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ABN 05: Fight Night PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sly Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rambo. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sly Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teddy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone throws a solid leg kick but Bear takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stone.
Bear walks into a left hand.
It looks like Teddy Bear has been cut.
Stone is looking to chop away at Bear's legs.
Stone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bear tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
A nice combination there by Bear.
Stone clobbers Bear with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stone throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone misses with a straight left.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stone throws a jab but it's blocked by Bear.
Stone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stone lunges at Bear with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bear's hand.
Bear fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
Stone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bear looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear blocks a jab.
A jab from Stone misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stone.
Bear on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to de liver by Stone. Beautiful body shot.
Bear takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bear is rocked!
Stone lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Bear is looking to close the distance but Stone sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Bear crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Bear is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sly Stone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rey Mysterio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Bourdeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bourdeau has chosen nothin as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rey Mysterio!
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, Andrew Bourdeau!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mysterio tries to close the distance and clinch but Bourdeau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mysterio shoots in for a double leg but Bourdeau sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mysterio takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Rey Mysterio has been cut.
Bourdeau has closed the distance and engaged Mysterio in a clinch.
Bourdeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mysterio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bourdeau as he jumps to the side.
Mysterio tries to bum rush Bourdeau with a series of wild strikes but Bourdeau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bourdeau.
Bourdeau tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mysterio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bourdeau has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mysterio is working away from the top position though.
Bourdeau is looking to escape.
Bourdeau manages to get to full guard.
Bourdeau keeping moving, preventing Mysterio from controlling successfully.
Bourdeau punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mysterio throwing strikes from guard but Bourdeau blocks nicely.
Mysterio is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bourdeau has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mysterio is looking to defend but Bourdeau has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mysterio! Bourdeau pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mysterio taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andrew Bourdeau!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Soor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ocean rowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rowe has chosen tokyo drift as his entrance music. ocean rowe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Soor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, ocean rowe!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Soor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
rowe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
rowe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Soor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Soor drops back looking for a leg! rowe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and rowe manages to kick Soor off! Soor jumps back into rowe's guard.
rowe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Soor is looking to take a break and control but rowe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Soor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
rowe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Soor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soor tries for a kimura but rowe is defending well.
Soor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Soor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Soor is breathing heavily.
rowe is looking for a sweep.
rowe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Soor moves into full mount!
Soor with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rowe is working to get back to half guard.
rowe regains half guard.
rowe is staying active underneath Soor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Soor could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
rowe is trying to get back to full guard.
rowe actively working from the bottom here.
rowe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Soor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Soor's back!
Soor is trying to break free.
Soor showing good submission defense here.
Soor can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rowe looking to break Soor's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Soor remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise rowe will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Soor breaks rowe's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
rowe keeping moving, preventing Soor from controlling successfully.
rowe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
rowe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Soor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
rowe throws his legs up looking for a submission but Soor uses it to pass to side control.
rowe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
rowe tries to bench press Soor off him but Soor keeps the position.
Soor has hold of rowe's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! rowe tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Soor cranks the arm and rowe screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from rowe, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fred Soor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikel Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikel Machida had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikel Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mason!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida moves away from the strike by Mason.
Marshall Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mason scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mason decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mason shoots for a takedown but Machida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mason has a takedown stuffed.
Mikel Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Mason.
Mason throws out a powerful jab.
Mason shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Machida pinned against the cage. Machida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mason looks gassed!
Machida tries to clinch there but Mason circles away.
Mason misses with a takedown attempt - Machida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Machida looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mason!
Machida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason is desperately trying to improve his position but Machida has a good base and remains in mount.
Mason is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mason sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Machida wants to pass the guard but Mason is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mason manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mason throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Machida wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.
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.
Mason is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Machida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mason gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason is looking for a sweep. Machida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Machida is pressing down on Mason's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mason is holding on for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mason slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mason wants to sweep here but Machida controlling him for the moment.
Machida trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida stopping the sweep attempt from Mason.
Machida tries to stand but Mason is controlling from the bottom.
Mason manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Machida manages to get himself to full guard.
Mason stands up and waves to Machida to follow him.
Mason gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Machida counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Machida preventing the sweep.
Machida avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida drops back looking for a leg! Mason is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mason manages to kick Machida off! Machida jumps back into Mason's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Machida wants to control from the top but Mason keeps moving.
Machida avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mason escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Machida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mason swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mason dominated that round.
That's time! Machida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mason shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Machida counters with a good, hard body kick but Mason shrugs it off.
Mason forces Machida back against the cage and clinches.
Machida gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mason.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Mason has clasped his hands together around Machida's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Machida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mason working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machida is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mason is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mason tries for a kimura but Machida is defending well.
Mason tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Machida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mason wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mason has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mikel Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Mason.
Machida gets the takedown into side control.
Mason manages to work his way to half guard, despite Machida's best efforts.
Mason actively working from the bottom here.
Mason trying to hold on to Machida's head to control him but Machida postures up.
Mason is looking for a sweep. Machida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Machida works his way into full mount!
Mason slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mason is looking for a sweep. Machida is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mason manages to get to full guard.
Machida controlling from the top position.
Mason looking to control.
Machida preventing the sweep.
Mason is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Mason is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Machida rolls with it to try and escape but Mason cranks on the arm and Machida is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marshall Mason!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tupac shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tupac shakur is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Ivey!
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, tupac shakur!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
shakur scores with a takedown into Ivey's guard.
Ivey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in shakur's guard.
shakur looking for a guillotine here but Ivey defends easily.
shakur working for a triangle but Ivey defends it easily.
Ivey wants to get up but he can't break shakur's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ivey is stalling in the full guard.
Ivey drops back looking for a leg! shakur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and shakur manages to kick Ivey off! Ivey jumps back into shakur's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shakur looking for subs off his back but Ivey has passed one foot through into half guard.
shakur is staying active underneath Ivey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
shakur is looking to control Ivey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can shakur avoid being mounted?
shakur is refusing to be controlled, as Ivey sits in half guard.
Ivey wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Ivey prevents shakur from improving his position.
shakur looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
shakur scores a takedown into full mount!
shakur looks gassed!
Ivey keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ivey is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shakur can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ivey is looking to escape.
shakur goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ivey is on top in guard.
Ivey trying to stand up but can't free himself from shakur's guard.
Ivey is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
shakur keeping moving, preventing Ivey from controlling successfully.
Ivey pushes down on shakur's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.
shakur looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
shakur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ivey.
Ivey throwing shots but shakur is blocking nicely.
Ivey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so shakur is just riding it out for now. Ivey eventually gives up the hold.
Ivey trying to control the action but shakur is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
shakur wants to improve his position but Ivey is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but tupac shakur will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ivey tries to keep at a distance but shakur has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ivey is trying to maintain a safe position but shakur gets an underhook and turns Ivey into the cage.
shakur has hold of one of Ivey's legs. Ivey is fighting the takedown attempt but shakur gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ivey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. shakur manages to get himself to full guard.
shakur is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ivey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ivey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ivey postures up.
shakur is breathing heavily.
Ivey wants to get up but he can't break shakur's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ivey wants to control from the top but shakur keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey wants to stand but shakur has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
shakur keeping full guard, as Ivey tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ivey wants to clinch.
Ivey misses with a wild combination.
Ivey tries for a takedown but shakur circles away easily
and shakur counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ivey's guard now.
shakur drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and shakur jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
shakur avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ivey keeping moving, preventing shakur from controlling successfully.
shakur thows a big elbow that misses.
shakur postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
shakur works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ivey is looking to improve his position.
Ivey won't allow shakur to pass to mount.
Ivey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
shakur is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shakur scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by shakur.
shakur goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ivey turns into him and now he's in shakur's guard.
shakur will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ivey is pushing down on shakur's leg trying to pass to half guard. shakur is fighting to maintain full guard but Ivey has managed to sneak the leg through.
shakur is trying to control Ivey's posture. Ivey takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for shakur! Ivey is rotating here... this could be the end... shakur is out! Ivey has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Phil Ivey!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speck Trum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Speck Trum!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trum throws a hook but Hilder blocks it.
Trum stuffs the takedown attempt from Hilder. Hilder gets slowly back to his feet.
Trum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hilder moves away.
Hilder dodges the punch combination from Trum.
Trum looks to score with a jab to the body but Hilder is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trum takes a swing at Hilder's ribcage but misses.
Trum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hilder.
Hilder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trum pushes Hilder up against the cage in a clinch.
Trum has picked Hilder up - he's going for a ride! Trum dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Trum is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hilder tries to reverse the position but Trum maintains control.
Trum looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Trum controlling the position easily from mount.
Hilder is looking to get to half guard.
Trum looking to secure an arm triangle but Hilder defends it well.
Trum is working for a guillotine from mount but Hilder frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hilder is working hard here to advance position.
Trum dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Justin Hilder has been cut.
Hilder is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hilder regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trum is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hilder!
Trum landing strikes from the mount and Hilder is in trouble!
Trum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hilder is looking to escape.
Hilder is breathing heavily.
Trum has hold of Hilder's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hilder manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Trum.
Trum breaks from Hilder's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Trum looking to control but Hilder is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trum landing shots from mount.
Hilder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hilder sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Trum is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hilder regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilder keeping moving, preventing Trum from controlling successfully.
Hilder working for a triangle but Trum defends it easily.
Trum slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hilder looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trum passes into side control.
Hilder tries to buck Trum off but Trum is having none of it.
Trum scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hilder to see if he's OK.
Trum is trying to get an arm triangle but Hilder is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speck Trum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Hilder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hilder shoots in and drives through. Trum sprawls well.
Trum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trum throws a nice looking combination but Hilder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trum closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Trum lands with a punch from half guard.
Trum wants to pass the guard but Hilder is defending well.
Trum throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hilder looking for submissions off his back.
Trum lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hilder is staying active underneath Trum, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trum lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Trum looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Trum wants to work for an arm triangle but Hilder is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Speck Trum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hilder wants to improve his position but Trum is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trum scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hilder is looking for a sweep. Trum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trum is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hilder tries to get to full guard but Trum has control of the leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hilder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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.
Trum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trum feints and then cracks Hilder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hilder down.
Speck Trum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trum jumps guard and drags Hilder to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Trum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trum looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hilder with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trum passes to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Trum cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speck Trum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Hilder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Trum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hilder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hilder fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Trum sprawls well initially but Hilder persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Trum is looking for a sweep. Hilder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Trum manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Trum is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Trum escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hilder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hilder drops back looking for a leg! Trum is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trum manages to kick Hilder off! Hilder jumps back into Trum's guard.
Hilder looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trum is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Trum is trying to control the position but Hilder postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trum is on top in guard.
Hilder is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Trum wants to control from the top but Hilder keeps moving.
Trum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hilder is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Trum won't allow Hilder to sweep him here.
Trum advances position into side control!
Hilder tries to improve position but can't.
Trum cracks Hilder with a big elbow.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Trum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trum fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Trum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trum tries to clinch up but Hilder circles away and keeps his distance.
Trum misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Trum misses its intended target.
Hilder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hilder checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Speck Trum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trum lands with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Trum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trum throws out a loose jab but Hilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justin Hilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hilder avoids the head kick by Trum.
And that's the end of the fight!
Speck Trum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trum has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speck Trum!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Saki (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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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Saki!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben avoids the head kick by Saki.
Saki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leben misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leben fails to land the takedown.
Saki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leben has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leben drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saki jumps guard and drags Leben to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Saki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Saki has his foot on Leben's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leben works his way back into a safe position though.
Leben avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leben trying to control but Saki is working from the bottom.
Saki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leben would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Leben 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.
Leben drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leben jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Leben sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Leben trying to control the position from guard on top but Saki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saki keeping full guard, as Leben tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Saki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saki throws a head kick that misses.
Saki shoots in but Leben avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Saki looks gassed!
Saki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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.
Leben shoots in but Saki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Leben. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leben tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leben closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Saki to the mat! Saki manages to get full guard.
Leben trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leben missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leben throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leben trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leben wants to control from the top but Saki keeps moving.
Leben postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben trying to control the position from guard on top but Saki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leben avoids the head kick by Saki.
Saki stuffs the takedown attempt from Leben. Leben gets slowly back to his feet.
Leben closes the distance and clinches up with Saki, looking for a takedown. Leben pushes Saki against the cage but Saki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Saki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leben throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Saki's head.
Saki misses with a head kick.
Leben shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saki but Saki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice body kick from Leben.
Leben tries to clinch up.
Leben tries to clinch up.
Leben misses with a takedown attempt
and Saki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saki misses with a hook. Leben ducked under it nicely.
Leben gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saki counters with a single leg into guard. Leben didn't expect that.
Saki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Leben manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Saki has Leben in his guard.
Saki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Saki keeping moving, preventing Leben from controlling successfully.
Leben is really struggling to control Saki but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Saki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leben misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saki misses the shot to the body.
Saki fails to land the takedown.
Chris Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leben clinches but Saki breaks the clinch
and Saki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leben thinking.
Leben tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saki swivels and escapes.
Saki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leben swivels and escapes.
Chris Leben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Saki.
Saki stuffs the takedown attempt from Leben. Leben gets slowly back to his feet.
Leben moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saki throws a head kick that misses
and Leben counters with a solid body kick.
Leben fakes the leg kick and cracks Saki in the body.
Leben gets the takedown into side control.
Saki is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leben decides to stand back up. Leben steps back and let's Saki get back to his feet.
Leben rushes Saki and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leben goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saki prevents it.
Leben jumps guard but Saki stands there with Leben around his waist. Leben gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Saki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leben landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Leben tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saki smiles and moves away.
Leben shoots in but no luck this time.
Saki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leben throws a right hand that Saki ducks under and follows up with a left that Saki also avoids with ease.
Leben tries to clinch but Saki is having none of it.
Leben is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saki throws a head kick that misses
and Leben counters with a nice leg kick.
Leben shoots in but no luck this time.
Leben doesn't manage to clinch there - Saki circles away.
Saki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leben circles away.
Horrible takedown by Leben or perhaps it was just good defense by Saki which made him look bad.
Chris Leben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saki scores a takedown into full mount!
Leben is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Saki working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Saki jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Leben is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Leben and Saki has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Saki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Leben gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Saki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leben sees it coming and defends easily.
Leben looking for submissions off his back.
Saki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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.
Saki is trying to work for a kimura but Leben is defending well.
Leben wants to get back to his feet.
Leben slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Leben is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saki is controlling him.
Saki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Saki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Saki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saki drops back looking for a leg! Leben is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leben manages to kick Saki off! Saki jumps back into Leben's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Leben dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Saki as Leben shoots in.
Leben with a poor takedown
and Saki counters with a shoot takedown. Leben fights it but they end up in guard.
Saki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saki passes into half guard.
Saki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Leben is just riding it out for now. Saki eventually gives up the hold.
Leben moves into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saki postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki drops back looking for a leg! Leben is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leben manages to kick Saki off! Saki jumps back into Leben's guard.
Leben has his foot on Saki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Saki works his way back into a safe position though.
Saki drops back looking for a leg! Leben is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Leben manages to kick Saki off! Saki jumps back into Leben's guard.
Saki 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.
Leben working for a triangle but Saki defends it easily.
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.
Leben throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Saki won't allow Leben to sweep him here.
Saki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Saki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saki stopping the sweep attempt from Leben.
Saki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Saki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Saki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Leben dives on top into guard.
Leben trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leben works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Saki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saki actively working from the bottom here.
Saki tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Leben has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Leben throwing strikes here but Saki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
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.
Saki regains half guard.
Saki is trying to get back to full guard.
Leben looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Saki looking for submissions off his back.
Saki looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Saki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Saki!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Ba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Furlong (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Ba!
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, Joe Furlong!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ba staying out of range there.
Ba throws a head kick that half lands.
Ba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Furlong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Furlong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ba misses with a head kick.
Furlong keeps the fight on the outside.
Ba moves out of range of the strikes.
Ba gets caught flat footed, as Furlong shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Furlong wants to control from the top but Ba keeps moving.
Ba wants to stand up but Furlong is controlling him.
Furlong scoring with some ground and pound.
Furlong works over Ba with some ground and pound from guard.
Ba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Furlong on the ground.
Furlong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlong pushes down on Ba's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Furlong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ba is trying to stand up here but Furlong is controlling him well.
Furlong is taking a breather. Ba 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.
Furlong is keen to just control but Ba is a slippery customer.
Ba wants to get back to his feet.
Furlong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Furlong is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ba tries to buck Furlong off but he can't manage it.
Ba trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Ba is breathing heavily.
Furlong working the ground and pound effectively.
Ba is bucking up trying to escape but Furlong cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ba squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Furlong landing strikes from the mount and Ba is in trouble!
Furlong landing shots from mount.
Furlong landing punches.
Ba is rocked!
Furlong landing shots from mount.
Oh Ba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Furlong connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Furlong lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furlong looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ba trying desperately to get to his feet.
Furlong pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ba is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Furlong has taken his back.
Ba seems to have got his legs back now.
Furlong is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba is covering up but some of the strikes from Furlong are getting through and doing damage.
Ba is trying to get back to his feet but Furlong has full control of the position and if anything, Ba has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Furlong wants to control but Ba is keeping busy.
Furlong has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Ba is defending well but eventually Furlong manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Ba has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Furlong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judge Dred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hockley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dred comes to the cage accompanied by No Easy Way Out. 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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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Judge Dred!
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, Joe Hockley!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hockley has closed the distance and engaged Dred in a clinch.
Dred tries to break the clinch but Hockley is controlling the position.
Dred pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Hockley.
Dred bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dred fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hockley manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hockley.
Dred lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dred is looking to score with low kicks.
Hockley blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Dred.
A punch combination from Dred misses.
Dred throws a solid leg kick but Hockley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dred.
Hockley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dred pinned against the cage. Dred gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hockley checks a leg kick nicely.
Dred throws a nice looking combination but Hockley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hockley throws a right and a left that Dred avoids nicely.
Dred scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hockley in his tracks.
Hockley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dred fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hockley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hockley looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dred takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dred lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dred is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dred.
Dred lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Joe Hockley has been cut.
Dred cracks Hockley with a good jab.
A punch lands to the side of Hockley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dred avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dred scores with a sloppy right hand. Hockley should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hockley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hockley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dred can pounce on him.
Dred takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dred is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dred lands with a right hand.
Dred scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Judge Dred is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dred with a jab.
Dred is looking to slow Hockley down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dred.
Dred connects with a jab.
Dred lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hockley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Dred.
Dred connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That has opened up Joe Hockley's cut even more.
Dred comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Dred.
Dred throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dred throws a leg kick which misses Hockley's front leg but catches the back leg as Hockley tries to avoid it.
Dred lands a with a good body shot.
Dred connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dred lands a nice looking body shot.
Hockley walks into a left hand.
Dred connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hockley. Hockley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dred cracks Hockley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dred scores with a jab.
Hockley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dred lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dred moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dred chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dred lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dred.
Judge Dred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dred throws out a powerful jab.
Dred looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dred throws a leg kick which misses Hockley's front leg but catches the back leg as Hockley tries to avoid it.
Dred lands a jab to the nose.
Dred throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dred digs a good hook to Hockley's body.
Dred fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hockley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dred lands a nice shot that snaps Hockley's head back.
Dred scores with a leg kick.
Dred scores with a punch to the head.
Dred lands a two punch combo.
Hockley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dred lands with a nice body punch.
Dred connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hockley momentarily.
Dred jabs at Hockley's body.
Nice uppercut there from Dred.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dred.
Hockley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dred.
Hockley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dred can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dred lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dred lands a slapping body shot.
Dred chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dred displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Dred misses.
Dred lunges at Hockley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hockley's hand.
Hockley misses with a two punch combination.
Dred connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hockley. Hockley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dred clobbers Hockley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dred scores with a nice right hand.
Dred bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dred looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dred scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dred.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dred jabs Hockley right on the nose. Hockley blinks but takes it well.
Hockley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dred. Dred obviously looking to wear him down.
Hockley takes one on the button.
Dred digs a good hook to Hockley's body.
Dred fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judge Dred dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Hockley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A good leg kick by Dred.
Hockley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dred's waist but Dred gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hockley off to one side.
Hockley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dred is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hockley can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from Dred.
Judge Dred is winning the standup battle so far.
Dred cracks a nice hook into Hockley's ribs.
Hockley swings for the body but Dred moves out of range.
Hockley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dred can pounce on him.
Dred scores with a three punch combo!
Dred scores with a one two! Hockley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dred feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hockley's calf.
Dred connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Dred.
Dred bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hockley's head.
Dred feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hockley's calf.
Hockley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dred cracks the inside of Hockley's front leg.
Hockley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dred scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dred misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dred chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dred cracks the inside of Hockley's front leg.
Dred throws a leg kick which misses Hockley's front leg but catches the back leg as Hockley tries to avoid it.
Hockley throws a combination that misses
and Dred counters with a left to the body.
Hockley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hockley misses the body punch
and Dred counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dred tests Hockley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hockley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dred, right into the meat.
Dred showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hockley.
Dred lands with a hook. Hockley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dred keeps the fight on the outside.
Hockley needs to keep his hands up - Dred had a free shot at his head there.
Dred chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dred throws a combination. Hockley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dred buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice jab there from Dred.
Dred cracks Hockley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dred swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hockley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dred's corner calls for a 1-2. Dred obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dred jabs at Hockley's body.
Hockley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donk. Dred catches Hockley right on the button with a cross.
Hockley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hockley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dred takes one to the side of the head.
Dred takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dred misses with the combination.
Hockley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dred connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hockley's hands.
Hockley misses with a takedown attempt - Dred sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dred scores with a body shot.
Hockley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dred connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dred throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dred goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Dred misses the target.
A combination from Dred does no damage.
Hockley slips a jab and a cross from Dred.
Hockley lands with a nice body punch.
Hockley tries to move into range but Dred moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dred is working the combinations to good effect here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dred.
Dred throws a leg kick but Hockley moved away.
Hockley throws a jab but it's blocked by Dred.
Hockley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dred manages to avoid it.
Hockley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Hockley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dred.
Dred throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dred moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dred takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dred fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dred attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Dred misses.
Dred fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hockley on the side of the head.
Dred checks a leg kick.
Dred fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hockley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dred tries to avoid it but Hockley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dred to the ground. Dred escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Judge Dred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Hockley.
Hockley shoots in for a takedown but Dred shows good takedown defense.
Dred scoring well with a low kick there.
Hockley throws a combination. Dred tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Hockley does no damage.
Hockley loads up on a big right hand but Dred slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dred lands a head shot.
Hockley tries to clinch but Dred is having none of it.
Dred feints and then cracks Hockley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hockley down.
Dred uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dred lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hockley's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judge Dred dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Hockley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dred lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hockley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dred.
Hockley moves forwards but Dred connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dred.
Judge Dred is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hockley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hockley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dred looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dred connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dred scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Dred there.
Dred moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dred buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Dred.
Dred clobbers Hockley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dred fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hockley.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dred, right into the meat.
Hockley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dred is looking to slow Hockley down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dred throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dred. That's going to slow Hockley down.
Dred connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hockley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hockley tries to move into range but Dred moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dred stuffs the takedown.
Hockley walks into a stiff left hand from Dred.
Hockley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dred looks to land a combination. Hockley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Horrible takedown by Hockley or perhaps it was just good defense by Dred which made him look bad.
Hockley slips under a jab from Dred.
Hockley scores with a hook.
Hockley is looking to clinch.
Dred lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dred darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dred thuds a left hand into Hockley's body.
Nice cross by Dred.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dred cracks Hockley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hockley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch lands to the side of Hockley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dred throws a series of strikes that have Hockley backpedaling.
Dred feints and then cracks Hockley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hockley down.
Hockley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dred throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hockley throws a right and a left that Dred avoids nicely.
Hockley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dred misses with a two punch combination.
Hockley scores with a three punch combo!
Dred with a nice cross.
Dred thows a leg kick but Hockley checks it
and Hockley counters with a three punch combo that has Dred backing up. Dred nods at Hockley to acknowledge the strikes.
Hockley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dred is looking to slow Hockley down with leg kicks.
Hockley lands a nice shot to the body.
Dred stalks Hockley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hockley's face. Hockley staggers backwards, shaken.
Hockley shoots and misses
and Dred counters with a one-two to the body.
Judge Dred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Hockley.
A punch combination from Dred misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dred keeps the fight on the outside.
A clash of legs there as Dred blocks the low kick.
Dred feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hockley's calf.
Dred feints and then cracks Hockley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hockley down.
Dred wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hockley throws a head kick but Dred moves out of range.
Dred connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hockley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dred uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dred works over Hockley's head and body with a nice combination.
Hockley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A combination from Hockley does no damage.
Dred scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Dred misses.
Dred scores with a punch to the head.
Dred clobbers Hockley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hockley throws a right hand that Dred ducks under and follows up with a left that Dred also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dred throws a nice looking combination but Hockley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dred misses with a combination
and Hockley counters by clinching up.
Dred wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hockley breaks the clinch.
Hockley scores with the left hand. Dred knows he should have avoided that one.
Dred goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Judge Dred is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dred throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dred throws a hook to the side of Hockley's head but Hockley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hockley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dred tries to avoid it but Hockley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dred to the ground. Dred escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dred.
Hockley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donk. Dred catches Hockley right on the button with a cross.
Dred connects with a solid leg kick.
Dred cracks Hockley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A left lands for Dred.
Dred stuns Hockley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joe Hockley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dred scores with a leg kick.
Dred cracks Hockley with an open hand slap.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judge Dred showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dred, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judge Dred!
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