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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Austin!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin tries to close the distance and clinch but Santiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Austin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Austin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Austin fails with a takedown attempt.
Santiago throws a sloppy head kick and Austin moves out of range easily.
Austin misses with a takedown attempt - Santiago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chris Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Austin.
Austin throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
Austin misses with a takedown attempt - Santiago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago slips a jab and a cross from Austin.
Santiago misses with a hook. Austin ducked under it nicely.
Austin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santiago takes a step back to recover.
Austin tries to clinch up.
Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santiago throws a series of punches but Austin avoids them all with ease.
Austin moves in looking to clinch but Santiago pushes him off.
Santiago looks to land a combination but Austin avoids it well.
Austin tries to clinch but Santiago moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Austin shoots for a double leg takedown but Santiago sprawls well. He's pushed Austin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Austin tries a head kick but it misses.
Santiago misses with a double jab
and Austin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Santiago's guard.
Austin is looking to advance position but Santiago has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Santiago avoids the attempt from Austin to control.
Santiago thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin wants to control but Santiago is having none of it.
Austin controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Austin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Austin is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Austin 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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Santiago tries for a takedown but Austin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Austin shoots and misses
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
Santiago throws a combination that misses
and Austin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Santiago's guard now.
Austin postures up and lands a big shot to Santiago's brow.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Santiago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santiago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Austin 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.
Santiago keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Austin stands and steps away. Santiago gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Austin has his takedown stuffed
and Santiago counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Austin wants to control but Santiago is keeping busy.
Austin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Austin.
Austin scores with a nice shot.
Austin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin wriggles free and stands up.
Austin throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
Austin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santiago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chris Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Austin.
Austin with a poor takedown
and Santiago counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin wants to get back to full guard.
Austin strikes from the bottom but Santiago uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Austin tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Austin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Austin has control of Santiago's left arm, preventing Santiago from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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 Chris Santiago will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Austin looks to land a combination. Santiago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Austin fails with the takedown
and Santiago counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Austin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Austin lands in his opponent's guard.
Austin content to stall in guard here.
Austin wants to pass the guard but Santiago is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin wants to stand but Santiago is controlling his posture from full guard.
Austin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Austin is pushing down on Santiago's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santiago is fighting to maintain full guard but Austin has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Austin is keen to just control but Santiago is a slippery customer.
Well, if Austin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Austin is keen to just control but Santiago is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Austin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Santiago.
Santiago is staying active underneath Austin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Austin is looking to advance position but Santiago won't allow it.
Santiago is refusing to be controlled, as Austin sits in half guard.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Austin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Austin misses with a takedown attempt
and Santiago counters with a one-two to the body.
Chris Santiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Austin.
Santiago misses with a combination
and Austin counters with a left to the body.
Austin tries for a takedown but Santiago circles away easily
so Santiago counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Austin wants to sweep but no luck.
Santiago wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
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 Chris Santiago.
I think Santiago 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chris Santiago!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Deck!
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, Alfredo Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown but Deck shows good takedown defense.
Deck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deck lands with a nice combination. Gomez backs away looking to recover.
Deck throws a right hand that Gomez ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomez also avoids with ease.
Deck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Deck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gomez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gomez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gomez trying to control but Deck is working from the bottom.
Deck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gomez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gomez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gomez trying to control but Deck is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deck looking for a guillotine here but Gomez defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gomez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez chips away with some ground and pound.
Deck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomez throwing strikes but missing.
Gomez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Deck gets full guard.
Deck is breathing heavily.
Gomez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gomez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Deck keeps moving.
Deck throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deck throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gomez uses it to pass to side control.
Gomez wants to control but Deck is keeping him busy.
Gomez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gomez grinds an elbow into Deck's temple.
Gomez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Deck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gomez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Deck manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Deck is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gomez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Deck.
Gomez looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gomez trying to control here.
Gomez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gomez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Deck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gomez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gomez is working for a kimura but Deck is defending it quite comfortably.
Gomez is looking for a kimura but Deck is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gomez to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Gomez 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.
Gomez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Deck's guard.
Gomez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Deck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Deck throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gomez uses it to pass to side control.
Gomez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Deck is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gomez trying to control the action but Deck is working from the bottom.
Deck is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gomez trying to control the position but Deck is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Deck gets caught flat footed, as Gomez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gomez pushing down on Deck's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Deck is not content to let Gomez control the position.
Gomez wants to pass the guard but Deck is defending well.
Deck is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gomez pulls his head out easily.
Deck looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Deck!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deck defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gomez.
Gomez scoring with strikes but Deck is staying in there.
Gomez get's back to his feet.
Good work by Gomez as he checks the leg kick.
Gomez shoots in and bounces Deck off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Deck lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gomez!
Gomez tries to hold on but Deck postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Deck is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gomez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Deck is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gomez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gomez!
Deck looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gomez passes into side control.
Gomez tries for a kimura but Deck is defending well.
Gomez stands up and beckons Deck to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez has a takedown stuffed.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Deck scores a nice knee to the body.
Gomez wants the takedown. Deck is fighting it off but Gomez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Deck's guard against the cage.
Deck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Deck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Deck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gomez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gomez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Deck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gomez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deck looking for subs off his back but Gomez has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Gomez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gomez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Deck had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gomez is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Deck Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gomez's back instead.
Gomez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Gomez breaks Deck's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Deck keeps moving.
Gomez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Deck kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Deck looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gomez has picked Deck up and slammed him! Deck can't keep hold of the triangle and Gomez manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomez is looking to take a break and control but Deck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez controlling from side mount.
Gomez decides to stand back up.
Gomez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Deck gets back to half guard.
Deck looking for submissions off his back.
Deck actively working from the bottom here.
Gomez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Deck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deck is squirming around, avoiding Gomez's attempts to control the action.
Gomez landing punches.
Gomez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gomez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Deck is squirming around, avoiding Gomez's attempts to control the action.
Gomez working for a submission but Deck is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Deck is wriggling around trying to escape.
Deck is working hard here to advance position.
Gomez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gomez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gomez wants to take Deck's back here but Deck is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Deck is trying to escape the mount.
Gomez looking for a guillotine from mount but Deck is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Deck can't escape the position.
Gomez looking for a guillotine from mount but Deck is having none of it.
Deck is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gomez with the ground and pound from mount.
Gomez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Deck looks a forlorn figure.
Gomez tries to control but Deck wriggling away.
Bobby Deck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Alfredo Gomez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez blocks Deck's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alfredo Gomez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gomez 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alfredo Gomez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Darnelczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henzo Grazie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Daniel Darnelczyk!
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, Henzo Grazie!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnelczyk looks to land a combination but Grazie avoids it well.
Darnelczyk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grazie to the mat! Grazie manages to get full guard.
Grazie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Darnelczyk sitting in guard here, content to control.
Grazie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Darnelczyk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grazie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Darnelczyk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grazie is trying to control the position but Darnelczyk postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grazie striking off his back but it's not causing Darnelczyk any problems.
Darnelczyk controlling from the top position.
Darnelczyk passes Grazie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grazie pushes Darnelczyk off looking to stand but Darnelczyk dives back in and keeps control.
Grazie won't allow Darnelczyk to pass to mount.
Grazie missing with punches from the bottom.
Darnelczyk tries to pass to full mount but Grazie defends it.
Darnelczyk works his way into side control.
Grazie is not content to let Darnelczyk control the position.
Grazie wants to get back to his feet but Darnelczyk drags him back down.
Grazie looking for a sweep but Darnelczyk has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Darnelczyk tries to control but Grazie wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Darnelczyk controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darnelczyk looking to control but Grazie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grazie can't escape the position.
Grazie looks gassed!
Darnelczyk landing strikes from the mount.
Darnelczyk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Darnelczyk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnelczyk tries to control but Grazie wriggling away.
Grazie bucks up and throws Darnelczyk to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Grazie misses with a takedown
and Darnelczyk counters with a takedown into side control.
Grazie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Grazie prevents Darnelczyk from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grazie can't do much from the bottom here.
Darnelczyk tries for a kimura but Grazie is defending well.
Grazie can't do much from the bottom here.
Darnelczyk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grazie keeps working.
Darnelczyk tries for a kimura but Grazie is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Darnelczyk 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.
Grazie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darnelczyk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Darnelczyk.
Grazie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Darnelczyk trying to control the position from guard on top but Grazie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grazie trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Grazie keeping full guard, as Darnelczyk tries to pass.
Grazie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Darnelczyk controls the pace.
Darnelczyk lands a couple of elbows.
Darnelczyk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Darnelczyk trying to control but Grazie is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grazie is trying to hold Darnelczyk in close to prevent damage but Darnelczyk has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grazie is in trouble now - Darnelczyk has advanced to mount!
Grazie is looking to improve his position but Darnelczyk isn't that keen on the idea.
Darnelczyk won't let Grazie get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Darnelczyk wants to control the pace but Grazie is squirming around nicely.
Grazie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grazie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
Grazie tries to hold on but Darnelczyk pushes him away.
Darnelczyk controlling the position easily from mount.
Grazie is trying to stand up.
Darnelczyk is working for a guillotine from mount but Grazie frees his head quite easily.
Darnelczyk looking to control but Grazie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Darnelczyk swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Grazie is now in Darnelczyk's guard. A big mistake from Darnelczyk there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grazie slips nicely into half guard.
Grazie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darnelczyk defending well though.
Grazie throws a strike but Darnelczyk avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Daniel Darnelczyk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Darnelczyk is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Grazie trying to control the position from guard on top but Darnelczyk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grazie won't allow Darnelczyk to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grazie thows a big elbow that misses.
Darnelczyk keeping moving, preventing Grazie from controlling successfully.
Grazie with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Darnelczyk scores with a takedown into Grazie's guard.
Darnelczyk stops Grazie from standing up.
Grazie keeping moving, preventing Darnelczyk from controlling successfully.
Grazie is trying to keep Darnelczyk in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Darnelczyk dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Darnelczyk darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Darnelczyk is looking to advance position but Grazie won't allow it.
Grazie landing strikes from the bottom.
Grazie is trying to control but Darnelczyk passes into side control!
Grazie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Darnelczyk is controlling him well.
Darnelczyk trying to control the position but Grazie is working away.
Grazie is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnelczyk wants to control but Grazie is keeping him busy.
Grazie can't do much from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grazie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darnelczyk shoots in and bounces Grazie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Darnelczyk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grazie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grazie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grazie looking for a guillotine here but Darnelczyk defends easily.
Darnelczyk trying to control but Grazie is working from the bottom.
Darnelczyk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grazie is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Grazie looking for a guillotine here but Darnelczyk defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnelczyk wants to control from the top but Grazie keeps moving.
Grazie tries to strike from the bottom.
Darnelczyk working some strikes from top position.
Darnelczyk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grazie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darnelczyk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grazie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grazie wants to stand up but Darnelczyk is controlling him.
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.
Grazie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Darnelczyk darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Darnelczyk trying to mount his opponent but Grazie defends it.
Henzo Grazie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Darnelczyk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Darnelczyk prevents Grazie from improving his position.
Grazie looking for submissions off his back.
Darnelczyk slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Darnelczyk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darnelczyk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Darnelczyk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Probert has chosen lunatic fringe as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Probert!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Probert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Probert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Probert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shane Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Probert forces Slice back against the cage and clinches.
Slice has hold of one of Probert's legs. Probert is fighting the takedown attempt but Slice gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Slice wants to control from the top but Probert keeps moving.
Probert looking for a sweep. Not yet Probert, not yet.
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Probert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Slice blocks the strikes from Probert.
Probert throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Probert has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slice is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Probert will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Probert is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Slice is controlling him well.
Probert is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Probert is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Probert is not content to let Slice control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Slice swats away the attempt to clinch by Probert.
Probert tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Probert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Probert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Probert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Probert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Probert tries a head kick but it misses.
Slice clinches up against the cage.
Probert with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Probert misses with a knee to the head.
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.
Slice is looking to break free of the clinch but Probert has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Slice.
Slice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Probert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slice blocks the elbow strike.
Slice goes for a takedown in the clinch but Probert prevents it.
Slice goes for a takedown in the clinch but Probert prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Slice has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Probert is trying to keep an underhook but Slice manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Slice is breathing heavily.
Probert tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Probert pushes Slice off looking to stand but Slice dives back in and keeps control.
Slice is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Probert is just riding it out for now. Slice eventually gives up the hold.
Slice is tying to control. Probert wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Probert throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Probert lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Probert connecting with a few gentle strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Probert tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Slice counters with a single leg into guard. Probert didn't expect that.
Probert throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Probert throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Probert striking off his back but it's not causing Slice any problems.
Probert throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Probert trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Probert throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Probert trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Probert manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slice manages to get himself to full guard.
Probert makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Probert postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slice looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Probert is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Probert avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Probert works over Slice with some ground and pound from guard.
Slice looking for a sweep. Not yet Slice, not yet.
Probert scoring with punches to the head and body.
Probert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Probert working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Slice's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Probert's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Probert landing some decent shots from guard.
Slice on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slice tries to get out of the position.
Probert is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Probert landing some decent shots from guard.
Probert postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Slice dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Probert looks to clinch
and Slice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Probert closes the distance looking to clinch
and Slice counters with a single leg into guard. Probert didn't expect that.
Slice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Probert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Probert wants to sweep here but Slice controlling him for the moment.
Slice tries to free his leg and advance position but Probert is retaining full guard.
Probert throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Probert throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Slice 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.
Probert throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Probert manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is in all sorts of trouble here.
Probert connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Slice is looking to improve his position but Probert isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Probert connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Probert scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Probert working the ground and pound effectively.
Probert cracks Slice with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Probert is landing with some decent strikes but Slice is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Slice is in all sorts of trouble here.
Probert connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Probert.
Probert punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!
Probert landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Probert fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Probert with a couple of short strikes.
Probert scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Slice?
Probert postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Slice looks a forlorn figure.
Slice in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Probert putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Slice tries to hold on but Probert postures up.
Slice keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Probert avoids the attempt from Slice to control.
Probert scoring with strikes but Slice is staying in there.
Probert landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Probert lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Probert cracks Slice with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Slice throwing hammer fists to the chest of Probert. What's that going to do exactly?
BOOM! Probert connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Slice tries to hold on but Probert pushes him away.
Slice is desperately trying to improve his position but Probert has a good base and remains in mount.
Probert lands a heavy elbow.
Probert lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Slice hang on?
Probert lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Probert lands a nice shot to the head.
Slice might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Probert scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Slice?
Slice wants to hold on but Probert pushes him away.
Probert landing strikes from the mount.
Probert lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Slice hang on?
Probert lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Probert working the ground and pound effectively.
Slice is trying desperately to improve position.
Probert punishing his opponent with strikes.
Probert scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Slice?
Probert lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Probert breaks from Slice's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Slice is wriggling around trying to escape.
Slice is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shane Probert has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Probert scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Slice?
Slice in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Probert raining down shots from the mount!
Probert lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Probert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Probert darts in trying to clinch
and Slice counters with a single leg into guard. Probert didn't expect that.
Probert throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Slice drops back looking for a leg! Probert is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Probert manages to kick Slice off! Slice jumps back into Probert's guard.
Probert lands a decent punch to the body there.
Probert lands a decent shot there.
Slice sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Probert's guard.
Slice blocks the strikes from Probert.
Slice stops Probert from getting back to his feet.
Slice blocks the strikes from Probert.
Probert tries to roll over but Slice keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slice seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice blocks the strikes from Probert.
Probert missing with punches from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slice fails with a takedown attempt.
Slice shoots in looking for a takedown. Probert tries to sprawl out of it but Slice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Probert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Probert closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Probert misses with a knee to the head.
Probert lands an elbow inside.
Slice takes an elbow to the temple.
Probert misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Probert.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Probert.
Slice digs a right hand into Probert's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Probert's gas tank.
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.
Probert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Probert lands a knee to the head.
Slice has picked Probert up - he's going for a ride! Slice dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Probert throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Slice content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Probert tries to roll over but Slice keeps him under control.
Slice wants to control but Probert is keeping him busy.
Probert misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Slice prevents Probert from standing back up.
Probert punching from the bottom.
Probert is trying to stand back up but Slice is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Probert stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Probert looks to clinch
and Slice counters with a shoot takedown. Probert fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice 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.
Probert throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Probert thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Probert wants to sweep but no luck.
Probert keeping full guard, as Slice tries to pass.
Probert will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Probert trying to strike off his back.
Probert striking off his back but it's not causing Slice any problems.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Slice!
Probert tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slice counters with a nice double leg into side control. Probert won't be happy with that.
Probert is trying to get back to half guard.
Slice tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert is looking to reverse the position.
Slice looks up at the clock and then as Probert takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Slice smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Probert is trying to improve his position.
Slice passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Probert!
Slice wants to control the pace but Probert is squirming around nicely.
Slice looking for a guillotine from mount but Probert is having none of it.
Probert flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Probert working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Slice showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slice 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Slice!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shane carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Dragonforce - Operation Ground And Pound. Paul Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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253 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, shane carwin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
carwin wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but carwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
carwin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
carwin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Jones tries to hold on but carwin pushes him away.
carwin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but carwin has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
carwin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jones turns into him and now he's in carwin's guard.
Jones postures up and lands a big shot to carwin's brow.
Jones passes into half guard.
carwin looks gassed!
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. carwin defending well though.
Jones slips a nice elbow through carwin's hands, connecting with carwin's forehead.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
carwin tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
carwin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of carwin's head.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed carwin's head.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones throwing shots but carwin is blocking nicely.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
carwin pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
carwin avoiding damage.
Jones decides to pull guard.
carwin postures up.
carwin is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones lands an upkick as carwin stands over him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells carwin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones has a closed guard, preventing carwin from standing up.
carwin postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
carwin fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but carwin keeps moving.
carwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jones 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
carwin keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
carwin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
carwin digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
carwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones scores with the left hand. carwin knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones prevents carwin from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Jones 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.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones clinches up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, carwin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
carwin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
carwin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones is trying to drag carwin to the mat but carwin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
carwin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
carwin cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
carwin tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
carwin presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
carwin lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
carwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from carwin.
Jones is working for takedown but carwin is calmly controlling the position for now.
carwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but carwin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones trying to control but carwin is working from the bottom.
Jones is working carwin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
carwin wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
carwin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to hold on but carwin pushes him away.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but carwin defends easily.
carwin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
carwin postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for carwin!
Paul Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks carwin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones working for a submission but carwin is keeping him at bay.
carwin is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
carwin can't escape the position.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones cracks carwin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
carwin is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
carwin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but carwin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but carwin is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
carwin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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 Paul Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones tries a low kick but carwin avoids it.
carwin shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Good work by carwin as he checks the leg kick.
Jones clobbers carwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
carwin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
carwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
carwin throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
carwin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
carwin won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks carwin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but carwin keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones shoots in and drives through. carwin sprawls well.
carwin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones thuds his right hand into carwin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
carwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
carwin checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and carwin counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in carwin's guard.
Jones prevents carwin from getting back to his feet.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones postures up in carwin's guard and throws a big left but carwin blocks it.
carwin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
carwin wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and carwin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
carwin is tying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. carwin manages to get himself to full guard.
carwin throws a couple of heel strikes.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now carwin is on top in guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing carwin from controlling successfully.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
carwin looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
carwin being controlled here momentarily.
Jones wants to sweep here but carwin controlling him for the moment.
carwin passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
carwin wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
shane carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but carwin pulls his head out easily.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
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 Paul Jones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cuba Gooding Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernardo has chosen Killah Priest - B.I.B.L.E. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Carlos Bernardo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cuba Gooding Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Bernardo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernardo connects with a looping right hand.
Bernardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Evans takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bernardo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bernardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Bernardo.
Bernardo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Evans closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bernardo circles away.
Bernardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Bernardo.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Evans won't allow Bernardo to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!
Bernardo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Evans hang on?
Evans wants to hold on but Bernardo pushes him away.
Evans holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bernardo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bernardo throws some wild stikes that Evans manages to avoid easily.
Evans avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bernardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bernardo throwing strikes here but Evans is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernardo looking to finish with strikes here!
Evans is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bernardo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Evans is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Evans and Bernardo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernardo looking to control but instead Evans has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bernardo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Evans has his hands clasped together around Bernardo's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to improve his position but Bernardo is controlling well.
Bernardo trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
Bernardo works his way into side control.
Bernardo wants to take a breather but Evans manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Bernardo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bernardo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
Bernardo looking to sit in guard and control but Evans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bernardo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bernardo looking to control.
Bernardo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Evans manages to get himself to full guard.
Bernardo tries to free his leg and advance position but Evans is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Bernardo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bernardo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bernardo feints and as Evans raises his hands in defense, Bernardo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bernardo on the ground.
Evans has control of Bernardo's left arm, preventing Bernardo from doing any damage.
Bernardo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bernardo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evans swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bernardo is one step ahead there.
Bernardo throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
Evans is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo trying to control from the bottom.
Bernardo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Evans won't allow Bernardo to sweep him here.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Bernardo blocks nicely.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice shot by Evans.
It looks like Carlos Bernardo has been cut.
Bernardo swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
Bernardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Bernardo.
Bernardo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bernardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Bernardo thuds a left hand into Evans's body.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown. Bernardo tries to sprawl out of it but Evans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bernardo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bernardo with a poor takedown
so Evans counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bernardo is looking for a triangle but Evans pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Evans is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Evans slips nicely into half guard.
Bernardo is positioning himself well to prevent Evans advancing to mount.
Bernardo trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bernardo is trying to maintain the position but Evans is very close to passing his half guard.
Evans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Evans is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bernardo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Evans is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cuba Gooding Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Bernardo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Evans throws a shot from downtown. Bernardo moves away and avoids it.
Evans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bernardo's waist but Bernardo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evans off to one side.
Bernardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Bernardo misses with a takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
Bernardo tries to improve position but can't.
Bernardo can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Bernardo's face as Evans controls the position.
Bernardo tries to buck Evans off but Evans is having none of it.
Bernardo throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
A lull in the action here as Evans stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernardo can't do much from the bottom here.
Bernardo is trying to improve his position.
Evans working away.
Bernardo trying to remain calm as Evans controls from the top position.
Cuba Gooding Evans 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.
Evans has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bernardo struggling a bit here.
Bernardo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Evans kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bernardo trying to control but Evans flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Bernardo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo is in bad spot here.
Bernardo avoids the strikes from Evans.
Bernardo wants to escape the position.
Bernardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bernardo trying to control but not successfully.
I would not like to be Bernardo right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bernardo tries to break free.
Evans is trying to stick to Bernardo's back but Bernardo is turning into Evans. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Evans's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bernardo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cuba Gooding Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Evans 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cuba Gooding Evans!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Lassiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lassiter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
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280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Emelianenko!
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, Paul Lassiter!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Emelianenko does no damage.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Lassiter moves out of range.
Emelianenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Paul Lassiter has been cut.
A lazy left from Emelianenko finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko drops Lassiter with a nice combination! Emelianenko dives into Lassiter's guard, looking to finish!
Emelianenko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing.
Lassiter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Paul Lassiter's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassiter misses with a double jab.
Lassiter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The cut above Paul Lassiter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lassiter avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Lassiter avoids them all with ease.
Lassiter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lassiter swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Lassiter doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Lassiter avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Lassiter avoids them all with ease.
Lassiter moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Lassiter clinches but Emelianenko breaks the clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Paul Lassiter's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Lassiter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrei Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spyde Radic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spyde Radic!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radic looks for a takedown but Wallace sprawls well.
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wallace fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Radic is out of range.
Wallace looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wallace tries to pass the half guard into mount. Radic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wallace seems to be looking for submissions.
Radic is looking to improve his position.
Wallace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Radic defending well though.
Wallace is looking for a kimura but Radic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wallace to get the leverage.
Wallace wants to free his trapped foot but Radic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace seems to be working for a kimura but Radic defends the submission attempt.
Radic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wallace has gone for a leg lock! Radic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wallace's guard.
Wallace thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wallace has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Radic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wallace.
Wallace gets back to half guard.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Wallace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radic is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Radic is tying to control. Wallace wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Radic prevents Wallace from improving his position.
Radic tries to stand but can't do so whilst Wallace controls his leg.
Wallace punching from the bottom.
Radic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wallace keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Radic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Radic pinned against the cage. Radic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Radic moves out of range of the body kick.
Radic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Radic tries to clinch up.
Radic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radic is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Radic connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Wallace to the floor! Radic dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like William Wallace has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radic tries to pass to full mount but Wallace defends it.
Radic wants to stand up but Wallace is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radic prevents Wallace from improving his position.
Wallace is looking to get back to full guard here but Radic has managed to pass to side control instead.
Radic wants to control the pace but Wallace is squirming around nicely.
Wallace working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spyde Radic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Wallace's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Radic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Radic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Radic looks to clinch
and Wallace counters with a takedown into side control.
Wallace is trying to get an arm triangle but Radic is defending well.
Radic stops Wallace from passing to mount.
Radic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wallace goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Radic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wallace's guard! Nice work there by Radic!
Radic trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wallace has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Radic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Radic has picked Wallace up and slammed him! Wallace can't keep hold of the triangle and Radic manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Radic has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Radic closes the distance but Wallace moves to the side
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Wallace looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wallace preventing the sweep.
Radic wants to get back to his feet but Wallace is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Radic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Radic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wallace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Radic controls Wallace momentarily but Wallace frees himself.
Wallace wants to pass the guard but Radic is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Radic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wallace, into his guard.
Wallace throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Radic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wallace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wallace working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Radic has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Radic is taking a breather. Wallace says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wallace flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wallace is looking to improve his position.
Wallace is working hard here to advance position.
Wallace is refusing to be controlled, as Radic sits in half guard.
Wallace has a hand on Radic's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Radic takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Wallace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Wallace's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Radic looks to clinch
and Wallace counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Radic's guard now.
Wallace sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Radic's guard.
Radic actively working from the bottom here.
Radic wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy.
Wallace is looking to advance position but Radic won't allow it.
Wallace seems to be looking for submissions.
Wallace is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wallace is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Radic as he works his way to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace won't allow Radic to get back to his feet.
Radic is trying to keep Wallace in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Radic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Radic throws a nice head kick!
Wallace blocks a low kick nicely.
Radic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wallace counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Radic's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wallace prevents Radic from getting back to his feet.
Wallace is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Radic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Radic has escaped and now he's on top!
Radic passes Wallace's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Radic blocks the strikes from Wallace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wallace keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Radic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wallace is desperately trying to improve his position but Radic has a good base and remains in mount.
Wallace is trying to reverse the position but instead Radic has taken his back - oops!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Radic keeps control of the position as Wallace tries to break free.
Radic tries to get the hooks in deep but Wallace pushed the leg off.
Wallace can't escape the position.
What can Wallace do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Radic is trying to stick to Wallace's back but Wallace is turning into Radic. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Radic's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wallace.
Wallace is looking to work some ground and pound but Radic has wrist control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace is looking to work some ground and pound but Radic has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Radic thows a body kick. Wallace tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Radic throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spyde Radic really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Wallace's cut.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Radic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Radic moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
Wallace shoots in for a double leg but Radic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Radic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wallace counters with a shoot takedown. Radic fights it but they end up in guard.
Wallace thows a big elbow that misses.
Wallace thows a big elbow that misses.
Wallace preventing the sweep.
Wallace trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Radic manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Radic wanted to stand there but Wallace had control of the position.
Wallace throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Radic puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wallace is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Radic pulls his head out easily.
Wallace looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Radic trying to mount his opponent but Wallace defends it.
Wallace tries to get to full guard but Radic has control of the leg.
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.
Wallace regains full guard. Nicely done.
William Wallace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wallace is striking off his back. Radic thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Radic is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wallace is not content to let Radic control the position.
Wallace is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Radic pulls his head out easily.
Wallace wants to get back to full guard but Radic has passed into side control.
Wallace is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radic stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Radic tries for a takedown but Wallace circles away easily
and Wallace counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wallace.
Radic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Radic wants to stand and escape but Wallace is having none of it.
Wallace looking to pass the guard.
Wallace thows a big elbow that misses.
Wallace throws and elbow that misses. Radic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wallace's guard. Nice move by Radic!
Radic wants to stand but Wallace has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Radic!
Wallace has control of Radic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Radic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wallace goes for an armbar but Radic turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Radic.
Radic pushes down on Wallace's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Wallace had his way with Spyde Radic in that round.
The cut man is working on William Wallace's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Radic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wallace counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wallace throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wallace wants to advance to full mount but Radic doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from Radic.
Wallace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Radic is keeping the position for now.
Wallace throws and elbow that misses. Radic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wallace's guard. Nice move by Radic!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wallace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Radic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Radic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Radic preventing the sweep.
Radic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wallace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Radic pushing down on Wallace's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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.
Radic wants to stand but Wallace has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Radic prevents Wallace from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Radic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wallace tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Radic is looking to slow Wallace down with leg kicks.
Radic connects with a high kick.
Radic tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Radic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wallace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wallace avoids the head kick by Radic.
Radic avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Radic.
Radic has his takedown stuffed
and Wallace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wallace gets the takedown into side control.
Wallace tries for a kimura but Radic is defending well.
Radic parries the strikes from Wallace easily there. Wallace is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Radic to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace in side control, throwing shots but Radic defends.
Wallace working the ground and pound from side control.
Radic regains half guard.
Wallace trying to mount his opponent but Radic defends it.
Radic pushes Wallace off looking to stand but Wallace dives back in and keeps control.
Wallace is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Radic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wallace.
Radic wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy.
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 William Wallace.
I think Wallace 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Wallace!
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