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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Gontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gontier comes to the cage accompanied by Three Days Grace - Never Too Late. Miller has chosen Raining Blood by Slayer as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Gontier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Miller!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gontier misses with a takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Gontier.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gontier momentarily.
A head kick misses from Gontier.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gontier.
Gontier drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller controls Gontier momentarily but Gontier frees himself.
Gontier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Gontier from controlling successfully.
Gontier drops back, looking for a kneebar! Miller looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Miller looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Miller!
Gontier tries to buck Miller off but Miller is having none of it.
Gontier stops Miller from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gontier, who protects the arm well.
Miller is trying to get an arm triangle but Gontier is defending well.
Gontier is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gontier is pressing down on Miller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Miller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gontier is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Miller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Miller's back!
Gontier has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Miller is in real trouble here. Gontier gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Miller is tapping out! Gontier wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adam Gontier!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Malloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felton Schupt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malloy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Next Contestant. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Malloy!
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, Felton Schupt!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schupt shoots for a double leg takedown but Malloy sprawls well. He's pushed Schupt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Malloy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schupt circles away quickly and effectively.
Schupt has Malloy up against the cage in a clinch.
Schupt slows down the pace here.
Malloy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malloy tries to break the clinch but Schupt is controlling the position.
Malloy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schupt throws a head punch that misses.
Schupt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malloy smiles and moves away.
Schupt is looking to clinch but Malloy is avoiding it.
Schupt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Malloy as he avoids it easily.
Steven Malloy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felton Schupt.
Schupt throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malloy throws a left that rocks Schupt and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Malloy dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Schupt regain composure!
Schupt is rocked!
It looks like Felton Schupt has been cut.
Malloy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Schupt is still in real trouble! Can Malloy finish him?
An elbow from Malloy crashes against the mat.
Schupt seems to have recovered his senses.
An elbow from Malloy crashes against the mat.
Malloy tries to stand but Schupt is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schupt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Malloy's best efforts.
Malloy working over Schupt with some ground and pound. Schupt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Malloy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Malloy tries to stand but can't do so whilst Schupt controls his leg.
Schupt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malloy.
Malloy controlling the pace.
Malloy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Schupt wants to get back to full guard.
Schupt regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Malloy trying to control but Schupt is working from the bottom.
Malloy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Malloy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Schupt's guard.
Schupt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Malloy throws a strike but Schupt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Malloy lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Malloy trying to control the position.
Malloy trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malloy wants to improve his position but instead Schupt has moved into half guard.
Malloy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Malloy is trying to stand back up but Schupt is controlling him
Schupt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schupt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Schupt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malloy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schupt manages to avoid it.
Malloy throws out a loose jab but Schupt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steven Malloy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malloy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malloy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schupt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malloy.
Schupt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malloy.
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.
Schupt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schupt tries to clinch but Malloy moves out of range.
Malloy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schupt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Malloy throws a nice looking combination but Schupt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malloy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Malloy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schupt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Malloy is breathing heavily.
Schupt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schupt closes the distance and clinches.
Malloy being controlled against the cage.
Malloy is looking to break free of the clinch but Schupt has double underhooks.
Schupt just leaning against Malloy, taking a breather.
Malloy wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malloy is trying to break free.
Schupt working aggressively here.
Schupt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Malloy up against the cage.
Schupt works on Malloy's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felton Schupt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Felton Schupt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schupt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steven Malloy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schupt ducks under a wild hook from Malloy.
Schupt is looking to clinch.
Malloy swats away the attempt to clinch by Schupt.
A slow jab from Malloy misses its intended target.
Malloy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malloy jabs at Schupt's body.
Malloy sizes up Schupt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for Malloy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malloy moves forwards but Schupt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Malloy lands a head shot.
Schupt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schupt ducks under a wild hook from Malloy.
Malloy throws a lazy right hand but Schupt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malloy misses with a straight right.
Steven Malloy is winning the standup battle so far.
Malloy misses with a double jab.
Malloy misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malloy looks to throw the jab but Schupt is out of range.
Schupt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Malloy doesn't seem bothered though.
Steven Malloy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schupt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malloy.
Schupt doesn't manage to clinch there - Malloy circles away.
Schupt digs a good body shot into Malloy's ribs.
Schupt drives through and clinches with Malloy against the cage.
Malloy has had enough of the clinch but Schupt keeps him there for the moment.
Schupt being controlled against the cage.
Schupt lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schupt.
Malloy can't break the clinch.
Schupt lands with a light punch inside.
Schupt wants to stall.
Malloy tries to break the clinch but Schupt is controlling the position.
Malloy is trying to break free.
Malloy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malloy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schupt counters by moving into the clinch.
Schupt taking a breather.
Schupt wants a takedown but no success here.
Malloy prevents a body shot from Schupt.
Malloy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malloy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schupt lands a nice shot to the body.
Malloy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malloy throws a series of punches but Schupt moves out of range.
Malloy missing with a left hand there. Schupt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malloy throws a hook to the side of Schupt's head but Schupt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schupt instigates a clinch.
Schupt lands a shot to the body.
Schupt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Malloy is trying to break free.
Schupt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Malloy is trying to break the clinch but Schupt has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Schupt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Schupt lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schupt tries to pull guard but Malloy won't allow it.
Schupt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Malloy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schupt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malloy misses with a hook. Schupt ducked under it nicely.
Malloy throws a hook but Schupt avoids it easily.
Malloy misses with a double jab.
Schupt moves out of range of the strikes.
Malloy swats away the attempt to clinch by Schupt.
Malloy swats away the attempt to clinch by Schupt.
Malloy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malloy swinging wilding here.
Malloy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malloy misses with a combination
and Schupt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schupt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Schupt preventing the sweep.
Malloy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Malloy is striking off his back. Schupt thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Malloy tries to roll over but Schupt keeps him under control.
Malloy tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Schupt manages to move to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malloy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Schupt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felton Schupt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felton Schupt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Schupt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malloy throws out the jab.
Malloy lands a jab to the nose.
Schupt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Malloy as he avoids it easily.
Schupt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Malloy swivels and escapes.
Malloy misses with a double jab
and Schupt counters with a one-two to the body.
Malloy throws out a loose jab but Schupt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schupt tries to move into range but Malloy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Malloy finds it's way through Schupt's defenses.
Malloy throws a good cross that connects.
Schupt throws a hook but Malloy blocks it.
Malloy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schupt takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Malloy.
Schupt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malloy.
Malloy throws a jab when Schupt was well out of range.
Schupt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malloy throws a one two combo.
Schupt fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Malloy.
Schupt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malloy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schupt.
Malloy misses with a straight right.
Schupt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Malloy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schupt circles away quickly and effectively.
Malloy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schupt moves into the clinch.
Malloy wants to break free but Schupt has control.
Malloy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schupt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schupt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Malloy is looking to break free of the clinch but Schupt has double underhooks.
Malloy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malloy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schupt moves away from the strike by Malloy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Malloy misses.
Malloy thuds a left hand into Schupt's body.
Schupt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schupt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malloy.
Schupt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malloy throws a series of punches but Schupt moves out of range.
Malloy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schupt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malloy.
Nice defenses there by Schupt.
Malloy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schupt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malloy.
Malloy throws a series of punches but Schupt moves out of range.
Schupt slips a jab from Malloy.
Schupt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malloy throws a shot from downtown. Schupt moves away and avoids it.
Malloy throws the left hand but Schupt avoids the punch easily.
Schupt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schupt clinches with his opponent.
Malloy is trying to break free.
Malloy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schupt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Malloy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schupt works on Malloy's body with a couple of short punches.
Schupt prevents Malloy from breaking the clinch.
Schupt is leaning against Malloy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schupt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Malloy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Steven Malloy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felton Schupt.
Schupt lands a shot to the body.
Malloy is trying to break free.
Malloy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Malloy breaks from the clinch.
Malloy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schupt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schupt slips a jab and a cross from Malloy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schupt has closed the distance and engaged Malloy in a clinch.
Malloy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Schupt stalling in the clinch.
Malloy tries to break the clinch but Schupt is controlling the position.
Malloy has had enough of the clinch but Schupt keeps him there for the moment.
Malloy blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Schupt fails to land.
Schupt works on Malloy's body with a couple of short punches.
Malloy wants to break free but Schupt has control.
Malloy swings wildly with an uppercut but Schupt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malloy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malloy is trying to break free.
Malloy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malloy tries to stall but Schupt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schupt misses with a punch on the inside.
Malloy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schupt has him pressed against the cage.
Schupt is pushing Malloy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Malloy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Malloy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schupt 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Steven Malloy!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Steven Malloy!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Steven Malloy!
Steven Malloy wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Thibeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thibeau has chosen Amazing - Kanye West as his entrance music. Nicholas Thibeau is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgar Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholas Thibeau!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Poe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thibeau to see if he's OK.
Thibeau is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poe working the head with strikes.
Thibeau is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Poe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Thibeau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poe working the ground and pound but Thibeau is defending the strikes.
Poe in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Poe working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Poe tries for a kimura but Thibeau is defending well.
Poe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Thibeau pushes Poe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Poe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Poe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thibeau knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Poe tries for a kimura but Thibeau is defending well.
Poe is breathing heavily.
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.
Poe working away.
Poe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Thibeau is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Thibeau down.
Poe working the head and body with strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thibeau bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thibeau wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thibeau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thibeau scores with a decent looking hook.
Poe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thibeau wants to clinch.
Poe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Poe shoots in for a takedown but Thibeau shows good takedown defense.
Thibeau misses with a two punch combination.
Poe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Poe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Poe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thibeau does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thibeau is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thibeau wants to control but Poe is keeping busy.
Poe is looking for a kimura but Thibeau is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Poe to get the leverage.
Poe is taking a breather. Thibeau 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.
Poe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Poe is trying to work for a kimura but Thibeau is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thibeau lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Poe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thibeau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Poe dominated that round.
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.
Poe rushes Thibeau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thibeau takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thibeau misses with the head strike.
Poe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Poe prevents Thibeau from breaking the clinch.
Thibeau lands a body punch.
Poe lands with a right to the head.
Poe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thibeau gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Poe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thibeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thibeau stops a takedown attempt from Poe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Poe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thibeau can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibeau has had enough of the clinch but Poe keeps him there for the moment.
Poe goes for a takedown attempt but Thibeau pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thibeau darts in trying to clinch
and Poe counters with a single leg into guard. Thibeau didn't expect that.
Thibeau is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Thibeau looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Thibeau looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Thibeau!
Poe throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Thibeau tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Poe tries to escape but Thibeau is in control.
You can see the frustration on Poe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Poe sneaks out the side door and pushes Thibeau away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nicholas Thibeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Thibeau. No joy for Poe on that attempt.
Poe shoots in for a takedown but Thibeau shows good takedown defense.
Thibeau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Poe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poe fails to land the takedown.
Poe shoots for a takedown but Thibeau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Poe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Poe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Poe 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.
Poe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Poe unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibeau tries to hold on but Poe pushes him away.
Thibeau wants to try and get back to his feet.
Poe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Poe working for a submission but Thibeau is keeping him at bay.
Poe controlling from mount.
Thibeau tries to hold on but Poe pushes him away.
Poe landing shots from mount.
Poe 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.
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.
Poe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poe avoids the attempt from Thibeau to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Poe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Poe lands with some strikes.
Poe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thibeau can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Poe with shots to the head and body - Thibeau looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thibeau is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thibeau wants to control but Poe is having none of it.
Thibeau is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Poe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Poe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thibeau is fending him off so far but Poe persists. Nope, Thibeau circles away and we're back to standing.
Thibeau lands with a nice combination. Poe backs away looking to recover.
Thibeau throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Poe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thibeau tries to clinch up
and Poe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thibeau's guard.
Poe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thibeau is keeping the position for now.
Thibeau is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Poe is controlling him.
Poe scoring with some ground and pound.
Poe wants to control from the top but Thibeau keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Poe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Poe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Poe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Poe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Thibeau as Poe shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Poe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Poe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Poe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thibeau pinned against the cage. Thibeau gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Poe shoots in but Thibeau avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Poe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thibeau but Thibeau pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thibeau is looking to clinch but Poe is avoiding it.
Poe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thibeau as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thibeau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thibeau misses with a two punch combination.
Poe shoots in and drives through. Thibeau sprawls well.
Thibeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Thibeau. No joy for Poe on that attempt.
No joy there for Thibeau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thibeau throws a right hand that Poe ducks under and follows up with a left that Poe also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibeau keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Poe shoots in and bounces Thibeau off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thibeau wants to sweep but no luck.
Poe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thibeau trying to keep a closed guard but Poe is proving a slippery customer.
Thibeau has his foot on Poe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Poe works his way back into a safe position though.
Nicholas Thibeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poe trying to control the position from guard on top but Thibeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thibeau wants to improve his position but instead Poe has moved into half guard.
Edgar Poe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe is controlling the pace.
Poe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Poe there.
Poe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thibeau defending well though.
Poe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thibeau pushes Poe off looking to stand but Poe dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Poe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Poe, 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight for Edgar Poe!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Edgar Poe!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Edgar Poe!
Edgar Poe wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brijwanth J (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Beaulac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brijwanth J!
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, Jon Beaulac!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaulac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from J.
Jon Beaulac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
J scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Jon Beaulac has been cut.
J missing with a left hand there. Beaulac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
J scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
J keeps the fight on the outside.
J keeps the fight on the outside.
J misses with an uppercut.
Beaulac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from J.
Beaulac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beaulac throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beaulac connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beaulac wants to clinch up but J keeps it at a distance.
Beaulac wants to clinch up but J keeps it at a distance.
Beaulac tries to clinch but J is having none of it.
Beaulac moves into range and clinches up with J.
Beaulac manages to break the clinch.
Beaulac doesn't manage to clinch there - J circles away.
Beaulac slips under a jab from J.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulac tries to clinch up.
J throws a shot from downtown. Beaulac moves away and avoids it.
Beaulac wants to clinch up but J keeps it at a distance.
Beaulac tries to close the distance and clinch up but J swats him away and circles back towards the center.
J misses with a series of wild punches.
Beaulac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by J as he connects with a hook.
Beaulac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beaulac tries to clinch up.
J swinging wilding here.
Beaulac moves in looking to clinch but J pushes him off.
Beaulac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beaulac clinches.
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.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beaulac.
J is looking to break free of the clinch but Beaulac has double underhooks.
Beaulac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beaulac tries to clinch up but J circles away and keeps his distance.
Beaulac fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with J, pushing him back against the cage.
Beaulac connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Brijwanth J has been cut.
J wants to get back to striking at distance but Beaulac won't allow it.
Beaulac breaks from the clinch.
J misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beaulac.
Beaulac closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beaulac.
J is breathing heavily.
Beaulac keeps control of J as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Beaulac.
Beaulac is working J over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Beaulac - that landed with a thud.
A knee to the head by Beaulac.
Beaulac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
J keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
J showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beaulac.
J avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
J circles away from the clinch attempt.
J pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
J throws a hook but Beaulac avoids it easily.
A jab from J misses.
Beaulac tries to clinch there but J circles away.
J keeps the fight on the outside.
Beaulac fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with J, pushing him back against the cage.
Beaulac unloads a knee to the mid-section. J lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beaulac using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beaulac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Beaulac manages to break the clinch.
Beaulac moves in looking to clinch but J pushes him off.
Beaulac tries to clinch up but J circles away and keeps his distance.
Beaulac tries to clinch up but J circles away and keeps his distance.
Beaulac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beaulac closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
J is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Beaulac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beaulac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but J paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beaulac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beaulac scores with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beaulac tries to clinch up.
Beaulac moves in looking to clinch but J pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Beaulac dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beaulac tries to clinch there but J circles away.
Beaulac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as J throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beaulac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
J swats away the attempt to clinch by Beaulac.
Beaulac fails with an attempt to clinch.
J is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beaulac slips a jab and a cross from J.
J avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for J, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
J circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beaulac throws a nice head kick!
Beaulac tries to close the distance and clinch but J swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beaulac is looking to clinch.
J scores with a nice head shot.
Jon Beaulac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulac tries to close the distance and clinch but J swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beaulac fails in his attempt to clinch.
J throws a hook to the side of Beaulac's head but Beaulac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Beaulac.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beaulac is looking to clinch but J is avoiding it.
Beaulac tries to close the distance and clinch but J swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
J takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
J misses with a straight left.
Beaulac tries to clinch but J is having none of it.
J looks to score with a jab to the body but Beaulac is just out of range.
Beaulac is looking to clinch but J is avoiding it.
Beaulac wants to clinch.
Beaulac throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beaulac wants to clinch.
Beaulac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beaulac takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beaulac tries to clinch there but J circles away.
J swats away the attempt to clinch by Beaulac.
Beaulac tries to clinch up.
Beaulac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
J takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
J is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beaulac.
Beaulac moves in looking to clinch but J pushes him off.
J misses with a double jab.
Beaulac gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Beaulac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Beaulac.
Beaulac clinches with his opponent.
Beaulac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
J swats away the attempt to clinch by Beaulac.
J swats away the attempt to clinch by Beaulac.
J circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beaulac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
J throws out a loose jab but Beaulac uses good head movement to avoid it.
J misses with a combination
and Beaulac moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beaulac.
Beaulac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brijwanth J is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beaulac tries to close the distance and clinch up but J swats him away and circles back towards the center.
J circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beaulac doesn't manage to clinch there - J circles away.
Beaulac wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beaulac fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beaulac lands with a kick to the temple. J shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Beaulac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Beaulac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
J keeps the fight on the outside.
Beaulac tries to clinch but J moves out of range.
Beaulac tries to clinch up.
J avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beaulac doesn't manage to clinch there - J circles away.
J throws a looping overhand right but Beaulac ducks down to avoid it.
Beaulac fails in his attempt to clinch.
J thows a body shot but no joy.
Beaulac tries to close the distance and clinch up but J swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beaulac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
J fails to land with a series of punches.
Beaulac lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaulac tries to clinch there but J circles away.
Beaulac doesn't manage to clinch there - J circles away.
Beaulac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beaulac misses with a combination
and J counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beaulac throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by J.
Brijwanth J's cut is getting worse.
Beaulac tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and J counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beaulac closes the distance looking to clinch
and J connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
J cracks a nice hook into Beaulac's ribs.
Beaulac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
J takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J throws a head kick that misses.
Beaulac clinches but J breaks the clinch
and J counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - J throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beaulac closes the distance looking to clinch
and J counters with a stiff right hand.
Beaulac tries to clinch but J moves away
and J counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beaulac tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and J connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beaulac closes the distance looking to clinch
and J counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac tries to clinch but J moves away
and J counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beaulac's knee momentarily.
J connects with a crisp jab.
Beaulac darts in trying to clinch
enabling J to counter with a crisp jab.
J circles away from the clinch attempt
and J counters with a nice uppercut.
Beaulac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beaulac tries to clinch
and J connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beaulac gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beaulac clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaulac scores with a shot to the side of J's head.
Beaulac lands a nice knee to the body.
Beaulac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beaulac wants to clinch but J slips to the side
and J cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beaulac tries to clinch up but J circles away and keeps his distance.
J takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beaulac tries to clinch up.
Beaulac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beaulac tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and J counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beaulac throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Beaulac wants to clinch
letting J counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Beaulac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beaulac 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for Jon Beaulac!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Jon Beaulac!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Jon Beaulac!
Jon Beaulac wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Austin Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Galaganokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galaganokas has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johnny Galaganokas told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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4 - 3 - 0 |
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154 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Galaganokas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Galaganokas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Galaganokas tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Galaganokas moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Galaganokas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Johnny Galaganokas has been cut.
Galaganokas walks into a left hand.
Daniels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt
so Galaganokas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Daniels is looking for a triangle but Galaganokas pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galaganokas trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Galaganokas stopping the sweep attempt from Daniels.
Daniels throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Daniels throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galaganokas won't allow Daniels to sweep him here.
Daniels looking to control.
Galaganokas is looking to advance position but Daniels has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Daniels fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Galaganokas working to try and regain half guard.
Daniels working for a submission but Galaganokas is keeping him at bay.
Daniels postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Galaganokas looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looking to secure an arm triangle but Galaganokas defends it well.
Galaganokas tries to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
Galaganokas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Daniels connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Daniels throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Daniels jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Galaganokas is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Galaganokas and Daniels has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Galaganokas tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a strike aimed at the side of Galaganokas's head but Galaganokas avoids it well.
Daniels is looking to take a break and control but Galaganokas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Galaganokas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Daniels's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Daniels wants to free his trapped foot but Galaganokas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Galaganokas trying to control from the bottom.
Daniels 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.
Galaganokas is looking for a sweep. Daniels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daniels stops Galaganokas from getting back to his feet.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Galaganokas fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daniels.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Galaganokas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Daniels, pushing him back against the cage.
Galaganokas looking to throw knees to the head but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Daniels has Galaganokas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Galaganokas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Daniels no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Galaganokas wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Galaganokas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniels is keeping the position for now.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Galaganokas from controlling successfully.
Daniels 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Austin Daniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Galaganokas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galaganokas.
Galaganokas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galaganokas moves into the clinch.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Galaganokas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Galaganokas goes for a takedown attempt but Daniels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Galaganokas gets caught flat footed, as Daniels shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Daniels tries to free his leg and advance position but Galaganokas is retaining full guard.
Daniels won't allow Galaganokas to sweep him here.
Galaganokas controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Daniels won't allow Galaganokas to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galaganokas looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Daniels puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galaganokas trying to control from the bottom.
Daniels looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Galaganokas is breathing heavily.
Galaganokas is refusing to be controlled, as Daniels sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Daniels with a poor takedown
and Galaganokas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Daniels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Galaganokas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Austin Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Galaganokas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Galaganokas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Daniels is trying to get an arm triangle but Galaganokas is defending well.
Galaganokas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galaganokas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Galaganokas is keeping the position for now.
Galaganokas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Austin Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Galaganokas works his foot free and advances to mount.
Galaganokas blocks Daniels's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Galaganokas looking to secure an arm triangle but Daniels defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galaganokas throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Daniels wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Galaganokas.
Galaganokas prevents Daniels from getting the reversal.
Daniels is working hard here to advance position.
Galaganokas working for a submission but Daniels is keeping him at bay.
Daniels is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daniels tries to hold on but Galaganokas postures up.
Galaganokas goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Daniels is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels scoring with some ground and pound.
Daniels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Daniels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Galaganokas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galaganokas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Daniels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Galaganokas's cut.
That's time! Daniels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Daniels scores with a jab to the head.
Daniels moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daniels gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Galaganokas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Daniels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Daniels avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels postures up in Galaganokas's guard and throws a big left but Galaganokas blocks it.
Galaganokas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daniels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Galaganokas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galaganokas looking for a sweep. Not yet Galaganokas, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daniels smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Galaganokas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Galaganokas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice takedown defense from Daniels. No joy for Galaganokas on that attempt.
Galaganokas doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Galaganokas circles away quickly and effectively.
Galaganokas blocks a jab.
Daniels shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Galaganokas's guard.
Galaganokas trying to strike off his back.
Daniels stands up over Galaganokas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Galaganokas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Galaganokas keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Galaganokas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but Galaganokas blocks nicely.
Daniels landing with the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Galaganokas clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Galaganokas won't allow it.
Daniels jumps guard but Galaganokas stands there with Daniels around his waist. Daniels gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Galaganokas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daniels's defenses.
Galaganokas has hold of one of Daniels's legs. Daniels is fighting the takedown attempt but Galaganokas gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Galaganokas trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels is trying to control the position but Galaganokas postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galaganokas trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galaganokas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Galaganokas trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daniels, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Austin Daniels!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Austin Daniels!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Austin Daniels!
Austin Daniels wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Pederson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeRoy Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeRoy Barkley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, LeRoy Barkley!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Pederson misses.
Pederson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pederson ducks right into an uppercut from Barkley.
Barkley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pederson.
Pederson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left lands for Pederson.
It looks like LeRoy Barkley has been cut.
Pederson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Pederson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pederson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pederson throws a leg kick which misses Barkley's front leg but catches the back leg as Barkley tries to avoid it.
Barkley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pederson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pederson scoring well with a low kick there.
Pederson throws a nice looking combination but Barkley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pederson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pederson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barkley.
Barkley throws a right and a left that Pederson avoids nicely.
Pederson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barkley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barkley misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Pederson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson clinches.
Pederson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barkley looks to score with a jab to the body but Pederson is just out of range.
Pederson is looking to clinch but Barkley is avoiding it.
Pederson doesn't manage to clinch there - Barkley circles away.
Pederson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pederson.
Barkley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pederson counters with a nice uppercut.
Barkley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pederson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pederson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barkley misses with a wild combination.
Barkley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barkley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barkley throws a combination that misses
and Pederson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pederson lands a shoulder strike.
Barkley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barkley looks gassed!
Pederson stalling in the clinch but Barkley improves position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pederson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pederson throws a punch but it's blocked by Barkley.
Pederson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pederson lands a left hand.
Pederson landing knees to the body.
Pederson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pederson gets through Barkley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pederson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pederson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barkley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pederson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Barkley tries to pull guard but Pederson holds him up against the cage and eventually Barkley drops back down to his feet.
Barkley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pederson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barkley or not.
Pederson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barkley up against the cage.
Pederson lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson slowing the pace effectively.
Pederson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pederson throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Barkley misses.
Barkley swats away the attempt to clinch by Pederson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pederson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up LeRoy Barkley's cut even more.
Barkley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pederson.
Barkley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barkley throws a series of strikes that have Pederson backpedaling.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pederson.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch but Barkley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pederson moves in looking to clinch but Barkley pushes him off.
Pederson cracks Barkley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pederson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barkley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barkley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barkley is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson has Barkley up against the cage in a clinch.
Pederson breaks from the clinch.
Pederson misses with a combination
and Barkley counters with a single leg into guard. Pederson didn't expect that.
Pederson looking for a sweep. Not yet Pederson, not yet.
Pederson has Barkley pulled in close to control his posture.
Pederson trying to strike off his back.
Barkley stopping the sweep attempt from Pederson.
Pederson is controlling Barkley's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pederson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barkley manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Pederson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LeRoy Barkley's cut.
That's time! Pederson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barkley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Pederson.
Barkley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Barkley swinging wilding here.
Barkley throws a series of punches but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson throws a nice looking combination but Barkley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pederson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barkley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pederson counters with a nice uppercut.
Pederson stuns Barkley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pederson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jeremy Pederson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pederson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pederson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barkley circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barkley throws an overhand right that lands on Pederson's shoulder, as Pederson tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Pederson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pederson misses with a body shot.
Pederson misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson lands with an uppercut that bounces Barkley off the cage and back into rage.
Pederson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Pederson misses the target.
Good leg kick by Pederson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pederson instigates a clinch.
Barkley jumps guard but Pederson stands there with Barkley around his waist. Barkley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barkley has had enough of the clinch but Pederson keeps him there for the moment.
Pederson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barkley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pederson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pederson closes the distance and clinches.
Pederson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barkley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pederson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Pederson.
Pederson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pederson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pederson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Pederson.
Pederson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Barkley.
A combination from Pederson does no damage.
Jeremy Pederson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pederson cracks a nice hook into Barkley's ribs.
Pederson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pederson tries to clinch up.
Pederson misses with a head kick.
Pederson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pederson throws a shot from downtown. Barkley moves away and avoids it.
Pederson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barkley, pushing him back against the cage.
Pederson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pederson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pederson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pederson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barkley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pederson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch but Barkley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pederson pushes Barkley up against the cage in a clinch.
Pederson lands with a light punch inside.
Pederson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pederson tries to clinch there but Barkley circles away.
Barkley throws a combination that misses
and Pederson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The cut above LeRoy Barkley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch but Barkley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barkley throws a series of punches but Pederson avoids them all with ease.
Pederson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pederson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barkley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pederson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pederson is looking to clinch but Barkley is avoiding it.
Pederson misses with a body shot.
Pederson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barkley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pederson.
Pederson clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Pederson breaks from the clinch.
Pederson connects with a single shot there.
Pederson throws a sloppy head kick and Barkley moves out of range easily.
Pederson closes the distance and clinches.
Pederson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barkley wants a takedown but no success here.
Jeremy Pederson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeRoy Barkley.
Pederson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pederson clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Pederson.
Pederson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barkley throws a nice looking combination but Pederson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pederson misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pederson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barkley's head.
LeRoy Barkley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley misses with a double jab
and Pederson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pederson lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Pederson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on LeRoy Barkley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pederson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barkley has time to react.
Barkley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pederson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jeremy Pederson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pederson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barkley in his tracks.
Pederson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pederson looks to clinch
and Barkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pederson lands the left hand.
Pederson throws a sloppy head kick and Barkley moves out of range easily.
Pederson darts in and clinches Barkley up against the cage.
Pederson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barkley can do to turn this around?
Pederson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barkley backwards.
Pederson has Barkley pushed against the cage.
Barkley tries to pull guard but Pederson holds him up against the cage and eventually Barkley drops back down to his feet.
Pederson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barkley is working for takedown but Pederson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pederson lands an elbow just above Barkley 's eye.
Pederson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pederson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pederson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barkley's head.
A punch combination from Pederson misses.
No joy there for Pederson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pederson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barkley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pederson throws a head kick that Barkley semi-blocks.
Barkley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pederson moves in looking to clinch but Barkley pushes him off.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barkley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Pederson. That snapped Barkley's head back.
Pederson lands a lovely overhand right.
Barkley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pederson throws a head kick that half lands.
Pederson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Barkley counter with a right hand.
Barkley stuns Pederson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barkley works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson works over Barkley's head and body with a nice combination.
Pederson throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Barkley misses
and Pederson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barkley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barkley throws a series of punches but Pederson avoids them all with ease.
Pederson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barkley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pederson throws a wild body kick that Barkley sees coming a mile off.
Pederson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barkley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pederson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Barkley is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pederson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Barkley's back instead.
Barkley breaks Pederson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pederson keeping moving, preventing Barkley from controlling successfully.
Pederson 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pederson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Barkley to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pederson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pederson advances position into side control!
Barkley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
An elbow from Pederson crashes against the mat.
LeRoy Barkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pederson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Barkley rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pederson's guard! Nice work there by Barkley!
Barkley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pederson's head.
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.
Barkley trying to control but Pederson is working from the bottom.
Barkley stopping the sweep attempt from Pederson.
Pederson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barkley's guard.
Jeremy Pederson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pederson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pederson prevents Barkley from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barkley 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.
Pederson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pederson trying to control but Barkley is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Pederson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pederson, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Jeremy Pederson!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Jeremy Pederson!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Jeremy Pederson!
Jeremy Pederson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ted Granger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Armhausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Armhausen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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, Ted Granger!
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, Tim Armhausen!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger moves in looking to clinch but Armhausen pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Granger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Granger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armhausen darts in trying to clinch
and Granger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Armhausen's guard now.
Granger prevents Armhausen from getting back to his feet.
Armhausen has momentary wrist control but Granger slips an elbow through the middle.
Granger is looking to work some ground and pound but Armhausen has wrist control.
Granger postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Armhausen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Granger, into his guard.
Granger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Granger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Armhausen!
Armhausen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Granger.
Armhausen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Granger throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Granger looking to control but Armhausen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Granger is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Armhausen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Armhausen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Granger throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Armhausen because Granger loaded up on that one.
Granger goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Armhausen is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Armhausen is looking to improve his position.
Granger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Granger is looking for a kimura but Armhausen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Granger to get the leverage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Granger lands a nice short elbow.
Armhausen trying to hold on to Granger's head to control him but Granger postures up.
Granger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger prevents Armhausen from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Armhausen moves in looking to clinch but Granger pushes him off.
Armhausen moves into the clinch.
Armhausen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Armhausen tries to land a knee to the head but Granger blocks with his arms.
Armhausen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Armhausen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Armhausen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Armhausen looks gassed!
Granger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Granger can't break the clinch.
Armhausen tries a knee to the head but Granger blocks it.
Armhausen tries a knee to the head but Granger blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Granger has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Armhausen regains guard immediately.
Granger wants to control from the top but Armhausen keeps moving.
Granger landing some decent shots from guard.
Granger throws a big right hand that misses.
Granger wants to control from the top but Armhausen keeps moving.
Granger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Granger postures up and lands a big shot to Armhausen's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Granger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Armhausen.
Granger darts in trying to clinch
and Armhausen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Armhausen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Granger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Granger breaks the clinch.
Armhausen wants to clinch.
Granger gets a takedown into half guard.
Armhausen tries to get to full guard but Granger has control of the leg.
Granger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armhausen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Armhausen is not content to let Granger control the position.
Granger is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Armhausen reverses the position - he's now on top in Granger's guard.
Armhausen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Granger has his foot on Armhausen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Armhausen works his way back into a safe position though.
Granger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Granger trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Granger being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Granger is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger looking to pass the guard.
Granger wants to control from the top but Armhausen keeps moving.
Armhausen wants to sweep here but Granger controlling him for the moment.
Granger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Granger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armhausen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger postures up and lands a big shot to Armhausen's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Armhausen is on top in guard.
Granger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Granger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Armhausen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armhausen stopping the sweep attempt from Granger.
Granger has a closed guard, preventing Armhausen from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger has his foot on Armhausen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Armhausen works his way back into a safe position though.
Armhausen wants to pass the guard but Granger is keeping the position.
Granger had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Armhausen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Granger Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Armhausen's back instead.
Granger keeps control of the position as Armhausen tries to break free.
Granger is punishing Armhausen with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Granger dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Armhausen tries to clinch up but Granger circles away and keeps his distance.
Armhausen moves into the clinch.
Armhausen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armhausen tries to land knees in the clinch but Granger avoids the damage to the body.
Armhausen landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ted Granger has been cut.
Armhausen misses with a knee strike.
Armhausen lands a knee to the head.
Armhausen with a knee to the head.
Granger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Granger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Armhausen is struggling to control the position.
Armhausen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armhausen controlling the action here for a moment.
Armhausen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Armhausen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Armhausen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Armhausen misses with a knee to the head.
Granger is trying to break the clinch but Armhausen has him pressed against the cage.
Granger can't get the takedown.
Armhausen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armhausen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Armhausen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Granger is trying to break free.
Armhausen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Granger goes for a takedown attempt but Armhausen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ted Granger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armhausen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Granger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Armhausen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Armhausen darts in trying to clinch
and Granger counters with a right hand to the body.
Granger lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger doesn't manage to clinch there - Armhausen circles away.
Granger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armhausen wants to clinch.
Armhausen pushes Granger up against the cage in a clinch.
Armhausen gets underhooks to prevent Granger's takedown attempt.
Armhausen scores a nice knee to the body.
Armhausen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Granger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Armhausen walks away with a smile on his face. Granger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Granger tries to clinch but Armhausen is having none of it.
Armhausen lands a head kick!
Armhausen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Granger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tim Armhausen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger shoots for a takedown but Armhausen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Armhausen moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armhausen lands a knee to the head.
Armhausen misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Granger wants a takedown but no success here.
Armhausen tries to land a knee to the head but Granger blocks with his arms.
Granger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Armhausen misses with a knee to the head.
Armhausen keeps control of Granger as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Granger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Armhausen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Armhausen misses with a knee to the head.
Granger wants to get back to striking at distance but Armhausen won't allow it.
Granger has Armhausen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Armhausen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Armhausen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Granger has had enough of the clinch but Armhausen keeps him there for the moment.
Armhausen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Granger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Armhausen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Granger takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Armhausen misses with a knee strike.
Armhausen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Granger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armhausen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armhausen misses with a knee to the head.
Armhausen tries to land a knee to the head but Granger blocks with his arms.
Armhausen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Granger blocks it with crossed arms.
Granger is trying to break the clinch but Armhausen has him pressed against the cage.
Granger is trying to drag Armhausen to the mat but Armhausen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Armhausen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Granger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Armhausen misses with a knee strike.
Granger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Armhausen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Granger.
Armhausen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Granger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Armhausen has him pressed against the cage.
Granger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Armhausen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Granger 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Ted Granger!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Ted Granger!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Ted Granger!
Ted Granger wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Sansario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvan Kerrigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerrigan has chosen BUSH- MACHINE HEAD as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Sansario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvan Kerrigan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerrigan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kerrigan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sansario.
Kerrigan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kerrigan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sansario keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerrigan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sansario is trying to get back to half guard.
Kerrigan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sansario is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kerrigan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansario is looking to improve his position.
Sansario wants to get back to his feet.
Sansario regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kerrigan.
Sansario wants to stand up but Kerrigan is controlling him.
Kerrigan passes Sansario's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kerrigan throwing shots but Sansario is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kerrigan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sansario is looking to improve his position.
Sansario is working hard here to advance position.
Kerrigan 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.
Kerrigan is pressing down on Sansario's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sansario is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big right from Sansario misses.
Nick Sansario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Sansario.
Sansario missing with a left hand there. Kerrigan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sansario is looking to clinch.
Kerrigan staying out of range there.
Sansario thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sansario tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kerrigan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sansario.
Sansario scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansario lands a glancing blow to the side of Kerrigan's head.
Sansario tries to clinch but Kerrigan moves out of range.
Sansario throws a big shot that misses.
Kerrigan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sansario jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sansario misses the jab.
Kerrigan slips under a jab from Sansario.
Kerrigan staying out of range there.
Kerrigan looks for a takedown but Sansario sprawls well.
Sansario throws a lazy right hand but Kerrigan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sansario scores with a nice right hand.
Sansario pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kerrigan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sansario.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Sansario dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sansario misses with an uppercut. Kerrigan saw that one coming.
Sansario misses with an uppercut. Kerrigan saw that one coming.
Kerrigan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sansario.
Sansario swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sansario throws a good cross that connects.
Kerrigan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sansario throws out the jab.
Sansario tries to clinch but Kerrigan moves out of range.
Kerrigan throws a sloppy head kick and Sansario moves out of range easily.
Sansario misses with a looping right.
Sansario lands a lovely overhand right.
Sansario is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerrigan.
Sansario jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sansario misses with a looping left.
Sansario throws a hook but Kerrigan avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansario misses the jab.
Sansario throws a shot from downtown. Kerrigan moves away and avoids it.
Kerrigan closes the distance and clinches up with Sansario, looking for a takedown. Kerrigan pushes Sansario against the cage but Sansario circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kerrigan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kerrigan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kerrigan is looking to take a break and control but Sansario is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sansario is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sansario is trying to buck Kerrigan off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerrigan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kerrigan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kerrigan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sansario manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kerrigan's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kerrigan decides to stand and escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerrigan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kerrigan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kerrigan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kerrigan defending well as Sansario loads up on a big left hand.
Sansario cracks Kerrigan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sansario is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sansario misses with an uppercut. Kerrigan saw that one coming.
Sansario waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kerrigan.
Sansario throws out a loose jab but Kerrigan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sansario misses with a hook.
Sansario throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sansario throws a shot from downtown. Kerrigan moves away and avoids it.
Kerrigan shoots in but Sansario avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kerrigan shoots in but no luck this time.
Nick Sansario has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvan Kerrigan.
Kerrigan is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansario lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Sansario does it's job there.
Kerrigan staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from Sansario.
Nick Sansario is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sansario moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sansario throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Sansario misses the target.
Sansario looks to throw the jab but Kerrigan is out of range.
Sansario lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sansario throws the left hand but Kerrigan avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sansario misses with a straight right.
Kerrigan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sansario tries to clinch there but Kerrigan circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Sansario dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sansario throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sansario throws a hook but Kerrigan avoids it easily.
Sansario misses with an uppercut.
Sansario wants to clinch up but Kerrigan keeps it at a distance.
Kerrigan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sansario is looking to clinch.
Sansario throws a shot from downtown. Kerrigan moves away and avoids it.
Sansario tests Kerrigan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kerrigan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kerrigan staying out of range there.
Sansario thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kerrigan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kerrigan tries to advance to mount but Sansario denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerrigan staying calm.
Sansario is looking for a sweep.
Kerrigan swings around for an armbar but Sansario sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kerrigan's guard.
Kerrigan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kerrigan has a closed guard, preventing Sansario from standing up.
Kerrigan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kerrigan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sansario uses it to pass to side control.
Kerrigan is trying to get back to his feet.
Sansario wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kerrigan, who protects the arm well.
Sansario stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kerrigan slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansario throws a lazy right hand but Kerrigan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nick Sansario is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sansario is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerrigan.
Kerrigan ducks under a wild hook from Sansario.
Sansario throws an overhand right that lands on Kerrigan's shoulder, as Kerrigan tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sansario looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sansario scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sansario tries to close the distance and clinch but Kerrigan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kerrigan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sansario throws a jab when Kerrigan was well out of range.
Sansario wants to clinch.
Sansario tries to clinch but Kerrigan is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerrigan moves away from the strike by Sansario.
Sansario getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kerrigan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sansario throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Sansario.
Sansario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kerrigan can do to turn this around?
Sansario looks to land a left hand but Kerrigan moved out of range nicely.
Alvan Kerrigan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sansario misses with a looping left.
Sansario connects with a single shot there.
Kerrigan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sansario throws out the jab.
Sansario throws a looping overhand right but Kerrigan ducks down to avoid it.
Nick Sansario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sansario connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kerrigan momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Sansario showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sansario, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Nick Sansario!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Nick Sansario!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Nick Sansario!
Nick Sansario wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns comes into the arena with Cocaine Blues blaring out of the sound system. shannon has chosen yesterdays headlines as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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146 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick shannon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shannon lands with a slapping head kick.
Johns lands a head shot.
It looks like Nick shannon has been cut.
Johns takes a kick to the side of the head.
shannon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
shannon throws a head kick that misses.
Johns throws a left that rocks shannon and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Johns dives into side control, looking to finish! Can shannon regain composure!
shannon is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johns lands a strong strike to the head of shannon. That's dazed him! Johns looking to finish here. shannon is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Johns lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Johns!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wiggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Slutskaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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168 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wiggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Slutskaya!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slutskaya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slutskaya shoots in and drives through. Wiggs sprawls well.
Slutskaya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiggs.
Slutskaya shoots in looking for a takedown. Wiggs tries to sprawl out of it but Slutskaya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wiggs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slutskaya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wiggs circles away.
John Wiggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Slutskaya.
Slutskaya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wiggs pinned against the cage. Wiggs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Slutskaya wants to clinch up but Wiggs keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slutskaya misses the jab.
Slutskaya tries to clinch but Wiggs is having none of it.
Slutskaya shoots in for a takedown but Wiggs shows good takedown defense.
Slutskaya looks to land a left hand but Wiggs moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Ivan Slutskaya has been cut.
Slutskaya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A left lands for Wiggs.
Slutskaya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slutskaya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slutskaya will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slutskaya looks gassed!
Slutskaya seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Wiggs shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Slutskaya is backing up but Wiggs catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Slutskaya covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Wiggs Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wiggs!
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