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NYFC 3: Future Contenders PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Roberts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Sanchez's chin.
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roberts throws a big shot that misses.
Roberts should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Roberts misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Roberts.
Roberts tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts is looking to clinch.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roberts throws a combination that misses
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. Roberts will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roberts throws out the jab.
Roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberts misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Roberts clinches but Sanchez breaks the clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sanchez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roberts has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roberts is looking to escape.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roberts punching from the bottom.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanchez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Roberts is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roberts is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez scores with a big shot! Roberts's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Roberts! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davis Bushby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and speedy devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bushby comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Bad Boy. 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 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, Davis Bushby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, speedy devil!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
devil tries to close the distance and clinch but Bushby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bushby wants to clinch but devil slips to the side
and devil counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by devil.
Bushby has devil pulled in close to control his posture.
Bushby throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bushby controlling devil's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bushby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
devil looking to sit in guard and control but Bushby gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bushby 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.
Bushby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bushby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
devil is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bushby controlling from the top position.
Bushby seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down devil for as long as he can get away with.
Bushby slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
devil tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bushby wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
devil tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
devil is working to get back to half guard.
Bushby controlling the pace for now.
devil tries to reverse the position but Bushby maintains control.
Bushby looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
devil is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
devil can't escape the position.
devil tries to hold on but Bushby postures up.
Bushby wants to finish this one by submission but devil is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bushby.
devil is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
devil is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bushby avoids the attempt from devil to control.
devil really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bushby scoring with strikes but devil is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Davis Bushby will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bushby has his takedown stuffed
and devil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bushby misses with a takedown
and devil counters with a single leg into guard. Bushby didn't expect that.
Bushby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bushby keeping moving, preventing devil from controlling successfully.
Bushby is pulling down on devil's head to control his posture.
devil tries to free his leg and advance position but Bushby is retaining full guard.
Bushby bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in devil's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
devil wants to hit a switch here but Bushby passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for devil there!
Bushby controlling his opponent.
devil tries to lock up and control but Bushby gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
devil keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bushby controlling from the full mount.
devil tries to hold on but Bushby postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
devil has given up his back. Will we see Bushby going for some submissions?
I really don't envy devil right now.
Bushby is trying to stick to devil's back but devil is turning into Bushby. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bushby's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by devil.
devil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bushby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bushby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from devil.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bushby is on top in guard.
Bushby stopping the sweep attempt from devil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
devil wants to control the position but Bushby says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bushby is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bushby controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
devil pushes Bushby off but Bushby dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Davis Bushby will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
devil 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.
Bushby has control of devil's left arm, preventing devil from doing any damage.
Bushby keeping moving, preventing devil from controlling successfully.
Bushby trying to control the position here.
devil stands up from Bushby's guard - devil perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushby feints and as devil raises his hands in defense, Bushby changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bushby controls from within his opponent's guard.
devil looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bushby stays in close to devil's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
devil wants to sweep here but Bushby controlling him for the moment.
Bushby looking to pass the guard.
Bushby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Davis Bushby just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bushby throws a combination that misses
and devil counters with a nice double leg into guard.
speedy devil has got the better of the ground game so far.
devil is pushing down on Bushby's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bushby is fighting to maintain full guard but devil has managed to sneak the leg through.
devil is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bushby is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
devil wants to pass the guard but Bushby is defending well.
devil wants to stand but Bushby has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
speedy devil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
devil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushby is refusing to be controlled, as devil sits in half guard.
Bushby is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of devil's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take devil's back!
Bushby has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, devil has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
devil is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to speedy devil.
I think Bushby 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davis Bushby!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: Everyday I'm Hustlin. This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patrick but Patrick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Patrick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Patrick is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown is nestled in close to Patrick, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Patrick is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Brown is tapping! Great win for Patrick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Josh Patrick!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Myles Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Resto III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louis Resto III!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor shoots in but no luck this time.
Taylor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Resto III stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Myles Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Resto III scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taylor is rocked!
It looks like Myles Taylor has been cut.
Taylor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Resto III tries to avoid it but Taylor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Resto III to the ground. Resto III escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Resto III slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Resto III pinned against the cage. Resto III gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Resto III sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Taylor is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Resto III doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Taylor crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Taylor's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Louis Resto III!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Kaiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 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, Julius Kaiser!
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, Joe Hay!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hay doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaiser circles away.
Joe Hay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaiser looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaiser slips a jab and a cross from Hay.
Kaiser misses with a kick to the body.
Kaiser misses with a few strikes there.
Hay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kaiser throws a series of punches but Hay avoids them all with ease.
Kaiser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaiser plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kaiser throws a wild body kick that Hay sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Kaiser.
Kaiser looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hay closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hay lands in his opponent's guard.
Hay stops Kaiser from standing up.
Kaiser could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hay throwing strikes from guard but Kaiser blocks nicely.
Hay won't allow Kaiser to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hay throws a big right hand that misses.
Kaiser working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hay.
Hay wants to control from the top but Kaiser keeps moving.
Hay throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaiser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hay rushes Kaiser and presses him up against the cage.
Hay lands a left hand.
Kaiser is trying to break free.
Kaiser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hay shoots in but Kaiser avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hay looks gassed!
Kaiser circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Hay shoots in but no luck this time.
Julius Kaiser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Hay.
A solid body kick from Kaiser.
Hay takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kaiser throws a head kick but Hay moves out of range.
Kaiser throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kaiser throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaiser throws a sloppy head kick and Hay moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Kaiser. No joy for Hay on that attempt.
Hay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaiser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaiser throws a leg kick but Hay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A punch combination from Kaiser misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kaiser as Hay shoots in.
Kaiser looks to score with a jab to the body but Hay is just out of range.
Kaiser avoids the head kick by Hay.
Hay throws a sloppy head kick
and Kaiser counters with an outside leg kick.
Kaiser misses with a wild combination.
Hay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaiser throws a sloppy head kick
and Hay counters by clinching up.
Kaiser is looking to break free of the clinch but Hay has double underhooks.
Kaiser tries to break the clinch but Hay is controlling the position.
Kaiser has had enough of the clinch but Hay keeps him there for the moment.
Hay tries to pull guard but Kaiser holds him up against the cage and eventually Hay drops back down to his feet.
Hay looking for a takedown.
Hay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hay prevents Kaiser from breaking the clinch.
Hay tries to pull guard but Kaiser holds him up against the cage and eventually Hay drops back down to his feet.
Kaiser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaiser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hay swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaiser.
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.
Hay tries to clinch up.
Hay avoids the head kick by Kaiser.
Julius Kaiser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hay looks for a takedown but Kaiser sprawls well.
A head kick from Kaiser lands but Hay takes it in his stride.
Hay shoots in and drives through. Kaiser sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kaiser buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hay moves away from the strike by Kaiser.
Kaiser throws a head kick that misses.
Hay shoots in but Kaiser avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hay avoids the head kick by Kaiser.
Kaiser goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kaiser walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hay avoids the body shot from Kaiser.
Kaiser feints and then cracks Hay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hay down.
Hay doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaiser circles away.
Kaiser throws a leg kick which misses Hay's front leg but catches the back leg as Hay tries to avoid it.
Kaiser dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hay. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Kaiser dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kaiser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kaiser is fending him off so far but Hay persists. Nope, Kaiser circles away and we're back to standing.
Hay drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kaiser regains half guard.
Hay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaiser defending well though.
Kaiser slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hay with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaiser utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kaiser avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kaiser has his feet on Hay's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kaiser. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaiser pushes Hay away with a front kick.
Kaiser swats away the attempt to clinch by Hay.
Kaiser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hay tries to bum rush Kaiser with a series of wild strikes but Kaiser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kaiser scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kaiser throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kaiser walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kaiser connects with a high kick.
Kaiser throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hay has a takedown stuffed.
Julius Kaiser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Hay.
Kaiser throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Kaiser checks a low kick from Hay.
Kaiser looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaiser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hay tries to clinch
and Kaiser counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kaiser throws a right hand that Hay ducks under and follows up with a left that Hay also avoids with ease.
Hay throws a nice looking combination but Kaiser bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hay avoids the head kick by Kaiser.
Hay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kaiser throws a head kick but Hay moves out of range.
Julius Kaiser is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaiser tries a head kick but it misses.
Hay looks to clinch
and Hay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hay takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kaiser throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kaiser scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaiser throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hay's head.
Hay tries to clinch there but Kaiser circles away.
Kaiser explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaiser paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaiser checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Julius Kaiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hay avoids the head kick by Kaiser.
Hay fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Kaiser misses
and Hay counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kaiser won't be happy with that.
Hay throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hay lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kaiser defending against the ground and pound.
Hay scoring with punches from side control.
Hay throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hay misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hay in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Hay.
Hay with the ground and pound but Kaiser regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kaiser keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kaiser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaiser keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaiser throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kaiser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaiser takes a swing at Hay's ribcage but misses.
Hay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kaiser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaiser tries a head kick but it misses.
Hay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaiser throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hay's head.
Kaiser thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Hay will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kaiser throws a head kick but Hay moves out of range.
Kaiser scores with a nice body kick.
Hay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kaiser misses with a head kick.
Kaiser moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaiser throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaiser throws a head kick but Hay moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Kaiser.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kaiser!
Kaiser displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hay tries for a takedown but Kaiser sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hay tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Hay.
Hay blocks a head kick by Kaiser.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kaiser's waist but Kaiser gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hay off to one side.
Julius Kaiser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Hay.
Kaiser throws a push kick but Hay slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hay misses with a straight right.
Hay has a takedown stuffed.
Kaiser misses with a two punch combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hay crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kaiser - the referee stops the clock and Hay gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kaiser. Hay manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
No joy there for Hay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaiser cracks Hay with a right hand to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hay.
Hay tries to clinch but Kaiser moves out of range.
Hay waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kaiser.
A head kick misses from Kaiser.
Kaiser throws a series of punches but Hay avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Kaiser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kaiser counters with a nice body kick.
Kaiser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kaiser misses with a head kick.
Kaiser looks to land a combination but Hay avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaiser. That's going to slow Hay down.
Hay moves out of range as Kaiser throws a body kick.
Kaiser tries a head kick but it misses.
Hay fails with a takedown attempt.
Hay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kaiser throws a sloppy head kick and Hay moves out of range easily.
Hay scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kaiser is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hay scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hay connects with a nice short shot to Kaiser's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaiser is looking to escape.
Hay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kaiser works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kaiser is controlling Hay's posture.
Kaiser is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hay is controlling him.
Kaiser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaiser is trying to keep Hay in close.
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.
Kaiser keeping full guard, as Hay tries to pass.
Kaiser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hay throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Kaiser.
Kaiser tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaiser swats away the attempt to clinch by Hay.
Kaiser gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kaiser uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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 Julius Kaiser.
I think Kaiser has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Julius Kaiser!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Demoss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Demoss's choice of entrance music: Here Comes The Boom. Mike Demoss will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby North!
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, Mike Demoss!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Demoss's waist but Demoss gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing North off to one side.
North shoots in and bounces Demoss off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Demoss looking to hit a scissor sweep but North is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
North wants to control from the top but Demoss keeps moving.
North is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Demoss is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
North is really struggling to control Demoss but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demoss working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. North doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. North manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
North is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Demoss is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Demoss has escaped and now he's on top!
North tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Demoss wants to stand but North has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
North tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Demoss has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of North is proving hard to escape from.
North has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Demoss has passed into side control.
North is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
North throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
North sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
North tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Demoss wants to stand but North has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
North controlling the position well.
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.
North looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
North is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Demoss 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby North dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Demoss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but North paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Demoss tries to clinch but North moves out of range.
Demoss has taken the fight to the clinch.
North gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Demoss can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as North controls the pace.
North throws and elbow that misses. Demoss uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in North's guard. Nice move by Demoss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demoss throwing strikes from guard but North blocks nicely.
Demoss stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. North swivels though and keeps the full guard.
North tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Demoss trying to stand up but can't free himself from North's guard.
North wants to sweep here but Demoss controlling him for the moment.
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.
North is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
North is keen to just control but Demoss is a slippery customer.
North throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. North connects with a nice short shot to Demoss's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demoss tries to roll over but North keeps him under control.
Demoss is not content to let North control the position.
North lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
North is keen to just control but Demoss is a slippery customer.
North seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
North thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
North decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Demoss is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demoss connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
North avoids the head kick by Demoss.
North is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demoss darts in trying to clinch
and North counters with a nice double leg into side control. Demoss won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demoss prevents North from moving into mount.
North looking to control but instead Demoss has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
North sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Demoss defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby North dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
North looks for a takedown but Demoss sprawls well.
Demoss throws a combination that misses
and North counters with a single leg into guard. Demoss didn't expect that.
North sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Demoss's guard.
Demoss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from North.
Demoss tries to kick North off in order to stand up. North Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Demoss is looking to reverse the position.
North works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
North creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demoss taking a bit of punishment here - North scoring with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
North fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Demoss looks to clinch
and North moves into the clinch.
North tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Demoss smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby North. That's going to take a lot out of him.
North fails to land the takedown.
Demoss closes the distance but North moves to the side
so North counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
North throws a strike but Demoss rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demoss thows a big elbow that misses.
North wants to sweep but no luck.
Demoss thows a big elbow that misses.
Mike Demoss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demoss must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
North striking off his back but it's not causing Demoss any problems.
North looking to hit a scissor sweep but Demoss is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demoss would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
North is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
North is looking to clinch but Demoss is avoiding it.
North throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Demoss's waist but Demoss gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing North off to one side.
Bobby North is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demoss wants to clinch but North slips to the side
and North decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Demoss's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demoss thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
North loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Demoss wants to stand but North is controlling the position.
North lands a couple of decent looking shots.
North makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bobby North overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
North trying to control the position from guard on top but Demoss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bobby North is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Demoss looking for a guillotine here but North defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby North showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for North, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby North!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raekwon Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen The Field - The More That I Do as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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162 lbs
3 - 2 - 1 |
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Raekwon Carter!
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, Jay Miller!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miller circles away.
Nice body kick there by Miller.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carter. That did some damage!
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Miller. No joy for Carter on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raekwon Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carter blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carter if he has to take too many more of those.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jay Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Carter blocks a head kick by Miller.
Carter takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raekwon Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller throws a nice head kick!
Miller looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
Carter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Miller throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carter.
Carter takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miller swivels and escapes.
Carter blocks a head kick by Miller.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller fakes the leg kick and cracks Carter in the body.
Miller misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes Miller against the cage but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Miller as Carter shoots in.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carter shoots in but Miller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miller swivels and escapes.
Miller scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
Carter has a takedown stuffed.
Miller lands a head kick!
Miller throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Carter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miller scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raekwon Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Carter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Miller.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Carter closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes Miller against the cage but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Carter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miller is fending him off so far but Carter persists. Nope, Miller circles away and we're back to standing.
Carter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Miller is fending him off so far but Carter persists. Nope, Miller circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters circling a little - Miller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Miller throws a head kick that half lands.
Carter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Miller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a leg kick
and Miller counters with a body kick that stops Carter in his tracks momentarily.
Miller lands a head kick!
Carter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carter's knee momentarily.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Jay Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Carter has his takedown stuffed
and Miller counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Carter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Carter avoids the head kick by Miller.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a nice head kick!
Carter has his takedown stuffed
and Miller counters with a big head kick but Carter shrugs it off.
Carter with a poor takedown
and Miller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carter's knee momentarily.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Carter shoots and misses
and Miller counters with a thumping low kick.
Carter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miller counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miller counters with a big head kick but Carter shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Carter tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily
and Miller counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Miller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carter has his takedown stuffed
and Miller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Miller throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Carter might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Miller.
Carter has his takedown stuffed
and Miller counters with a good, hard body kick but Carter shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raekwon Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Carter misses with a takedown
and Miller counters with a head kick.
Miller lands a nice looking body kick.
Carter with a poor takedown
and Miller counters with a good, hard body kick but Carter shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miller counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Carter down.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Miller thuds his shin into the meat of Carter's side.
Carter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with a body kick.
Carter misses with a takedown
and Miller counters with a leg kick.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter misses with a takedown
and Miller counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Carter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Miller. Carter shrugs it off though.
Carter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miller counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Carter has his takedown stuffed
and Miller counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter with a poor takedown
and Miller counters with a head kick.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter avoids the head kick by Miller.
Miller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Carter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Raekwon Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jay Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Miller lands with a slapping head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miller 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Miller!
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FIGHT
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preston Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston Barksdale is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bravo!
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, Preston Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Barksdale stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bravo lands with a nice combination. Barksdale backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Preston Barksdale has been cut.
Bravo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bravo looks to land a body kick but Barksdale moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barksdale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barksdale shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bravo's guard.
Barksdale looking to pass the guard.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Barksdale from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale wants to get up but he can't break Bravo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barksdale trying to control but Bravo is working from the bottom.
Barksdale pushes down on Bravo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barksdale looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bravo is trying to stand back up but Barksdale is controlling him
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Barksdale stands up and beckons Bravo to join him on the feet.
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.
Barksdale shoots in and bounces Bravo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barksdale sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barksdale cracks Bravo with a solid left hand.
Bravo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barksdale.
Barksdale not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Barksdale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barksdale 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.
Barksdale controlling from the top position.
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.
Barksdale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barksdale controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barksdale stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Barksdale closes the distance and clinches.
Bravo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bravo being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Preston Barksdale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Preston Barksdale's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barksdale has closed the distance and engaged Bravo in a clinch.
Bravo tries to break the clinch but Barksdale is controlling the position.
Barksdale tries to score a body lock takedown but Bravo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Barksdale jumps guard and drags Bravo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Barksdale is pulling down on Bravo's head. It's preventing any offense from Bravo, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barksdale is on top in guard.
Barksdale preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Barksdale from controlling successfully.
Bravo wants to sweep here but Barksdale controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barksdale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bravo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Barksdale throwing strikes from guard but Bravo blocks nicely.
Barksdale is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barksdale tries to clinch there but Bravo circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Barksdale. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barksdale.
Bravo stuffs the takedown attempt from Barksdale. Barksdale gets slowly back to his feet.
Barksdale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Preston Barksdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale avoids the head kick by Bravo.
Bravo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnny Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barksdale.
Johnny Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Preston Barksdale.
Barksdale bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bravo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bravo tries to buck Barksdale off but he can't manage it.
Barksdale controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to lock up and control but Barksdale gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bravo is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Barksdale locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Bravo is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Preston Barksdale!
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FIGHT
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