over Kirkland with some ground and pound from guard.
Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Hargh from controlling successfully.
Kirkland knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hargh on the ground.
Kirkland keeping full guard, as Hargh tries to pass.
Hargh trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirkland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland keeping full guard, as Hargh tries to pass.
Hargh forces his way into half guard.
Kirkland tries to kick Hargh off but Hargh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hargh wants to control but Kirkland is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kirkland throws a series of punches but Hargh avoids them all with ease.
Hargh throws a right and a left that Kirkland avoids nicely.
Hargh shoots for a takedown but Kirkland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hargh looks gassed!
Kirkland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirkland misses with a series of wild punches.
Hargh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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.
Kirkland comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ken Hargh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown but Kirkland shows good takedown defense.
Diego Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Hargh .
Kirkland falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hargh counters with a stiff right hand.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kirkland as he avoids it easily.
Kirkland misses with a head kick.
Kirkland lands a glancing blow to the side of Hargh 's head.
Hargh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kirkland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hargh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kirkland circles away.
Hargh slips a jab and a cross from Kirkland.
Kirkland keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A bone on bone clash there as Hargh blocks the leg kick.
Kirkland throws a body punch but Hargh moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice takedown defense from Kirkland. No joy for Hargh on that attempt.
Nice body punch from Hargh .
Hargh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kirkland swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Hargh or perhaps it was just good defense by Kirkland which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Hargh or perhaps it was just good defense by Kirkland which made him look bad.
Kirkland throws a combination that misses
and Hargh counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Kirkland. No joy for Hargh on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hargh .
Hargh scores with a sloppy right hand. Kirkland should have avoided that one.
Kirkland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hargh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kirkland misses with the combination.
Hargh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirkland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hargh instigates a clinch.
Hargh tries for a takedown but Kirkland manages to get underhooks.
Hargh tries to score a body lock takedown but Kirkland shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hargh has had enough of the clinch but Kirkland keeps him there for the moment.
Hargh tries to break the clinch but Kirkland is controlling the position.
Hargh is trying to break the clinch but Kirkland has him pressed against the cage.
Hargh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kirkland fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kirkland.
Hargh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hargh shoots in looking for a takedown. Kirkland tries to sprawl out of it but Hargh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kirkland manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Hargh moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hargh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kirkland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hargh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kirkland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hargh stuns Kirkland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hargh has a takedown stuffed.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diego Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Hargh .
Kirkland scores with the left hand. Hargh knows he should have avoided that one.
Hargh has a takedown stuffed.
Kirkland fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Hargh or perhaps it was just good defense by Kirkland which made him look bad.
Kirkland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hargh .
Hargh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hargh wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hargh is nestled in close to Kirkland, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kirkland is not content to let Hargh control the position.
Hargh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hargh prevents Kirkland from standing back up.
Hargh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kirkland wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hargh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kirkland as he avoids it easily.
Hargh looks for a takedown but Kirkland sprawls well.
Kirkland misses with a double jab.
Hargh misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kirkland to counter with a crisp jab.
Hargh works over Kirkland's head and body with a nice combination.
Hargh avoids the head kick by Kirkland.
Hargh shoots and misses
and Kirkland counters by moving into the clinch.
Hargh breaks the clinch.
Kirkland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hargh shoots for a double leg takedown but Kirkland sprawls well. He's pushed Hargh 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hargh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kirkland pinned against the cage. Kirkland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hargh fails with the takedown
and Kirkland counters with a two punch combo.
Hargh shoots in and drives through. Kirkland sprawls well.
Kirkland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hargh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kirkland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hargh tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hargh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hargh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hargh wants to take a breather but Kirkland is having none of it.
Kirkland is trying to stand back up but Hargh is controlling him
Hargh seems to be working for a kimura but Kirkland defends the submission attempt.
Kirkland is not content to let Hargh control the position.
Hargh is pressing down on Kirkland's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kirkland is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Hargh there.
Kirkland on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kirkland tries to get out of the position.
Kirkland wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hargh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kirkland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diego Kirkland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hargh misses with a takedown
and Kirkland counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hargh thinking.
A clash of legs there as Hargh blocks the low kick.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kirkland scores with a punch to the head.
Kirkland moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hargh slips a jab and a cross from Kirkland.
Hargh shoots in and drives through. Kirkland sprawls well.
Diego Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Hargh .
Kirkland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Hargh or perhaps it was just good defense by Kirkland which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hargh closes the distance and clinches up with Kirkland, looking for a takedown. Hargh pushes Kirkland against the cage but Kirkland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Kirkland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hargh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kirkland tries to avoid it but Hargh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kirkland to the ground. Kirkland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kirkland scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hargh in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargh throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Kirkland to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Kirkland misses its intended target.
Kirkland instigates a clinch.
Hargh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kirkland is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hargh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kirkland prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hargh keeps control of Kirkland as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kirkland manages to break the clinch.
Kirkland throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hargh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hargh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kirkland throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hargh counters with a left to the body.
Kirkland takes a swing at Hargh 's ribcage but misses.
Hargh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hargh slips a jab and a cross from Kirkland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargh blocks a head kick by Kirkland.
Hargh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kirkland pushes Hargh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hargh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hargh working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kirkland managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hargh .
Hargh stands up and beckons Kirkland to his feet.
Kirkland with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kirkland is looking to wear down Hargh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kirkland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hargh shoots in for a double leg but Kirkland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kirkland looks to land a combination but Hargh avoids it well.
Kirkland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kirkland takes one to the chin there.
Hargh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kirkland circles away.
Kirkland throws a series of punches but Hargh moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland throws a nice looking combination but Hargh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hargh moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kirkland misses with the combination.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kirkland as he avoids it easily.
Kirkland tries to work over Hargh 's front leg with a kick but Hargh checks it.
Diego Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hargh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kirkland as he jumps to the side.
Hargh blocks a head kick by Kirkland.
No joy there for Kirkland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kirkland as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hargh .
Kirkland throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hargh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hargh .
Kirkland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kirkland is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ken Hargh has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hargh advances position into side control!
Hargh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hargh decides to stand back up. Hargh steps back and let's Kirkland get back to his feet.
Hargh misses with a takedown attempt
and Kirkland counters with a one-two to the body.
Hargh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kirkland counters with a straight right hand.
Hargh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kirkland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirkland throws a right and a left that Hargh avoids nicely.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kirkland as he avoids it easily.
Hargh misses with a takedown
and Kirkland holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kirkland.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Hargh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hargh 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Hargh !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farty McFart Pants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFart Pants has chosen Kickstart My Heart- Motley Crue as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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, Salvatore Assante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Farty McFart Pants!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFart Pants blocks a head kick by Assante.
McFart Pants shoots in for a takedown but Assante shows good takedown defense.
McFart Pants pivots, looking for a leg kick but Assante is out of range and McFart Pants settles back down.
Assante throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Assante.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McFart Pants crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Assante - the referee stops the clock and McFart Pants gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Assante. McFart Pants manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McFart Pants throws a chopping leg kick but Assante manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Assante connects with a high kick.
It looks like Farty McFart Pants has been cut.
Assante misses with an attempted mid kick.
Assante looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Assante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assante plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McFart Pants is rocked!
A punch combination from McFart Pants misses.
McFart Pants shoots in and bounces Assante off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assante wants to get back to his feet but McFart Pants is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFart Pants looking to pass the guard.
McFart Pants is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Assante is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Assante has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFart Pants is trying to control the position but Assante postures up.
That's two 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.
McFart Pants looking for a sweep. Not yet McFart Pants, not yet.
Assante is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McFart Pants has an active guard here but Assante has managed to pass into half guard.
McFart Pants is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Assante pulls his head out easily.
McFart Pants looks gassed!
Assante escapes and gets back to his feet.
Assante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assante lands with a cross.
Assante circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! McFart Pants drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Assante follows McFart Pants to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvatore Assante!
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