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EEC 37 Davis v Macintye PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amos Mosses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank The Lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amos Mosses!
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, Frank The Lie !
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Lie throws a nice looking combination but Mosses bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mosses scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Frank The Lie has been cut.
Amos Mosses seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Lie drives through and clinches with Mosses against the cage.
Mosses manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mosses has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Lie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mosses is looking for a triangle but The Lie pushes his legs off easily.
The Lie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Lie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mosses has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Lie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mosses bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Lie 's guard.
Mosses advances position into side control!
Mosses thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lie avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mosses.
Mosses working away.
The strikes coming from Mosses are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The Lie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The Lie parries the strikes from Mosses easily there. Mosses is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable The Lie to escape.
Mosses tries for a kimura but The Lie is defending well.
The Lie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mosses 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.
Mosses is trying to move to mount but The Lie reverses beautifully and ends up in Mosses's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Lie passes Mosses's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The Lie is looking for a kimura but Mosses is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Lie to get the leverage.
The Lie looks gassed!
Mosses wants to get back to full guard.
Mosses looking for submissions off his back.
Mosses on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mosses is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but The Lie pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosses misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The Lie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Lie wants to stand up but Mosses is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Lie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Lie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mosses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mosses - that will leave a mark!
Mosses looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mosses seems to be working for a kimura but The Lie defends the submission attempt.
Mosses seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosses is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Lie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Lie is on top in guard.
Mosses working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Lie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Lie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mosses looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amos Mosses dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank The Lie 's cut.
That's time! Mosses's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Lie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Lie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mosses.
Mosses changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The Lie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The Lie stops Mosses from passing to mount.
Mosses is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Lie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mosses with the ground and pound but The Lie regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The Lie is defending against the submission attempts here by Mosses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosses is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, The Lie has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Lie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mosses's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mosses's back!
The Lie looking for the choke from the back.
Mosses is trying to break free.
The Lie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mosses has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mosses tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Lie wants to control the pace but Mosses is squirming around nicely.
The Lie looking for a guillotine from mount but Mosses is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosses is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Lie lands a heavy elbow.
Mosses really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mosses sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The Lie trying to mount his opponent but Mosses defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosses looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Lie is just content to waste time from the top position. Mosses takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mosses has an active guard here but The Lie has managed to pass into half guard.
Mosses looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mosses actively working from the bottom here.
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.
The Lie trying to control from half guard but Mosses is working away.
The Lie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mosses looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mosses tries to get to full guard but The Lie has control of the leg.
Mosses is refusing to be controlled, as The Lie sits in half guard.
Amos Mosses overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mosses looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Lie swats away the attempt to clinch by Mosses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amos Mosses dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank The Lie 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The Lie misses with the combination.
Mosses scores with a sloppy right hand. The Lie should have avoided that one.
Mosses tries to bum rush The Lie with a series of wild strikes but The Lie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mosses rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Lie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Lie misses with a double jab
so Mosses counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Lie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mosses working some strikes from top position.
Mosses slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mosses thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mosses tries to advance to mount but The Lie denies him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mosses off and has taken his back!
Mosses turns into The Lie and is now in his guard.
The Lie throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mosses throwing strikes from guard but The Lie blocks nicely.
The Lie keeping full guard, as Mosses tries to pass.
Mosses postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mosses has gone for a leg lock! The Lie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mosses's guard.
Mosses looking for submissions from the bottom but instead The Lie passes into side control.
The Lie stands up and beckons Mosses to his feet.
Mosses misses with a double jab
and The Lie counters with a three punch combo that has Mosses backing up. Mosses nods at The Lie to acknowledge the strikes.
The Lie looks to score with a jab to the body but Mosses is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mosses.
Mosses avoids the body shot from The Lie .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Lie .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosses is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Lie .
Mosses misses with a hook.
Mosses lands with a right hand.
Mosses shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Lie trying to hold on to Mosses's head to control him but Mosses postures up.
Mosses looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Lie gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Lie 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.
Mosses drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mosses jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Lie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mosses manages to get himself to full guard.
Mosses is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Frank The Lie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mosses looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but The Lie is defending well. Mosses quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! The Lie has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mosses celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Amos Mosses!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Brown!
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, Chris River!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Brown changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. River looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
River is looking for a sweep.
Brown in side control lands a decent elbow.
River taking a bit of punishment here - Brown scoring with strikes.
Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused River some visible discomfort.
River sneaks back into half guard.
River striking from the bottom.
River punching from the bottom.
River looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
River is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
River looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for River on the ground.
River preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
River is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
River working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
River keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown stands up over River, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
River is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from River.
River escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to River's brow.
River striking off his back but it's not causing Brown any problems.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brown distracts River with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
River avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown blocks a head kick by River.
Brown closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming River to the mat! River manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up in River's guard and throws a big left but River blocks it.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
River is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
River has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
River working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of River's head.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. River swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but River blocks nicely.
River lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brown!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
River is working for a guillotine from mount but Brown frees his head quite easily.
Brown wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by River.
Brown flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
River is standing up, even though he is in mount.
River fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris River dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
River gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but River blocks nicely.
River looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chris River has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown is posturing up here but River has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Brown tries to roll out but it's too tight and Brown has to tap! Slick submission there by River!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris River!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Balducci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Rio (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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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Balducci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Rio!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balducci shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rio's guard.
Rio working for a triangle but Balducci defends it easily.
Rio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Balducci gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Balducci is trying to get back to full guard.
Balducci is trying to control but can't.
Balducci moves into full guard.
Rio has gone for a leg lock! Balducci slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rio's guard.
Balducci trying to control the position from guard on top but Rio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Balducci knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rio on the ground.
Balducci decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Balducci counters with a one-two to the body.
Rio slips a jab and a cross from Balducci.
Rio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rio has his takedown stuffed
and Balducci counters with a big slam. Rio looks out but Balducci is landing strikes to his unconscious opponent! Eventually the ref steps in to save Rio from any more punishment. A brutal conclusion to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Nino Balducci!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton comes to the cage accompanied by Brute Force 2. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Compton!
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, Andre Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton looks for the body kick but Compton saw that one coming.
Clayton throws a jab but it's blocked by Compton.
Clayton moves away from the strike by Compton.
Clayton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Compton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Compton moves out of range as Clayton strikes.
Clayton tries a head kick but it misses.
Compton slips a jab and a cross from Clayton.
Compton lunges at Clayton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clayton's hand.
Compton moves out of range as Clayton throws a body kick.
A combination from Clayton does no damage.
Compton scores with a sloppy right hand. Clayton should have avoided that one.
Clayton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clayton throws a shot from downtown. Compton moves away and avoids it.
Compton cracks Clayton with an uppercut from hell and Clayton crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Compton's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Clayton is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Compton content to stall in guard here.
Clayton is still in real trouble! Can Compton finish him?
Compton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Clayton, up you get!
Clayton just misses with a punch to the body.
Clayton seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton looks up at the clock. Bad move! Compton lands a right hand from hell, dropping Clayton. Compton pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Compton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper has chosen Misfits - Last Caress as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Determined |
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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 Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper misses with the combination.
Cooper misses with a few strikes there.
Cooper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Rogers avoids them all with ease.
Cooper misses with a wild combination.
Rogers tries to work over Cooper's front leg with a kick but Cooper checks it.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Rogers looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
Rogers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rogers to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Steven Cooper has been cut.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Rogers is predictable there
and Cooper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rogers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooper is out of range and Rogers settles back down.
Jason Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Rogers.
Rogers punishes Cooper's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers scores with a takedown into Cooper's guard.
Cooper looks gassed!
Rogers stands and steps away. Cooper gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rogers.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Cooper lands a two punch combo.
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Rogers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cooper lands a lovely overhand right.
Rogers digs a good hook to Cooper's body.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers looks to clinch
and Cooper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rogers thinking.
Cooper moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rogers connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rogers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers scores with a nice head shot.
Cooper is rocked!
That has opened up Steven Cooper's cut even more.
Rogers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steven Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Cooper throws a combination that misses
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by Rogers.
Cooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Rogers finish him?
A jab from Rogers finds it's way through Cooper's defenses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rogers, as that shot connected.
Rogers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A clash of legs there as Cooper blocks the low kick.
Donk. Rogers catches Cooper right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers drops Cooper with a naaaaasty hook - Cooper is in real trouble here! Rogers dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Rogers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Facundo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Simmons could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Facundo Mendez's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Facundo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Simmons looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simmons is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mendez off and has taken his back!
Simmons is trying to stick to Mendez's back but Mendez is turning into Simmons. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Simmons's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mendez.
Simmons working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Simmons is keeping the position for now.
Mendez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Simmons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Simmons is retaining full guard.
Mendez trying to control but Simmons is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Simmons.
Mendez wants to advance to full mount but Simmons doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Mendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Simmons is keeping the position for now.
Simmons is looking for a triangle but Mendez pushes his legs off easily.
Simmons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Simmons has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simmons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Simmons is looking for a triangle but Mendez pushes his legs off easily.
Simmons looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mendez passes into half guard.
Mendez is looking for a kimura here.
Mendez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Simmons reverses the position - he's now on top in Mendez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendez is trying to keep Simmons in close.
Simmons pushing down on Mendez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Simmons tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mendez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendez gets back to full guard.
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.
Mendez trying to keep a closed guard but Simmons is proving a slippery customer.
Simmons controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simmons stands and throws Mendez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Simmons staying calm.
Mendez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Simmons wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Simmons 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.
Simmons lands with a cross.
Facundo Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Simmons.
Mendez misses the jab.
Simmons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Simmons thows a body shot but no joy.
Mendez tries a low kick but Simmons avoids it.
Simmons keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Simmons misses with a hook.
Mendez slips a jab and a cross from Simmons.
Simmons looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendez is just out of range.
Mendez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Simmons.
Nice combo by Mendez! Oh, that's hurt him - Simmons falls to the canvas and Mendez follows him into side control.
Simmons is rocked!
It looks like Fred Simmons has been cut.
Mendez trying to control the action but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Oh Simmons is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendez tries to move to mount but Simmons blocks the move with his legs.
Mendez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Simmons knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Simmons seems to have got his legs back now.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Simmons flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Simmons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendez is working away from the top position though.
Simmons is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendez.
Mendez is thwarting Simmons's attempts to control the position.
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.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Simmons is defending well.
Simmons manages to get to full guard.
Simmons working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mendez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendez trying to control but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Simmons has his foot on Mendez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendez works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Simmons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Simmons escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Simmons trying to keep a closed guard but Mendez is proving a slippery customer.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Simmons is keeping the position.
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.
Mendez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mendez trying to move into half guard but instead Simmons has managed to sweep!
Mendez trying to keep a closed guard but Simmons is proving a slippery customer.
Mendez working for a triangle but Simmons defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simmons thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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 Fred Simmons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fred Simmons's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mendez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mendez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Simmons scores with the left hand. Mendez knows he should have avoided that one.
Simmons swinging wilding here.
Mendez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Simmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendez throws a combination that misses
and Simmons counters with a straight right hand.
Simmons slips a straight right by Mendez.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Mendez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Simmons counters with a straight right hand.
Simmons fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simmons slips a straight right by Mendez.
Simmons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fred Simmons is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendez throws a combination. Simmons tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fred Simmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez looks to land a combination but Simmons avoids it well.
Mendez throws a right hand that Simmons ducks under and follows up with a left that Simmons also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez lands a jab to the head.
Simmons misses with a wild combination.
Simmons stuns Mendez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice combo by Simmons! Oh, that's hurt him - Mendez falls to the canvas and Simmons follows him into side control.
Mendez is rocked!
It looks like Facundo Mendez has been cut.
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!
Simmons is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mendez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mendez is still in real trouble! Can Simmons finish him?
Simmons tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Simmons wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mendez, who protects the arm well.
Mendez seems to have recovered his senses.
Mendez tries to buck Simmons off but Simmons is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mendez, who protects the arm well.
Simmons misses with the ground and pound.
Mendez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Simmons's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Simmons working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Simmons looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mendez is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Simmons pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons moves nicely into side control.
Simmons tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mendez gets back to half guard.
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.
Simmons is working for a kimura but Mendez is defending it quite comfortably.
Mendez gets full guard.
Facundo Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Simmons thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Simmons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Simmons 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Fred Simmons!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Fred Simmons!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Fred Simmons!
Fred Simmons wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donald Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos has chosen "This Is War" by Il Nino as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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161 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos misses with a looping right.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Dallas circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dallas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dallas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dos Santos throws Dallas to one side and escapes!
Dallas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dallas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dallas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dos Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dallas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dos Santos is pushing Dallas's head away, looking to escape. Dallas manages to hold on to the position though.
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.
Dallas has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dos Santos is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dallas tries to take his opponent's back but Dos Santos turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Dallas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dos Santos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dallas working for a triangle but Dos Santos defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dallas is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos tries to stand but Dallas is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dallas is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dallas tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard.
Dallas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dos Santos is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dallas, into his guard.
Dos Santos preventing the sweep.
Dallas is working an open guard so Dos Santos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dallas misses with a series of wild punches.
Dallas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Dallas moves out of range.
Dos Santos cracks Dallas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Dallas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
Dallas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dallas lands in his opponent's guard.
Dallas stops Dos Santos from standing up.
Dos Santos pushes Dallas off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dos Santos lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Dallas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dallas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Santos tries to avoid it but Dallas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Santos to the ground. Dos Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dos Santos scores with a nice strike.
Dos Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dallas, pushing him back against the cage.
Dallas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dos Santos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
Dos Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dallas.
Dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Dallas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Dallas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos throws a shot to the body.
Dos Santos lands a nice hook to Dallas's body. Dallas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Dallas circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dallas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos.
A head kick misses from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Dallas moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Dallas is having none of it.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dallas wants to clinch
and Dos Santos counters by clinching up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dos Santos.
Dallas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dallas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dallas has his takedown stuffed
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Dallas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gabriel Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dallas dodges the punch combination from Dos Santos.
Dallas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos throws a head kick but Dallas moves out of range.
Dallas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos has closed the distance and engaged Dallas in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dallas is trying to drag Dos Santos to the mat but Dos Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dallas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dos Santos throws an elbow that misses.
Dos Santos lands a left hand.
Dallas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dallas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
Dos Santos is leaning against Dallas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dallas tries to break the clinch but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Dallas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Dallas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dallas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dallas wants a takedown.
Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos is looking to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dallas's head.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos tries to bum rush Dallas with a series of wild strikes but Dallas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Dallas misses
and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dos Santos stands up and beckons Dallas to join him on the feet.
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dallas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dallas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a body punch.
Dallas blocks an elbow strike from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dallas misses with a punch on the inside.
Dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dallas stalling in the clinch but Dos Santos improves position.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dallas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dallas.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Dallas misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Dallas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dallas misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Dallas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Dallas moves away and avoids it.
Dallas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Dallas moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Dallas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dos Santos bucks up and tries to throw Dallas off but instead Dallas has got his back!
Dallas is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dos Santos has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Dallas off. It looks like it's working - Dallas slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Dos Santos displaying calm under pressure there.
Dos Santos wants to clinch but Dallas slips to the side
and Dallas counters with a single leg into guard. Dos Santos didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos wants to stand up but Dallas is controlling him.
Dos Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dos Santos misses with a double jab.
Dos Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dallas, pushing him back against the cage.
Dallas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dallas can't fight it off and eventually Dos Santos manages to take the fight to the floor. Dallas looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dos Santos stopping the sweep attempt from Dallas.
Dos Santos stands and steps away. Dallas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dallas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Dallas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Donald Dallas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dallas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dallas up against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch.
Dos Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dallas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dos Santos lands a shot to the body.
Dallas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dallas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Dos Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dos Santos 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Gabriel Dos Santos!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Gabriel Dos Santos!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Gabriel Dos Santos!
Gabriel Dos Santos wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Berdo Haaasik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Berdo Haaasik has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Berdo Haaasik seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Berdo Haaasik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buck Bradshaw!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haaasik lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Haaasik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bradshaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haaasik misses with the combination.
Bradshaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haaasik lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bradshaw is rocked!
Haaasik 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.
Bradshaw is still in real trouble! Can Haaasik finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradshaw trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Haaasik advances to half guard.
Haaasik prevents Bradshaw from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradshaw looking for submissions off his back.
Bradshaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Bradshaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bradshaw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haaasik seems to be looking for submissions.
Bradshaw makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bradshaw.
Bradshaw looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bradshaw is trying to keep Haaasik in close.
Haaasik advances to half guard.
Haaasik is pressing down on Bradshaw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bradshaw is holding on for now.
Haaasik seems to be working for a kimura but Bradshaw defends the submission attempt.
Haaasik wants to work for an arm triangle but Bradshaw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bradshaw is looking to control Haaasik's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bradshaw avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haaasik passes the guard and advances to mount!
Haaasik throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Haaasik looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bradshaw swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Haaasik is standing up, even though he is in mount.
A combination from Haaasik does no damage.
Haaasik tests Bradshaw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haaasik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haaasik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradshaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haaasik misses with a wild combination.
Bradshaw dodges the punch combination from Haaasik.
Haaasik takes a swing at Bradshaw's ribcage but misses.
Haaasik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haaasik bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Haaasik misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bradshaw is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Haaasik crashes against the mat.
Bradshaw tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haaasik is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bradshaw has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bradshaw throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Bradshaw manages to work his way to half guard, despite Haaasik's best efforts.
Bradshaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bradshaw wants to control but Haaasik is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Haaasik is trying to work for a kimura but Bradshaw is defending well.
Bradshaw is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Haaasik's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Haaasik's back!
Haaasik is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Haaasik turns into Bradshaw and is now in his guard.
Bradshaw looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradshaw looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berdo Haaasik dominated that round.
That's time! Haaasik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bradshaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haaasik.
Haaasik looks to land a combination but Bradshaw avoids it well.
Haaasik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradshaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haaasik looks to land a combination but Bradshaw avoids it well.
Haaasik takes a swing at Bradshaw's ribcage but misses.
Haaasik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haaasik thuds a left hand into Bradshaw's body.
Haaasik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bradshaw is breathing heavily.
Haaasik throws a one two combo.
Haaasik shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haaasik throws a right and a left that Bradshaw avoids nicely.
Haaasik throws a series of punches but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Haaasik stuns Bradshaw with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haaasik misses with a double jab.
Bradshaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haaasik.
Haaasik shoots in for a double leg but Bradshaw sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haaasik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradshaw manages to avoid it.
Haaasik lands with a shot to the body.
Bradshaw slips a jab and a cross from Haaasik.
Haaasik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradshaw manages to avoid it.
Haaasik throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haaasik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berdo Haaasik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haaasik digs a good body shot into Bradshaw's ribs.
Haaasik scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haaasik is looking to wear down Bradshaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Haaasik paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bradshaw avoids a kick to the body.
Haaasik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradshaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haaasik misses with a series of wild punches.
Horrible takedown by Haaasik or perhaps it was just good defense by Bradshaw which made him look bad.
A combination from Haaasik does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bradshaw.
Haaasik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haaasik scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Berdo Haaasik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haaasik throws and low kick but Bradshaw moves out of range easily.
Haaasik looks for a takedown but Bradshaw sprawls well.
Bradshaw takes one on the button.
Haaasik scores with a takedown into Bradshaw's guard.
Haaasik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haaasik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bradshaw working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haaasik doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haaasik manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haaasik passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bradshaw taking a bit of punishment here - Haaasik scoring with strikes.
Bradshaw throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Bradshaw taking a bit of punishment here - Haaasik scoring with strikes.
Bradshaw throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Haaasik tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Haaasik looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haaasik wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bradshaw, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berdo Haaasik dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Haaasik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haaasik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradshaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haaasik misses with a double jab.
Bradshaw lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bradshaw.
Haaasik slips a jab from Bradshaw.
Haaasik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haaasik shoots in for a takedown but Bradshaw shows good takedown defense.
Haaasik stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haaasik looks to land a combination but Bradshaw avoids it well.
Berdo Haaasik is winning the standup battle so far.
Haaasik misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haaasik misses with a two punch combination.
Haaasik throws a solid leg kick but Bradshaw takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haaasik.
Bradshaw throws a hook to the side of Haaasik's head but Haaasik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haaasik throws a combination. Bradshaw tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Haaasik throws a body punch but Bradshaw moves out of range.
Haaasik lands with a shot to the body.
Bradshaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haaasik.
Bradshaw misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haaasik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Haaasik misses with a looping left.
Bradshaw walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haaasik lands a jab-cross combination.
Bradshaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haaasik.
Haaasik gets a takedown into half guard.
Bradshaw is trying to maintain the position but Haaasik is very close to passing his half guard.
Bradshaw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bradshaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bradshaw tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Haaasik is working for a kimura but Bradshaw is defending it quite comfortably.
Bradshaw has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haaasik is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haaasik is working for a kimura but Bradshaw is defending it quite comfortably.
Haaasik is looking to advance position but Bradshaw won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Haaasik shoots for a takedown but Bradshaw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haaasik throws a series of punches but Bradshaw avoids them all with ease.
Bradshaw lands the left hand.
Haaasik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bradshaw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bradshaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haaasik has momentary wrist control but Bradshaw slips an elbow through the middle.
Haaasik is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bradshaw throwing strikes but missing.
Bradshaw trying to control but Haaasik is working from the bottom.
Haaasik is looking for a triangle but Bradshaw pushes his legs off easily.
Bradshaw working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Buck Bradshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradshaw trying to control but Haaasik is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haaasik has momentary wrist control but Bradshaw slips an elbow through the middle.
Bradshaw postures up in Haaasik's guard and throws a big left but Haaasik blocks it.
Berdo Haaasik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haaasik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Berdo Haaasik.
Well Haaasik 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 Kavanagh scores the fight for Berdo Haaasik!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Berdo Haaasik!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Berdo Haaasik!
Berdo Haaasik wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Macintye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed-Indestructible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Macintye!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macintye.
Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Macintye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Macintye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Devon Macintye has been cut.
Macintye looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis lands a with a good body shot.
Davis lands a big uppercut and Macintye crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Macintye looks OK. Davis waves Macintye back to his feet!
Davis feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Macintye crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Davis!
John Davis retains his super heavyweight title!
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