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WCF 2: The Ascension PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Armstrong will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
Freeman keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Armstrong is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Freeman has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Armstrong is looking to defend but Freeman has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Armstrong! Freeman pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Armstrong taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jason Freeman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Shut em Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waldo Boss!
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, Bobby Walker!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss fails with the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boss closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boss lands in his opponent's guard.
Walker looking for a sweep. Not yet Walker, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Walker working a defensive guard here.
Walker wants to sweep here but Boss controlling him for the moment.
Boss postures up.
Boss preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Walker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boss counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boss counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boss passes Walker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Walker wants to improve his position but Boss is controlling well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walker looks gassed!
Ground and pound from Boss.
Boss looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boss lands a nice short elbow.
Walker is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boss connects with a nice short shot to Walker's temple.
Walker is still in real trouble! Can Boss finish him?
Walker is trying to get back to full guard.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Boss looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Walker trying to control from the bottom.
Boss drops an elbow to the side of Walker's head.
Boss lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boss passes the guard and advances to mount!
Walker throwing hammer fists to the chest of Boss. What's that going to do exactly?
Walker is looking to get to half guard.
Boss postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Walker looks a forlorn figure.
Boss with shots to the head and body - Walker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Walker is in a horrible position here. Boss smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Boss raining down shots from the mount!
Boss with good strikes from the mount here!
Walker tries to reverse the position but Boss maintains control.
Walker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Boss cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Boss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Walker hang on?
Walker is looking to get to half guard.
Walker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Boss moves nicely into side control.
Boss lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Walker down.
Boss in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Walker throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Walker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boss working the ground and pound.
Boss lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss scores with a couple of short elbows.
Boss has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Walker is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Boss cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Boss is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Boss in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Walker can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker wants to control but Boss is having none of it.
Walker is working to get back to half guard.
Boss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Walker hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boss prevents Walker from getting the reversal.
Boss scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Walker is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Boss 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.
Boss shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Boss was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boss lands a big shot there that rocks Walker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Boss 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.
Boss scoring with strikes but Walker is staying in there.
Walker is desperately trying to improve his position but Boss has a good base and remains in mount.
Boss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Walker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Walker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Walker trying to control but Boss postures up.
Walker kicks Boss off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boss misses the jab.
Bobby Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boss counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boss putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Walker is bucking up trying to escape but Boss cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Boss landing strikes, looking to finish!
Boss landing strikes from the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Walker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Boss scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Walker wants to get back to full guard.
Walker punching from the bottom.
Walker missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boss is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Boss lands with some strikes.
Boss scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Walker wants to control but Boss is having none of it.
Walker working to try and regain half guard.
Boss looking to secure an arm triangle but Walker defends it well.
Walker is looking to improve his position but Boss isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker has left one of his arms exposed and Boss doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Walker screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Waldo Boss!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by WTF Collective. Kyle Torres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Kyle Torres!
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, Fedor Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slayer.
Slayer looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Slayer swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Torres drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Torres's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slayer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slayer is keeping the position for now.
Torres makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Torres wants to stand but Slayer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Torres advances position into side control!
Torres decides to stand up, so the ref orders Slayer to his feet.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Torres connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres moves into range and clinches up with Slayer.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres has closed the distance and engaged Slayer in a clinch.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Torres cracks Slayer with a good jab.
Torres has closed the distance and engaged Slayer in a clinch.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Slayer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slayer is rocked!
Slayer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
Torres fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slayer's sensitive parts.
Torres darts in and clinches Slayer up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slayer goes for a takedown attempt but Torres pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Torres.
Torres dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slayer. That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Slayer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Torres - the referee stops the clock and Slayer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Torres. Slayer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Slayer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to stand but Slayer is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slayer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Slayer has a closed guard, preventing Torres from standing up.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Slayer is retaining full guard.
Torres stands up from Slayer's guard - Torres perhaps looking for a knockout.
Torres drives through and clinches with Slayer against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slayer avoids the head kick by Torres.
Torres drives through with a takedown into guard.
Torres slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Slayer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slayer is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Torres frees his head nicely. Oh but Slayer has switched to an armbar! Torres is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Fedor Slayer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wandy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Luongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luongo has chosen The Northern - Alexisonfire as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wandy Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Luongo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Luongo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Francesco Luongo has been cut.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luongo moves away.
Silva throws a hook but Luongo avoids it easily.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luongo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wandy Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva clinches.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Luongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Luongo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Luongo stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Luongo has hold of Silva's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Silva seems comfortable defending it but Luongo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Silva is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Silva is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Luongo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Francesco Luongo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doug Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Zion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lake comes to the cage accompanied by My life be like oo-ah. Zion is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lars Frederiksen & The Bastards - 1%. Doug Lake has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Lake!
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, Bob Zion!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zion looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Zion avoids the head kick by Lake.
Lake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lake feints and then cracks Zion's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zion down.
A head kick lands from Lake that sends Zion to the canvas. Zion tries to scramble back to his feet but Lake brings him back down into side control.
Zion is rocked!
It looks like Bob Zion has been cut.
Zion defending against the ground and pound.
Lake in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zion is still in real trouble! Can Lake finish him?
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!
Lake trying to control the action but Zion is working from the bottom.
Zion seems to have recovered his senses.
Lake working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Lake's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lake lands a few punches from side control.
Lake controlling the position from side mount.
Lake tries to move to mount but Zion blocks the move with his legs.
Zion is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lake throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lake is looking to take a break and control but Zion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lake working the head with strikes.
Lake working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zion keeps working.
Lake misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lake working the ground and pound.
Lake lands an elbow.
Zion on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lake lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zion down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zion takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lake tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lake working the strikes but Zion uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Zion is pressing down on Lake's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lake passes into half guard.
Lake is looking for a kimura but Zion is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lake to get the leverage.
Zion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lake is working away from the top position though.
Lake lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zion wants to control but Lake is keeping busy.
Lake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zion keeps working.
Lake thows a huge punch but Zion dodges it nicely.
Lake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zion with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lake lands with a nice body kick.
Zion shoots in for a takedown but Lake shows good takedown defense.
Lake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lake throws a head kick that misses.
Lake tries a head kick but it misses.
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.
Lake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lake throws a front kick aimed at Zion's knee but Zion avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Zion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lake lands a two punch combo.
Zion rushes Lake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lake.
Lake lands an elbow inside.
Lake manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lake lands an elbow that stopped Zion in his tracks for a moment.
Zion tries to pull guard but Lake holds him up against the cage and eventually Zion drops back down to his feet.
Lake lands a nice knee to the body.
Lake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zion managing to block the knees to the body from Lake.
Lake gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Lake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Zion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zion tries to clinch but Lake is having none of it.
Zion misses with a two punch combination.
Lake lands a high kick!
Lake throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Zion stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Lake follows into mount!
Lake landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lake unloading with bombs!
Lake working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zion is squirming around, avoiding Lake's attempts to control the action.
Lake breaks from Zion's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zion is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Zion that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zion is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake wants to control the pace but Zion is squirming around nicely.
Zion is looking to improve his position but Lake isn't that keen on the idea.
Lake tries to control but Zion wriggling away.
Lake putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lake dominating with strikes here.
Lake scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lake landing shots from mount.
Lake is landing with some decent strikes but Zion is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lake has control of Zion's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Zion regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Zion tries to hold on but Lake postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zion is working to get back to half guard.
Lake with good strikes from the mount here!
Zion really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zion tries to hold on but Lake postures up.
Zion is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zion is in a horrible position here. Lake smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lake working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zion takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zion keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lake lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zion hang on?
Lake wants to finish this one by submission but Zion is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lake.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zion can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lake working for a guillotine from mount but Zion is in no mood to give up.
Lake misses with a head shot.
Zion wants to hold on but Lake pushes him away.
Lake lands a big shot there that rocks Zion but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lake putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four 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.
Lake landing shots from mount.
Zion is looking to get to half guard.
Lake working the ground and pound effectively.
Lake looking to finish with strikes here!
Lake throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zion blocking the ground and pound.
Lake breaks from Zion's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lake 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.
Zion wants to control but Lake is having none of it.
Lake unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Lake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Zion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lake throws a leg kick which misses Zion's front leg but catches the back leg as Zion tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lake.
Lake connects with a high kick.
Zion takes a kick to the side of the head.
That has opened up Bob Zion's cut even more.
Lake throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lake lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zion backs up against the cage.
Lake lands a nice shot that snaps Zion's head back.
Zion doesn't manage to clinch there - Lake circles away.
Zion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lake throws a shot from downtown. Zion moves away and avoids it.
Lake sizes up Zion with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lake.
Zion tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zion changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lake tries to avoid it but Zion manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lake to the ground. Lake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zion fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lake misses with a body shot.
Lake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lake with a nice cross.
Lake throws a head kick but Zion moves out of range.
Doug Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lake.
Zion shoots in and bounces Lake off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lake looking for a sweep. Not yet Lake, not yet.
Zion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zion.
Lake keeping moving, preventing Zion from controlling successfully.
Lake trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake 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.
Lake tries to strike from the bottom.
Lake is looking to sweep but instead, Zion has passed into half guard.
Zion working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Zion takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lake misses with a combination
and Zion counters with a single leg into guard. Lake didn't expect that.
Zion content to stall in guard here.
Zion throws a big right hand that misses.
Zion wants to control from the top but Lake keeps moving.
Lake had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Zion is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lake Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Zion's back instead.
Doug Lake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Zion 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 Lake gets his way!
Zion trying to control the position but Lake manages to sink in the hooks.
Lake keeps control of the position as Zion tries to break free.
Lake tightening his grip on Zion, looking for the choke.
That's four 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.
Lake struggling to land strikes to the head as Zion covers up.
Lake is landing with strikes from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Lake.
Lake doesn't have the hooks in and Zion manages to turn into his guard.
Lake keeping moving, preventing Zion from controlling successfully.
Zion scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zion preventing the sweep.
Bob Zion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lake shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Lake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Lake!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rocky punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rocky punch told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Taylor!
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, rocky punch!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
punch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Taylor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but punch swivels and escapes.
Taylor misses with a wild combination.
Taylor tries for a takedown but punch circles away easily
and punch counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by punch!
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
punch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
punch misses with a jab, cross combination.
rocky punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
No luck for punch with that takedown attempt.
punch tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and punch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing punch from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
punch wanted to stand there but Taylor had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard.
punch wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor working some strikes from top position.
punch trying to keep a closed guard but Taylor is proving a slippery customer.
punch looks gassed!
Taylor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
punch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
punch is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea.
Taylor postures up in punch's guard and throws a big left but punch blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor scores with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
punch tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mike Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rocky punch.
Taylor has clasped his hands together around punch's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
punch prevents Taylor from improving position.
Taylor stands up.
Taylor throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Taylor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
punch pushes Taylor off looking to stand but Taylor dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
punch tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
Taylor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Taylor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Taylor trying to control the action but punch is working from the bottom.
Taylor working over punch with some ground and pound. punch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Taylor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
punch is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up with punch, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes punch against the cage but punch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - punch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and punch counters with a nice uppercut.
punch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but punch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
punch fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a head kick. That will keep punch thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
punch lands a two punch combo.
Taylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around punch's waist but punch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taylor off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taylor gets a clinch.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from punch misses.
punch gets caught flat footed, as Taylor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Taylor trying to control but punch is working from the bottom.
Taylor stops punch from standing up.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. punch is keeping the position for now.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed punch's guard.
Taylor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but punch defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taylor wants to take a breather but punch is having none of it.
Taylor is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! punch is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Taylor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rorny Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Bittersweet Symphony. Kennedy has chosen My Way as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rorny Gracie!
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, Tristan Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kennedy circles away.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kennedy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Kennedy's attempts to control the action.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kennedy trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kennedy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kennedy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Kennedy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kennedy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kennedy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Kennedy looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kennedy wants to control the pace but Gracie is squirming around nicely.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tristan Kennedy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kennedy, right into the meat.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Kennedy circles away easily
and Kennedy counters with a two punch combo.
Kennedy throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Some wild striking there from Kennedy.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Kennedy counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kennedy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rorny Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with an outside leg kick.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Kennedy counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kennedy can pounce on him.
Kennedy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kennedy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kennedy wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Kennedy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kennedy decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kennedy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Kennedy pushes his legs off easily.
Kennedy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Kennedy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kennedy lands a jab-cross combination.
Kennedy drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Kennedy gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Kennedy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kennedy can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kennedy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Kennedy on the inside.
Kennedy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jumps guard but Kennedy stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kennedy scores with a shoulder strike.
Kennedy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kennedy counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rorny Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kennedy should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gracie has tightened it up now! Kennedy should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rorny Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Koschek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Koschek has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Koschek!
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, Daniel Cack!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cack shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Koschek but Koschek pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cack shoots in and bounces Koschek off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cack working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Koschek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cack postures up in Koschek's guard and throws a big left but Koschek blocks it.
Cack is looking to work some ground and pound but Koschek has wrist control.
Koschek is breathing heavily.
Cack trying to control the position from guard on top but Koschek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cack throwing strikes but missing.
Cack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cack trying to control the position from guard on top but Koschek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cack advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cack throwing shots but Koschek is blocking nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cack throws a body kick that misses.
Cack throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koschek's waist but Koschek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cack off to one side.
Koschek bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cack is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cack gets back to half guard.
Cack is pressing down on Koschek's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koschek won't allow Cack to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cack trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cack working for a triangle but Koschek defends it easily.
Koschek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cack on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cack manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cack is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Koschek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koschek tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cack scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koschek?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Cack dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cack tries for a takedown but Koschek circles away easily
and Koschek counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cack has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Koschek has passed into side control.
Cack wants to control but Koschek postures up.
Koschek will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cack tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cack gets back to half guard.
It looks like Koschek is going to stand back up.
Cack should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cack throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cack is holding on to half guard well.
Cack wants to control but Koschek passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cack tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Koschek tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Koschek has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koschek working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cack gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Koschek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cack working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The strikes coming from Cack are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cack working the ground and pound but Koschek is defending the strikes.
Koschek tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koschek parries the strikes from Cack easily there. Cack is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Koschek to escape.
Cack throwing strikes but Koschek manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Cack manages to work his way to half guard, despite Koschek's best efforts.
Koschek stalling.
Cack moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Josh Koschek will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cack drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Koschek can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Cack are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cack advances to full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cack cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koschek taking shots to the head.
Cack scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cack looking to ground and pound but Koschek is blocking nicely.
Cack looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Koschek is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Koschek wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cack.
Koschek avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koschek suckers Cack into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Koschek is now in Cack's guard!
Cack throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Koschek escapes and throws Cack's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Cack manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Koschek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cack.
Cack thows a huge punch but Koschek dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koschek is trying to maintain the position but Cack is very close to passing his half guard.
Cack wants to take a breather but Koschek is having none of it.
Cack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koschek defending well though.
Cack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cack trying to control the action but Koschek is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koschek drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cack throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cack 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.
Cack is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cack thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koschek's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cack is keen to just control but Koschek is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Cack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cack 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Cack!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between crash punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jt Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). punch comes to the cage accompanied by in the end. crash punch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, crash punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jt Austin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
punch rushes Austin and presses him up against the cage.
Austin can't break the clinch.
punch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
punch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Austin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Austin.
The is referee keeping an eye on punch - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Austin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
punch closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - punch lands in his opponent's guard.
Austin keeping moving, preventing punch from controlling successfully.
punch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Austin 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.
Austin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. punch manages to get himself to full guard.
Austin tries to free his leg and advance position but punch is retaining full guard.
Austin is looking to stand up but punch won't let him.
Austin looks gassed!
Austin postures up.
Austin prevents punch from getting back to his feet.
Austin advances to half guard.
Austin thows a huge punch but punch dodges it nicely.
punch flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
punch trying to hold on to Austin's head to control him but Austin postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A shot to de liver by punch. Beautiful body shot.
punch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Austin's head.
Austin closes the distance but punch moves to the side
and punch counters with a low kick, right behind Austin 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin stuffs the takedown.
crash punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from punch.
Austin tries to clinch up but punch circles away and keeps his distance.
Austin misses with a takedown
and punch counters with a one-two to the body.
punch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Austin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from punch finds it's way round the side to connect with Austin's head.
punch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
punch gets the takedown into side control.
Austin is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
punch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Austin manages to work his way to half guard, despite punch's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries to get to full guard but punch has control of the leg.
Austin trying to control but punch postures up.
punch performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
punch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Austin on the ground.
punch tries to pass to full mount but Austin defends it.
Austin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Austin is refusing to be controlled, as punch sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Austin shoots and misses
and punch counters with a nice body kick.
punch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Austin, pushing him back against the cage.
Austin breaks the clinch.
punch lands a jab to Austin's midsection.
punch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
punch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Austin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
crash punch 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.
punch rushes Austin and presses him up against the cage.
Austin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Austin drops down looking for an ankle pick but punch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
punch jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Austin stuffs the takedown.
punch shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than punch was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
punch working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
punch looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is squirming around, avoiding punch's attempts to control the action.
Austin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as punch tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Austin is looking to get to half guard.
punch wants to control the pace but Austin is squirming around nicely.
Austin bucks up and throws punch to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Left hook, right uppercut from punch.
Austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but punch moves away.
Austin scores with a jab to the head.
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.
A left and a right from punch both land. Nice combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from punch.
punch forces Austin back against the cage and clinches.
Austin breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Austin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Austin blocks a head kick by punch.
Austin moves into the clinch successfully.
punch wants to break the clinch but can't.
punch working aggressively here.
Austin taking a breather.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
punch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Austin's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
punch throws a right hand that Austin ducks under and follows up with a left that Austin also avoids with ease.
Austin with a lazy takedown attempt
and punch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Austin's knee momentarily.
Austin moves in looking to clinch but punch pushes him off.
Austin shoots for a takedown but punch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
crash punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jt Austin.
Austin scores with a takedown into punch's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
punch is looking to stand up but Austin isn't so interested in that idea.
punch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Austin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
punch tries to get to full guard but Austin has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
punch flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Austin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Austin is keen to just control but punch is a slippery customer.
Austin is thwarting punch's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
punch looks for the body kick but Austin saw that one coming.
punch has closed the distance and engaged Austin in a clinch.
Austin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. punch fights it off and pushes away nicely.
punch throws a right and a left that Austin avoids nicely.
punch throws a combination. Austin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from punch misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that crash punch will probably get the nod.
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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Austin.
Austin tries for a kimura but punch is defending well.
punch is not content to let Austin control the position.
punch manages to get back to half guard.
punch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if punch tries to get out of the position.
It looks like Austin is going to stand back up.
punch tries to get to full guard but Austin has control of the leg.
punch wants to control but Austin is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is tying to control. punch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
punch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Austin.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
punch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Austin counters with a left to the body.
Austin dodges the punch combination from punch.
punch fails with the takedown.
Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Austin lands a nice leg kick that just misses punch's sensitive parts.
punch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
punch lands a slapping body shot.
punch has closed the distance and engaged Austin in a clinch.
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.
Austin wants to get back to striking at distance but punch won't allow it.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
crash punch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Austin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
punch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Austin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
punch wants to clinch.
punch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Austin.
Austin shoots in but no luck this time.
punch throws a sloppy head kick
and Austin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Austin is trying to maintain a safe position but punch gets an underhook and turns Austin into the cage.
Austin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from punch.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
punch throws a series of punches but Austin avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
punch stuffs the takedown.
punch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Austin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by punch.
punch with a lazy takedown attempt
so Austin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for crash punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
punch controls Austin momentarily but Austin frees himself.
punch working for a triangle but Austin defends it easily.
Austin is looking to stand up but punch won't let him.
punch working a defensive guard here.
Austin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
punch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
punch is really struggling to control Austin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
punch manages to escape and get back to his feet.
punch misses with a double jab
and Austin counters with a nice double leg into side control. punch won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Austin trying to control the position but punch is working away.
Jt Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin stands up and beckons punch to his feet.
Austin tries to clinch but punch is having none of it.
Austin misses with a double jab
and punch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jt Austin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think punch 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... crash punch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nico Agosto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Carlos Aguayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agosto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Will Not Bow. The crowd seem to be enjoying Aguayo's choice of entrance music: Colegiada by Alex Bueno. Nico Agosto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juan Carlos Aguayo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Agosto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Carlos Aguayo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agosto misses with a series of wild punches.
Aguayo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aguayo lands in his opponent's guard.
Aguayo prevents Agosto from getting back to his feet.
Agosto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Agosto tries to get out of the position.
Aguayo passes Agosto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Agosto tries to get to full guard but Aguayo has control of the leg.
Aguayo throwing shots but Agosto is blocking nicely.
Agosto is trying to stand up here but Aguayo is controlling him well.
Aguayo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Agosto keeps working.
Agosto flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Agosto is trying to escape back to his feet but Aguayo uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguayo is looking to take a break and control but Agosto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguayo advances nicely into full mount.
Aguayo raining down shots from the mount!
Aguayo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Agosto can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aguayo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Agosto is rocked!
Agosto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oh Agosto is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aguayo unloading with bombs!
Agosto is breathing heavily.
Aguayo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Agosto is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Agosto and Aguayo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agosto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Agosto is trying to control Aguayo's posture but Aguayo avoids it.
Agosto seems to have got his legs back now.
Aguayo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Agosto to see if he's OK.
Agosto tries to bench press Aguayo off him but Aguayo keeps the position.
Aguayo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Aguayo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Agosto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguayo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Agosto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agosto struggling a bit here.
Agosto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aguayo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aguayo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Aguayo slips a jab and a cross from Agosto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aguayo checks a leg kick.
Agosto swinging wilding here.
Aguayo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aguayo lands in his opponent's guard.
Agosto is striking off his back. Aguayo thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Agosto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Aguayo pulls his head out easily.
Agosto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aguayo on the ground.
Aguayo lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Carlos Aguayo 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.
Aguayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Agosto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aguayo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aguayo is trying to control the action in half guard but Agosto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Agosto wants to get back to his feet.
Agosto wants to control but Aguayo is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agosto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Agosto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Agosto wants to control the position but Aguayo says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Aguayo trying to pass the guard but Agosto defending well.
Juan Carlos Aguayo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agosto is trying to get back to full guard.
Agosto punching from the bottom.
Aguayo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Aguayo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Aguayo with the ground and pound from mount.
Aguayo with good strikes from the mount here!
Aguayo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Agosto looks a forlorn figure.
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.
Agosto is looking to get to half guard.
Agosto wants to control but Aguayo is having none of it.
Aguayo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Agosto is looking to escape.
Aguayo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguayo with good strikes from the mount here!
Aguayo tries to control but Agosto wriggling away.
Aguayo avoids the attempt from Agosto to control.
Aguayo scoring with strikes but Agosto is staying in there.
Aguayo with good strikes from the mount here!
Agosto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Aguayo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Agosto tries to hold on but Aguayo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agosto regains half guard.
Agosto trying to get back to full guard but Aguayo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Aguayo working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Agosto turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Aguayo off and cradles Agosto's limp body as Aguayo celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Juan Carlos Aguayo!
Juan Carlos Aguayo is the new light heavyweight champion!
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