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WCF Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anotonio The Nightmare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Nightmare has chosen Everywhere I Go as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anotonio The Nightmare!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Norris working over The Nightmare with some ground and pound. The Nightmare looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Norris trying to mount his opponent but The Nightmare defends it.
The Nightmare regains full guard. Nicely done.
Norris passes The Nightmare's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Norris working The Nightmare over with strikes.
Norris trying to mount his opponent but The Nightmare defends it.
The Nightmare is refusing to be controlled, as Norris sits in half guard.
The Nightmare looking for submissions off his back.
Norris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The Nightmare has hold of Norris's hands but Norris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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!
Norris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Norris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Nightmare is looking for a sweep. Norris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Norris has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Nightmare works his way to full guard. Good work.
The Nightmare keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
Norris lands a couple of elbows.
The Nightmare has his foot on Norris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Norris works his way back into a safe position though.
The Nightmare looks gassed!
The Nightmare controls Norris momentarily but Norris frees himself.
Norris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Norris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Nightmare keeping moving, preventing Norris from controlling successfully.
Norris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Norris stopping the sweep attempt from The Nightmare.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Norris scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Norris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Nightmare working a defensive guard here.
Norris scoring with some ground and pound.
Norris stands up over The Nightmare, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Norris lands a couple of elbows.
Norris works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Norris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Norris drops an elbow to the side of The Nightmare's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Norris.
Norris is nestled in close to The Nightmare, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The Nightmare looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Norris there.
Norris slips a nice elbow through The Nightmare's hands, connecting with The Nightmare's forehead.
The Nightmare wants to control but Norris is keeping busy.
Norris frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Norris with good strikes from the mount here!
Norris trying to control but The Nightmare is having none of it.
Norris lands a big shot there that rocks The Nightmare but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Nightmare can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Norris.
Norris lands a big elbow.
The Nightmare keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Norris lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Norris cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Norris lands a big shot there that rocks The Nightmare but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The Nightmare wants to control but Norris is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Nightmare is looking to improve his position but Norris isn't that keen on the idea.
Norris scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Norris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Nightmare sprawls well initially but Norris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chuck Norris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Norris working The Nightmare over with strikes.
The Nightmare punching from the bottom.
Norris wants to pass to mount but The Nightmare is defending the position.
Norris passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for The Nightmare!
The Nightmare taking shots to the head.
Norris landing strikes, looking to finish!
Norris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Nightmare is looking to escape.
The Nightmare is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Nightmare tries to hold on but Norris postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Norris lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Norris looking to control but The Nightmare is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Nightmare is trying to escape the mount.
Norris in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The Nightmare in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The Nightmare is desperately trying to improve his position but Norris has a good base and remains in mount.
Norris in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The Nightmare keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Norris trying to control but The Nightmare is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands a big shot there that rocks The Nightmare but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Norris fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Norris is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Nightmare can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Norris landing punches.
Norris working The Nightmare over with strikes here.
Norris with a couple of short strikes.
Norris looking to finish with strikes here!
The Nightmare is working to get back to half guard.
Norris throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for The Nightmare because Norris loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Nightmare is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Nightmare tries to hold on but Norris postures up.
Norris with the ground and pound from mount.
The Nightmare regains half guard.
The Nightmare is looking for a sweep. Norris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Norris slips a nice elbow through The Nightmare's hands, connecting with The Nightmare's forehead.
The Nightmare avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Norris.
Norris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The Nightmare has hold of Norris's hands but Norris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The Nightmare makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Nightmare.
Norris lands a couple of digs.
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.
The Nightmare throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Norris trying to control but The Nightmare is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Nightmare is on top in guard.
The Nightmare looking to pass the guard.
The Nightmare throwing strikes but missing.
Norris lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Nightmare!
The Nightmare is squirming around, avoiding Norris's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Norris dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The Nightmare throws a head kick that misses.
Norris darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Norris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The Nightmare taking some punishment here, with Norris in his half guard.
Norris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Nightmare with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The Nightmare looking for submissions off his back.
Norris lands strikes from half guard.
Norris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris is trying to control the action in half guard but The Nightmare is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Norris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Nightmare with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris trying to control the pace.
The Nightmare is looking for a sweep. Norris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Norris there.
Norris wants to pass to mount but The Nightmare is defending the position.
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. Norris connects with a nice short shot to The Nightmare's temple.
The Nightmare is trying to maintain the position but Norris is very close to passing his half guard.
Norris is looking to take a break and control but The Nightmare is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Norris is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Nightmare is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Norris closes the distance and clinches up with The Nightmare, looking for a takedown. Norris pushes The Nightmare against the cage but The Nightmare circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Norris.
The Nightmare connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Nightmare shoots in for a double leg but Norris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Norris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Nightmare.
Norris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Norris is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Norris postures up and lands a big shot to The Nightmare's brow.
Norris looking to pass the guard.
The Nightmare had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Norris is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. The Nightmare Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Norris's back instead.
The Nightmare controlling well, preventing Norris from escaping the position.
Norris rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris is looking to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The Nightmare.
Norris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Nightmare as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Nightmare shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Norris's guard.
The Nightmare postures up.
Norris wants to sweep here but The Nightmare controlling him for the moment.
Norris throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Norris throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris keeping moving, preventing The Nightmare from controlling successfully.
Norris throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The Nightmare lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Norris looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Nightmare is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Nightmare.
Chuck Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Nightmare closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Norris feints and as The Nightmare raises his hands in defense, Norris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Nightmare bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Norris's guard.
Norris thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Anotonio The Nightmare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Chuck Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Norris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Norris, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Norris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes into the arena with Denial blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Slayer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Slayer wants to finish this one by submission but Torres is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Slayer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slayer landing shots from mount.
Kyle Torres's cut is getting worse.
Torres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slayer on the ground.
Torres is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Torres wants to control but Slayer is having none of it.
Torres gets back to half guard.
Slayer 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.
Slayer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres wants to control but Slayer is having none of it.
Torres is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres bucks up and throws Slayer to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Slayer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.
Slayer has a takedown stuffed.
Torres tests Slayer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slayer looks gassed!
Slayer throws a push kick but Torres slaps the foot to one side.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Slayer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slayer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fedor Slayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slayer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torres pushes Slayer off looking to stand but Slayer dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tries to pass to full mount but Torres defends it.
Torres has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Slayer is working away from the top position though.
Slayer stops Torres from getting back to his feet.
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. Slayer connects with a nice short shot to Torres's temple.
Torres is trying to get back to full guard.
Slayer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Torres defends it well.
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!
Torres manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Torres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Torres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Torres trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slayer flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Slayer is looking to get to half guard.
Torres trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slayer working to try and regain half guard.
Torres trying to control but Slayer is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slayer is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres controlling from mount.
Slayer is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fedor Slayer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyle Torres's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Torres looks to land a combination. Slayer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A solid body kick from Torres.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Slayer pushes him off.
Slayer has his takedown stuffed
and Torres counters with a takedown into side control.
Slayer is looking to regain half guard here but Torres keeps moving and retains side control.
Torres wants to control but Slayer is keeping him busy.
Torres decides to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres throws a series of punches but Slayer moves out of range.
Slayer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres counters with a body kick.
Kyle Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slayer fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Torres.
Kyle Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Slayer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Slayer has wrist control.
Slayer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Slayer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Torres pushes Slayer off looking to stand but Slayer dives back in and keeps control.
Torres trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Torres trying to control but Slayer postures up.
Slayer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Torres!
Slayer landing strikes from the mount.
Slayer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Slayer is landing with some decent strikes but Torres is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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.
Slayer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Slayer looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Slayer lands a heavy elbow.
Kyle Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slayer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Torres tries to hold on but Slayer postures up.
Slayer lands a heavy elbow.
Slayer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Slayer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Torres takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Slayer won't let Torres get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Slayer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Torres is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer lands a big shot there that rocks Torres but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Slayer prevents Torres from getting the reversal.
Slayer working for a submission but Torres is keeping him at bay.
Slayer working for a guillotine from mount but Torres is in no mood to give up.
Slayer working Torres over with strikes here.
Slayer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Slayer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Slayer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Torres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Slayer working Torres over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Torres is wriggling around trying to escape.
Torres's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Slayer blocks Torres's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Slayer has control of Torres's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Torres regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Slayer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Torres has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Slayer working Torres over with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Slayer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Torres dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Torres's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Slayer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Slayer's guard now.
Torres has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slayer has a closed guard, preventing Torres from standing up.
Torres gets to his feet. Slayer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Slayer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Torres counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres wants to stand but Slayer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Slayer working for a triangle but Torres defends it easily.
Torres would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Torres wants to control from the top but Slayer keeps moving.
Slayer pushes a forearm under Torres's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Torres is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fedor Slayer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Cack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Agosto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agosto has chosen Monster as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Cack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Agosto!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Cack blocks the leg kick.
Cack shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cack was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Agosto is working to get back to half guard.
Cack with shots to the head and body - Agosto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Agosto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Agosto holds on for dear life, controlling Cack's posture momentarily.
Agosto regains half guard.
Cack frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cack working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Agosto turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Cack off and cradles Agosto's limp body as Cack celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Daniel Cack!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Boss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Woodward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Woodward struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waldo Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Woodward!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Woodward's guard.
Woodward looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Boss drops back looking for a leg! Woodward is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Woodward manages to kick Boss off! Boss jumps back into Woodward's guard.
Boss working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Woodward looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Woodward has momentary wrist control but Boss slips an elbow through the middle.
Woodward controls Boss momentarily but Boss frees himself.
Boss forces his way into half guard.
Boss throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss not doing much here.
Boss drops an elbow to the side of Woodward's head.
Boss stalling.
Boss scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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.
Boss content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boss looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boss has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boss slips a nice elbow through Woodward's hands, connecting with Woodward's forehead.
Boss is taking a breather. Woodward says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boss seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boss is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss wants to work for an arm triangle but Woodward is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boss sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Woodward is trying to control but can't.
Woodward on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Woodward taking some punishment here, with Boss in his half guard.
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.
Boss looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boss takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Woodward is trying to control but can't.
Woodward tries to roll over but Boss keeps him under control.
Boss wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woodward keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Boss dominated that round.
That's time! Boss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boss changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Woodward looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boss trying to control the position but Woodward is working away.
Boss is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Woodward's shoulder. That is not cool.
You can see the frustration on Woodward's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Woodward tries to improve position but can't.
Boss is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Woodward knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Woodward is breathing heavily.
Boss is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Woodward is trying to escape and Boss transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Woodward is forced to tap! Nice work there by Boss! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Waldo Boss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Box has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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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, Ryan Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Box!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Box looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Box ducks straight into an uppercut from Williams and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Box maanges to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Jack Box has been cut.
Box looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Box swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams trying to control but Box is working from the bottom.
Box looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Box working a defensive guard but Williams passes into half guard.
Williams winds up and cracks Box with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Williams working Box over with strikes.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Box is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Box defends it well.
Ground and pound from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Williams is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Box!
Williams with good strikes from the mount here!
Williams looking to finish Box with some ground and pound. This is bad for Box!
Williams is landing with some decent strikes but Box is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Williams lands with some strikes.
Williams landing strikes from the mount and Box is in trouble!
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Box swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Williams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Box can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Box?
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Williams landing strikes from the mount and Box is in trouble!
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Box taking shots to the head.
Williams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Williams lands a heavy elbow.
Box can't escape the position.
Williams looking to finish Box with some ground and pound. This is bad for Box!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Box hang on?
Box swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Williams cracks Box with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Box?
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Box hang on?
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Box taking shots to the head.
Box swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Box is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Box?
Box is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Williams with shots to the head and body - Box looks very uncomfortable down there.
Box can't escape the position.
Williams lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Williams cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Williams lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Williams cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Box tries to reverse the position but Williams maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Box tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Box's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Box on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Box shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Box goes down! Can Williams finish him!?
Box is rocked!
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williams pushes down on Box's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Box has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Williams winds up and cracks Box with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Box actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Box misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Box tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Box is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Ryan Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams wants to take a breather but Box is having none of it.
Williams working Box over with strikes.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Williams is pressing down on Box's thigh, looking to free his foot. Box is holding on for now.
Williams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Box trying to control here.
Box is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Box bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams jabs Box right on the nose. Box blinks but takes it well.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Box swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
Box escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Box working a defensive guard here.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Box trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Williams pushes down on Box's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Box looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Box looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Williams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Box is looking to improve his position.
Box looking for subs from the bottom but Williams mounts him!
Box is bucking up trying to escape but Williams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Box can't escape the position.
Box regains half guard.
Box is trying to control but can't.
Williams is pressing down on Box's thigh, looking to free his foot. Box is holding on for now.
Williams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Williams lands with a punch from half guard.
Box punching from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams working over Box with some ground and pound. Box looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Box looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Box keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Box's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams gets caught flat footed, as Box shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Box manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Box's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Box escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Box looking for subs off his back but Williams has passed one foot through into half guard.
Box is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams moves nicely into side control.
Box is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams working the body and head with strikes.
Box takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Williams lands some shots froms side control.
Williams cracks Box with a big right hand but Box just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Box is looking to reverse the position.
Box is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Box 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.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Box ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Box shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams throws the left hand but Box avoids the punch easily.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Box moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jack Box is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams cracks Box with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Box shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Box 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.
Box passes into half guard.
Williams tries to roll over but Box keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Box wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Jack Box has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Williams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Box stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Box works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Box is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Box drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Box jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Box!
Williams prevents Box from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Williams!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between punch master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vance Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy has chosen Everything Remains Raw by Busta Rhymes as his entrance music. Vance Kennedy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with punch master's chin.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, punch master!
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, Vance Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
master misses with a few strikes there.
Kennedy misses with a double jab.
Kennedy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
punch master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy lands with a nice combination. master backs away looking to recover.
It looks like punch master has been cut.
Kennedy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
master misses with a body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kennedy. master shrugs it off though.
master misses with a combination
and Kennedy counters with a nice uppercut.
master lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
master throws a right and a left that Kennedy avoids nicely.
Kennedy misses with a series of wild punches.
master misses with a body shot
and Kennedy counters with a right hand to the body.
master is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by master.
Kennedy lets loose with a powerful body kick. master will feel that in the morning.
Kennedy throws a nice looking combination but master bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kennedy lands with a hook. master tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kennedy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kennedy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kennedy cracks master with a big right hand and master goes down!
master is rocked!
punch master's cut is getting worse.
Kennedy won't allow master to get back to his feet.
Oh master is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
master seems to have got his legs back now.
Kennedy lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends master sprawling to the canvas. Kennedy follows him down, looking for the kill. Can master hang on?
master won't allow Kennedy to pass to mount.
Kennedy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
master avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kennedy.
Kennedy trying to control the pace.
Kennedy decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from master.
master misses the jab.
master tries to clinch up.
master swinging wilding here.
Kennedy takes a kick to the side of the head.
master throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
master smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
master misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kennedy misses with the combination.
Kennedy looks to land a right hand but master moved out of range.
Kennedy fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from master.
master is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
master moves out of range as Kennedy throws a body kick.
master blocks a jab.
Kennedy swats away the attempt to clinch by master.
master misses with a head kick.
Kennedy throws a wild body kick that master sees coming a mile off.
Kennedy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kennedy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and master has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from master and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
master swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kennedy counters with a series of strikes. master will be more careful next time no doubt.
master tries to clinch but Kennedy is having none of it.
master lands a glancing blow to the side of Kennedy's head.
master misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy blocks a head kick by master.
master takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kennedy throws a nice looking combination but master bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
master has closed the distance and engaged Kennedy in a clinch.
master breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy dodges the punch combination from master.
Kennedy needs to keep his hands up - master had a free shot at his head there.
Vance Kennedy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kennedy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kennedy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
master thuds his right hand into Kennedy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left lands for master.
A lazy left from master finds it's target.
master throws a right and a left that both miss.
master throws a series of punches but Kennedy moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A punch combination from Kennedy misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
master lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
master falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kennedy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
punch master's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
master connects with the punch.
Kennedy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on punch master's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
master tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kennedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
master throws a right and a left that Kennedy avoids nicely.
master is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Kennedy.
master throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kennedy counters with a three punch combo that has master backing up. master nods at Kennedy to acknowledge the strikes.
master looks to land a combination but Kennedy avoids it well.
Kennedy lands a really nice looking cross but master seems unphased.
master will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
master shoots and misses
and Kennedy counters with a left to the body.
Vance Kennedy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kennedy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A bone on bone clash there as master blocks the leg kick.
Kennedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kennedy.
master ducks right into an uppercut from Kennedy.
master is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kennedy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kennedy is looking to chop away at master's legs.
Kennedy looks to land a combination but master avoids it well.
Kennedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
master closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Kennedy counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a combination. master tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
master avoids a punch combination nicely.
master displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
master throws a right and a left that Kennedy avoids nicely.
Kennedy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on master if he has to take too many more of those.
master will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kennedy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
master showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kennedy.
master swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
master looks to land a combination but Kennedy avoids it well.
master throws a big shot that misses.
master misses with a combination
and Kennedy counters with an inside leg kick.
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.
Kennedy tries to land a leg kick but master saw it coming and moves away.
master misses with a head kick.
Kennedy misses with a double jab.
master wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from master.
master tries to move into range but Kennedy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kennedy throws a push kick but master slaps the foot to one side.
master slips a jab and a cross from Kennedy.
Kennedy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
master clinches up against the cage.
master creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kennedy blocks the elbow strike.
master swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kennedy tries to break the clinch but master is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kennedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
master manages to break the clinch.
Kennedy throws a series of punches but master avoids them all with ease.
punch master is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for master.
Kennedy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but master moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kennedy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
master wants to get up but he can't break Kennedy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
master trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing master from controlling successfully.
Kennedy wants to stand but master is controlling the position.
Kennedy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing master from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
master wants to clinch but Kennedy slips to the side
and Kennedy counters with a left to the body.
master throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
master uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kennedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Kennedy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on punch master's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Kennedy thows a body shot but no joy.
master shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kennedy pinned against the cage. Kennedy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
master swinging wilding here.
master slips a jab and a cross from Kennedy.
master wants to clinch.
Kennedy scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
master tries to clinch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy throws a lazy right hand but master sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kennedy fails to land with a series of punches.
Kennedy keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
master doesn't manage to clinch there - Kennedy circles away.
Kennedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kennedy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
master throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
master connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kennedy. Kennedy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kennedy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kennedy tries to bum rush master with a series of wild strikes but master uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kennedy swinging wilding here.
master decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
master is tying to control. Kennedy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kennedy is trying to stand back up but master is controlling him
master tries to pass to full mount but Kennedy defends it.
Kennedy wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
master wants to stand up but Kennedy is controlling the position.
Kennedy is not content to let master control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kennedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kennedy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kennedy blocks a head kick by master.
master fails with the takedown.
Kennedy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy swinging wilding here.
master lands a with a good body shot.
master misses with a two punch combination.
master slips a jab and a cross from Kennedy.
master lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kennedy throws a leg kick that misses.
master throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kennedy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut lands for Kennedy. That snapped master's head back.
A combination from Kennedy does no damage.
master dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kennedy. That did some damage!
master with a poor takedown
and Kennedy counters with a left and a right that stings master.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for punch master. That's going to take a lot out of him.
master throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
Kennedy throws a nice looking combination but master bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kennedy, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by master there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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.
The crowd cheers as master lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kennedy doesn't seem phased though.
master lands with a slapping head kick.
Kennedy misses with a series of wild punches.
Kennedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
punch master has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
master moves out of range as Kennedy throws a body kick.
master doesn't manage to clinch there - Kennedy circles away.
master gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
master misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kennedy.
master misses with some punches.
Kennedy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but master has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kennedy.
Kennedy wants to break free but master has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
master has a couple of punches blocked by Kennedy.
master misses with some punches.
master lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
master fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy is looking to break free of the clinch but master has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
punch master showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kennedy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vance Kennedy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Huey Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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18
145 lbs
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23
145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huey Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Lewis!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law shoots in and drives through. Lewis sprawls well.
Law shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Law with good strikes from the mount here!
Law thowing shots but they're missing.
Law looking to finish with strikes here!
Law throwing strikes here but Lewis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Law looking to ground and pound but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Law punching from mount but Lewis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lewis bucks Law off and manages to get back to his feet!
Lewis has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Law swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Law looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lewis is fending him off so far but Law persists. Nope, Lewis circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huey Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Law.
Law throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Law tries to pull guard but Lewis holds him up against the cage and eventually Law drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lewis is pressed up against the cage. Law has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lewis down to the mat. Lewis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lewis wants to clinch
and Law counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.
Nice sprawl there from Lewis as Law shoots in.
Jonathan Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Law shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lewis but Lewis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lewis closes the distance looking to clinch
so Law counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lewis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Law has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Law throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law with a nice head shot there.
Lewis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Law trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawis looking to pass into half guard but Lewis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lewis is in guard.
Law is breathing heavily.
Lewis wants to stand but Law is controlling his posture from full guard.
Law is working an open guard so Lewis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Law really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Law closes the distance and clinches up with Lewis, looking for a takedown. Law pushes Lewis against the cage but Lewis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Law tries to clinch
and Lewis counters by clinching up.
Law tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lewis smiles and moves away.
Law with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lewis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Law is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lewis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Law blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Law can't get the takedown.
Law jumps guard but Lewis stands there with Law around his waist. Law gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Law looking for a takedown.
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 Huey Law will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Law doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lewis moves into the clinch.
Law goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lewis prevents it.
Law on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Law avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Law wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huey Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Law blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lewis wants a takedown.
Lewis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Law has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lewis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law has Lewis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lewis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Law wants a takedown.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Law tries to pull guard but Lewis holds him up against the cage and eventually Law drops back down to his feet.
Law blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Law avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Law goes for a takedown attempt but Lewis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lewis tries to clinch up
and Law holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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.
Lewis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Law lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lewis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Law lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Law avoids the damage to the body.
Law fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Law blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Law wants a takedown but no success here.
Law on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis lands a nice knee to the body.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Law avoids the damage to the body.
Law tries for a takedown but Lewis manages to get underhooks.
Lewis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lewis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lewis is looking to stand up but Law isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Law stops Lewis from standing up.
Lewis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Law working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Law is controlling him.
Law throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Law swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Law gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lewis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lewis.
Law goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lewis prevents it.
Law has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lewis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Law comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Law tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lewis prevents the takedown attempt.
Lewis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Law lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Law shoots and misses
and Lewis counters by clinching up.
Law lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls for Law to work.
Law tries to pull guard but Lewis won't allow it.
Law tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huey Law. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis prevents the takedown attempt.
Law prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Law throws a knee to the head but misses.
Law can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Law lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Law goes for a takedown attempt but Lewis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Law paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Law swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Law instigates a clinch.
Lewis pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
Lewis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Law.
Law wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Law is looking to advance position but Lewis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Law clinches up against the cage.
Lewis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.
Law drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Law fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Law.
Law avoiding damage as Lewis throws knees to the body.
Law goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lewis prevents it.
Law landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Law.
Lewis takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Law avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis gets underhooks to prevent Law's takedown attempt.
Law is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lewis 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Lewis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rorny Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bittersweet Symphony. Lance Armstrong will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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19
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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22
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rorny Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Armstrong's guard.
Armstrong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Armstrong wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Armstrong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Armstrong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Armstrong won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Gracie 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.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Armstrong tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Armstrong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Armstrong is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Armstrong is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Armstrong is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rorny Gracie!
Rorny Gracie retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Luongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luongo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Northern - Alexisonfire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Mackenzie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Luongo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie tries to clinch up but Luongo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mackenzie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Luongo!
Luongo tries to hold on but Mackenzie pushes him away.
Mackenzie landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Francesco Luongo has been cut.
Mackenzie throwing strikes here but Luongo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mackenzie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mackenzie with a couple of short strikes.
Mackenzie prevents Luongo from getting the reversal.
Mackenzie thowing shots but they're missing.
Mackenzie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mackenzie scoring with strikes but Luongo is staying in there.
Luongo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Luongo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mackenzie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Luongo on the ground.
Mackenzie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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!
Luongo trying to control but Mackenzie postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Luongo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mackenzie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Luongo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luongo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Luongo looking to control.
Mackenzie preventing the sweep.
Luongo is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Mackenzie rolls with it to try and escape but Luongo cranks on the arm and Mackenzie is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Francesco Luongo!
Francesco Luongo is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between matt hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hughes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, your goin down. Lake has chosen My life be like oo-ah as his entrance music. Doug Lake acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, matt hughes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Lake!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lake.
hughes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lake can pounce on him.
Lake looks to land a combination but hughes avoids it well.
hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lake tries to avoid it but hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lake to the ground. Lake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lake lands a left and a right that sends hughes crashing to the canvas! Lake dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like matt hughes has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
hughes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
hughes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
hughes is working hard here to advance position.
hughes is squirming around, avoiding Lake's attempts to control the action.
hughes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lake content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hughes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
hughes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lake looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lake looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lake sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
hughes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Lake controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hughes can't escape the position.
hughes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
hughes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Lake trying to control the action but hughes is working from the bottom.
Lake is taking a breather. hughes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lake trying to control the action but hughes is working from the bottom.
hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
hughes avoids the head kick by Lake.
Nice sprawl there from Lake as hughes shoots in.
hughes moves out of range of the body kick from Lake.
Lake throws a head kick but hughes moves out of range.
Lake looks gassed!
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.
Lake misses with a head kick.
hughes has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for matt hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lake throws a solid leg kick but hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lake.
hughes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lake circles away.
Lake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
hughes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lake tries to avoid it but hughes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lake to the ground. Lake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
hughes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lake trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hughes postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lake is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of hughes, into his guard.
hughes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lake wants to control from the top but hughes keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Lake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on matt hughes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for hughes with that takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lake connects with a solid leg kick.
hughes shoots in and bounces Lake off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lake doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lake managing to control the position.
hughes 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.
Lake throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lake trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hughes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and hughes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
hughes drops back looking for a leg! Lake is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lake manages to kick hughes off! hughes jumps back into Lake's guard.
Lake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
hughes is working to get back to half guard.
Lake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hughes regains half guard.
hughes is refusing to be controlled, as Lake sits in half guard.
hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lake is trying to control the action in half guard but hughes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
hughes looking for submissions off his back.
hughes wants to get back to full guard.
Lake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hughes is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lake pulls his head out easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
hughes dodges the punch combination from Lake.
hughes with a poor takedown
letting Lake counter with a right hand.
hughes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lake to the mat! Lake manages to get full guard.
hughes has gone for a leg lock! Lake slips out almost immediately though and dives into hughes's guard.
Lake showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
hughes had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lake is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. hughes Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lake's back instead.
hughes doesn't have the hooks in and Lake manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hughes had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lake is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. hughes Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lake's back instead.
hughes 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, Lake has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
hughes is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lake knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lake for a finish.
Lake is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Despite being in a bad position, Lake is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
matt hughes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on matt hughes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
hughes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lake counters with a low kick, right behind hughes 's knee.
A swing and a miss from Lake.
hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
hughes 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.
Lake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
hughes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and hughes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
hughes has gone for a leg lock! Lake slips out almost immediately though and dives into hughes's guard.
hughes keeping moving, preventing Lake from controlling successfully.
Lake throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hughes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
hughes is looking for a triangle but Lake pushes his legs off easily.
Lake trying to control the position from guard on top but hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
hughes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
hughes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hughes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
hughes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lake showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lake postures up in hughes's guard and throws a big left but hughes blocks it.
Lake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
hughes is looking for a triangle but Lake pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hughes had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lake is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. hughes Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lake's back instead.
hughes looking for the choke but no joy.
Lake trying to control the hands but hughes breaks the grip.
hughes is looking for the choke from the back position but Lake is controlling his hands well.
Lake tries to escape but hughes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
hughes tightening his grip on Lake, looking for the choke.
Lake turns into hughes and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hughes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lake slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
hughes has his foot on Lake's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lake works his way back into a safe position though.
Lake trying to control the position from guard on top but hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with hughes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
matt hughes clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on matt hughes's cut.
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.
hughes blocks a head kick by Lake.
hughes doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Lake counter with a right hand.
Lake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
hughes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lake to the mat! Lake manages to get full guard.
hughes has gone for a leg lock! Lake slips out almost immediately though and dives into hughes's guard.
hughes has a closed guard, preventing Lake from standing up.
Lake wants to control from the top but hughes keeps moving.
Lake is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but hughes has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lake is looking to defend but hughes has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lake! hughes pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lake taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). matt hughes!
matt hughes is the new lightweight champion!
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