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VFC 2 - 'The Proving Ground' PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn Mac Cumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Cumhaill comes to the cage accompanied by Doomsword. Steele is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: whiskey in the jar. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
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, Rex Steele!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Cumhaill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Steele tries to land a front kick but Mac Cumhaill steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steele changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mac Cumhaill looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steele fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mac Cumhaill tries to escape but Steele is in control.
Steele working away.
Steele tries to score with some ground and pound. Mac Cumhaill controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mac Cumhaill is looking to regain half guard here but Steele keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Mac Cumhaill 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mac Cumhaill tries to bench press Steele off him but Steele keeps the position.
Mac Cumhaill manages to work his way to half guard, despite Steele's best efforts.
Mac Cumhaill trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steele looks to land a body kick but Mac Cumhaill moved away.
Steele misses the jab.
Steele misses with a low kick.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele moves into the clinch.
Steele breaks from the clinch.
Steele throws a hook but Mac Cumhaill avoids it easily.
Mac Cumhaill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele misses with a wild combination.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Mac Cumhaill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mac Cumhaill defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Mac Cumhaill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steele fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mac Cumhaill is out of range.
Steele walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mac Cumhaill checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Steele throws a left that rocks Mac Cumhaill and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Steele dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Mac Cumhaill regain composure!
Mac Cumhaill is rocked!
It looks like Fionn Mac Cumhaill has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac Cumhaill tries to buck Steele off but Steele is having none of it.
Oh Mac Cumhaill is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill regains half guard.
Mac Cumhaill seems to have got his legs back now.
Mac Cumhaill flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Steele not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mac Cumhaill trying to control here.
Mac Cumhaill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steele's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steele's back!
Mac Cumhaill looking to break Steele's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Steele remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Mac Cumhaill will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Mac Cumhaill is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Steele with him. Steele is trying to defend but Mac Cumhaill has an arm under the chin now! Steele grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John J Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rambo has chosen its a long road as his entrance music. 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 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, Chuck Swift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John J Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift moves away from the strike by Rambo.
Swift is looking to chop away at Rambo's legs.
Swift takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Swift clinches.
Swift prevents Rambo from breaking the clinch.
Swift breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rambo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swift manages to avoid it.
Rambo waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Swift.
Swift walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rambo slips a straight right by Swift.
A solid body kick from Swift.
Rambo looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rambo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Swift trying to control but Rambo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift scoring with punches to the head and body.
Swift throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rambo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rambo keeping moving, preventing Swift from controlling successfully.
Swift postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swift trying to control the position from guard on top but Rambo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swift thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Swift trying to control but Rambo is working from the bottom.
Rambo wants to stand but Swift is controlling the position.
Swift is looking to work some ground and pound but Rambo has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Swift moves out of range as Rambo strikes.
Swift shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rambo pinned against the cage. Rambo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John J Rambo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Rambo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo throws a hook to the side of Swift's head but Swift sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Rambo misses the target.
Rambo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swift blocks a jab.
Rambo throws the left hand but Swift avoids the punch easily.
Swift ducks under a wild hook from Rambo.
Swift lands with a slapping head kick.
Swift throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Swift.
Chuck Swift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rambo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rambo misses with a series of wild punches.
Swift tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swift steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rambo.
Rambo throws a lazy right hand but Swift sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rambo misses with a two punch combination.
Swift fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Swift dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Swift lands with a hook. Rambo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Swift lands with a nice combination. Rambo backs away looking to recover.
It looks like John J Rambo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rambo throws a jab when Swift was well out of range.
Chuck Swift is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rambo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swift was well out of range. Poor timing from Rambo.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rambo has eaten all the pies!
Rambo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Swift counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swift.
Swift trying to control the position from guard on top but Rambo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swift loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rambo is trying to keep Swift in close.
Swift working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rambo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift gets to his feet - Rambo follows without any prompting.
Rambo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swift was well out of range. Poor timing from Rambo.
Swift shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Swift tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rambo swivels and escapes.
Swift ducks under a wild hook from Rambo.
Rambo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rambo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift staying out of range there.
Rambo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Swift misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Swift or perhaps it was just good defense by Rambo which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Swift. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rambo misses with a hook.
Rambo scores with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Swift 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rambo lands a nice hook to Swift's body. Swift takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo sizes up Swift with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rambo avoids the head kick by Swift.
Rambo misses the shot to the body.
Rambo lands a jab-cross combination.
Rambo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rambo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rambo throws an overhand right that lands on Swift's shoulder, as Swift tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Rambo misses.
Rambo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Swift misses with a low kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Swift here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rambo as he jumps to the side.
Nice shot lands for Rambo.
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!
Rambo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swift staying out of range there.
Swift avoids the body shot from Rambo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rambo lands with an uppercut that bounces Swift off the cage and back into rage.
Rambo looks to land a right hand but Swift moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Swift.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John J Rambo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John J Rambo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Swift defending well as Rambo loads up on a big left hand.
Swift defending well as Rambo loads up on a big left hand.
Swift will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swift misses with a double jab
and Rambo counters with a nice body shot.
Rambo throws out a loose jab but Swift uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swift throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rambo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rambo scores with a decent looking hook.
John J Rambo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Swift throws out a loose jab but Rambo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo lands a jab-cross combination.
Swift shoots in for a double leg but Rambo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice shot lands for Rambo.
Swift ducks under a wild hook from Rambo.
Rambo throws a jab when Swift was well out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Rambo.
Rambo lands an overhand right.
Rambo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rambo tests Swift's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo lands a glancing blow to the side of Swift's head.
Rambo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swift.
Swift looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Swift throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rambo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rambo throws a lazy right hand but Swift sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rambo misses with an uppercut. Swift saw that one coming.
Swift looks for the body kick but Rambo saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo defending well as Swift loads up on a big left hand.
Swift fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Swift. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rambo lands a head shot.
Rambo swings for the body but Swift moves out of range.
Rambo tests Swift's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rambo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swift manages to avoid it.
Rambo misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rambo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rambo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Swift looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rambo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rambo misses with a hook. Swift ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swift will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swift swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
John J Rambo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rambo 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John J Rambo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marius Budawalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jayson delhoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Budawalski's entrance music is Terminator Theme. A fine choice. delhoy has chosen Overcome as his entrance music. Marius Budawalski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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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, Marius Budawalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, jayson delhoy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budawalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. delhoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Budawalski.
Budawalski avoids the head kick by delhoy.
delhoy scores a takedown into full mount!
delhoy tries to control but Budawalski wriggling away.
Budawalski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
delhoy controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, delhoy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
delhoy trying to control but Budawalski is having none of it.
delhoy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Budawalski is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
delhoy looking for a guillotine from mount but Budawalski is having none of it.
Budawalski wants to hold on but delhoy pushes him away.
Budawalski is looking to get to half guard.
delhoy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Budawalski is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, delhoy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
delhoy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Budawalski has managed to escape the submission attempt.
delhoy misses with a head shot.
delhoy prevents Budawalski from getting the reversal.
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.
Budawalski is working hard here to advance position.
Budawalski tries to hold on but delhoy postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Budawalski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
delhoy looking to finish with strikes here!
delhoy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Budawalski is squirming around, avoiding delhoy's attempts to control the action.
Budawalski tries to hold on but delhoy postures up.
delhoy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Budawalski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budawalski blocking the ground and pound.
Budawalski is trying to escape the mount.
delhoy trying to control but Budawalski is having none of it.
Budawalski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
delhoy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Budawalski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
delhoy avoids the attempt from Budawalski to control.
delhoy trying to control but Budawalski is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Budawalski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Budawalski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as delhoy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Budawalski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
delhoy looking to ground and pound but Budawalski is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
delhoy looking to finish Budawalski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Budawalski!
Budawalski avoids a series of strikes thrown by delhoy.
Budawalski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
delhoy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jayson delhoy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Budawalski tries for a takedown but delhoy circles away easily
and delhoy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Budawalski's guard now.
delhoy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Budawalski looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! delhoy has picked Budawalski up and slammed him! Budawalski can't keep hold of the triangle and delhoy manages to pass to side control!
You can see the frustration on Budawalski's face as delhoy controls the position.
Budawalski struggling a bit here.
Budawalski tries to control the position but he's not in luck - delhoy easily slips into full mount!
Budawalski is in all sorts of trouble here.
delhoy lands with some strikes.
delhoy trying to control but Budawalski is having none of it.
BOOM! delhoy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
delhoy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Budawalski is trying to reverse the position but instead delhoy has taken his back - oops!
Budawalski tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Budawalski is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
delhoy throwing strikes here but Budawalski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Budawalski swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Budawalski can't escape the position.
delhoy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Budawalski can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
delhoy is breathing heavily.
Budawalski regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
delhoy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Budawalski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Budawalski actively working from the bottom here.
delhoy wants to pass the guard but Budawalski is defending well.
delhoy wants to control but Budawalski is keeping him busy.
Budawalski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
delhoy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
delhoy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Budawalski defending well though.
Budawalski is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
delhoy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budawalski stuns delhoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Budawalski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Budawalski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and delhoy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Budawalski looking for submissions off his back.
delhoy moves nicely into side control.
Budawalski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budawalski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
delhoy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Budawalski looking for submissions off his back.
Budawalski looking for submissions off his back.
delhoy trying to control from half guard but Budawalski is working away.
Budawalski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jayson delhoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nice jab there from Budawalski.
Budawalski tries to clinch up but delhoy circles away and keeps his distance.
delhoy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Budawalski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Budawalski tries for a takedown but delhoy manages to get underhooks.
delhoy decides to pull guard.
delhoy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Budawalski is one step ahead there.
delhoy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budawalski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
delhoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
delhoy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Marius Budawalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budawalski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and delhoy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Budawalski is looking for a triangle but delhoy pushes his legs off easily.
Budawalski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
delhoy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Budawalski keeping moving, preventing delhoy from controlling successfully.
delhoy wants to pass the guard but Budawalski is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
delhoy thows a big elbow that misses.
delhoy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Budawalski is proving hard to escape from.
Budawalski trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
jayson delhoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Budawalski has his foot on delhoy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. delhoy works his way back into a safe position though.
Budawalski keeping moving, preventing delhoy from controlling successfully.
Budawalski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Budawalski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Budawalski keeping moving, preventing delhoy from controlling successfully.
delhoy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Budawalski's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
delhoy is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Budawalski has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. delhoy is looking to defend but Budawalski has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for delhoy! Budawalski pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, delhoy taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marius Budawalski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Doe has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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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, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Scott!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Scott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Scott cracks Doe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Scott in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Scott postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Doe looks a forlorn figure.
Doe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scott lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Scott is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Doe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Scott with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Scott tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Doe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Scott is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Doe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Doe!
Scott pushes Doe off and gets back to his feet.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doe doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Scott shoots in and drives through. Doe sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott throws a right and a left that Doe avoids nicely.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doe tries to avoid it but Scott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doe to the ground. Doe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Scott but Scott pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doe clinches with his opponent.
Doe pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Doe throws an elbow that misses.
Doe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scott blocks an elbow strike.
Scott pulls guard.
Scott looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Doe has passed into half guard!
Scott pushes Doe off looking to stand but Doe dives back in and keeps control.
Doe seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Scott flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Scott misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scott tries to kick Doe off but Doe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Scott instigates a clinch.
Doe misses with an elbow over the top.
Doe trying to control the position but instead, Scott has worked for underhooks and has pushed Doe into the cage.
Scott works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doe's head.
Scott looking to sit in guard and control but Doe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Doe puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Scott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Doe's cut.
That's time! Doe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doe stuffs the takedown.
Doe wants to clinch
and Scott holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Doe pushes off an throws an elbow but Scott leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Doe throws an elbow but it misses.
Doe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Damien Scott has been cut.
Scott can't get the takedown.
Scott goes for a takedown attempt but Doe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
John Doe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Scott.
Scott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Doe wants to get back to his feet.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Scott stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe wants to clinch
and Scott holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Scott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scott has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doe stops a takedown attempt from Scott.
Doe pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Scott turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Scott is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Scott throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Doe works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe taking some punishment here, with Scott in his half guard.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doe keeps working.
Doe pushes Scott off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe darts in trying to clinch
and Scott counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Doe!
Scott fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Scott lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Scott lands a big elbow.
Doe taking shots to the head.
Scott with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Scott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.
Doe is looking to improve his position but Scott isn't that keen on the idea.
Scott pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Scott 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.
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!
Scott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt
and Scott counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Scott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Scott performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Scott escapes and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scott counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Scott.
Scott turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Scott cracks Doe with a big right hand but Doe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Doe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Scott creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Scott landing strikes.
Doe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Scott.
Damien Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Doe sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Scott lands a few punches from side control.
Scott connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Doe some visible discomfort.
Scott is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Doe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Scott decides to stand and escape the position.
Doe shoots and misses
and Scott counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Scott content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Doe wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe won't allow Scott to pass to mount.
Scott escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Doe sprawls well initially but Scott persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Scott passes to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Scott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Scott winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Scott!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rog Roundboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Duc (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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230 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rog Roundboy!
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, Jean Duc!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roundboy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roundboy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Duc tries to get to full guard but Roundboy has control of the leg.
Duc is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Roundboy pulls his head out easily.
Duc is trying to maintain the position but Roundboy is very close to passing his half guard.
Duc gets full guard.
Roundboy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Duc is keeping the position for now.
Roundboy throws a big right hand that misses.
Roundboy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duc keeping moving, preventing Roundboy from controlling successfully.
Roundboy tries to free his leg and advance position but Duc is retaining full guard.
Duc wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundboy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Duc. No joy for Roundboy on that attempt.
Roundboy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Duc sprawls well initially but Roundboy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Duc wants to control the action here but instead Roundboy manages to pass to full mount!
Duc gets back to half guard.
Roundboy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duc on the ground.
Duc wants to improve his position but Roundboy is controlling well.
Duc is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Roundboy pulls his head out easily.
Duc is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Roundboy jumps into side control!
Duc sneaks back into half guard.
Duc looks gassed!
The fighters are battling for position here. Duc manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duc looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roundboy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roundboy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roundboy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Duc looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roundboy controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roundboy tries to free his leg and advance position but Duc is retaining full guard.
Roundboy wanted to stand there but Duc had control of the position.
Duc is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duc uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Roundboy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duc clinches up with Roundboy and pushes him back against the cage.
Duc keeps control of Roundboy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roundboy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roundboy is pressed up against the cage. Duc has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Roundboy down to the mat. Roundboy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Roundboy wants to clinch
and Duc counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Roundboy!
Duc putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Duc fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Roundboy is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roundboy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Roundboy tries to get out of the position.
Duc is landing with some decent strikes but Roundboy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Duc controlling from the full mount.
Duc dominating with strikes here.
Duc can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roundboy is looking to escape.
Duc looking to finish Roundboy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roundboy!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duc can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roundboy is looking to escape.
Duc has control of Roundboy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roundboy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Duc dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roundboy tries to clinch
and Duc counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roundboy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Duc is controlling him.
Duc thows a big elbow that misses.
Duc stopping the sweep attempt from Roundboy.
Duc wants to control from the top but Roundboy keeps moving.
Duc in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roundboy is trying to keep Duc in close.
Jean Duc has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roundboy keeping moving, preventing Duc from controlling successfully.
Duc is breathing heavily.
Duc lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Roundboy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duc but Duc pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roundboy is looking to clinch.
Roundboy throws a body punch but Duc moves out of range.
Roundboy tries to close the distance and clinch but Duc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duc stuffs the takedown.
Roundboy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duc circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rog Roundboy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duc rushes Roundboy and presses him up against the cage.
Duc manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Duc looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Roundboy is defending well. Duc quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Roundboy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Duc celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jean Duc!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ghost. Thiago Cane has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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18
205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thiago Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock looks to land a combination but Cane avoids it well.
Murdock misses with a two punch combination.
Murdock closes the distance and clinches.
Cane stalling against the cage.
Murdock misses with a knee to the head.
Cane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murdock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cane blocks it with crossed arms.
Murdock fails to pull guard.
Murdock scores with a knee to the head.
Cane slows down the pace here.
Cane with a knee to the head.
Cane landing knees to the head.
It looks like Brian Murdock has been cut.
Murdock looks gassed!
Cane lands a shot to the body.
Cane crunches a lovely knee into Murdock's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cane scores with a knee to the head.
Cane is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Murdock can't fight it off and eventually Cane manages to take the fight to the floor. Murdock looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cane gets to his feet - Murdock follows without any prompting.
Cane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murdock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane moves in looking to clinch but Murdock pushes him off.
Cane moves into the clinch.
Murdock wants to get back to striking at distance but Cane won't allow it.
Cane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murdock.
Murdock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cane goes for a takedown attempt but Murdock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cane has managed to clinch.
Cane prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murdock's face.
Cane leaning against his opponent.
Murdock wants to break free but Cane has control.
Murdock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cane.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murdock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Murdock is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock looking to throw knees to the head but Cane is blocking nicely.
Cane connects with a knee to the head.
Cane is pushing Murdock up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cane with a knee to the head.
Cane lands a knee to the head.
Cane scores a nice knee to the body.
Cane prevents Murdock from breaking the clinch.
Cane landing knees to the body.
Cane scores with a shot to the side of Murdock's head.
Cane tries to land knees in the clinch but Murdock avoids the damage to the body.
Cane can't get the takedown.
Cane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cane tries to score a body lock takedown but Murdock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Murdock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Murdock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Murdock tries to pull guard but Cane won't allow it.
Cane turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Cane rushes Murdock and presses him up against the cage.
Cane misses with a knee to the head.
Cane is working for takedown but Murdock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murdock is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cane throws an elbow but it misses.
Cane is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murdock as Cane tries to tie him up.
Murdock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murdock shoots in but no luck this time.
Murdock tries to close the distance and clinch but Cane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cane wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock swinging wilding here.
Cane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murdock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cane fails to land the takedown.
Murdock has managed to clinch.
Cane prevents the takedown attempt.
Murdock is pressed up against the cage. Cane has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Murdock down to the mat. Murdock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Murdock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murdock closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cane is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murdock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Cane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Murdock's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
Cane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murdock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Thiago Cane has been cut.
Cane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murdock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Murdock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cane prevents Murdock from breaking the clinch.
Murdock breaks from the clinch.
Murdock tries to bum rush Cane with a series of wild strikes but Cane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cane is looking to clinch but Murdock is avoiding it.
Cane tries to clinch
and Murdock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cane is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murdock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murdock's back!
Cane is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Cane gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Cane gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Cane apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Murdock throws a head kick but Cane moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murdock counters with an inside leg kick.
Cane wants to clinch but Murdock slips to the side
and Murdock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cane moves in looking to clinch but Murdock pushes him off.
Cane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murdock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murdock looks for a takedown but Cane sprawls well.
Cane looks for a takedown but Murdock sprawls well.
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.
Murdock gets a clinch.
Cane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Murdock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cane has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Murdock.
Murdock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cane tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murdock counters with a three punch combo that has Cane backing up. Cane nods at Murdock to acknowledge the strikes.
Cane is looking to clinch.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cane but Cane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cane wants to clinch up but Murdock keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock closes the distance and clinches up with Cane, looking for a takedown. Murdock pushes Cane against the cage but Cane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cane throws a nice looking combination but Murdock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thiago Cane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murdock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murdock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cane counters by clinching up.
Cane tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thiago Cane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cane avoids a wild elbow strike from Murdock.
Cane drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murdock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cane tries to break the clinch but Murdock is controlling the position.
Murdock is trying to trip Cane. He has hold of a leg but Cane is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Murdock persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cane wants to stand but Murdock is controlling the position.
Cane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murdock passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cane wants to get back to his feet.
Cane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Murdock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Murdock 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cane ducks under a wild hook from Murdock.
Murdock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cane tries to avoid it but Murdock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cane to the ground. Cane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cane.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cane as he avoids it easily.
Cane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Murdock!
Murdock in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Cane there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cane with shots to the head and body - Murdock looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cane is landing with some decent strikes but Murdock is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Murdock?
Cane lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cane working Murdock over with strikes here.
Murdock can't escape the position.
Cane unloading with bombs!
Cane with the ground and pound from mount.
Murdock slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Murdock trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murdock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cane being controlled here momentarily.
Cane decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Murdock, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murdock counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Murdock.
Murdock stops Cane from standing up.
Murdock is standing up over Cane. Cane looks to escape but Murdock dives into side control.
Murdock decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cane to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Murdock as Cane shoots in.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock tries a head kick but it misses.
Cane dodges the punch combination from Murdock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane moves in looking to clinch but Murdock pushes him off.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cane clinches but Murdock breaks the clinch
and Murdock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cane is looking to stand up but Murdock isn't so interested in that idea.
Murdock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murdock throwing strikes from guard but Cane blocks nicely.
Cane looking for a sweep. Not yet Cane, not yet.
Cane is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Murdock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murdock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murdock swinging wilding here.
Cane scores with a three punch combo!
Cane shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Cane as Murdock shoots in.
Murdock looks for a takedown but Cane sprawls well.
Murdock keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Murdock is predictable there
and Cane counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murdock won't be happy with that.
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!
Cane stands up and we're back to a striking position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Murdock tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Murdock.
I think Murdock 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Murdock!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arya Reza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reza has chosen Fort minor - Remeber the NAME ! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Cruz!
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, Arya Reza!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reza wants to stand and escape but instead Cruz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
Reza controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Cruz slips nicely into half guard.
Reza keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reza is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reza is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reza trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Cruz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Reza is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aaron Cruz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Nicolaides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastian Nicolaides!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Greco.
Nicolaides shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Greco but Greco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Greco drives through with a takedown into guard.
Greco trying to control but Nicolaides is working from the bottom.
Greco drops back looking for a leg! Nicolaides is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nicolaides manages to kick Greco off! Greco jumps back into Nicolaides's guard.
Nicolaides throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Nicolaides is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Greco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greco preventing the sweep.
Greco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nicolaides is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nicolaides is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nicolaides uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greco.
Greco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Greco wants to take a breather but Nicolaides is having none of it.
Greco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Greco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Greco prevents Nicolaides from improving his position.
Well, if Greco is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Nicolaides.
Greco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nicolaides knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nicolaides is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nicolaides is not content to let Greco control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nicolaides tries to escape but Greco is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolaides is not content to let Greco control the position.
Nicolaides parries the strikes from Greco easily there. Greco is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nicolaides to escape.
Greco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicolaides manages to work his way to half guard, despite Greco's best efforts.
Nicolaides moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nicolaides throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Greco escapes and throws Nicolaides's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nicolaides looks gassed!
Greco wants to control but Nicolaides is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nicolaides is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nicolaides is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Greco in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nicolaides is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Greco asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greco working away.
Greco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nicolaides has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Greco dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Greco feints and as Nicolaides raises his hands in defense, Greco changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Greco wants to control from the top but Nicolaides keeps moving.
Nicolaides trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Greco postures up.
Nicolaides is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nicolaides can't keep his opponent in guard - Greco advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Greco works his way into side control.
Nicolaides is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nicolaides has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nicolaides tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Greco 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.
Nicolaides is trying to improve his position.
Greco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nicolaides is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nicolaides is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Greco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Greco is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Nicolaides is trying to escape and Greco transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Nicolaides is forced to tap! Nice work there by Greco! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pete Greco!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcas Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bob Soszynski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Soszynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcas Gray!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Gray.
Soszynski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soszynski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gray drives through and clinches with Soszynski against the cage.
Soszynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Soszynski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gray breaks the clinch.
Soszynski looks for a takedown but Gray sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Soszynski. No joy for Gray on that attempt.
Gray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Soszynski scores with a punch to the head.
Soszynski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gray is fending him off so far but Soszynski persists. Nope, Gray circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Soszynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
Gray fails with the takedown
and Soszynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gray looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Soszynski!
Soszynski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Soszynski is squirming around, avoiding Gray's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gray.
Soszynski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gray lands a nice shot to the head.
Gray avoids the attempt from Soszynski to control.
Soszynski is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray controlling the pace for now.
Gray is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Soszynski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gray tries to control but Soszynski wriggling away.
Soszynski tries to hold on but Gray pushes him away.
Soszynski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gray on the ground.
Soszynski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Soszynski is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soszynski is breathing heavily.
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.
Gray controlling from mount.
Gray looking to control but Soszynski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soszynski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Soszynski tries to get out of the position.
Soszynski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gray connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Soszynski has given up his back here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcas Gray will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gray gets a takedown into half guard.
Soszynski is trying to get back to full guard.
Soszynski flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Soszynski won't allow Gray to pass to mount.
Gray is trying to control the action in half guard but Soszynski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gray is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Soszynski is trying to stand up here but Gray is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski wants to control but Gray is keeping busy.
Gray wants to take a breather but Soszynski is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soszynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gray is breathing heavily.
Soszynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soszynski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Soszynski duly obliges.
Bob Soszynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gray fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Donk. Soszynski catches Gray right on the button with a cross.
Gray is rocked!
Gray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soszynski.
Gray is still on wobbly legs! Can Soszynski finish him?
Soszynski misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray dodges the punch combination from Soszynski.
Gray seems to have recovered his senses.
Soszynski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gray shoots in but Soszynski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Soszynski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Soszynski does no damage.
Soszynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Soszynski lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soszynski with a nice cross.
Soszynski throws a front kick aimed at Gray's knee but Gray avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski has a takedown stuffed.
Good work by Gray as he checks the leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Gray as Soszynski shoots in.
Gray thows a body shot but no joy.
Soszynski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gray circles away quickly and effectively.
Gray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bob Soszynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcas Gray.
Soszynski throws a series of strikes that have Gray backpedaling.
Gray with a poor takedown
and Soszynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Soszynski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gray in his tracks.
Soszynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soszynski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a body kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Gray as Soszynski shoots in.
Gray has closed the distance and engaged Soszynski in a clinch.
Gray decides to pull guard.
Soszynski is looking to work some ground and pound but Gray has wrist control.
Gray wants to sweep but no luck.
Gray is adopting a defensive guard.
Soszynski trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Soszynski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Soszynski clinches but Gray breaks the clinch
and Gray counters by moving into the clinch.
Soszynski gets underhooks to prevent Gray's takedown attempt.
Gray looking for a takedown.
Gray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Soszynski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gray tries to avoid it but Soszynski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gray to the ground. Gray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gray has a takedown stuffed.
Bob Soszynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcas Gray.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gray is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soszynski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gray knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski is looking to take a break and control but Gray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gray wants to control but Soszynski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Soszynski content to control rather than advance.
Gray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gray wants to sweep here but Soszynski controlling him for the moment.
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.
Soszynski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Soszynski is looking to advance position but Gray won't allow it.
Soszynski seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gray trying to control from the bottom.
Soszynski tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gray trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Soszynski is staying active.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soszynski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gray's head backwards.
Gray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soszynski swivels and escapes.
Soszynski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gray at a distance.
Gray takes one to the chin there.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gray tries to hold on but Soszynski postures up.
Soszynski misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Soszynski goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gray is on top in guard.
Gray stands up from Soszynski's guard - Gray perhaps looking for a knockout.
Soszynski throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Soszynski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soszynski 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 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Soszynski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen Armin Van Buren - Sail as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mamed Khalinov!
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, Kelvin Parker!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalinov clinches.
Khalinov is working for takedown but Parker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Khalinov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Khalinov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Parker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Khalinov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Khalinov is trying to keep Parker in close.
Parker scoring with some ground and pound.
Khalinov trying to keep a closed guard but Parker is proving a slippery customer.
Parker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parker postures up and lands a big shot to Khalinov's brow.
Parker prevents Khalinov from getting back to his feet.
Parker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khalinov throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Parker throwing strikes from guard but Khalinov blocks nicely.
Parker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khalinov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Parker shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker rushes Khalinov with punches - Khalinov moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Khalinov goes down! Parker follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelvin Parker!
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