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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack The Ghost Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Manning has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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191 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Manning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack The Ghost Rider!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Ghost Rider gets a clinch.
The Ghost Rider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manning drops The Ghost Rider with a left right combo! Manning follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Zack The Ghost Rider has been cut.
Manning decides to stand back up. Manning steps back and let's The Ghost Rider get back to his feet.
Manning tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Ghost Rider counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Ghost Rider throws a combination that misses
and Manning counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Ghost Rider's guard now.
The Ghost Rider is rocked!
Manning passes into half guard.
The Ghost Rider is still in real trouble! Can Manning finish him?
Manning gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Manning moves into the clinch.
The Ghost Rider seems to have recovered his senses.
Manning goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Ghost Rider prevents it.
The Ghost Rider can't break the clinch.
Manning manages to pull guard.
The Ghost Rider controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manning pulls The Ghost Rider in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Manning wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Manning on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manning tries to get out of the position.
The Ghost Rider wants to pass the guard but Manning is keeping the position.
The Ghost Rider is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Ghost Rider missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Ghost Rider wants to control from the top but Manning keeps moving.
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.
Manning is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Manning not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manning is pulling down on The Ghost Rider's head. It's preventing any offense from The Ghost Rider, at least for the moment.
Manning manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Manning with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning scoring with strikes but The Ghost Rider is staying in there.
Manning landing strikes from the mount and The Ghost Rider is in trouble!
Manning is standing up, even though he is in mount.
The Ghost Rider looks gassed!
Manning throws a right and a left that The Ghost Rider avoids nicely.
The Ghost Rider feints and then cracks Manning's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manning down.
Zack The Ghost Rider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manning fails with the takedown.
The Ghost Rider cracks Manning with an open hand slap.
Manning throws a sloppy head kick and The Ghost Rider moves out of range easily.
The Ghost Rider drives through and clinches with Manning against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning successfully pulls guard.
Manning has The Ghost Rider pulled in close to control his posture.
The Ghost Rider is looking to stand up but Manning won't let him.
The Ghost Rider stands up from Manning's guard - The Ghost Rider perhaps looking for a knockout.
Manning shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Manning showed some decent athleticism there.
Manning content to control rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Manning dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zack The Ghost Rider's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manning shoots in and drives through. The Ghost Rider sprawls well.
The Ghost Rider lands a head kick!
Manning takes a kick to the side of the head.
Manning throws a lazy body kick
and The Ghost Rider counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Manning is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The Ghost Rider tries to close the distance and clinch but Manning swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manning tries to clinch but The Ghost Rider moves out of range.
Manning has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Ghost Rider.
Manning shoots in looking for a takedown. The Ghost Rider tries to sprawl out of it but Manning keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Ghost Rider manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Ghost Rider looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Ghost Rider, right into the meat.
Manning changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The Ghost Rider looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ghost Rider is trying to buck Manning off.
Manning stands up.
Manning clinches up with The Ghost Rider and pushes him back against the cage.
Manning jumps guard and drags The Ghost Rider to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Manning has The Ghost Rider pulled in close to control his posture.
Manning pushes The Ghost Rider off and scrambles back to his feet.
Manning gets a takedown into half guard.
The Ghost Rider trying to hold on to Manning's head to control him but Manning postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning stands up and beckons The Ghost Rider to join him on the feet.
Manning stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Ghost Rider.
Manning changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The Ghost Rider looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The Ghost Rider sneaks out the side door and pushes Manning away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Ghost Rider avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Ghost Rider throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manning counters with a series of strikes. The Ghost Rider will be more careful next time no doubt.
Manning shoots for a double leg takedown but The Ghost Rider sprawls well. He's pushed Manning's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Manning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manning tries to land a leg kick but The Ghost Rider saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from The Ghost Rider - that landed with a thud.
Manning wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Ghost Rider has him pressed against the cage.
Manning keeps control of The Ghost Rider as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manning is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Ghost Rider can't break the clinch.
Manning tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Ghost Rider wants to get back to striking at distance but Manning won't allow it.
The Ghost Rider keeps control of Manning as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Ghost Rider wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Ghost Rider breaks the clinch.
Manning gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manning jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Ghost Rider walks away with a smile on his face. Manning gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Ghost Rider throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manning tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Ghost Rider paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manning scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Manning will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Manning with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Ghost Rider counters with a head kick.
The Ghost Rider moves in looking to clinch but Manning pushes him off.
Manning moves into range and clinches up with The Ghost Rider.
Manning stalling in the clinch.
The Ghost Rider wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Ghost Rider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manning drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manning sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Manning gets to his feet. The Ghost Rider looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Ghost Rider circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Manning dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zack The Ghost Rider's cut.
That's time! 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.
Manning fails with the takedown
and The Ghost Rider counters with a series of strikes. Manning will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Ghost Rider goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Manning tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manning shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Ghost Rider's guard.
Manning stands and steps away. The Ghost Rider gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Manning looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Manning dodges the punch combination from The Ghost Rider.
Manning steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Ghost Rider. That one must have hurt.
The Ghost Rider circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from The Ghost Rider.
Manning shoots for a double leg takedown but The Ghost Rider sprawls well. He's pushed Manning's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Manning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Manning misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Ghost Rider lands a head kick. Manning smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manning looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Manning is looking to advance position but The Ghost Rider won't allow it.
Manning is looking for a kimura but The Ghost Rider is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Manning to get the leverage.
The Ghost Rider pushes Manning off and gets back to his feet.
Manning shoots for a takedown but The Ghost Rider saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manning throws a right hand that The Ghost Rider ducks under and follows up with a left that The Ghost Rider also avoids with ease.
The Ghost Rider tries to bum rush Manning with a series of wild strikes but Manning uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Ghost Rider stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost Rider throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manning has his takedown stuffed
and The Ghost Rider makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Manning really felt that one!
Manning shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Ghost Rider as he avoids it easily.
Manning drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Ghost Rider bucks up and tries to throw Manning off but instead Manning has got his back!
Will Manning go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Manning lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost Rider has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Manning loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can The Ghost Rider hold on?
Good control from Manning.
The Ghost Rider is trying to get back to his feet but Manning has full control of the position and if anything, The Ghost Rider has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Manning looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Manning keeps control of the position easily here as The Ghost Rider tries to buck him off.
The Ghost Rider looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Ghost Rider is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
The Ghost Rider stuffs the takedown.
The Ghost Rider shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manning as he jumps to the side.
Manning tries a head kick but it misses.
Manning shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Ghost Rider as he jumps to the side.
The Ghost Rider clinches with his opponent.
The Ghost Rider has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Manning avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zack The Ghost Rider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manning goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Ghost Rider prevents it.
Manning goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Ghost Rider prevents it.
Eli Manning is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Ghost Rider working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Manning showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manning, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Manning!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chester Cheetah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Goddard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goddard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Recipe for Bait kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chester Cheetah!
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, Graham Goddard!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheetah works Goddard's body with a nice hook.
Goddard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cheetah is looking to clinch but Goddard is avoiding it.
Goddard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cheetah!
Goddard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goddard is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Cheetah goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Goddard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Graham Goddard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Hagar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Thompson (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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205 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sammy Hagar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
Hagar tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hagar tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Hagar drops back down to his feet.
Thompson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hagar is trying to keep an underhook but Thompson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hagar wants to sweep but Thompson has passed to side control!
Hagar bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thompson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hagar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hagar trying to control the position.
Hagar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thompson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hagar is tightening it up a little... Thompson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Thompson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Thompson taps out! nice BJJ there by Hagar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sammy Hagar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Beurling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Houge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Beurling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Houge!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beurling is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beurling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Houge moves away.
Beurling gets a clinch.
Beurling digs a right hand into Houge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Houge's gas tank.
Beurling pulls guard effortlessly.
Beurling is trying to control the position but Houge postures up.
Beurling keeping full guard, as Houge tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Houge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beurling throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Beurling wants to sweep but no luck.
Houge landing some decent shots from guard.
Beurling throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Houge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Houge with that takedown attempt.
Beurling takes a swing at Houge's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beurling stuns Houge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Houge takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Paul Houge has been cut.
Houge walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Beurling rushes Houge and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Beurling tries to land knees in the clinch but Houge avoids the damage to the body.
Beurling comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beurling lands with a light punch inside.
Beurling scores with a shoulder strike.
Houge fails to pull guard.
Houge successfully pulls guard.
Beurling stopping the sweep attempt from Houge.
Beurling slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Houge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Houge tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houge is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Beurling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Houge keeps working.
Beurling is really struggling to control Houge but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Houge is looking for a sweep.
Beurling content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Beurling is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Houge knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Houge tries to bench press Beurling off him but Beurling keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beurling lands a body shot.
Houge looks gassed!
Beurling cracks Houge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beurling.
Beurling pushes Houge up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beurling just misses with a elbow thrown towards Houge's brow.
Beurling lands with a left to the head.
That has opened up Paul Houge's cut even more.
Houge has Beurling pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Beurling manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
George Beurling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Houge.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beurling lands a takedown into guard.
Beurling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beurling trying to control the position from guard on top but Houge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beurling keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Houge's head.
Beurling won't allow Houge to sweep him here.
Beurling has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Beurling makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beurling lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beurling controlling from the top position.
Beurling passes Houge's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Houge is not content to let Beurling control the position.
Houge is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beurling slips a nice elbow through Houge's hands, connecting with Houge's forehead.
Beurling is looking to advance position but Houge won't allow it.
Beurling prevents Houge from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Beurling in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Beurling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Houge's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beurling scores with a punch to the head.
Houge walks into a left hand.
Beurling lands with a slapping head kick.
Houge misses with a takedown attempt - Beurling sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Houge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beurling moves into the clinch.
Beurling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Houge is breathing heavily.
Beurling lands an uppercut.
Beurling gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Houge regains guard.
Beurling works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Beurling frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houge is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beurling looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Beurling trying to control but Houge is having none of it.
Houge defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Beurling.
Beurling landing shots from mount.
Beurling raining down shots from the mount!
Beurling controlling the pace for now.
Beurling with the ground and pound from mount.
Beurling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Houge can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houge throwing hammer fists to the chest of Beurling. What's that going to do exactly?
Houge slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Houge missing with punches from the bottom.
Beurling wants to control but Houge is keeping him busy.
Beurling trying to pass the guard but Houge defending well.
Beurling is nestled in close to Houge, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Houge wants to improve his position but Beurling is controlling well.
Beurling slips a nice elbow through Houge's hands, connecting with Houge's forehead.
Houge makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Houge.
Houge keeping full guard, as Beurling tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houge tries to strike from the bottom.
Houge 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.
Houge looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beurling seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Houge has momentary wrist control but Beurling slips an elbow through the middle.
Beurling lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Beurling tries to free his leg and advance position but Houge is retaining full guard.
Houge keeping moving, preventing Beurling from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Houge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beurling can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Beurling advances position into side control!
George Beurling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Houge is not content to let Beurling control the position.
Beurling is working Houge over with some ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houge is trying to improve his position.
Beurling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Houge keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Beurling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Houge's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Beurling digs a good hook to Houge's body.
Beurling chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Houge shoots in for a takedown but Beurling shows good takedown defense.
Jab by Beurling.
The cut above Paul Houge's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Beurling lands with a right hand.
Beurling misses with a series of wild punches.
Beurling with a hook.
Houge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beurling gets a clinch.
Beurling lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paul Houge's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Beurling lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beurling cracks Houge with a nice body shot.
Beurling working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beurling lands with a left to the head.
Beurling lands a right hand that snaps the head of Houge backwards.
A shot in the inside from Beurling.
Beurling lands with a left to the head.
Houge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beurling lands a shoulder strike.
Beurling jumps guard and drags Houge to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Beurling 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.
Houge postures up.
Beurling keeping full guard, as Houge tries to pass.
Beurling manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Houge manages to get himself to full guard.
Beurling trying to control the position from guard on top but Houge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paul Houge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houge is looking for a triangle but Beurling pushes his legs off easily.
Houge tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Houge has momentary wrist control but Beurling slips an elbow through the middle.
Houge has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beurling can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Beurling wants to control from the top but Houge keeps moving.
Beurling sitting in guard here, content to control.
George Beurling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Beurling won't allow Houge to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beurling scores with a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Houge's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Beurling!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percy Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rice comes to the cage accompanied by Pretty Boy Percy. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Percy Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rice tries to close the distance and clinch but Chapman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chapman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chapman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rice, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rice - that landed with a thud.
Chapman tries for a takedown but Rice manages to get underhooks.
Chapman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rice fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Percy Rice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Chapman.
Chapman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Mark Chapman has been cut.
Chapman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chapman tries to clinch but Rice moves away
and Rice counters with a left and a right that stings Chapman.
Chapman tries to keep at a distance but Rice has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rice misses with a body punch.
Rice is pressed up against the cage. Chapman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rice down to the mat. Rice avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rice is looking to clinch.
Rice clinches with his opponent.
Rice pushes Chapman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rice misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chapman.
Rice unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chapman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chapman looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rice gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Rice.
Rice digs a right hand into Chapman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chapman's gas tank.
Chapman avoiding damage as Rice throws knees to the body.
Chapman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chapman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rice pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chapman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rice has closed the distance and engaged Chapman in a clinch.
Rice working aggressively here.
Rice lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Rice.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rice swings wildly with an uppercut but Chapman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rice using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chapman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chapman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rice prevents it.
Rice can't find room to land a body shot as Chapman controls the action.
Rice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rice trying to land knees to the body.
Rice lands a knee to the head.
Rice tries a knee to the head but Chapman blocks it.
Rice misses with a punch on the inside.
Rice lands with a right to the head.
Rice tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chapman should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman blocks an uppercut.
Chapman wants a takedown.
Rice with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rice missing with knees to the body.
Rice with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rice has a couple of punches blocked by Chapman.
Rice has a couple of punches blocked by Chapman.
Rice is pressed up against the cage. Chapman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rice down to the mat. Rice avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chapman has a takedown stuffed.
Rice lands a brutal head kick. Chapman looks out on his feet and Rice throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Percy Rice!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darth Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darth Fedor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Carter's chin.
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darth Fedor!
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, John Carter!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fedor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carter is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Carter pushes Fedor off and gets back to his feet.
Carter clinches up with Fedor and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter landing knees to the head.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Fedor is blocking nicely.
Fedor blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fedor blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fedor avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fedor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fedor is looking to chop away at Carter's legs.
Fedor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fedor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carter's guard.
Fedor passes Carter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carter is trying to stand.
Fedor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fedor moves nicely into side control.
Carter is not content to let Fedor control the position.
Fedor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fedor has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Carter prevents Fedor from improving position.
Carter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carter gets back to half guard.
Fedor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Fedor is trying for a kimura here. Carter looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Fedor wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darth Fedor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Blaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenthal comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Derringer - I Am a Real American. Blaver has chosen AC/DC's Hells Bells as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Rosenthal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alan Blaver!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenthal misses with a takedown attempt - Blaver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alan Blaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Rosenthal.
Blaver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaver throws out a leg kick but Rosenthal moves out of range and Blaver only half commits.
Blaver stuffs the takedown attempt from Rosenthal. Rosenthal gets slowly back to his feet.
Rosenthal shoots in and drives through. Blaver sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Rosenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaver avoids the body shot from Rosenthal.
Rosenthal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Holden Rosenthal has been cut.
Blaver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaver misses with a leg kick.
Rosenthal misses with a takedown attempt - Blaver sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rosenthal throws a leg kick but Blaver sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blaver instigates a clinch.
Rosenthal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rosenthal managing to block the knees to the body from Blaver.
Blaver stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaver landing knees to the body.
Good body shot from Blaver.
Blaver has Rosenthal pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rosenthal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blaver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blaver lands a body shot.
Blaver trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rosenthal tries to pull guard but Blaver holds him up against the cage and eventually Rosenthal drops back down to his feet.
Blaver prevents the takedown attempt.
Blaver missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Blaver.
Rosenthal is working for takedown but Blaver is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rosenthal is trying to drag Blaver to the mat but Blaver just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaver missing with knees to the body.
Blaver missing with knees to the body.
Blaver tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Blaver back against the cage.
Blaver tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosenthal avoids the damage to the body.
Rosenthal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaver works on Rosenthal's body with a couple of short punches.
Rosenthal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rosenthal has had enough of the clinch but Blaver keeps him there for the moment.
Rosenthal avoiding damage as Blaver throws knees to the body.
Blaver digs a right hand underneath Rosenthal's ribcage. Rosenthal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blaver misses with a knee strike.
Blaver missing with knees to the body.
Blaver lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blaver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blaver just leaning against Rosenthal, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rosenthal blocks it with crossed arms.
Blaver tries to land a knee to the head but Rosenthal blocks with his arms.
Rosenthal is working for takedown but Blaver is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rosenthal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blaver walks away with a smile on his face. Rosenthal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blaver misses with a head kick.
No luck for Rosenthal with that takedown attempt.
Blaver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blaver wants to land a leg kick but Rosenthal is out of range.
Rosenthal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosenthal is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Blaver has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rosenthal is breathing heavily.
Blaver is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaver is trying to control but can't.
Rosenthal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blaver tries to kick Rosenthal off but Rosenthal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Blaver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rosenthal.
Rosenthal is thwarting Blaver's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rosenthal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blaver misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaver.
Blaver slips under a jab from Rosenthal.
Blaver throws a body kick that misses.
Blaver takes one to the chin there.
Rosenthal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blaver as he jumps to the side.
Blaver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Blaver scores with a four punch combination!
Rosenthal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaver.
A jab from Rosenthal misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Blaver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holden Rosenthal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blaver throws a leg kick which misses Rosenthal's front leg but catches the back leg as Rosenthal tries to avoid it.
A jab from Blaver misses.
Blaver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaver takes a swing at Rosenthal's ribcage but misses.
Rosenthal looks for a takedown but Blaver sprawls well.
Rosenthal throws a one two combo.
Blaver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blaver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blaver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaver lands with a hook. Rosenthal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blaver misses with a two punch combination.
Blaver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaver.
Blaver clinches up against the cage.
Blaver connects with a knee to the head.
Blaver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rosenthal is keeping busy.
Rosenthal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosenthal.
Rosenthal wants to stall.
Rosenthal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaver presses Rosenthal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blaver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rosenthal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rosenthal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blaver missing with a left hand there. Rosenthal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rosenthal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alan Blaver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaver keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alan Blaver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rosenthal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Rosenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaver throws a head kick but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Rosenthal shoots in looking for a takedown. Blaver tries to sprawl out of it but Rosenthal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blaver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A right-left combo lands from Blaver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Blaver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blaver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rosenthal.
Blaver throws a head kick that misses.
Blaver jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blaver looks to land a left hand but Rosenthal moved out of range nicely.
Rosenthal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaver but Blaver pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rosenthal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rosenthal seems to be working for a kimura but Blaver defends the submission attempt.
Blaver is looking for a sweep. Rosenthal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blaver is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaver is looking to escape.
Rosenthal is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Blaver has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blaver is trying is best to control the position here.
Rosenthal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rosenthal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blaver fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Rosenthal finds it's way through Blaver's defenses.
Blaver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rosenthal tries for a takedown but Blaver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Blaver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blaver is looking to clinch but Rosenthal is avoiding it.
Blaver scores with a nice body kick.
Blaver wants to clinch up but Rosenthal keeps it at a distance.
Blaver wants to clinch up but Rosenthal keeps it at a distance.
Blaver misses with a head kick.
Blaver tries to clinch but Rosenthal is having none of it.
Rosenthal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaver's waist but Blaver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rosenthal off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Blaver as Rosenthal shoots in.
Rosenthal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blaver connects with a single shot there.
A head kick from Blaver lands but Rosenthal takes it in his stride.
Blaver is looking to clinch but Rosenthal is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaver looks to score with a jab to the body but Rosenthal is just out of range.
Rosenthal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blaver's head backwards.
Rosenthal misses with a double jab
and Blaver counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Blaver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Holden Rosenthal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blaver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blaver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rosenthal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blaver counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rosenthal shoots in and drives through. Blaver sprawls well.
Rosenthal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blaver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rosenthal lands a jab to the head.
Rosenthal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaver.
Rosenthal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blaver wants to get back to his feet.
Rosenthal wants to take a breather but Blaver is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blaver tries to roll over but Rosenthal keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blaver!
Blaver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rosenthal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rosenthal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blaver tries to hold on but Rosenthal pushes him away.
Blaver keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blaver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rosenthal is going olschool here, as he tries to force Blaver to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Blaver shrugs it off.
Blaver gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blaver makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blaver.
Blaver trying to keep a closed guard but Rosenthal is proving a slippery customer.
Blaver looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaver, not yet.
Rosenthal drops back looking for a leg! Blaver is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blaver manages to kick Rosenthal off! Rosenthal jumps back into Blaver's guard.
Blaver controlling Rosenthal's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blaver is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rosenthal has his foot on Blaver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blaver works his way back into a safe position though.
Rosenthal 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.
Rosenthal wants to control but Blaver passes easily into half guard.
Rosenthal has hold of Blaver's hands but Blaver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blaver seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Blaver controlling the action here.
Rosenthal gets back to full guard.
Blaver has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rosenthal is proving hard to escape from.
Holden Rosenthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Rosenthal thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Blaver wants to stand but Rosenthal is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rosenthal keeping moving, preventing Blaver from controlling successfully.
Blaver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blaver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rosenthal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alan Blaver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blaver trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosenthal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Blaver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blaver winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Blaver!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben McEnsie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by 2nd Round KO. Ben McEnsie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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218 lbs
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211 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben McEnsie!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McEnsie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McEnsie moves into full mount!
McEnsie controlling the position easily from mount.
Fox is working to get back to half guard.
Fox is squirming around, avoiding McEnsie's attempts to control the action.
Fox tries to hold on but McEnsie postures up.
McEnsie wants to control the pace but Fox is squirming around nicely.
Fox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McEnsie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fox is looking to escape.
The referee warns Fox that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fox tries to reverse the position but McEnsie maintains control.
Fox tries to hold on but McEnsie postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox gets back to half guard.
Fox blocking the ground and pound attempt from McEnsie.
Fox moves into full guard.
Fox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McEnsie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McEnsie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McEnsie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McEnsie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McEnsie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fox keeping moving, preventing McEnsie from controlling successfully.
McEnsie thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McEnsie wants to stand but Fox has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fox being controlled here, momentarily.
Fox had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. McEnsie is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fox Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take McEnsie's back instead.
McEnsie is trying to get back to his feet but Fox has full control of the position and if anything, McEnsie has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Fox wants to control but McEnsie is keeping busy.
McEnsie is holding onto Fox's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
McEnsie looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Fox working for a choke but McEnsie is defending well.
Fox is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but McEnsie has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fox is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McEnsie manages to reverse the position and now he's in Fox's guard. Nice work there by McEnsie.
McEnsie wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
McEnsie stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McEnsie throws a series of punches but Fox moves out of range.
McEnsie misses with the combination.
Fox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McEnsie counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a takedown attempt
enabling McEnsie to counter with a crisp jab.
McEnsie misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from McEnsie misses.
Fox with a lazy takedown attempt
and McEnsie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox slips a jab and a cross from McEnsie.
Fox fails with the takedown
and McEnsie 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.
Ben McEnsie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McEnsie cracks Fox with an open hand slap.
Fox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McEnsie throws a series of punches but Fox avoids them all with ease.
McEnsie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McEnsie duly obliges.
Fox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so McEnsie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fox has a closed guard, preventing McEnsie from standing up.
McEnsie wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
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.
Fox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McEnsie gets to his feet. Fox looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McEnsie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fox.
Fox misses with a takedown
and McEnsie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fox misses with a takedown
and McEnsie counters with a stiff right hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fox. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
McEnsie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McEnsie duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox has his takedown stuffed
and McEnsie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fox shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McEnsie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McEnsie looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
McEnsie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fox.
Fox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McEnsie misses the jab.
McEnsie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fox circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Fox misses its intended target.
Fox tries for a takedown but McEnsie circles away easily
and McEnsie counters with a three punch combo that has Fox backing up. Fox nods at McEnsie to acknowledge the strikes.
McEnsie misses with a hook. Fox ducked under it nicely.
Fox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McEnsie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McEnsie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McEnsie connects with a jab.
McEnsie tries to bum rush Fox with a series of wild strikes but Fox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McEnsie misses with a low kick as Fox jumps back.
McEnsie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fox.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McEnsie throws a hook but Fox avoids it easily.
McEnsie misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben McEnsie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fox is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McEnsie.
Fox has his takedown stuffed
and McEnsie counters with a nice uppercut.
Fox closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McEnsie is defending against the submission attempts here by Fox.
Fox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McEnsie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fox prevents McEnsie from improving his position.
Ben McEnsie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fox moves nicely into side control.
McEnsie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McEnsie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McEnsie manages to get back to half guard.
McEnsie is trying to stand back up but Fox is controlling him
McEnsie is not content to let Fox control the position.
McEnsie wants to get back to full guard.
McEnsie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fox seems to be working for a kimura but McEnsie defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, McEnsie has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
McEnsie trying to control but Fox postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fox moves out of range as McEnsie strikes.
Fox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fox swings for the body but McEnsie moves out of range.
McEnsie looks to throw the jab but Fox is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox has his takedown stuffed
and McEnsie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ben McEnsie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McEnsie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McEnsie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fox takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McEnsie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fox on the side of the head.
Ben McEnsie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fox fails with the takedown
and McEnsie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McEnsie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McEnsie scores with a decent looking hook.
McEnsie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McEnsie staying out of range there.
McEnsie throws a looping overhand right but Fox ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by McEnsie.
Justin Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McEnsie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben McEnsie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McEnsie 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben McEnsie!
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