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CoV 38: Slutskaya / Griffin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Pittman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pittman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nirvana - Aero Zeppelin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezra Pound!
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, Ray Pittman!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound wants to clinch.
Pound is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pittman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pittman is looking to clinch.
Pound tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Pittman counter with a right hand.
Pittman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pound is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pittman throwing shots but Pound is blocking nicely.
Pittman trying to control from half guard but Pound is working away.
Pound is controlling Pittman's trapped leg to prevent Pittman from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pittman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pound defending well though.
Pittman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pound defending well though.
Pound desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pound is pressing down on Pittman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pound is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pittman is looking to stand up but Pound won't let him.
Pound will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pound throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pittman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pittman wants to control from the top but Pound keeps moving.
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.
Pound is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pound has a closed guard, preventing Pittman from standing up.
Pound trying to keep a closed guard but Pittman is proving a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pittman cracks Pound with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pound wants to clinch
and Pittman counters with a two punch combo.
Pound throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pound wants to clinch
and Pittman counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pittman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pittman misses with a head kick.
Pound changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pittman tries to avoid it but Pound manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pittman to the ground. Pittman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pound instigates a clinch.
Pittman is trying to break free.
Pound landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ray Pittman has been cut.
Pittman looking for a takedown.
Pound creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pittman's defenses.
Pound misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pittman.
Pittman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pittman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pound lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Pound.
Pittman looks gassed!
Pittman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pound unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pittman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pound using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pittman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound trying to land knees to the body.
Pound lands an elbow inside that Pittman shrugs off.
Pittman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pound with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Pound.
Pittman tries to break the clinch but Pound is controlling the position.
Pound turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pound in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pittman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pittman is looking to regain half guard here but Pound keeps moving and retains side control.
Pound landing strikes.
Pound working the head with strikes.
Pound in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Pound dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Pittman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pittman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pittman counters with a shoot takedown. Pound fights it but they end up in guard.
Pittman won't allow Pound to sweep him here.
Pound trying to control the position.
Pittman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pound punching to the body, from the bottom.
Pound trying to control the position.
Pound striking off his back but it's not causing Pittman any problems.
Pound throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Pound as Pittman shoots in.
Pittman is breathing heavily.
Pound fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pound tries to clinch up.
Pittman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pound wants to clinch.
Pittman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pound wants to clinch up but Pittman keeps it at a distance.
Pound tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pittman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pound moves in looking to clinch but Pittman pushes him off.
Pittman swats away the attempt to clinch by Pound.
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.
Pound wants to clinch.
Pound throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pittman looks for a takedown but Pound sprawls well.
Pound looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pound fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pound tries to close the distance and clinch but Pittman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pound doesn't manage to clinch there - Pittman circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound tries to close the distance and clinch but Pittman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pound tries to clinch up but Pittman circles away and keeps his distance.
Ray Pittman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pound tries to clinch up.
A jab from Pittman does it's job there.
Pittman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pittman swats away the attempt to clinch by Pound.
Pound tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pittman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ezra Pound has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Pittman.
Pound tries to close the distance and clinch but Pittman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pittman tries to clinch up.
Pound closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pittman counters with a three punch combo that has Pound backing up. Pound nods at Pittman to acknowledge the strikes.
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.
Pittman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pittman misses with a few strikes there.
Pittman looks to land a left hand but Pound moved out of range nicely.
Pound looks to clinch
and Pittman counters with a low kick, right behind Pound 's knee.
A jab from Pittman misses.
Pound moves in looking to clinch but Pittman pushes him off.
Pound tries to clinch
and Pittman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pound tries to clinch there but Pittman circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pittman misses with a double jab.
Pittman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pound tries to clinch there but Pittman circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Pittman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Pittman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pound closes the distance but Pittman moves to the side
and Pittman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pound shoots in but no luck this time.
Pittman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pittman tries to bum rush Pound with a series of wild strikes but Pound uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pittman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pittman counters with a right hand to the body.
Pound fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pittman, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pound has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pittman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Pound.
Pound unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pittman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pittman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pound connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Ray Pittman's cut even more.
Pittman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pittman tries to work over Pound's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pittman regains guard.
Pound postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pound looking to sit in guard and control but Pittman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pound escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pittman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pound is on top in guard.
Pound throwing strikes from guard but Pittman blocks nicely.
Pound wants to control from the top but Pittman keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pittman wants to improve his position but instead Pound has moved into half guard.
Pittman is looking for a sweep. Pound is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pound is taking a breather. Pittman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pittman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pound seems to be working for a kimura but Pittman defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pound closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pittman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pound closes the distance but Pittman moves to the side
and Pittman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pittman wants to clinch.
Pittman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pound clinches but Pittman breaks the clinch
and Pittman counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pound clinches but Pittman breaks the clinch
and Pittman counters with a nice uppercut.
Pound looks to clinch
and Pittman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pound is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pittman in particular looking to stall.
Pound missing with punches from the bottom.
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 Ezra Pound.
I think Pound 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Ezra Pound!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Ezra Pound!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Ezra Pound!
Ezra Pound wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Velvet Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Granger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Big Pimpin. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Velvet Jones!
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, Ted Granger!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Granger!
Granger sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Granger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Granger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Granger is looking to sinch up a triangle. Jones throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Granger's body to avoid the submission. Granger has instead reached around Jones's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Granger arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ted Granger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford comes into the arena with Henry Rollins Band "Your number is one" blaring out of the sound system. Jeremy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya. Ron Jeremy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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, Ken Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ron Jeremy!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeremy looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawford is just out of range.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jeremy but Jeremy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crawford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jeremy tries to avoid it but Crawford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jeremy to the ground. Jeremy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crawford decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jeremy has hold of Crawford's hands but Crawford slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Crawford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jeremy is trying to get back to full guard.
Jeremy pushes Crawford off looking to stand but Crawford dives back in and keeps control.
Crawford thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jeremy striking from half guard on the bottom.
Jeremy is trying to get back to full guard.
Crawford blocks the strikes from Jeremy.
Jeremy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crawford trying to control the position from guard on top but Jeremy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crawford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ron Jeremy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeremy throws a big shot that misses.
Crawford fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford avoids the body shot from Jeremy.
Jeremy looks to land a combination but Crawford avoids it well.
Crawford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jeremy is fending him off so far but Crawford persists. Nope, Jeremy circles away and we're back to standing.
Crawford throws a one two combo.
Crawford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeremy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crawford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jeremy.
Jeremy punishes Crawford's body with a nice straight punch.
Crawford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jeremy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crawford wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jeremy misses with a strike from the bottom.
Jeremy is trying to improve his position.
Crawford decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Crawford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jeremy.
Jeremy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy misses with a two punch combination.
Jeremy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeremy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawford manages to avoid it.
Crawford moves into range and clinches up with Jeremy.
Crawford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Jeremy scores with a four punch combination!
Jeremy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jeremy fails to land with a series of punches.
Crawford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crawford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jeremy swivels and escapes.
Crawford rushes Jeremy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jeremy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crawford goes for a takedown attempt but Jeremy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Crawford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jeremy as he avoids it easily.
Jeremy works Crawford's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jeremy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeremy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawford.
Jeremy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crawford on the side of the head.
Jeremy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawford was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeremy.
Jeremy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Jeremy.
A left lands for Jeremy.
Jeremy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crawford. Crawford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jeremy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crawford rather than just go for the knockout.
Crawford misses with a takedown attempt - Jeremy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crawford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jeremy.
Jeremy misses with a two punch combination.
Jeremy gets a takedown into half guard.
Crawford looking for submissions off his back.
Jeremy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crawford is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jeremy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jeremy working over Crawford with some ground and pound. Crawford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jeremy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jeremy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jeremy 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.
Jeremy lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy working Crawford over with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeremy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jeremy lands with a punch from half guard.
Crawford is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jeremy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crawford 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.
Crawford scores with a few weak punches.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jeremy lands a nice short elbow.
Jeremy uses his free foot to push down on Crawford's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crawford.
Crawford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jeremy landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crawford's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawford wants to hold on but Jeremy pushes him away.
BOOM! Jeremy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Jeremy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
Crawford looks for a takedown but Jeremy sprawls well.
Jeremy throws a body punch but Crawford moves out of range.
Jeremy thows a body shot but no joy.
Crawford throws a combination. Jeremy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Jeremy avoids them all with ease.
Jeremy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jeremy misses with a looping left.
Crawford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jeremy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crawford momentarily.
Crawford feints and as Jeremy raises his hands in defense, Crawford changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Crawford throwing strikes from guard but Jeremy blocks nicely.
Crawford preventing the sweep.
Jeremy pushes Crawford off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jeremy stuns Crawford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jeremy keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to de liver by Jeremy. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford scores with a jab to the head.
Jeremy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jeremy misses the shot to the body.
Crawford fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford closes the distance and clinches.
Jeremy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeremy digs a good body shot into Crawford's ribs.
Crawford shoots in but no luck this time.
Jeremy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Crawford taking some punishment here, with Jeremy in his half guard.
Jeremy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Crawford to get to his feet.
Crawford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jeremy clobbers Crawford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jeremy slips a straight right by Crawford.
Jeremy stuffs the takedown attempt from Crawford. Crawford gets slowly back to his feet.
Crawford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jeremy throws a series of punches but Crawford moves out of range.
Jeremy throws a right and a left that Crawford avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jeremy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crawford takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jeremy lands with a cross.
Crawford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jeremy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crawford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jeremy jabs at Crawford's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeremy lands a slapping body shot.
Jeremy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawford shoots in but Jeremy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jeremy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crawford.
Crawford 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.
Jeremy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crawford!
The referee warns Crawford that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jeremy scoring with strikes but Crawford is staying in there.
Jeremy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jeremy lands a big shot there that rocks Crawford but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jeremy 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. Crawford turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Jeremy off and cradles Crawford's limp body as Jeremy celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ron Jeremy!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristan Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tristan Jennings is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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135 lbs
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141 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Shadow!
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, Tristan Jennings!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jennings thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Jennings misses.
Jennings doesn't manage to clinch there - Shadow circles away.
Jennings scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shadow in his tracks.
Shadow pushes Jennings up against the cage in a clinch.
Shadow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jennings connects with a looping right hand.
Jennings lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Joe Shadow has been cut.
Jennings throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shadow.
Jennings lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shadow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shadow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shadow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Tristan Jennings has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shadow has managed to clinch.
Jennings landing knees to the head.
Jennings is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shadow lands a damaging elbow.
Shadow breaks the clinch.
Jennings avoids the head kick by Shadow.
A left lands for Shadow.
Shadow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jennings on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shadow tries to clinch up.
Jennings fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jennings looks to land a body kick but Shadow moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jennings.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shadow there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shadow moves out of range as Jennings strikes.
Jennings digs a good body shot into Shadow's ribs.
Jennings misses with a combination
and Shadow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shadow clinches up against the cage.
Jennings tries to break the clinch but Shadow is controlling the position.
Shadow has had enough of the clinch but Jennings keeps him there for the moment.
Shadow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shadow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jennings.
Jennings wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shadow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jennings.
Jennings looks gassed!
Shadow wants to get back to striking at distance but Jennings won't allow it.
Shadow breaks from the clinch.
Jennings walks into a jab.
That has opened up Tristan Jennings's cut even more.
Jennings circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jennings throws a head kick that Shadow semi-blocks.
A cross from Shadow lands.
Jennings is rocked!
Tristan Jennings is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shadow connects with a stiff jab that staggers Jennings - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Shadow!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Armhausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Jansen!
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, Tim Armhausen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armhausen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armhausen tries to clinch up
and Jansen counters with a one-two to the body.
Armhausen darts in and clinches Jansen up against the cage.
Armhausen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mark Jansen has been cut.
Jansen throws an elbow that misses.
Jansen wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Armhausen.
A knee to the head by Armhausen.
Armhausen scores with a knee to the head.
Armhausen misses with a knee to the head.
Armhausen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jansen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Armhausen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jansen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jansen is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armhausen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jansen's face.
Armhausen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Armhausen connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Jansen goes down! Armhausen jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Jansen is rocked!
Mark Jansen's cut is getting worse.
Armhausen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Jansen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jansen seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Armhausen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jansen can't escape 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.
Armhausen controlling from the full mount.
Armhausen wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Armhausen controlling from mount.
Jansen is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armhausen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jansen is looking to get to half guard.
Armhausen wants to take Jansen's back here but Jansen is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Armhausen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tim Armhausen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Armhausen clinches but Jansen breaks the clinch
and Jansen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jansen.
Armhausen keeping moving, preventing Jansen from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Armhausen is on top in guard.
Armhausen passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jansen wants to control but Armhausen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Armhausen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Jansen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Armhausen wants to clinch
and Jansen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jansen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jansen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Armhausen!
Jansen looking to finish with strikes here!
Armhausen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Armhausen tries to lock up and control but Jansen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armhausen is trying desperately to improve position.
Armhausen blocking the ground and pound.
Armhausen controls the position.
Armhausen is trying desperately to improve position.
Jansen looking to control but Armhausen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Jansen 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.
Jansen controlling his opponent.
Armhausen tries to reverse the position but Jansen maintains control.
Jansen landing punches.
Armhausen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armhausen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jansen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armhausen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Armhausen is pressing down on Jansen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jansen won't allow Armhausen to sweep him here.
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.
Jansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Armhausen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jansen throws and elbow that misses. Armhausen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jansen's guard. Nice move by Armhausen!
Armhausen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Armhausen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Armhausen controlling from the top position.
Jansen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Jansen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Jansen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Armhausen darts in trying to clinch
and Jansen counters with a nice body kick.
Armhausen looks to clinch
and Jansen counters with a left and a right that stings Armhausen.
Armhausen tries to clinch
and Jansen counters with a two punch combo.
Armhausen darts in and clinches Jansen up against the cage.
Armhausen landing knees to the head.
Jansen tries to throw a body punch but Armhausen avoids it by throwing Jansen back against the cage.
Jansen wants to break free but Armhausen has control.
Armhausen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jansen blocks it with crossed arms.
Jansen tries to work over Armhausen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jansen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Armhausen crunches a lovely knee into Jansen's ribcage.
Armhausen slows down the pace here.
Armhausen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jansen's face.
A knee to the head by Armhausen.
Armhausen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jansen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armhausen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Armhausen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armhausen misses with a knee to the head.
Armhausen tries a knee to the head but Jansen blocks it.
Armhausen just leaning against Jansen, taking a breather.
Jansen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Armhausen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Armhausen tries to clinch up
and Jansen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Armhausen's guard now.
Jansen wants to get up but he can't break Armhausen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Armhausen pulls Jansen in to control the position.
Jansen looking to sit in guard and control but Armhausen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Armhausen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jansen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansen working for a triangle but Armhausen defends it easily.
Jansen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Armhausen controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armhausen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jansen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mark Jansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Armhausen is looking to stand up but Jansen won't let him.
Jansen is trying to control the position but Armhausen postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Armhausen wants to clinch
and Jansen moves into the clinch.
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.
Jansen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Armhausen tries a knee to the head but Jansen blocks it.
Armhausen with a knee to the head.
Jansen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Armhausen scores a nice knee to the body.
Armhausen tries a knee to the head but Jansen blocks it.
Jansen misses with a punch to the body.
Armhausen scores with a knee to the head.
Armhausen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Armhausen misses with a knee to the head.
Armhausen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armhausen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Armhausen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jansen.
Armhausen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armhausen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jansen's face.
Armhausen misses with a knee strike.
Armhausen crunches a lovely knee into Jansen's ribcage.
Armhausen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jansen decides to pull guard.
Armhausen preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Armhausen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Armhausen 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for Tim Armhausen!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Tim Armhausen!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Tim Armhausen!
Tim Armhausen wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Oreskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerald Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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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, Gerald Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Oreskin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oreskin misses with a low kick as Wilson jumps back.
Oreskin misses with a combination
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
It looks like Frankie Oreskin has been cut.
Oreskin moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oreskin.
Oreskin tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Oreskin throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oreskin.
A slow jab from Oreskin misses its intended target.
Wilson throws a monster overhand right that drops Oreskin! Wilson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerald Wilson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Wagstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Beaulac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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216 lbs
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218 lbs
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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, Lester Wagstaff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Beaulac!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaulac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beaulac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wagstaff rushes Beaulac and presses him up against the cage.
Wagstaff avoiding damage as Beaulac throws knees to the body.
Wagstaff looking to throw knees to the head but Beaulac is blocking nicely.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beaulac lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wagstaff avoiding damage as Beaulac throws knees to the body.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jon Beaulac has been cut.
Beaulac wants to break free but Wagstaff has control.
Beaulac with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beaulac is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beaulac misses with a knee to the head.
Beaulac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Beaulac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beaulac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beaulac looks gassed!
Beaulac takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Wagstaff.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wagstaff comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beaulac's face.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beaulac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Wagstaff stalling against the cage.
Beaulac takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wagstaff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beaulac blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beaulac.
Beaulac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wagstaff tries to land knees in the clinch but Beaulac avoids the damage to the body.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wagstaff keeps control of Beaulac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Beaulac breaks the clinch.
Wagstaff blocks a head kick by Beaulac.
Wagstaff gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Wagstaff missing with knees to the body.
Beaulac is trying to maintain a safe position but Wagstaff gets an underhook and turns Beaulac into the cage.
Wagstaff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Beaulac scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wagstaff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beaulac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beaulac misses with a knee strike.
Beaulac is trying to break free.
Wagstaff crunches a lovely knee into Beaulac's ribcage.
Beaulac breaks from the clinch.
Wagstaff doesn't manage to clinch there - Beaulac circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagstaff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac tries to clinch up but Wagstaff circles away and keeps his distance.
Beaulac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beaulac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wagstaff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wagstaff closes the distance but Beaulac moves to the side
and Beaulac finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Beaulac lands a head kick!
A punch combination from Wagstaff misses.
Beaulac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beaulac is looking to clinch but Wagstaff is avoiding it.
Beaulac throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wagstaff tries to clinch up but Beaulac circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wagstaff tries a head kick but it misses.
Beaulac tries to clinch but Wagstaff moves away
and Wagstaff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wagstaff.
Beaulac lands a nice knee to the body.
Beaulac makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Beaulac on the inside.
Beaulac lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagstaff backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff misses with an elbow strike.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beaulac looking to throw knees to the head but Wagstaff is blocking nicely.
Beaulac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wagstaff clinches.
Wagstaff keeps control of Beaulac as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wagstaff tries to land knees in the clinch but Beaulac avoids the damage to the body.
Beaulac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beaulac looking to throw knees to the head but Wagstaff is blocking nicely.
Wagstaff taking a breather.
Beaulac wants to get back to striking at distance but Wagstaff won't allow it.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wagstaff has him pressed against the cage.
Wagstaff stalling in the clinch but Beaulac improves position.
Beaulac throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wagstaff blocks it with crossed arms.
Beaulac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wagstaff has him pressed against the cage.
Wagstaff scores a nice knee to the body.
Beaulac tries to break the clinch but Wagstaff is controlling the position.
Beaulac can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Wagstaff.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagstaff.
Beaulac wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beaulac tries a body shot but Wagstaff blocks it.
Beaulac is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagstaff has double underhooks.
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.
Wagstaff crunches a lovely knee into Beaulac's ribcage.
Wagstaff misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beaulac.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac lands a hook that snaps the head of Wagstaff backwards.
Wagstaff scores a nice knee to the body.
Beaulac is trying to break free.
Beaulac with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff crunches a lovely knee into Beaulac's ribcage.
Beaulac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beaulac wants to break free but Wagstaff has control.
Wagstaff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wagstaff scores a nice knee to the body.
Beaulac wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but Beaulac blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Beaulac fails to land.
Wagstaff tries to stall but Beaulac uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but Beaulac blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beaulac is trying to break the clinch but Wagstaff has him pressed against the cage.
Beaulac landing knees to the head.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the body.
Wagstaff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wagstaff misses with an elbow strike.
Beaulac manages to break the clinch.
Beaulac fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Wagstaff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Beaulac's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wagstaff tries to land knees in the clinch but Beaulac avoids the damage to the body.
Wagstaff pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beaulac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jon Beaulac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beaulac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wagstaff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Beaulac.
Wagstaff gets a clinch.
Lester Wagstaff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beaulac can't break the clinch.
Beaulac takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beaulac wants to stall.
Beaulac letting Wagstaff take a breather here.
Wagstaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beaulac digs a right hand underneath Wagstaff's ribcage. Wagstaff let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beaulac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wagstaff trying to land knees to the body.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Jon Beaulac's cut even more.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beaulac wants to stall.
Beaulac breaks from the clinch.
Wagstaff swats away the attempt to clinch by Beaulac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff misses with a head kick.
Wagstaff misses with a double jab.
Beaulac has taken the fight to the clinch.
Beaulac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wagstaff tries to keep at a distance but Beaulac has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beaulac wants to get back to striking at distance but Wagstaff won't allow it.
Beaulac unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wagstaff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff controlling the action here for a moment.
Beaulac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagstaff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beaulac wants to break free but Wagstaff has control.
A head punch on the inside from Beaulac fails to land.
Beaulac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wagstaff tries to clinch but Beaulac moves out of range.
Wagstaff throws a head kick that misses
and Beaulac counters by moving into the clinch.
Beaulac misses with a knee to the head.
Beaulac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagstaff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac breaks from the clinch.
Beaulac tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wagstaff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wagstaff.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Beaulac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wagstaff has him pressed against the cage.
Wagstaff blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but Beaulac blocks with his arms.
Beaulac unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wagstaff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beaulac manages to break the clinch.
Wagstaff tries to clinch up but Beaulac circles away and keeps his distance.
Beaulac tries to clinch but Wagstaff moves out of range.
Wagstaff clinches up against the cage.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but Beaulac blocks it.
Beaulac is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagstaff has double underhooks.
Wagstaff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wagstaff prevents Beaulac from breaking the clinch.
Beaulac tries to break the clinch but Wagstaff is controlling the position.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beaulac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beaulac is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagstaff has double underhooks.
Wagstaff throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Beaulac.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beaulac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beaulac is looking to break free of the clinch but Wagstaff has double underhooks.
Wagstaff tries to land knees in the clinch but Beaulac avoids the damage to the body.
Wagstaff looking to slow down the pace here.
Beaulac unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wagstaff lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff prevents Beaulac from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.
Beaulac lands a nice knee to the body.
Wagstaff prevents Beaulac from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagstaff.
Wagstaff scores a nice knee to the body.
Beaulac tries a knee to the head but Wagstaff blocks it.
Beaulac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagstaff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wagstaff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beaulac.
Beaulac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff avoiding damage as Beaulac throws knees to the body.
Wagstaff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beaulac's face.
Beaulac using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Beaulac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beaulac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but Beaulac blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beaulac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wagstaff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff misses with a knee strike.
Beaulac is looking to control Wagstaff's arms but Wagstaff gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beaulac has his back to the cage.
Wagstaff throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beaulac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beaulac closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wagstaff counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beaulac's knee momentarily.
Wagstaff fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beaulac, pushing him back against the cage.
Beaulac misses with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff connects with a knee to the head.
Beaulac has had enough of the clinch but Wagstaff keeps him there for the moment.
Beaulac manages to break the clinch.
Wagstaff scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beaulac doesn't seem bothered though.
Beaulac is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wagstaff.
Beaulac tries to clinch up
and Wagstaff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wagstaff.
Beaulac tries a knee to the head but Wagstaff blocks it.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beaulac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Wagstaff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Beaulac'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. And we move into the final round!
Beaulac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagstaff moves away.
Wagstaff tries to clinch up but Beaulac circles away and keeps his distance.
Wagstaff has Beaulac up against the cage in a clinch.
Beaulac is trying to break the clinch but Wagstaff has him pressed against the cage.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac wants to break free but Wagstaff has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wagstaff.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beaulac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff misses with a knee to the head.
Beaulac is trying to break free.
Wagstaff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beaulac blocks it with crossed arms.
Beaulac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wagstaff.
Knees to the body from Wagstaff.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wagstaff.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beaulac.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wagstaff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wagstaff landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wagstaff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wagstaff just leaning against Beaulac, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wagstaff trying to land knees to the body.
Beaulac is trying to break free.
Beaulac throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beaulac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wagstaff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beaulac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beaulac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beaulac takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wagstaff tries to clinch up.
Wagstaff throws a low kick but Beaulac avoids it.
Beaulac clinches with his opponent.
Beaulac wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beaulac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beaulac instigates a clinch.
Beaulac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beaulac looking to throw knees to the head but Wagstaff is blocking nicely.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beaulac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the body.
Beaulac with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beaulac tries a knee to the head but Wagstaff blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac blocks an elbow strike.
Beaulac misses with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff blocks an uppercut.
Beaulac wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wagstaff missing with knees to the body.
Beaulac throws a punch but it's blocked by Wagstaff.
Beaulac trying to land knees to the body.
Beaulac can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Beaulac breaks the clinch.
Beaulac tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beaulac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagstaff fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beaulac looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lester Wagstaff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wagstaff misses with a head kick.
Wagstaff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beaulac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beaulac drives through and clinches with Wagstaff against the cage.
A body shot lands from Beaulac.
Wagstaff stalling in the clinch but Beaulac improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Wagstaff.
Beaulac wants to get back to striking at distance but Wagstaff won't allow it.
Beaulac takes a knee right on the jaw!
Beaulac wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wagstaff has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wagstaff pushes off an throws an elbow but Beaulac leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wagstaff crunches a lovely knee into Beaulac's ribcage.
Wagstaff displaying some good clinch control by pressing Beaulac up against the cage.
Beaulac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but Beaulac blocks with his arms.
Beaulac is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Wagstaff.
Beaulac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Beaulac lands a knee to the body.
Beaulac blocks an elbow strike from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff is trying to stall.
Beaulac managing to block the knees to the body from Wagstaff.
Beaulac breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beaulac instigates a clinch.
Beaulac dodges an elbow strike from Wagstaff.
Beaulac misses with some punches.
Beaulac misses with a knee strike.
Wagstaff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beaulac lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wagstaff misses with a knee strike.
Beaulac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wagstaff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beaulac closes the distance but Wagstaff moves to the side
and Beaulac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wagstaff throws a hook to the side of Beaulac's head but Beaulac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beaulac with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beaulac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagstaff moves away.
Beaulac throws a body kick that misses.
Wagstaff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wagstaff is looking to clinch but Beaulac is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beaulac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wagstaff connects with a solid leg kick.
Wagstaff avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Lester Wagstaff.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wagstaff, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Lester Wagstaff!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Lester Wagstaff!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Lester Wagstaff!
Lester Wagstaff wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Sansario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zimmerman comes to the cage accompanied by Bonecrusher- Neva Scared. Nick Sansario will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Sansario!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sansario takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sansario misses with a hook. Zimmerman ducked under it nicely.
Zimmerman tries to score with a low kick but Sansario moves his leg out of the way.
Zimmerman tries to clinch up.
Sansario avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sansario fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zimmerman defending well as Sansario loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansario throws a looping overhand right but Zimmerman ducks down to avoid it.
Zimmerman darts in trying to clinch
enabling Sansario to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Robert Zimmerman has been cut.
Zimmerman wants to slow Sansario down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sansario throws out the jab.
Sansario scores with a punch to the head.
Zimmerman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sansario's guard.
Zimmerman looking to pass the guard.
Zimmerman pushes down on Sansario's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is looking for submissions but instead, Sansario has regained full guard.
Zimmerman drops back looking for a leg! Sansario is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sansario manages to kick Zimmerman off! Zimmerman jumps back into Sansario's guard.
Zimmerman wants to pass the guard but Sansario 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.
Zimmerman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Zimmerman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sansario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zimmerman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sansario is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zimmerman, into his guard.
Zimmerman wants to sweep here but Sansario controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Sansario dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Zimmerman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zimmerman with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Sansario counter with a right hand.
Zimmerman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sansario.
Zimmerman doesn't manage to clinch there - Sansario circles away.
Sansario fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zimmerman blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman throws a leg kick
enabling Sansario to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Sansario misses.
A big left from Sansario misses.
Zimmerman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sansario counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman doesn't manage to clinch there - Sansario circles away.
Zimmerman tries to clinch but Sansario moves out of range.
Zimmerman misses the body punch
and Sansario cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zimmerman walks into a straight right hand from Sansario.
Zimmerman is rocked!
Robert Zimmerman's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sansario.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zimmerman 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.
Sansario circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zimmerman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zimmerman wants to pass the guard but Sansario is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is trying to control the action in half guard but Sansario is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zimmerman is trying to work for a kimura but Sansario is defending well.
Zimmerman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sansario does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zimmerman is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Sansario has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zimmerman is working for a kimura but Sansario is defending it quite comfortably.
Zimmerman is looking for submissions but instead, Sansario has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Sansario showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Zimmerman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Sansario misses its intended target.
Zimmerman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman slips a straight right by Sansario.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sansario checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zimmerman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Zimmerman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sansario tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is working to tighten is grip on Sansario's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sansario has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Zimmerman is really squeezing tight and eventually Sansario passes out! Zimmerman breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robert Zimmerman!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Cotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Lewandowski 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 bantamweight 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, Anton Lewandowski!
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, Hector Cotto!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewandowski slips a straight right by Cotto.
Hector Cotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewandowski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lewandowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cotto really wants to buck Lewandowski off and get back to his feet.
Cotto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lewandowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cotto hang on?
Cotto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lewandowski blocks Cotto's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cotto tries to reverse the position but Lewandowski maintains control.
Lewandowski controlling from the full mount.
Lewandowski is working for a guillotine from mount but Cotto frees his head quite easily.
Cotto working to try and regain half guard.
Lewandowski controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski blocks Cotto's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lewandowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cotto is working to get back to half guard.
Lewandowski working the ground and pound effectively.
Cotto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
You get the feeling that Cotto really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cotto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lewandowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cotto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cotto punching from the bottom.
Cotto pushes Lewandowski off looking to stand but Lewandowski dives back in and keeps control.
Cotto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cotto has hold of Lewandowski's hands but Lewandowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lewandowski lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Lewandowski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cotto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cotto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lewandowski pulls his head out easily.
Lewandowski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cotto!
Lewandowski controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto working to try and regain half guard.
Lewandowski blocks Cotto's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lewandowski won't let Cotto get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cotto can't escape the position.
Cotto looks gassed!
Lewandowski dominating with strikes here.
Lewandowski looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cotto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lewandowski landing strikes from the mount and Cotto is in trouble!
Lewandowski landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto is looking to improve his position but Lewandowski isn't that keen on the idea.
Lewandowski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cotto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lewandowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cotto is looking to escape.
Lewandowski prevents Cotto from getting the reversal.
Cotto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cotto is in trouble now - Lewandowski has advanced to mount!
Cotto throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lewandowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Lewandowski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lewandowski moves forwards but Cotto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lewandowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anton Lewandowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cotto missing with a left hand there. Lewandowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lewandowski walks into a stiff left hand from Cotto.
Lewandowski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cotto wants to get back to his feet but Lewandowski drags him back down.
Cotto is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lewandowski off and has taken his back!
Lewandowski covering up well under a series of strikes from Cotto.
Lewandowski just looking to survive in the bad position.
Lewandowski is taking damage to the body and head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewandowski holding both Cotto 's hands and preventing any damage.
Cotto is trying to stick to Lewandowski's back but Lewandowski is turning into Cotto. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cotto's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lewandowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewandowski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cotto wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lewandowski avoids the strikes from the bottom by Cotto.
Lewandowski scoring with punches from side control.
Lewandowski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lewandowski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cotto throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Cotto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lewandowski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cotto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anton Lewandowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski uses his free foot to push down on Cotto's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cotto.
Lewandowski controlling from the full mount.
Lewandowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cotto?
Cotto throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lewandowski. What's that going to do exactly?
Cotto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lewandowski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cotto tries to reverse the position but Lewandowski maintains control.
Lewandowski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cotto throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cotto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewandowski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cotto is looking to get to half guard.
Lewandowski wants to control the pace but Cotto is squirming around nicely.
Cotto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lewandowski lands a nice shot to the head.
Cotto is desperately trying to improve his position but Lewandowski has a good base and remains in mount.
Cotto's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cotto is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cotto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lewandowski with shots to the head and body - Cotto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cotto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lewandowski is landing with some decent strikes but Cotto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cotto tries to reverse the position but Lewandowski maintains control.
Lewandowski working Cotto over with strikes here.
Cotto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lewandowski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lewandowski with the ground and pound from mount.
Cotto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lewandowski working Cotto over with strikes here.
Cotto is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Lewandowski dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lewandowski staying out of range there.
Cotto loads up on a big right hand but Lewandowski slips the punch.
Cotto tries to clinch but Lewandowski is having none of it.
Cotto lands a jab.
Cotto misses with an uppercut. Lewandowski saw that one coming.
Lewandowski throws a series of punches but Cotto avoids them all with ease.
Lewandowski shoots in and bounces Cotto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cotto lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cotto throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lewandowski content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewandowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cotto wants to sweep here but Lewandowski controlling him for the moment.
Lewandowski is stalling in the full guard.
Lewandowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cotto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lewandowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Cotto working the ground and pound effectively.
Lewandowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cotto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cotto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lewandowski hang on?
Lewandowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cotto jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lewandowski manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cotto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lewandowski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski tries to roll over but Cotto keeps him under control.
Cotto lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cotto lands strikes from half guard.
Lewandowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Cotto.
Lewandowski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lewandowski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cotto manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotto is looking for a triangle but Lewandowski pushes his legs off easily.
Lewandowski won't allow Cotto to sweep him here.
Cotto working for submissions but it's allowed Lewandowski to get to half guard.
Lewandowski slows the pace down in half guard.
Cotto missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hector Cotto.
I think Lewandowski 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Anton Lewandowski!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Anton Lewandowski!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Anton Lewandowski!
Anton Lewandowski wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Slutskaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Slutskaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slutskaya misses with a hook. Griffin ducked under it nicely.
Griffin jabs Slutskaya right on the nose. Slutskaya blinks but takes it well.
Griffin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Griffin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Slutskaya is looking to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griffin!
Slutskaya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slutskaya drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin is looking to regain half guard here but Slutskaya keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin is trying to buck Slutskaya off.
Slutskaya is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Slutskaya seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Slutskaya throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Griffin prevents Slutskaya from improving position.
Griffin is not content to let Slutskaya control the position.
Slutskaya has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big left from Slutskaya misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Griffin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slutskaya misses with a body punch
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slutskaya tries for a takedown but Griffin circles away easily
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffin lands a jab-cross combination.
Griffin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slutskaya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slutskaya is breathing heavily.
Slutskaya with a poor takedown
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Griffin.
A left lands for Griffin.
Griffin thuds his right hand into Slutskaya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slutskaya is rocked!
Griffin cracks Slutskaya with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Slutskaya tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Griffin pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Slutskaya is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Griffin!
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