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WCF 5: Bad Intentions PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demarco Goodrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodrich's entrance music is Walk in New York. A fine choice. Demarco Goodrich could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clark Kent's chin.
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255 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demarco Goodrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Goodrich wants to break free but Kent has control.
Goodrich manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kent landing some decent shots from guard.
Kent landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodrich wants to stand but Kent is controlling the position.
Kent trying to control but Goodrich is working from the bottom.
Kent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goodrich is looking to stand up but Kent isn't so interested in that idea.
Kent wants to pass the guard but Goodrich is keeping the position.
Goodrich keeping moving, preventing Kent from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goodrich is keeping the position for now.
Kent slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kent tries for a kimura but Goodrich is defending well.
Kent throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Goodrich throws Kent to one side and escapes!
Goodrich misses with a two punch combination.
Goodrich clinches with his opponent.
Goodrich tries for a takedown but Kent manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kent pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kent drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goodrich gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kent jumps guard.
Kent is trying to control the position but Goodrich postures up.
Goodrich takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Goodrich preventing the sweep.
Goodrich would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kent is on top in guard.
Goodrich is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kent wants to control from the top but Goodrich keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent is looking to work some ground and pound but Goodrich has wrist control.
Goodrich manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Goodrich misses with a series of wild punches.
Kent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goodrich shoots in but Kent avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demarco Goodrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Kent with that takedown attempt.
Kent fails with a takedown attempt.
Goodrich scores with a one two! Kent had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Goodrich misses with a looping right.
Goodrich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Goodrich does no damage.
Kent shoots in and drives through. Goodrich sprawls well.
Goodrich stalks Kent and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kent's face. Kent staggers backwards, shaken.
Goodrich connects with a single shot there.
Goodrich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kent drives through and clinches with Goodrich against the cage.
Goodrich is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kent pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kent can't break the clinch.
Goodrich is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kent is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Goodrich to the mat. Goodrich regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Goodrich is looking to stand up but Kent isn't so interested in that idea.
Kent looking to pass the guard.
Goodrich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Kent dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goodrich tries to clinch up.
Goodrich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goodrich could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Goodrich misses with a series of wild punches.
Kent takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Goodrich lands a head shot.
Kent has managed to clinch.
Goodrich takes an elbow to the temple.
Kent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goodrich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Goodrich throws an elbow that misses.
Goodrich is trying to stall.
Kent jumps guard.
Goodrich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Goodrich takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Kent is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kent has his foot on Goodrich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goodrich works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodrich decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kent, up you get!
Goodrich stuffs the takedown.
Goodrich rushes Kent and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Goodrich wants a takedown.
Goodrich trying to stall but Kent improves his position.
Kent has picked Goodrich up - he's going for a ride! Kent dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kent moves into full mount! Goodrich won't be happy about that!
Kent with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kent landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
You get the feeling that Goodrich really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kent controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kent cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kent scoring with strikes but Goodrich is staying in there.
Goodrich is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by Kent.
Kent is working for a guillotine from mount but Goodrich frees his head quite easily.
Kent looking to finish Goodrich with some ground and pound. This is bad for Goodrich!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent looking to control but Goodrich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kent lands a big shot there that rocks Goodrich but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kent can't control as he wanted to and Goodrich manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Kent not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Goodrich wants to get back to his feet.
Kent is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Goodrich sees it coming and defends easily.
Goodrich tries to kick Kent off but Kent keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Goodrich is refusing to be controlled, as Kent sits in half guard.
Goodrich wants to get back to his feet.
Kent is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Kent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Goodrich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kent clinches up against the cage.
Goodrich wants a takedown but no success here.
Kent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kent manages to break the clinch.
Kent fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goodrich moves out of range of the body kick from Kent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kent fails with the takedown.
Demarco Goodrich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goodrich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kent is fending him off so far but Goodrich persists. Nope, Kent circles away and we're back to standing.
Goodrich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demarco Goodrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kent misses with a wild combination.
A left and a right from Goodrich both land. Nice combination.
Kent shoots for a takedown but Goodrich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goodrich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kent counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kent wants to pass the guard but Goodrich is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kent won't allow Goodrich to get back to his feet.
Kent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goodrich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kent trying to control but Goodrich is working from the bottom.
Kent drops back, looking for a kneebar! Goodrich looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Goodrich looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Goodrich!
Clark Kent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goodrich decides to stand back up.
Goodrich looks to land a combination but Kent avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Goodrich. No joy for Kent on that attempt.
Kent shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goodrich as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Goodrich or perhaps it was just good defense by Kent which made him look bad.
Kent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kent tries to clinch up but Goodrich circles away and keeps his distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Goodrich scores with a four punch combination!
Kent darts in and clinches Goodrich up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich gets underhooks to prevent Kent's takedown attempt.
Kent is working for takedown but Goodrich is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kent is trying to trip Goodrich. He has hold of a leg but Goodrich is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kent persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Goodrich keeping moving, preventing Kent from controlling successfully.
Kent stays in close to Goodrich's body and controls the position.
Goodrich wants to stand but Kent is controlling the position.
Kent with a nice head shot there.
Kent forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent controlling the action here.
Kent trying to control from half guard but Goodrich is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clark Kent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kent winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clark Kent!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rocky punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Strides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rocky punch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, rocky punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Strides!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
punch stuffs the takedown attempt from Strides. Strides gets slowly back to his feet.
Strides looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Strides is looking to work some ground and pound but punch has wrist control.
punch scrambles and gets back to his feet.
punch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Strides tries to clinch up but punch circles away and keeps his distance.
Strides has a takedown stuffed.
punch decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
punch wants to stand up but Strides has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Strides keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Strides is looking to improve his position.
punch working Strides over with strikes.
Strides is trying to maintain the position but punch is very close to passing his half guard.
Strides is staying active underneath punch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
punch keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Strides wants to improve his position but punch is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
punch has his takedown stuffed
and Strides decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in punch's guard.
punch keeping full guard, as Strides tries to pass.
punch wants to sweep but no luck.
Strides being controlled here momentarily.
Strides wants to control from the top but punch keeps moving.
punch wants to stand and escape but Strides is having none of it.
Strides wants to stand but punch has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Strides looks gassed!
punch wants to stand but Strides is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
punch controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
punch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strides counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
punch can't keep his opponent in guard - Strides advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strides wants to control but punch is keeping him busy.
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. Strides connects with a nice short shot to punch's temple.
punch is looking to control Strides's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can punch avoid being mounted?
Strides not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Strides prevents punch from improving his position.
Strides trying to mount his opponent but punch defends it.
Strides landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
punch is staying active underneath Strides, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
punch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Strides shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with punch but punch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
rocky punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Strides.
punch throws a combination. Strides tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by punch!
punch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Strides sprawls well initially but punch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Strides is not content to let punch control the position.
punch trying to control the pace.
Strides is pressing down on punch's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
punch trying to control but Strides is working from the bottom.
Strides wants to stand and escape but punch is having none of it.
Strides is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
punch would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Strides had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. punch is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Strides Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take punch's back instead.
punch rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
punch is trying to stand back up but Strides is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Strides dominated that round.
That's time! punch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Strides feints and as punch raises his hands in defense, Strides changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Strides has gone for a leg lock! punch slips out almost immediately though and dives into Strides's guard.
Strides is looking for a triangle but punch pushes his legs off easily.
punch wants to stand but Strides has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
punch decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Strides, up you get!
Strides tries to keep at a distance but punch has taken the fight into the clinch.
punch stalling in the clinch but Strides improves position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strides connects with a knee to the head.
Strides prevents the takedown attempt.
Strides throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but punch blocks it with crossed arms.
Strides letting punch take a breather here.
Strides with an attempt at a knee that misses.
punch is looking to control Strides's arms but Strides gets an underhook and turns him. Now punch has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
punch misses with the head strike.
Strides lands a knee to the head.
Strides throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but punch blocks it with crossed arms.
Strides misses with a knee strike.
Strides misses with a knee strike.
Strides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
punch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Strides connects with a knee to the head.
Strides with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
punch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Strides misses with a knee to the head.
punch tries for a takedown but Strides manages to get underhooks.
Strides lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from punch.
Strides tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strides looking to throw knees to the head but punch is blocking nicely.
Strides throws a knee to the head but misses.
punch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
punch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Strides throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strides tries a knee to the head but punch blocks it.
punch lands with a right to the head.
Strides landing knees to the head.
Strides tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
punch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
punch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strides gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Strides.
Strides tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Strides throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strides throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but punch blocks it with crossed arms.
punch's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
punch takes a knee right on the jaw!
Strides looking to throw knees to the head but punch is blocking nicely.
punch lands a right hand.
punch lands a body punch.
punch takes a knee right on the jaw!
punch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Strides landing knees to the head.
punch has Strides pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Strides manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Strides throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strides throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but punch blocks it with crossed arms.
Strides scores with a knee to the head.
Strides misses with a knee to the head.
Strides with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Strides throws a knee to the head but misses.
punch can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strides using the Thai plumb to throw knees but punch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Strides tries a knee to the head but punch blocks it.
Strides with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Strides with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Strides tries to land a knee to the head but punch blocks with his arms.
punch taking a breather.
punch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strides with an attempt at a knee that misses.
punch tries to stall but Strides uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Strides lands a knee to the head.
Strides throws a knee to the head but misses.
punch taking a breather.
Strides throws a knee to the head but misses.
punch stalling in the clinch.
punch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strides throws a knee to the head but misses.
Strides tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
punch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
punch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Strides counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Strides wants to control from the top but punch keeps moving.
punch wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
punch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
punch keeping moving, preventing Strides from controlling successfully.
Strides thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ethan Strides has got the better of the ground game so far.
punch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
punch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Strides on the ground.
Strides thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Strides tries to free his leg and advance position but punch is retaining full guard.
Strides trying to control the position from guard on top but punch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Strides showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Strides takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
rocky punch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
punch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
punch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Strides shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says punch as he avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Strides 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Strides shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with punch but punch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck for punch with that takedown attempt.
Strides takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
punch throws a low kick, looking for Strides's leg but Strides calmly moves out of range.
Strides on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
punch moves into range and clinches up with Strides.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
punch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as punch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
punch wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strides stops a takedown attempt from punch.
Strides throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but punch blocks it with crossed arms.
punch is working for takedown but Strides is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocky punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strides misses with a knee strike.
Strides connects with a knee to the head.
punch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strides lands a knee to the head.
punch successfully pulls guard.
Strides won't allow punch to get back to his feet.
Strides stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. punch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strides drops back looking for a leg! punch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and punch manages to kick Strides off! Strides jumps back into punch's guard.
Strides scoring with punches to the head and body.
Strides trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Strides trying to control the position from guard on top but punch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
punch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
punch stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strides drives through and clinches with punch against the cage.
punch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strides gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Strides throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but punch blocks it with crossed arms.
Strides throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but punch blocks it with crossed arms.
punch is trying to break the clinch but Strides has him pressed against the cage.
Strides throws a knee to the head but misses.
punch looking to stall.
Strides blocks an uppercut.
Strides tries to land a knee to the head but punch blocks with his arms.
punch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strides is keeping busy.
Strides tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strides scores with a knee to the head.
Ethan Strides is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strides using the Thai plumb to throw knees but punch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
punch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strides backwards.
punch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
punch can't break the clinch.
Strides tries to land a knee to the head but punch blocks with his arms.
punch tries for a takedown but Strides manages to get underhooks.
punch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
punch is working for takedown but Strides is calmly controlling the position for now.
punch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Strides fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Strides misses with a takedown
and punch counters with a series of strikes. Strides will be more careful next time no doubt.
Strides shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Strides showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
punch is looking to stand up but Strides isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
punch working a defensive guard here.
rocky punch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
punch being controlled here, momentarily.
punch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
punch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
punch can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Strides controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ethan Strides.
I've got Strides winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Strides!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kameron Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase comes into the arena with "Natural High" - The Union Underground blaring out of the sound system. Torres has chosen Denial as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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18
230 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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22
260 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kameron Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Torres!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase shoots in but no luck this time.
Torres moves into range and clinches up with Chase.
Torres breaks the clinch.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Torres stuffs the takedown attempt from Chase. Chase gets slowly back to his feet.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and Chase counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Torres trying to control here.
Torres pushes Chase off and gets back to his feet.
Chase darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres tries to get to full guard but Chase has control of the leg.
Torres is trying to stand back up but Chase is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is looking for a sweep. Chase is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chase is looking for a kimura but Torres is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chase to get the leverage.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Chase is thwarting Torres's attempts to control the position.
Chase trying to control from half guard but Torres is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Torres throws a right hand that Chase ducks under and follows up with a left that Chase also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Torres or perhaps it was just good defense by Chase which made him look bad.
Torres looks gassed!
Chase shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torres but Torres pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kameron Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chase misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torres shoots and misses
and Chase decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torres's guard.
Chase decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Torres, up you get!
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chase counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Torres pushes Chase off looking to stand but Chase dives back in and keeps control.
Chase is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Torres doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chase.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chase throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chase seems to be working for a kimura but Torres defends the submission attempt.
Torres punching from the bottom.
Chase could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chase prevents Torres from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torres rushes Chase and presses him up against the cage.
Chase wants a takedown but no success here.
Torres working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chase counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Torres's guard now.
Chase 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.
Chase pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Chase trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chase prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kameron Chase dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chase clinches up against the cage.
Torres is looking to control Chase's arms but Chase gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torres has his back to the cage.
Torres breaks the clinch.
Torres has a takedown stuffed.
Chase has his takedown stuffed
and Torres counters with a nice body kick.
No luck for Chase with that takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Torres. That snapped Chase's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres shoots in for a double leg but Chase sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chase rushes Torres and presses him up against the cage.
Torres can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torres wants to break free but Chase has control.
Torres prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kameron Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres wants to break free but Chase has control.
Chase blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chase keeps control of Torres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chase keeps control of Torres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Torres jumps into guard, dragging Chase to the mat.
Chase drops back looking for a leg! Torres is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Torres manages to kick Chase off! Chase jumps back into Torres's guard.
Kameron Chase overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chase trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
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.
Chase 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.
Chase drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Torres manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chase has Torres in his guard.
Torres wants to stand but Chase has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Torres's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Torres looking to sit in guard and control but Chase gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Torres has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Chase off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice takedown defense from Torres. No joy for Chase on that attempt.
Torres tries for a takedown but Chase circles away easily
and Chase counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torres won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Torres is trying to get back to his feet.
Chase looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Torres wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Torres can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kameron Chase will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Chase looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Torres shoots and misses
and Chase counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Torres's guard now.
Chase prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
Chase pushing down on Torres's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chase prevents Torres from improving his position.
Torres is trying to stand back up but Chase is controlling him
Chase is nestled in close to Torres, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chase landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torres defending well though.
Torres is trying to stand back up but Chase is controlling him
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Torres lands with a kick to the temple. Chase shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chase closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chase has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Torres avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Torres pulls Chase into guard.
Torres is trying to keep Chase in close.
Torres is looking to stand up but Chase isn't so interested in that idea.
Chase postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Torres is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chase, into his guard.
Torres must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Torres gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Chase throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torres's waist but Torres gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chase off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kameron Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a combination. Chase tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chase tries to keep at a distance but Torres has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chase looking for a takedown.
Torres can't break the clinch.
Torres jumps guard and drags Chase to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Chase thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Torres wants to stand up but Chase is controlling him.
Chase drops back looking for a leg! Torres is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Torres manages to kick Chase off! Chase jumps back into Torres's guard.
Torres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chase.
Kameron Chase is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Chase from controlling successfully.
Torres looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chase puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Torres wants to get back to full guard.
Kyle Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chase is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kyle Torres.
I think Chase has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kameron Chase!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and crash punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). punch has chosen in the end as his entrance music. crash punch is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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21
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Mackenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, crash punch!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie moves into the clinch.
Mackenzie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from punch.
Mackenzie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mackenzie tries to land a knee to the head but punch blocks with his arms.
Mackenzie lands a nice knee to the body.
Mackenzie leaning against his opponent.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside that punch shrugs off.
Come on Mackenzie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mackenzie with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mackenzie keeping moving, preventing punch from controlling successfully.
punch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mackenzie looking for a sweep. Not yet Mackenzie, not yet.
Mackenzie is striking off his back. punch thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Mackenzie regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie has his feet on punch's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
punch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mackenzie breaks from the clinch.
punch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mackenzie manages to avoid it.
punch is looking to score with low kicks.
punch has a takedown stuffed.
punch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
punch looks to score with a jab to the body but Mackenzie is just out of range.
Mackenzie circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mackenzie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for punch!
Mackenzie working the ground and pound effectively.
Mackenzie looking for a guillotine from mount but punch is having none of it.
Mackenzie is breathing heavily.
Mackenzie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
punch is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
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.
punch is desperately trying to improve his position but Mackenzie has a good base and remains in mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if punch can do anything to dispel that myth.
punch blocking the ground and pound.
punch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mackenzie avoids the attempt from punch to control.
punch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
punch tries to lock up and control but Mackenzie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
punch can't escape the position.
Mackenzie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mackenzie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mackenzie misses with a head shot.
punch tries to buck Mackenzie off but he can't manage it.
Mackenzie 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.
Mackenzie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
punch wants to control but Mackenzie is having none of it.
Mackenzie looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
punch wants to hold on but Mackenzie pushes him away.
punch regains half guard.
punch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
punch is looking for a sweep. Mackenzie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mackenzie throwing shots but punch is blocking nicely.
punch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mackenzie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mackenzie is thwarting punch's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Mackenzie dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
punch lands with a hook. Mackenzie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mackenzie is looking to clinch but punch is avoiding it.
Donk. punch catches Mackenzie right on the button with a cross.
Mackenzie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
punch tries to clinch but Mackenzie is having none of it.
punch jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
punch throws a nice outside leg kick.
punch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mackenzie counters with a nice low kick that buckles punch's knee momentarily.
Mackenzie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but punch circles away quickly and effectively.
punch blocks a head kick by Mackenzie.
punch shoots in for a takedown but Mackenzie shows good takedown defense.
Mackenzie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
punch misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mackenzie closes this distance looking for a takedown but punch circles away.
punch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
punch pushes Mackenzie up against the cage in a clinch.
punch breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by punch.
punch misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for punch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
punch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
punch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mackenzie regains half guard.
punch is tying to control. Mackenzie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
punch with the ground and pound but Mackenzie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mackenzie looking for a guillotine here but punch defends easily.
punch trying to control the position from guard on top but Mackenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
punch wants to stand but Mackenzie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
punch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mackenzie trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
punch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mackenzie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mackenzie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
punch trying to control but Mackenzie is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
punch works Mackenzie's body with a nice hook.
punch misses with a series of wild punches.
Mackenzie is looking to clinch.
punch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mackenzie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from punch.
punch shoots for a double leg takedown but Mackenzie sprawls well. He's pushed punch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for punch with that takedown attempt.
Jesse Mackenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of crash punch.
punch looks to land a right hand but Mackenzie moved out of range.
Mackenzie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mackenzie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mackenzie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mackenzie keeps control of punch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mackenzie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
punch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
punch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mackenzie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mackenzie gets underhooks to prevent punch's takedown attempt.
punch misses with some punches.
Mackenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mackenzie throws a head kick but punch moves out of range.
punch lands with a shot to the body.
punch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick misses from Mackenzie.
punch lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mackenzie backs up against the cage.
punch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
punch avoids the head kick by Mackenzie.
punch closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mackenzie to the mat! Mackenzie manages to get full guard.
punch stands up from Mackenzie's guard - punch perhaps looking for a knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mackenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
crash punch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mackenzie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mackenzie stuffs the takedown attempt from punch. punch gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from punch misses.
punch tries for a takedown but Mackenzie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mackenzie.
Mackenzie shoots in and bounces punch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mackenzie landing with the ground and pound.
Mackenzie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mackenzie throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mackenzie won't allow punch to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie wants to pass the guard but punch is keeping the position.
punch trying to control the position here.
punch wants to sweep here but Mackenzie controlling him for the moment.
Mackenzie stops punch from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
punch looks to land a combination but Mackenzie avoids it well.
Mackenzie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jesse Mackenzie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mackenzie moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
punch is looking to regain half guard here but Mackenzie keeps moving and retains side control.
punch is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mackenzie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but punch is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
punch tries to escape but Mackenzie is in control.
Mackenzie scores with punches from side control.
punch tries to buck Mackenzie off but Mackenzie is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused punch some visible discomfort.
punch takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mackenzie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mackenzie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear punch down.
punch tries to bench press Mackenzie off him but Mackenzie keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
punch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mackenzie lands with a slapping head kick.
punch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mackenzie moves in looking to clinch but punch pushes him off.
Mackenzie tries to clinch there but punch circles away.
punch stuns Mackenzie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
punch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jesse Mackenzie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
punch misses with the combination.
punch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mackenzie rather than just go for the knockout.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but punch moves out of range.
Mackenzie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
punch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mackenzie circles away quickly and effectively.
punch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mackenzie circles away quickly and effectively.
punch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mackenzie is looking to clinch.
punch tries to clinch but Mackenzie is having none of it.
punch with a nice cross.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mackenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by punch.
punch is looking to chop away at Mackenzie's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Mackenzie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mackenzie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Mackenzie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederik Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Agosto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muller comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Agosto has chosen Last Resort as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederik Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Agosto!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agosto misses with a takedown attempt - Muller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Agosto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Agosto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Muller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Agosto working away.
Muller wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Muller is trying to improve his position.
Muller is working hard here to advance position.
Agosto lands a few punches from side control.
Muller can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Agosto.
Agosto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Agosto working the strikes but Muller uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Agosto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Muller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Muller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Muller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Agosto looks gassed!
Muller is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller pushes Agosto off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Agosto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Agosto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Muller sprawls well initially but Agosto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Muller taking some punishment here, with Agosto in his half guard.
Agosto working over Muller with some ground and pound. Muller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Agosto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Muller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Muller is trying to stand back up but Agosto is controlling him
Muller tries to get to full guard but Agosto has control of the leg.
Agosto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Agosto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Agosto.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Muller has managed to clinch.
Muller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muller gets underhooks to prevent Agosto's takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Agosto as Muller tries to tie him up.
Agosto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muller pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frederik Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Agosto.
Muller fails to land the takedown.
Muller gets a takedown into half guard.
Muller blocks the strikes from Agosto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller decides to stand and escape the position.
Muller has closed the distance and engaged Agosto in a clinch.
Muller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Muller seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Muller trying to keep a closed guard but Agosto is proving a slippery customer.
Muller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Agosto won't allow Muller to sweep him here.
Agosto trying to control the position from guard on top but Muller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muller seems keen to control Agosto's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nico Agosto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Agosto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muller has a takedown stuffed.
Agosto keeps the fight on the outside.
Agosto has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Agosto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Agosto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Agosto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muller pulls his leg out and moves away.
Muller closes the distance and clinches up with Agosto, looking for a takedown. Muller pushes Agosto against the cage but Agosto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Agosto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Muller moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muller has clasped his hands together around Agosto's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Agosto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muller trying to control the action but Agosto is working from the bottom.
Muller tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agosto sneaks back into half guard.
Muller stands up from half guard.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Muller misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Agosto.
Muller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Agosto's defenses.
Muller lands an elbow that stopped Agosto in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller breaks the clinch.
Agosto misses with a takedown
and Muller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Frederik Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Agosto.
Muller breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Muller. No joy for Agosto on that attempt.
Nico Agosto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller throws a head kick that misses.
Agosto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agosto stuffs the takedown attempt from Muller. Muller gets slowly back to his feet.
Muller throws a head kick that Agosto semi-blocks.
Agosto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Muller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Agosto's guard now.
Muller wants to stand but Agosto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Muller stopping the sweep attempt from Agosto.
Agosto keeping full guard, as Muller tries to pass.
Frederik Muller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agosto keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Agosto is pulling down on Muller's head to control his posture.
Muller gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Muller shoots and misses
and Agosto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Agosto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederik Muller dominated that second round.
That's time! Muller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Agosto with a poor takedown
and Muller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muller.
Muller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Agosto blocks it with crossed arms.
Muller breaks the clinch.
Muller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Agosto throws a nice looking combination but Muller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Agosto but Agosto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Agosto wants to clinch.
Muller doesn't manage to clinch there - Agosto circles away.
No luck for Muller with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agosto has closed the distance and engaged Muller in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Agosto fails to pull guard.
Muller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muller closes the distance but Agosto moves to the side
and Agosto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Muller's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agosto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Muller, up you get!
Agosto missing with a left hand there. Muller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agosto misses with a takedown
and Muller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Frederik Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Agosto.
Agosto working a defensive guard here.
Agosto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Muller kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Agosto wants to sweep here but Muller controlling him for the moment.
Agosto keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Muller chips away with some ground and pound.
Agosto trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agosto looking for a sweep. Not yet Agosto, not yet.
Muller gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Agosto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Agosto showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agosto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Muller tries to get to full guard but Agosto has control of the leg.
Muller misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Agosto lands strikes from half guard.
Muller is not content to let Agosto control the position.
Agosto throwing shots but Muller is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agosto trying to control from half guard but Muller is working away.
Muller is looking to control Agosto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Muller avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Agosto misses with a takedown attempt
and Muller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Agosto won't be happy with that.
Agosto tries to bench press Muller off him but Muller keeps the position.
Muller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Muller stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Agosto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Muller counters with a shoot takedown. Agosto fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Agosto.
Agosto is trying to stand back up but Muller is controlling him
Agosto tries to get to full guard but Muller has control of the leg.
Muller works his way into side control.
Muller is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Agosto looks calm but he's in trouble here. Muller gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Agosto is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Muller lets go of the hold and Agosto can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frederik Muller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lang's choice of entrance music: Cemetary Gates. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Lang!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor blocks a low kick nicely.
Some wild striking there from Lang.
Lang swinging wilding here.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Taylor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lang to the mat! Lang manages to get full guard.
Lang thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Taylor wants to stand but Lang is controlling his posture from full guard.
Taylor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Lang.
Lang wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Lang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lang with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Taylor.
Lang looks gassed!
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor scores a takedown into full mount!
Lang taking shots to the head.
Taylor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lang looks a forlorn figure.
Taylor with good strikes from the mount here!
Taylor unloading with bombs!
Taylor controlling his opponent.
Taylor tries to control but Lang wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lang can't escape the position.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lang is looking to escape.
Taylor punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor looking to finish Lang with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lang!
Taylor wants to control the pace but Lang is squirming around nicely.
Taylor working for a guillotine from mount but Lang is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang tries to hold on but Taylor pushes him away.
Taylor wants to control the pace but Lang is squirming around nicely.
Taylor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Taylor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taylor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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.
Taylor working Lang over with strikes here.
Taylor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lang keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Taylor jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lang is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lang and Taylor has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
You can see the frustration on Lang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Taylor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lang circles away.
A head kick by Lang misses
and Taylor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor pushes Lang away with a front kick.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Taylor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lang sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Taylor wants to stand but Lang has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lang's head.
Taylor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lang works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control but Lang is working from the bottom.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Lang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taylor trying to control but Lang is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lang can't keep his opponent in guard - Taylor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Taylor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lang knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lang trying to control but Taylor postures up.
Taylor wants to stand up but Lang has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Lang tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor slows the pace down in half guard.
Lang is looking to improve his position.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lang wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor gets a takedown into half guard.
Lang actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Taylor there.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taylor is working away from the top position though.
Taylor wants to pass to mount but Lang is defending the position.
Mike Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Taylor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dave Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taylor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Taylor lands in his opponent's guard.
Taylor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lang keeps working.
Lang is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Taylor off and has taken his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang has got one arm under Taylor's chin. This could be trouble... Taylor trying to control the other hand but Lang gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Taylor has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dave Lang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vance Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saki Funaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Everybody Nose by N.E.R.D. Saki Funaki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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, Vance Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saki Funaki!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Funaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Funaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saki Funaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funaki throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Kennedy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Funaki is pressed up against the cage. Kennedy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Funaki down to the mat. Funaki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Funaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Funaki wants to clinch
and Kennedy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kennedy decides to stand and escape the position.
Kennedy pushes Funaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Kennedy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Funaki can't fight it off and eventually Kennedy manages to take the fight to the floor. Funaki looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kennedy stands up and waves to Funaki to follow him.
Funaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Kennedy.
Kennedy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Funaki sprawls well initially but Kennedy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kennedy in particular looking to stall.
Funaki throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Funaki tries to get to full guard but Kennedy has control of the leg.
Funaki trying to control from the bottom.
Kennedy is controlling the pace.
Kennedy is tying to control. Funaki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy controlling the action here.
Funaki is pressing down on Kennedy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kennedy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy stands up and waves to Funaki to follow him.
Funaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Funaki tries to clinch up
and Kennedy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Funaki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kennedy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kennedy's back!
Kennedy trying to control the hands but Funaki won't let him.
Kennedy is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Funaki gets his way!
Funaki looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funaki is hanging on to Kennedy's back as he tries to escape.
Kennedy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kennedy throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
Funaki is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kennedy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy tries to hold on but Funaki pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Kennedy 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.
Kennedy instigates a clinch.
Funaki can't break the clinch.
Kennedy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Funaki is trying to stand up here but Kennedy is controlling him well.
Kennedy throwing shots but Funaki is blocking nicely.
Kennedy stands up and beckons Funaki to join him on the feet.
Funaki throws a body punch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kennedy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Funaki is breathing heavily.
Kennedy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kennedy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Funaki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Funaki throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Funaki misses with a double jab.
Funaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kennedy counters by clinching up.
Kennedy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Funaki is trying to keep an underhook but Kennedy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kennedy controlling the action here.
Funaki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to control from half guard but Funaki is working away.
Kennedy decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kennedy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Funaki sprawls well initially but Kennedy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Funaki looking for submissions off his back.
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. Kennedy connects with a nice short shot to Funaki's temple.
Kennedy trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kennedy lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kennedy wants to advance to full mount but Funaki doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Funaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kennedy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kennedy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kennedy closes the distance and clinches up with Funaki, looking for a takedown. Kennedy pushes Funaki against the cage but Funaki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vance Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Kennedy. No joy for Funaki on that attempt.
Funaki wants to clinch but Kennedy slips to the side
and Kennedy counters with a shoot takedown. Funaki fights it but they end up in guard.
Kennedy stands up from Funaki's guard - Kennedy perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funaki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Kennedy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Funaki misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Funaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vance Kennedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Funaki clinches but Kennedy breaks the clinch
and Kennedy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Funaki's guard.
Kennedy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Funaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kennedy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Funaki for as long as he can get away with.
Kennedy wants to pass the guard but Funaki is keeping the position.
Vance Kennedy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Funaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Vance Kennedy just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Funaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kennedy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kennedy.
Kennedy stands up and waves to Funaki to follow him.
Funaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kennedy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kennedy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Funaki is looking to stand up but Kennedy isn't so interested in that idea.
Saki Funaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Funaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kennedy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Funaki keeping full guard, as Kennedy tries to pass.
Kennedy advances position into side control!
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Funaki can do to turn this around?
Funaki bucks up and tries to throw Kennedy off but instead Kennedy has got his back!
Funaki trying to get back to his feet but Kennedy is in full control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vance Kennedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kennedy, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vance Kennedy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doug Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus MacAngus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lake comes into the arena with My life be like oo-ah blaring out of the sound system. Angus MacAngus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Lake!
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, Angus MacAngus!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Angus MacAngus has been cut.
A head kick misses from Lake.
A head kick misses from Lake.
Lake misses with a head kick.
Lake throws a big overhand right that connects, sending MacAngus tumbling to the canvas!
MacAngus is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
MacAngus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lake preventing the sweep.
Lake postures up.
MacAngus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lake not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAngus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
MacAngus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lake controlling from the top position.
Lake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
MacAngus 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.
MacAngus had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lake is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. MacAngus Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lake's back instead.
MacAngus wants to control but Lake is keeping busy.
MacAngus throwing damaging strikes from the back! Lake could be in trouble here!
Lake covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Lake trying to control the action but MacAngus just sinks the hooks in.
Lake staying busy and making it hard for MacAngus to control.
Lake is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake trying to control the hands but MacAngus breaks the grip.
MacAngus is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
MacAngus looking to hold on to the position here but Lake rolls and ends up regaining guard.
MacAngus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as MacAngus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for MacAngus on the ground.
MacAngus stopping the sweep attempt from Lake.
MacAngus trying to move into half guard but instead Lake has managed to sweep!
MacAngus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lake!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lake is squirming around, avoiding MacAngus's attempts to control the action.
Lake is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
MacAngus 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.
Lake is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lake holds on to MacAngus as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Lake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacAngus wants to finish this one by submission but Lake is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from MacAngus.
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 Angus MacAngus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lake throws a nice head kick!
MacAngus throws a hook to the side of Lake's head but Lake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doug Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacAngus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by MacAngus or perhaps it was just good defense by Lake which made him look bad.
Lake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That has opened up Angus MacAngus's cut even more.
Lake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Lake.
A jab lands there for Lake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Lake as MacAngus shoots in.
Doug Lake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angus MacAngus.
MacAngus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lake throws a looping overhand right but MacAngus ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Lake misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from MacAngus.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Lake.
Lake lands a high kick!
The cut above Angus MacAngus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lake.
Lake throws a quick head kick that skims the top of MacAngus's head.
MacAngus throws out a loose jab but Lake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lake throws a head kick but MacAngus moves out of range.
No luck for MacAngus with that takedown attempt.
MacAngus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
MacAngus takes a kick to the side of the head.
MacAngus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lake throws a head kick that MacAngus semi-blocks.
MacAngus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lake tries to avoid it but MacAngus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lake to the ground. Lake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lake throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Doug Lake is winning the standup battle so far.
Lake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacAngus fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of MacAngus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
MacAngus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacAngus checks the leg kick.
MacAngus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lake is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for MacAngus.
MacAngus doesn't manage to clinch there - Lake circles away.
MacAngus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lake but Lake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lake lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacAngus fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from MacAngus.
Lake ducks under a wild hook from MacAngus.
Lake throws a head kick that misses.
Lake throws a sloppy head kick and MacAngus moves out of range easily.
MacAngus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lake throws a head kick that misses.
Lake missing with a left hand there. MacAngus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Lake.
MacAngus lands the left hand.
MacAngus tries to clinch but Lake is having none of it.
MacAngus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lake connects with a jab.
A big left from MacAngus misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lake throws a head kick but MacAngus moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Lake as MacAngus shoots in.
Donk. Lake catches MacAngus right on the button with a cross.
A big left from MacAngus misses.
Lake misses with a head kick.
MacAngus tries for a takedown but Lake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacAngus tries for a takedown but Lake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
MacAngus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
MacAngus shoots in and drives through. Lake sprawls well.
MacAngus shoots in and bounces Lake off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacAngus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lake manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now MacAngus has Lake in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Lake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angus MacAngus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
MacAngus tries for a takedown but Lake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lake lands a head kick!
Lake avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Lake misses its intended target.
MacAngus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lake lands with a slapping head kick.
Angus MacAngus's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
MacAngus throws the left hand but Lake avoids the punch easily.
MacAngus misses with a straight right.
Lake goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
MacAngus shoots in for a double leg but Lake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doug Lake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angus MacAngus.
Lake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MacAngus on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lake lands a jab to the nose.
Lake tries a head kick but it misses.
MacAngus checks the leg kick.
MacAngus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Lake.
MacAngus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacAngus fails with the takedown.
MacAngus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
MacAngus blocks a head kick by Lake.
Lake gets caught flat footed, as MacAngus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
MacAngus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAngus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
MacAngus sitting in guard here, content to control.
MacAngus wants to pass the guard but Lake is keeping the position.
Lake trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lake throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
MacAngus postures up in Lake's guard and throws a big left but Lake blocks it.
MacAngus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lake is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lake throws a nice head kick!
Angus MacAngus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lake throws a head kick that misses.
MacAngus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lake as he avoids it easily.
Lake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacAngus manages to avoid it.
MacAngus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lake tries a head kick but it misses.
MacAngus misses with a hook. Lake ducked under it nicely.
Lake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt MacAngus.
MacAngus shoots for a double leg takedown but Lake sprawls well. He's pushed MacAngus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lake tries a head kick but it misses.
Lake throws a hook but MacAngus blocks it.
Doug Lake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacAngus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
MacAngus tries to free his leg and advance position but Lake is retaining full guard.
MacAngus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lake manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now MacAngus has Lake in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as MacAngus holds on and takes a little breather.
Lake trying to control but MacAngus is working from the bottom.
MacAngus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now MacAngus is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Doug Lake.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Lake!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Luongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luongo's entrance music is The Northern - Alexisonfire. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Francesco Luongo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Francesco Luongo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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176 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Luongo!
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, Wandy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with the combination.
Luongo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Luongo tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva tries to clinch but Luongo is having none of it.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Luongo is controlling him.
Luongo looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Luongo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Luongo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Luongo is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Luongo to get the leverage.
Luongo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Luongo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Silva tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Luongo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Francesco Luongo!
Francesco Luongo retains his welterweight title!
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