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LMS 32: Thunder PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kruger Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silus Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kruger Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silus Bane!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kongo misses with a double jab.
Kongo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kongo moves into range and clinches up with Bane.
Bane scores with a shoulder strike.
Bane prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bane pulls guard.
Kongo preventing the sweep.
Kongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bane can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kongo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bane keeping moving, preventing Kongo from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kongo preventing the sweep.
Bane managing to control the position.
Kongo trying to control but Bane is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane has a closed guard, preventing Kongo from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kongo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bane.
Kongo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bane counters with a shoot takedown. Kongo fights it but they end up in guard.
Bane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bane controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kongo is trying to keep Bane in close.
Bane stopping the sweep attempt from Kongo.
Kongo wants to stand but Bane is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane throwing strikes from guard but Kongo blocks nicely.
Bane throws and elbow that misses. Kongo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bane's guard. Nice move by Kongo!
Kongo wants to control from the top but Bane keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kongo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bane counters with a single leg into guard. Kongo didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kongo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo keeping full guard, as Bane tries to pass.
Bane trying to control but Kongo is working from the bottom.
Bane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bane won't allow Kongo to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bane moves into range and clinches up with Kongo.
Kongo wants a takedown but no success here.
Kongo is breathing heavily.
Kongo is trying to break free.
Bane decides to pull guard.
Bane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Bane controls Kongo momentarily but Kongo frees himself.
Kongo preventing the sweep.
Kongo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bane is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kongo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kongo stops Bane from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silus Bane dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bane scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kongo struggling a bit here.
Bane trying to control the action but Kongo is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Bane stalls from top position.
Kongo is trying to control Bane's posture but Bane avoids it.
Kongo is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane is looking to take a break and control but Kongo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kongo scores with a three punch combo!
Bane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bane is breathing heavily.
Bane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kongo.
Bane misses with a takedown attempt - Kongo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kongo is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bane closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kongo sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kongo is trying to control but can't.
Kongo wants to get back to his feet.
Bane is keen to just control but Kongo is a slippery customer.
Kongo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kongo is not content to let Bane control the position.
Kongo wants to control but Bane is keeping busy.
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.
Bane darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bane stops Kongo from getting back to his feet.
Kongo is looking for a sweep. Bane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bane wants to control but Kongo is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane wants to control but Kongo is keeping him busy.
Kongo trying to control but Bane postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kongo lands with a kick to the ribs.
A punch combination from Kongo misses.
Kongo lands a high kick!
Kruger Kongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Kongo or perhaps it was just good defense by Bane which made him look bad.
Bane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bane stopping the sweep attempt from Kongo.
Bane sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silus Bane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Kongo misses with the combination.
Kongo lands with a kick to the temple. Bane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bane shoots in for a takedown but Kongo shows good takedown defense.
Kongo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bane if he has to take too many more of those.
Kongo throws a right and a left that Bane avoids nicely.
Kongo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kongo darts in trying to clinch
and Bane counters with a single leg into guard. Kongo didn't expect that.
Kongo is trying to keep Bane in close.
Bane won't allow Kongo to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo trying to control the position.
Bane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kongo is keeping the position for now.
Kongo working a defensive guard here.
Bane trying to control but Kongo is working from the bottom.
Kongo managing to control the position.
Kongo is trying to control the position but Bane postures up.
Silus Bane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kongo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bane counters with a takedown into side control.
Kongo wants to control but Bane postures up.
Bane controlling from side mount.
Kongo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kongo is not content to let Bane control the position.
Silus Bane has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane just content to control the position.
Bane working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kongo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kongo wants to control but Bane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kongo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kongo fails with the takedown
and Bane counters by moving into the clinch.
Kongo has Bane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kruger Kongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bane dodges an elbow strike from Kongo.
Bane blocks an elbow strike from Kongo.
Kongo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bane is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kongo to the mat. Kongo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kongo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bane!
Kruger Kongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kongo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silus Bane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silus Bane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Poppageorgia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Jefferson!
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, Nick Poppageorgia!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jefferson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jefferson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poppageorgia's hands.
Poppageorgia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poppageorgia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jefferson.
Jefferson cracks Poppageorgia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Nick Poppageorgia has been cut.
Jefferson misses with a few strikes there.
Jefferson digs a good hook to Poppageorgia's body.
Jefferson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jefferson lands an overhand right.
Jefferson connects with a crisp jab.
Poppageorgia is rocked!
Poppageorgia misses with a double jab
and Jefferson counters with a nice body shot.
Poppageorgia is still on wobbly legs! Can Jefferson finish him?
Poppageorgia lands with a nice body punch.
Poppageorgia seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jefferson lands a glancing blow to the side of Poppageorgia's head.
Jefferson scores with a hook to the body. Poppageorgia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poppageorgia misses the shot to the body.
Poppageorgia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jefferson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jefferson lands with a hook. Poppageorgia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jefferson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A punch combination from Jefferson misses.
Poppageorgia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poppageorgia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jefferson manages to avoid it.
Poppageorgia misses with an uppercut. Jefferson saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poppageorgia looks to score with a jab to the body but Jefferson is just out of range.
Poppageorgia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jefferson regains half guard.
Jefferson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Poppageorgia trying to control the pace.
Jefferson is defending against the submission attempts here by Poppageorgia.
Poppageorgia looks gassed!
Poppageorgia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jefferson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppageorgia stalling.
Poppageorgia prevents Jefferson from improving his position.
Jefferson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poppageorgia.
Poppageorgia is trying to work for a kimura but Jefferson is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jefferson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jefferson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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.
Jefferson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nick Poppageorgia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poppageorgia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jefferson.
Jefferson misses with a few strikes there.
Jefferson blocks a jab.
Jefferson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Poppageorgia does no damage.
Poppageorgia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jefferson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jefferson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Poppageorgia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jefferson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poppageorgia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poppageorgia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jefferson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Poppageorgia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Poppageorgia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jefferson manages to avoid it.
Poppageorgia lands a nice hook to Jefferson's body. Jefferson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Poppageorgia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jefferson.
Poppageorgia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jefferson counters with a straight right hand.
Jefferson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jefferson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Poppageorgia misses with a hook. Jefferson ducked under it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Poppageorgia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poppageorgia successfully pulls guard.
Poppageorgia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jefferson's guard.
Jefferson has his foot on Poppageorgia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Poppageorgia works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Poppageorgia.
Poppageorgia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jefferson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Poppageorgia wants to control from the top but Jefferson keeps moving.
Jefferson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jefferson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Poppageorgia passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Poppageorgia is tying to control. Jefferson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Poppageorgia content to control rather than advance.
Poppageorgia is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jefferson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Poppageorgia throwing shots but Jefferson is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Poppageorgia is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jefferson!
Poppageorgia controlling from the full mount.
Poppageorgia has control of Jefferson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jefferson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Poppageorgia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poppageorgia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poppageorgia manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jefferson to take his back!
Jefferson showing good submission defense here.
Poppageorgia looking for the choke but no joy.
Poppageorgia is trying to stick to Jefferson's back but Jefferson is turning into Poppageorgia. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Poppageorgia's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jefferson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poppageorgia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Poppageorgia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Poppageorgia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jefferson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poppageorgia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jimmy Jefferson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poppageorgia rushes Jefferson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jefferson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Poppageorgia.
A right hand to the body from Poppageorgia.
Jefferson can't break the clinch.
Jefferson has had enough of the clinch but Poppageorgia keeps him there for the moment.
Poppageorgia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Poppageorgia gets underhooks to prevent Jefferson's takedown attempt.
Poppageorgia is working Jefferson over against the cage.
Poppageorgia prevents Jefferson from breaking the clinch.
Poppageorgia lands a hook that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Poppageorgia digs a right hand into Jefferson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jefferson's gas tank.
Poppageorgia lands a body shot.
Poppageorgia controlling the action here for a moment.
Jefferson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poppageorgia lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jefferson managing to block the knees to the body from Poppageorgia.
Poppageorgia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Poppageorgia continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppageorgia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
Jefferson fails to pull guard.
Jefferson is trying to break free.
Poppageorgia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jefferson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Poppageorgia just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jefferson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poppageorgia lands a body punch.
Poppageorgia lands a body punch.
Poppageorgia is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Poppageorgia stalling in the clinch.
Poppageorgia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poppageorgia presses Jefferson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jefferson tries to break the clinch but Poppageorgia is controlling the position.
Poppageorgia lands a shot to the body.
Poppageorgia has hold of one of Jefferson's legs. Jefferson is fighting the takedown attempt but Poppageorgia gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Poppageorgia controlling from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Poppageorgia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Poppageorgia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jefferson keeping moving, preventing Poppageorgia from controlling successfully.
Poppageorgia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jefferson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppageorgia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Poppageorgia wants to control from the top but Jefferson keeps moving.
Poppageorgia postures up in Jefferson's guard and throws a big left but Jefferson blocks it.
Poppageorgia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jefferson is looking for a triangle but Poppageorgia pushes his legs off easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Poppageorgia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Poppageorgia fails to land with a series of punches.
Poppageorgia misses with an uppercut. Jefferson saw that one coming.
Jefferson blocks a jab.
Jefferson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Poppageorgia counters with a straight right hand.
Poppageorgia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jefferson's hands.
Poppageorgia throws out a loose jab but Jefferson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poppageorgia throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Jefferson to counter with a crisp jab.
Poppageorgia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jefferson rather than just go for the knockout.
Poppageorgia gets a clinch.
Jefferson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Poppageorgia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Poppageorgia is leaning against Jefferson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Poppageorgia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Poppageorgia 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Poppageorgia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Fleek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Styles Latrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Fleek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Styles Latrow!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latrow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fleek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fleek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Latrow closes the distance and clinches.
Latrow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fleek up against the cage.
Latrow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fleek smiles and moves away.
Fleek drops Latrow with a right and a left! Fleek comes rushing in but Latrow regains his composure and manages to keep Fleek in guard.
Fleek wants to stand but Latrow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Latrow looking to control but Fleek passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Latrow is looking to improve his position.
Fleek seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Latrow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fleek landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fleek landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Latrow gets full guard.
Latrow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleek is looking to work some ground and pound but Latrow has wrist control.
Fleek looking to sit in guard and control but Latrow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Latrow trying to control but Fleek is working from the bottom.
Latrow throws a strike but Fleek rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Latrow trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleek being controlled here momentarily.
Fleek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Latrow throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fleek won't allow Latrow to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Latrow tries to clinch but Fleek is having none of it.
Fleek lands with an overhand left.
Fleek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fleek darts in trying to clinch
and Latrow counters by moving into the clinch.
Latrow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Latrow is stalling here.
Fleek is pressed up against the cage. Latrow has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fleek down to the mat. Fleek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Fleek dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fleek!
Fleek looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Latrow working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Latrow is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Latrow tries to pull guard but Fleek won't allow it.
Fleek tries to break the clinch but Latrow is controlling the position.
Latrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fleek doesn't manage to clinch there - Latrow circles away.
Fleek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Fleek scores with a four punch combination!
Latrow is breathing heavily.
Fleek throws a leg kick
and Latrow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fleek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fleek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Latrow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Latrow.
Latrow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fleek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fleek stops a takedown attempt from Latrow.
Latrow breaks the clinch.
Latrow wants to clinch.
Latrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latrow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fleek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fleek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fleek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fleek fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fleek looking to control and managing it successfully.
Latrow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleek lands with some strikes.
Fleek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Latrow on the ground.
Fleek controlling from mount.
Latrow gets back to half guard.
Fleek stands up out of the half guard.
Latrow tries to clinch up
enabling Fleek to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleek shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fleek lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fleek is thwarting Latrow's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fleek is looking to take a break and control but Latrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Fleek dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fleek throws a series of punches but Latrow moves out of range.
No luck for Latrow with that takedown attempt.
Fleek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fleek misses with the combination.
Fleek misses with a two punch combination.
Latrow fails with the takedown
and Fleek counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fleek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fleek lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Latrow can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Fleek and Latrow drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Fleek.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Fleek!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stifler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Villareal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Villareal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Stifler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Villareal!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stifler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Villareal lands.
Villareal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Villareal showed some decent athleticism there.
Villareal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Villareal is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Stifler is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Villareal!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hedwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyke Mison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Hedwig has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Hedwig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyke Mison!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mison blocks a head kick by Hedwig.
Mison closes the distance and clinches up with Hedwig, looking for a takedown. Mison pushes Hedwig against the cage but Hedwig circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hedwig gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mison waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hedwig.
Mison swats away the attempt to clinch by Hedwig.
Mison cracks Hedwig with a good jab.
Hedwig staying out of range there.
Mison looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hedwig!
Hedwig knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mison on the ground.
Hedwig is desperately trying to improve his position but Mison has a good base and remains in mount.
Mison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hedwig can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hedwig is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mison raining down shots from the mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hedwig tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Mison.
Hedwig is rocked!
Hedwig tries to reverse the position but Mison maintains control.
Oh Hedwig is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mison loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Hedwig scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Mison land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Mison stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyke Mison!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rawlings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rawlings comes into the arena with Hells Bells blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Rawlings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Graves!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawlings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves looks to land a combination but Rawlings avoids it well.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rawlings.
Rawlings goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rawlings misses with a straight right.
No luck for Rawlings with that takedown attempt.
Graves avoids a kick to the body.
Rawlings loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Graves!
Rawlings throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
No joy there for Graves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rawlings.
Rawlings misses with a low kick.
Graves lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Rawlings can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Graves and Rawlings drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Graves.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Graves!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lake's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Saliva - Super Star. Cholmondley Smythe has chosen He is an Englishman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cholmondley Smythe feints and as Lake raises his hands in defense, Cholmondley Smythe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cholmondley Smythe wants to pass the guard but Lake is keeping the position.
Lake looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cholmondley Smythe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cholmondley Smythe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lake looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lake looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lake!
Cholmondley Smythe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lake's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholmondley Smythe wants to get back to full guard.
Cholmondley Smythe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lake is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cholmondley Smythe wants to control but Lake is keeping busy.
Lake performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cholmondley Smythe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lake's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lake's back!
Lake wants to control his opponent's hands but Cholmondley Smythe gets his hands free.
Lake biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lake defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cholmondley Smythe has his opponent's back but Lake is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Cholmondley Smythe .
Cholmondley Smythe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lake swivels and escapes.
Lake scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Andrew Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cholmondley Smythe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cholmondley Smythe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lake.
Cholmondley Smythe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cholmondley Smythe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrew Lake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cholmondley Smythe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cholmondley Smythe looks gassed!
A swing and a miss from Lake.
Cholmondley Smythe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lake.
Lake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lake scores with a jab to the head.
Lake misses with a straight right.
Cholmondley Smythe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lake misses with a hook. Cholmondley Smythe ducked under it nicely.
Lake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cholmondley Smythe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lake throws a jab when Cholmondley Smythe was well out of range.
Lake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cholmondley Smythe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake misses the jab.
Cholmondley Smythe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cholmondley Smythe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lake as he avoids it easily.
Lake lands a slapping body shot.
Cholmondley Smythe slips a jab and a cross from Lake.
A swing and a miss from Lake.
Decent striking displayed by Lake there.
Cholmondley Smythe feints and as Lake raises his hands in defense, Cholmondley Smythe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lake manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lake landing strikes from the mount and Cholmondley Smythe is in trouble!
Lake tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Lake dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cholmondley Smythe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lake swivels and escapes.
Cholmondley Smythe ducks under a wild hook from Lake.
Cholmondley Smythe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lake.
Cholmondley Smythe fails with a takedown attempt.
Lake waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cholmondley Smythe .
Cholmondley Smythe shoots in and drives through. Lake sprawls well.
Andrew Lake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe .
Cholmondley Smythe moves away from the strike by Lake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lake stuffs the takedown attempt from Cholmondley Smythe . Cholmondley Smythe gets slowly back to his feet.
Lake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lake throws out a powerful jab.
Lake misses with a straight left.
Lake stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholmondley Smythe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cholmondley Smythe is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Lake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cholmondley Smythe doesn't seem phased though.
Andrew Lake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cholmondley Smythe moves out of range as Lake strikes.
Cholmondley Smythe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cholmondley Smythe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cholmondley Smythe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lake misses with a hook.
Lake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lake throws the left hand but Cholmondley Smythe avoids the punch easily.
Cholmondley Smythe shoots for a double leg takedown but Lake sprawls well. He's pushed Cholmondley Smythe 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lake scores with a body shot.
Cholmondley Smythe takes one to the side of the head.
Cholmondley Smythe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lake throws out the jab.
Lake cracks a nice hook into Cholmondley Smythe 's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lake.
Lake lands a really nice looking cross but Cholmondley Smythe seems unphased.
Cholmondley Smythe staying out of range there.
Lake throws a looping overhand right but Cholmondley Smythe ducks down to avoid it.
Lake lands the left hand.
Cholmondley Smythe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Andrew Lake is winning the standup battle so far.
Lake jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cholmondley Smythe tries for a takedown but Lake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lake throws out a loose jab but Cholmondley Smythe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholmondley Smythe moves out of range of the strikes.
Cholmondley Smythe slips a jab from Lake.
Lake loads up on a big right hand but Cholmondley Smythe slips the punch.
Cholmondley Smythe shoots in but Lake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Lake.
Lake waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cholmondley Smythe .
Lake takes a swing at Cholmondley Smythe 's ribcage but misses.
Lake throws a one two combo.
Lake jabs at Cholmondley Smythe 's body.
Cholmondley Smythe forces Lake back against the cage and clinches.
Lake breaks from the clinch.
Cholmondley Smythe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lake.
Cholmondley Smythe throws a series of punches but Lake avoids them all with ease.
Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cholmondley Smythe closes the distance and clinches up with Lake, looking for a takedown. Cholmondley Smythe pushes Lake against the cage but Lake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Lake lands.
Lake throws out a loose jab but Cholmondley Smythe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholmondley Smythe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lake's waist but Lake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cholmondley Smythe off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake scores with a jab to the head.
Lake scores with the left hand. Cholmondley Smythe knows he should have avoided that one.
Lake lands a slapping body shot.
Cholmondley Smythe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lake.
Lake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lake misses with a looping left.
Cholmondley Smythe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lake misses with a double jab.
Lake throws out a loose jab but Cholmondley Smythe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lake throws an overhand right that lands on Cholmondley Smythe 's shoulder, as Cholmondley Smythe tries to avoid the shot.
Lake lands a really nice looking cross but Cholmondley Smythe seems unphased.
Lake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cholmondley Smythe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Lake 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. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Lake.
Cholmondley Smythe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Lake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cholmondley Smythe doesn't seem phased though.
Lake lands a nice hook to Cholmondley Smythe 's body. Cholmondley Smythe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cholmondley Smythe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cholmondley Smythe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lake as he avoids it easily.
Lake misses with a body shot.
Cholmondley Smythe shoots in for a double leg but Lake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Andrew Lake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe .
Lake throws a jab when Cholmondley Smythe was well out of range.
Good shot there by Lake.
Cholmondley Smythe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lake tries to avoid it but Cholmondley Smythe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lake to the ground. Lake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cholmondley Smythe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lake.
A swing and a miss from Lake.
Cholmondley Smythe scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cholmondley Smythe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cholmondley Smythe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice combination there by Lake.
Cholmondley Smythe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lake misses with a looping right.
Lake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cholmondley Smythe on the side of the head.
Lake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cholmondley Smythe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Lake finds it's way through Cholmondley Smythe 's defenses.
Cholmondley Smythe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lake.
The fighters circling - Lake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cholmondley Smythe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lake throws out the jab.
Lake looks to land a right hand but Cholmondley Smythe moved out of range.
Lake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cholmondley Smythe has time to react.
Cholmondley Smythe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lake's corner calls for a 1-2. Lake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cholmondley Smythe counters with a shoot takedown. Lake fights it but they end up in guard.
Lake pulls Cholmondley Smythe in close to prevent any damage.
Cholmondley Smythe tries to free his leg and advance position but Lake is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cholmondley Smythe stays in close to Lake's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lake controls Cholmondley Smythe momentarily but Cholmondley Smythe frees himself.
Cholmondley Smythe passes into half guard.
Lake trying to control here.
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.
Cholmondley Smythe trying to control the pace.
Cholmondley Smythe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marmaduke Cholmondley Smythe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cholmondley Smythe is looking for a kimura but Lake is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cholmondley Smythe to get the leverage.
Cholmondley Smythe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cholmondley Smythe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lake's head.
Lake preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lake is trying to maintain the position but Cholmondley Smythe is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Lake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lake, 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 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Lake!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Neckpunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome to the jungle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sam Neckpunch!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neckpunch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Sam Neckpunch has been cut.
Neckpunch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Neckpunch throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Reed throws a right and a left that Neckpunch avoids nicely.
Neckpunch shoots in for a takedown but Reed shows good takedown defense.
Neckpunch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reed is out of range.
Neckpunch forces Reed back against the cage and clinches.
Neckpunch keeps control of Reed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reed has picked Neckpunch up - he's going for a ride! Reed dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Neckpunch trying to control but Reed postures up.
Neckpunch won't allow Reed to pass to mount.
Neckpunch tries to kick Reed off but Reed keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neckpunch moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Reed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neckpunch is keeping the position for now.
Neckpunch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed tries to roll over but Neckpunch keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neckpunch looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Neckpunch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed gets full guard.
Neckpunch won't allow Reed to sweep him here.
Neckpunch sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reed's guard.
Neckpunch prevents Reed from improving his position.
Neckpunch frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reed tries to reverse the position but Neckpunch maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reed manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Neckpunch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reed is working hard here to advance position.
Neckpunch wants to pass to mount but Reed is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reed manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reed trying to strike off his back.
Reed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reed keeping full guard, as Neckpunch tries to pass.
Neckpunch stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reed misses with a straight left.
A right-left combo lands from Neckpunch.
Neckpunch misses with an uppercut.
Neckpunch takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reed tries to clinch up.
Reed falls off balance throwing a combination
and Neckpunch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neckpunch 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.
Reed lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reed is breathing heavily.
Reed shoots for a double leg takedown but Neckpunch sprawls well. He's pushed Reed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neckpunch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Neckpunch throws out a loose jab but Reed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Reed - just one landing.
Neckpunch scores with a shot to the body.
Reed drops his hands momentarily and Neckpunch takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neckpunch cracks Reed with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Neckpunch has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Reed to stand back up!
Reed is rocked!
Reed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neckpunch.
Jamal Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed tries to clinch up
and Neckpunch counters with a beautiful punch that sends Reed to the canvas!
Oh Reed is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reed looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Neckpunch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Reed seems to have got his legs back now.
Neckpunch is nestled in close to Reed, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Neckpunch works his way into full mount!
Reed is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Neckpunch working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neckpunch trying to control but Reed is having none of it.
Reed is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Neckpunch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Neckpunch's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reed misses with a double jab
and Neckpunch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Neckpunch misses.
Reed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Neckpunch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neckpunch.
Neckpunch throws the left hand but Reed avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Neckpunch.
Reed misses with a takedown
and Neckpunch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neckpunch ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Neckpunch and Reed goes tumbling to the canvas! Neckpunch follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neckpunch wants to pass the guard but Reed is defending well.
Neckpunch keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Neckpunch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neckpunch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reed keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neckpunch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neckpunch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Reed is staying active underneath Neckpunch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Neckpunch there.
Reed tries to get to full guard but Neckpunch has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reed taking some punishment here, with Neckpunch in his half guard.
Reed is trying to get back to full guard.
Reed manages to get to full guard.
Neckpunch trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Neckpunch slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Reed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reed manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed winds up and cracks Neckpunch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reed wants to pass to mount but Neckpunch is defending the position.
Neckpunch wants to get back to full guard.
Reed is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Neckpunch working to try and regain half guard.
Neckpunch is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reed lands a heavy elbow.
Reed working for a guillotine from mount but Neckpunch is in no mood to give up.
Reed dominating with strikes here.
Reed punishing his opponent with strikes.
Neckpunch in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Reed lands with some strikes.
Neckpunch is looking to improve his position but Reed isn't that keen on the idea.
Reed lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed punishing his opponent with strikes.
Reed prevents Neckpunch from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Neckpunch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Neckpunch's cut.
That's time! Reed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Reed fails with the takedown.
Reed lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reed doesn't manage to clinch there - Neckpunch circles away.
Neckpunch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reed.
Reed connects with a crisp jab.
Reed cracks Neckpunch with an open hand slap.
Reed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Neckpunch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Neckpunch stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neckpunch trying to control but Reed is working from the bottom.
Reed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Neckpunch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neckpunch wants to pass the guard but Reed is keeping the position.
Neckpunch lands a couple of digs.
Neckpunch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Neckpunch stands and throws Reed's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reed is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Neckpunch wants to control but Reed is keeping him busy.
Neckpunch content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Neckpunch scores with a couple of short elbows.
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.
Reed tries to buck Neckpunch off but Neckpunch is having none of it.
Reed wants to control but Neckpunch postures up.
Reed on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Reed gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ground and pound from Neckpunch.
Reed manages to get to full guard.
Neckpunch stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.
Neckpunch trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sam Neckpunch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neckpunch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jamal Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reed looking for a sweep. Not yet Reed, not yet.
Reed being controlled here, momentarily.
Neckpunch trying to control the position from guard on top but Reed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neckpunch stopping the sweep attempt from Reed.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Neckpunch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neckpunch.
Reed thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Reed misses.
Neckpunch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reed throws a sloppy body shot
and Neckpunch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reed scores with a hook to the body. Neckpunch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neckpunch throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Reed.
Reed tries to score with some ground and pound. Neckpunch controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Neckpunch is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neckpunch wants to control but Reed is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Neckpunch.
Well Neckpunch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Neckpunch!
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