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VFC 3 - Till I Collapse PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Marianos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Savs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marianos comes to the cage accompanied by Duran Duran - Wildboys. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
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190 cm
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200 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Marianos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Savs!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Marianos.
Marianos lands a high kick to the side of Savs's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Marianos dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Bob Savs has been cut.
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!
Savs wants to stand and escape but Marianos is having none of it.
Savs trying to control the position.
Savs wants to sweep here but Marianos controlling him for the moment.
Savs controls Marianos momentarily but Marianos frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marianos is controlling him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Savs holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savs wants to stand up but Marianos is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marianos tries to clinch up but Savs circles away and keeps his distance.
Marianos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Savs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marianos to the mat! Marianos manages to get full guard.
Savs looks gassed!
Savs wants to pass the guard but Marianos is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marianos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Savs is controlling him.
Savs working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savs working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marianos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marianos has a closed guard, preventing Savs from standing up.
Marianos keeping moving, preventing Savs from controlling successfully.
Marianos wants to stand up but Savs is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marianos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Savs fails to land the takedown.
Marianos looks to land a combination. Savs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marianos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marianos is looking to clinch but Savs is avoiding it.
Marianos wants to clinch up but Savs keeps it at a distance.
Savs keeps the fight on the outside.
Savs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arturo Marianos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marianos doesn't manage to clinch there - Savs circles away.
Marianos wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marianos wants to clinch up but Savs keeps it at a distance.
Marianos is looking to clinch but Savs is avoiding it.
Marianos moves in looking to clinch but Savs pushes him off.
Marianos throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Savs stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Marianos follows into mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marianos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marianos is looking to stand but Marianos has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Marianos wants to control the pace but Savs is squirming around nicely.
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.
Arturo Marianos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Savs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marianos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marianos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marianos is looking to clinch but Savs is avoiding it.
Arturo Marianos is winning the standup battle so far.
Marianos wants to clinch up but Savs keeps it at a distance.
Savs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marianos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marianos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Savs. That did some damage!
Marianos throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Savs stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Marianos follows into mount!
Marianos trying to control but Savs is having none of it.
Savs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Savs is breathing heavily.
Marianos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Savs is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savs working to try and regain half guard.
Savs wants to control but Marianos is having none of it.
Savs is trying to escape the mount.
Marianos looking to control but Savs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Savs tries to hold on but Marianos pushes him away.
Savs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marianos is looking to stand but Marianos has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Savs bucks up and throws Marianos to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Marianos as Savs shoots in.
Marianos tries to clinch but Savs moves out of range.
Marianos tries to clinch up.
Savs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arturo Marianos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marianos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marianos tries to clinch up but Savs circles away and keeps his distance.
Marianos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arturo Marianos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marianos is looking to clinch but Savs is avoiding it.
Marianos is looking to clinch.
Marianos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Savs swats away the attempt to clinch by Marianos.
Marianos is looking to clinch but Savs is avoiding it.
Marianos moves in looking to clinch but Savs pushes him off.
Marianos keeps the fight on the outside.
Marianos lands with a kick to the temple. Savs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marianos wants to clinch up but Savs keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marianos thuds a left hand into Savs's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marianos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marianos clinches.
Marianos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Marianos tries a knee to the head but Savs blocks it.
Marianos with a knee to the head.
Savs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Marianos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marianos scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marianos tries to land a knee to the head but Savs blocks with his arms.
Savs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marianos smiles and moves away.
Arturo Marianos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Savs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marianos.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for Savs with that takedown attempt.
Marianos wants to clinch.
Savs fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Marianos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Savs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Savs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marianos doesn't manage to clinch there - Savs circles away.
Savs tries for a takedown but Marianos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marianos throws a head kick that Savs semi-blocks.
Marianos looks to clinch
and Savs counters by moving into the clinch.
Marianos gets underhooks to prevent Savs's takedown attempt.
Arturo Marianos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Savs.
Marianos with a knee to the head.
Marianos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Savs's face.
Marianos with a knee to the head.
Marianos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marianos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savs can do to turn this around?
Marianos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Savs's face.
Savs throws an elbow but it misses.
Savs jumps guard but Marianos stands there with Savs around his waist. Savs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Savs misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marianos tries to land a knee to the head but Savs blocks with his arms.
Marianos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Savs tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marianos smiles and moves away.
Marianos is looking to slow Savs down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marianos scores with a head kick.
Savs decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marianos is trying to stand back up but Savs is controlling him
Savs is looking for a kimura but Marianos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Savs to get the leverage.
Savs wants to control but Marianos is keeping him busy.
Marianos is trying to stand up here but Savs is controlling him well.
Savs is pressing down on Marianos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marianos is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marianos is refusing to be controlled, as Savs sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Marianos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marianos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marianos tries to clinch up.
Marianos tries to clinch up.
Savs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Savs showed some decent athleticism there.
Savs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Arturo Marianos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savs wants to pass to mount but Marianos is defending the position.
Savs trying to advance position but Marianos counters by regaining guard.
Savs trying to control the position from guard on top but Marianos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marianos wants to stand and escape but Savs is having none of it.
Bob Savs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marianos wants to clinch up but Savs keeps it at a distance.
Marianos tries to clinch but Savs moves out of range.
Savs closes the distance and clinches up with Marianos, looking for a takedown. Savs pushes Marianos against the cage but Marianos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marianos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Savs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arturo Marianos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marianos, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Marianos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jones Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdeno Chara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Survivor Burning heart. Jones Mac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jones Mac!
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, Zdeno Chara!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mac looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Chara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mac throws a head kick that misses.
Chara throws a lazy head kick
and Mac counters with a shoot takedown. Chara fights it but they end up in guard.
Chara pulls Mac in close to his closed guard and prevents Mac from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mac is one step ahead there.
Chara trying to control the position.
Mac has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chara is proving hard to escape from.
Mac preventing the sweep.
Chara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chara is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chara throws a lazy head kick
and Mac counters with a left and a right that stings Chara.
Chara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chara throws a sloppy head kick and Mac moves out of range easily.
Mac moves out of range as Chara throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chara, right into the meat.
Chara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mac is out of range and Chara settles back down.
Chara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Chara.
Chara tries to clinch up.
Chara throws a head kick that misses.
Chara throws a push kick but Mac slaps the foot to one side.
Chara misses with a body kick.
Mac blocks a head kick by Chara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zdeno Chara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac avoids a kick to the body.
Chara throws a head kick that misses.
Chara blocks a head kick by Mac.
Chara throws a lazy head kick
and Mac counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mac.
Chara wants to get back to striking at distance but Mac won't allow it.
Mac manages to break the clinch.
Mac blocks a head kick by Chara.
Chara throws a sloppy head kick and Mac moves out of range easily.
Zdeno Chara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chara throws a sloppy head kick and Mac moves out of range easily.
Mac tries to clinch but Chara moves out of range.
Chara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chara throws a head kick but Mac moves out of range.
Chara throws a sloppy head kick and Mac moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chara tries to avoid it but Mac manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chara to the ground. Chara escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chara wants to clinch up but Mac keeps it at a distance.
Chara looks for the body kick but Mac saw that one coming.
Chara throws a sloppy head kick and Mac moves out of range easily.
Mac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chara circles away.
A head kick misses from Chara.
Mac tries to clinch there but Chara circles away.
Chara misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Chara misses
and Mac counters with a nice body kick.
Chara misses with a kick to the body.
Chara throws a head kick but Mac moves out of range.
Mac tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chara swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jones Mac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mac checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mac moves into the clinch successfully.
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.
Chara is looking to break free of the clinch but Mac has double underhooks.
Mac breaks from the clinch.
Chara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chara.
Mac tries to clinch up but Chara circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Chara.
Chara throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mac counters with a head kick. That will keep Chara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mac lands with a kick to the temple. Chara shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Chara wants to clinch
and Mac moves into the clinch.
Mac jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chara walks away with a smile on his face. Mac gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chara has closed the distance and engaged Mac in a clinch.
Chara is looking to break free of the clinch but Mac has double underhooks.
Chara can't break the clinch.
Mac is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Mac dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chara is looking to land body kicks.
Chara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chara circles away.
Chara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chara tries to clinch but Mac moves out of range.
Chara throws a sloppy head kick and Mac moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Chara misses
and Mac holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chara prevents Mac from breaking the clinch.
Chara is looking to break free of the clinch but Mac has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mac prevents Chara from breaking the clinch.
Chara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mac keeps control of Chara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chara is trying to break the clinch but Mac has him pressed against the cage.
Chara wants to break free but Mac has control.
Chara is trying to break free.
Chara has had enough of the clinch but Mac keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mac keeps the fight on the outside.
Chara misses with a head kick.
Chara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mac blocks a head kick by Chara.
Chara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mac moves out of range of the body kick from Chara.
Mac rushes Chara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Mac.
Chara throws a sloppy head kick
and Mac finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chara tries a head kick but it misses.
Chara misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Chara misses.
Mac clinches up against the cage.
Mac tries to pull guard but Chara holds him up against the cage and eventually Mac drops back down to his feet.
Chara misses with a knee strike.
Mac wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jones Mac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chara fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chara throws and low kick but Mac moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chara throws a sloppy head kick and Mac moves out of range easily.
Chara avoids the head kick by Mac.
Chara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chara throws a head kick that misses.
Chara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mac moves out of range of the body kick.
Chara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chara misses with a body kick.
Chara tries to clinch there but Mac circles away.
Chara throws a head kick that misses.
Chara throws a body kick that misses.
Mac gets a clinch.
Mac has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chara is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mac has Chara pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chara manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
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.
Chara is looking to break free of the clinch but Mac has double underhooks.
Chara can't break the clinch.
Chara misses with a knee strike.
Mac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mac throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chara's waist but Chara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mac off to one side.
Chara tries to land a front kick but Mac steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chara throws a head kick but Mac moves out of range.
A head kick by Chara misses
and Mac counters by moving into the clinch.
Mac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chara throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mac counters with a nice body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chara wants to clinch.
Mac fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Mac dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chara throws a head kick that misses.
Chara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chara is looking to clinch but Mac is avoiding it.
Chara throws a head kick but Mac moves out of range.
Mac throws a front kick that sends Chara stumbling back into the cage.
Chara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mac shoots in but no luck this time.
Chara tries a head kick but it misses.
Mac moves out of range as Chara throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chara moves into the clinch.
Mac breaks the clinch.
Chara swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac.
Chara gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mac counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick by Chara misses
and Mac counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chara pinned against the cage. Chara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick by Chara misses
and Mac counters with a head kick.
Mac blocks a head kick by Chara.
Chara tries to clinch
and Mac counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mac.
Mac avoiding damage as Chara throws knees to the body.
Chara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chara wants a takedown.
Mac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chara throws a head kick that misses
and Mac counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chara looks for the body kick but Mac saw that one coming.
Mac checks a leg kick nicely.
Mac takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mac shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chara as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jones Mac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac avoids the head kick by Chara.
Mac shoots in for a double leg but Chara sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick by Chara misses
and Mac holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chara is looking to clinch.
Mac moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick by Chara misses
and Mac counters with a series of strikes. Chara will be more careful next time no doubt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mac.
Chara throws a sloppy head kick and Mac moves out of range easily.
Chara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mac fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chara, pushing him back against the cage.
Mac breaks from the clinch.
Chara misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mac throws a sloppy head kick and Chara moves out of range easily.
Chara tries to land a front kick but Mac steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chara throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mac counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mac drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chara throws a head kick but Mac moves out of range.
Chara throws a leg kick
and Mac holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chara is looking to break free of the clinch but Mac has double underhooks.
Mac can't break the clinch.
Chara misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chara is trying to break the clinch but Mac has him pressed against the cage.
Mac fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chara is trying to break free.
Mac blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chara prevents the takedown attempt.
Mac can't break the clinch.
Zdeno Chara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chara can't break the clinch.
Chara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mac wants a takedown but no success here.
Chara wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mac prevents Chara from breaking the clinch.
Mac tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones Mac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chara tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Mac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mac has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Mac!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buta Pumpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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, Mike Santos!
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, Buta Pumpo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pumpo misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Santos looks for a takedown but Pumpo sprawls well.
Pumpo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pumpo tries a head kick but it misses.
Pumpo stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pumpo wants to clinch.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pumpo misses the shot to the body.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Pumpo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pumpo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pumpo doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Pumpo lands a nice looking body shot.
Pumpo throws a solid leg kick but Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pumpo.
Santos tries for a takedown but Pumpo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pumpo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pumpo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos stops Pumpo from getting back to his feet.
Santos is working for a kimura but Pumpo is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pumpo's head.
Pumpo kicks Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Pumpo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pumpo tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Pumpo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos lands a head shot.
It looks like Buta Pumpo has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pumpo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pumpo but Pumpo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Santos shoots in and bounces Pumpo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pumpo can't keep his opponent in guard - Santos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pumpo is looking to control Santos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pumpo avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pumpo wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
Pumpo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santos.
Santos winds up and cracks Pumpo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pumpo wants to control but Santos is keeping busy.
Santos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santos is tying to control. Pumpo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pumpo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pumpo lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pumpo tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buta Pumpo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pumpo throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Pumpo misses with a low kick.
Pumpo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Pumpo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pumpo is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.
Santos winds up and cracks Pumpo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pumpo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pumpo kicks off Santos and gets to his feet.
Santos defending well as Pumpo loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pumpo tries to clinch up
and Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pumpo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos pushes down on Pumpo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pumpo has one foot on Santos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Santos staying out of range there.
Pumpo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos counters with a nice leg kick.
Pumpo is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Pumpo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pumpo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Pumpo.
A head kick by Pumpo misses
and Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pumpo is not content to let Santos control the position.
Santos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pumpo down.
Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pumpo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos trying to control the position but Pumpo is working away.
Santos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pumpo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pumpo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Some wild striking there from Pumpo.
Santos looks for a takedown but Pumpo sprawls well.
Buta Pumpo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Pumpo stuffs the takedown.
Pumpo throws a lazy head kick
and Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Pumpo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pumpo gets underhooks to prevent Santos's takedown attempt.
Pumpo wants to break free but Santos has control.
Pumpo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos keeps control of Pumpo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos prevents Pumpo from breaking the clinch.
Pumpo jumps into guard, dragging Santos to the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pumpo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pumpo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buta Pumpo's cut.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Santos tests Pumpo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pumpo darts in trying to clinch
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Pumpo is retaining full guard.
Santos drops back looking for a leg! Pumpo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pumpo manages to kick Santos off! Santos jumps back into Pumpo's guard.
Pumpo wants to stand but Santos is controlling the position.
Pumpo is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Pumpo has wrist control.
Pumpo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Pumpo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mike Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Pumpo misses.
Buta Pumpo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pumpo tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pumpo takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Pumpo forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Pumpo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pumpo is trying to drag Santos to the mat but Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Pumpo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Santos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pumpo's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos stands and throws Pumpo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Santos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Santos prevents Pumpo from escaping the position.
Buta Pumpo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pumpo tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Pumpo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pumpo is trying to get back to half guard.
Santos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pumpo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Santos tries for a kimura but Pumpo is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Jardine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Exterme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Exterme has chosen Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Jardine!
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, Josh Exterme!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Exterme.
Exterme throws a head kick that Jardine semi-blocks.
It looks like Keith Jardine has been cut.
Exterme throws a series of punches but Jardine avoids them all with ease.
Jardine shoots in looking for a takedown. Exterme tries to sprawl out of it but Jardine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Exterme manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jardine fails with the takedown.
Exterme scores with a jab to the body.
Exterme circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Jardine drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Exterme follows Jardine to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Exterme!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Marius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kail Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beast has chosen Till I Collaspe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kail Beast struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Kail Beast looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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170 lbs
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22
180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius !
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, Kail Beast!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Marius trying to control the position from guard on top but Beast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marius works over Beast with some ground and pound from guard.
Marius looking to pass the guard.
Beast can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Marius controls the pace.
Marius postures up in Beast's guard and throws a big left but Beast blocks it.
Marius thows a big elbow that misses.
Beast has his foot on Marius 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Marius works his way back into a safe position though.
Beast looks gassed!
Beast keeping full guard, as Marius tries to pass.
Marius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beast's head.
Marius content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marius knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beast on the ground.
Beast working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marius manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marius trying to control but Beast is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius wants to pass the guard but Beast is keeping the position.
Marius content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marius tries to free his leg and advance position but Beast is retaining full guard.
Marius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Marius wants to control from the top but Beast keeps moving.
Marius works over Beast with some ground and pound from guard.
Beast throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marius sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beast's guard.
Beast is not content to let Marius control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marius passes to full mount!
Marius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Beast is surviving well by controlling Marius 's body position as best he can.
BOOM! Marius connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Marius cracks Beast with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Marius .
Marius postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Beast looks a forlorn figure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marius landing strikes, looking to finish!
Marius lands with some strikes.
Marius raining down shots from the mount!
Beast can't escape the position.
Marius dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beast tries to hold on but Marius postures up.
Marius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marius with a couple of short strikes.
Marius lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Beast is rocked!
Marius lands a big shot to the head and Beast winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gaius Marius !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kasabian - Fire. Alvarez has chosen The Enemy by Godsmack as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a right and a left that O Neill avoids nicely.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neill.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but O Neill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alvarez looks to land a combination but O Neill avoids it well.
O Neill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Neill tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez tries to bum rush O Neill with a series of wild strikes but O Neill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez shoots in and bounces O Neill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alvarez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alvarez trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Neill's guard.
O Neill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alvarez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez gets to his feet - O Neill follows without any prompting.
O Neill throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
O Neill tries to clinch but Alvarez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neill.
O Neill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Neill moves in looking to clinch but Alvarez pushes him off.
Alvarez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Neill is breathing heavily.
O Neill shoots in and bounces Alvarez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alvarez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst O Neill is controlling him.
Alvarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alvarez can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Neill drops back looking for a leg! Alvarez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alvarez manages to kick O Neill off! O Neill jumps back into Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez wants to stand and escape but O Neill is having none of it.
O Neill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and O Neill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alvarez is trying to keep O Neill in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
O Neill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvarez.
O Neill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alvarez stalks O Neill and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into O Neill's face. O Neill staggers backwards, shaken.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - O Neill circles away.
Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alvarez showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez drops back looking for a leg! O Neill is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O Neill manages to kick Alvarez off! Alvarez jumps back into O Neill's guard.
O Neill looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Alvarez is defending well. O Neill quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Alvarez has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! O Neill celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin O Neill!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tempa T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). T's entrance music is swing. A fine choice. Tyson has chosen Mike Tyson Tupac Remix as his entrance music. Tempa T has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tempa T!
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, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by T.
Tyson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
T really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
T clinches up with Tyson and pushes him back against the cage.
T gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyson.
T digs a right hand underneath Tyson's ribcage. Tyson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
T pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
T scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Tyson tests T's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Tempa T has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for T.
T with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyson to score with a decent uppercut.
T throws a right and a left that both miss.
T has managed to clinch.
T breaks the clinch.
A big left from Tyson misses.
T scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tyson lands the left hand.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but T sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
T walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
T wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Tyson looks gassed!
Tyson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
T clinches up with Tyson and pushes him back against the cage.
T lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T manages to break the clinch.
T rushes Tyson and presses him up against the cage.
T escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
T lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by T.
T connects with a crisp jab.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. T was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
T lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyson's sensitive parts.
T throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tyson's head.
T avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
T bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tyson's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by T.
Tyson 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.
Tyson throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson swings for the body but T moves out of range.
Tempa T seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
T lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson lands with a nice combination. T backs away looking to recover.
Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
T throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by T.
Tyson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
T moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
T pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. T was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by T.
T fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook but T avoids it easily.
T with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. T sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Tyson both land. Nice combination.
T scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
T clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, T scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but T has him pressed against the cage.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but T has double underhooks.
T is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag T down to the mat. T avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps T's head back.
T has closed the distance and engaged Tyson in a clinch.
T prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
T keeps control of Tyson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
T prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
T breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but T is out of range.
Tyson lands a right hook to the body.
Tyson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!T had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tyson tries to keep at a distance but T has taken the fight into the clinch.
T escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
T throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tyson looks to land a right hand but T moved out of range.
Tyson connects with a single shot there.
Tyson connects with a jab.
Tyson scores with a decent looking hook.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
T rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch but T keeps him there for the moment.
T's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
T slips a straight right by Tyson.
T lands with a kick to the temple. Tyson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyson with a jab.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
T slips a jab from Tyson.
Tyson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tyson blocks a leg kick.
T takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
T uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson.
Tyson digs a good body shot into T's ribs.
Tyson throws a jab when T was well out of range.
T closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
T darts in and clinches Tyson up against the cage.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
T's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
T misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but T moved out of range.
Tyson misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
T ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
T closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
T throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
T takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
T slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tempa T dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for T. That snapped Tyson's head back.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Tempa T is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
T is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
T takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyson throws the left hand but T avoids the punch easily.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
T moves away from the strike by Tyson.
T fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
T blocks a jab.
T lands with a kick to the temple. Tyson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
T looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Tyson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by T. T obviously looking to wear him down.
T lands a nice looking body kick.
T lands with a right hand.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
T swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed T momentarily.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson throws a right and a left that T avoids nicely.
Tyson takes a swing at T's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
T has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson throws a series of punches but T moves out of range.
Tyson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tyson misses with a hook. T ducked under it nicely.
T tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
T dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
T is looking to clinch.
Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. T was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyson throws the left hand but T avoids the punch easily.
T cracks Tyson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
T is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
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.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but T is out of range.
T scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot by Tyson.
T bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
T lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyson takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Tyson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Tyson misses its intended target.
T moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but T bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Tyson.
Tyson works over T's head and body with a nice combination.
T ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
T clinches up against the cage.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but T has him pressed against the cage.
T prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
T escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
T lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
T throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between T's hands.
Jab, jab by Tyson - just one landing.
Tempa T is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T scores with a body shot.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab by Tyson.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but T is just out of range.
Tyson throws a body punch but T moves out of range.
T throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Tyson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson throws a right and a left that T avoids nicely.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but T bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
T misses with a double jab
and Tyson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
T defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
T throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson throws a series of punches but T avoids them all with ease.
T lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tyson takes a step back to recover.
Tyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles T. T circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
T goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
T staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from T, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Tyson tests T's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut there from T.
T takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
T tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
T moves into the clinch successfully.
T wants to break free but Tyson has control.
Tyson tries for a takedown. No joy.
T prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by T.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
T lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but T is controlling the position.
T scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
T breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by T.
A decent looking cross lands there for T.
T takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tempa T will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - T scores with a four punch combination!
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. T should have avoided that one.
Tyson swinging wilding here.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson moves out of range as T strikes.
T defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Tyson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
T moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
T walks into a straight right hand from Tyson.
Tyson swings for the body but T moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
A jab from T misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tyson lands a body shot.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
T needs to keep his hands up - Tyson had a free shot at his head there.
T on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
T punishes Tyson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
T has closed the distance and engaged Tyson in a clinch.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but T has him pressed against the cage.
T escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on T's shoulder, as T tries to avoid the shot.
Tyson throws a right and a left that T avoids nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for T.
T takes one to the side of the head.
T fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tyson on the side of the head.
Tyson lands a nice shot that snaps T's head back.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from T.
Tyson lands a jab.
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
T buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
T avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tyson works T's body with a nice hook.
T throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but T was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
T misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from T does no damage.
T moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Tyson digs a good hook to T's body.
Tyson throws a combination. T tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
T moves into the clinch successfully.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
T lands an uppercut.
Tyson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
T stalls.
T breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Tyson.
Tyson lands the left hand.
Tyson throws a good cross that connects.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. T moves away and avoids it.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on T's shoulder, as T tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from T.
T is looking to clinch.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but T is out of range.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but T ducks down to avoid it.
T takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
T tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from T.
T avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
T throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tyson lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
T lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but T was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
T moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but T sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
T drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
T bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but T sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tyson misses with a hook. T ducked under it nicely.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but T uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
Tyson throws the left hand but T avoids the punch easily.
T showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
T slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
T slips under a jab from Tyson.
T throws the left hand but Tyson avoids the punch easily.
T with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyson to score with a decent uppercut.
T connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyson. Tyson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
T blocks a jab.
T tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from T.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well T has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tempa T!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lee comes to the cage accompanied by Enter the Dragon. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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, Bruce lee!
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, Nick Green!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lee staying out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Green. No joy for lee on that attempt.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Green sprawls well initially but lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Green is defending against the submission attempts here by lee.
lee is trying to work for a kimura but Green is defending well.
lee is working for a kimura but Green is defending it quite comfortably.
Green is trying to stand up here but lee is controlling him well.
lee seems to be working for a kimura but Green defends the submission attempt.
Green striking from half guard on the bottom.
Green is trying to stand back up but lee is controlling him
Green gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Green.
lee actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Green is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Green stands up out of the half guard.
lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Green's waist but Green gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing lee off to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Green tries to clinch but lee is having none of it.
lee gets a takedown into half guard.
lee is breathing heavily.
lee is working for a kimura but Green is defending it quite comfortably.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
lee is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Green has managed to free his arm - good work.
Green pushes lee off and gets back to his feet.
Green tries to clinch but lee is having none of it.
Green pushes lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Green breaks from the clinch.
lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Green showed some decent athleticism there.
lee has hold of Green's hands but Green slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
lee looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Green lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lee taking some punishment here, with Green in his half guard.
Green stands up from half guard.
lee tries to keep at a distance but Green has taken the fight into the clinch.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green moves into the clinch.
Green manages to break the clinch.
lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
lee with a poor takedown
and Green counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Green with a nice head shot there.
Green is looking to stand up but lee won't let him.
lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Green gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Green gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
lee tries to keep at a distance but Green has taken the fight into the clinch.
Green manages to break the clinch.
lee drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Green manages to work his way to half guard, despite lee's best efforts.
Green is looking to control lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Green avoid being mounted?
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Green is trying to stand up here but lee is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green punching from the bottom.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
lee is trying for a kimura here. Green looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! lee wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce lee!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finley comes to the cage accompanied by Real Big. Ryan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: American Nightmare. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dakota Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thomas Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan clinches with his opponent.
Ryan is trying to break the clinch but Finley has him pressed against the cage.
Finley can't get the takedown.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finley throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Ryan stuffs the takedown attempt from Finley. Finley gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finley but Finley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ryan scores with a one two! Finley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thomas Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Ryan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ryan misses with a takedown
and Finley counters with a left to the body.
Ryan looks gassed!
Ryan thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryan scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ryan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ryan is looking to reverse the position.
Finley works to advance to full mount. Ryan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Finley mounts Ryan! Really nice guard pass there!
Finley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ryan is looking to escape.
Ryan working to try and regain half guard.
Finley tries to control but Ryan wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan can't escape the position.
Finley landing shots from mount.
Finley tries to control but Ryan wriggling away.
Finley fails to move to back control.
Ryan can't escape the position.
Finley is going olschool here, as he tries to force Ryan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ryan shrugs it off.
Ryan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley scoring with strikes but Ryan is staying in there.
Ryan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Finley is landing with some decent strikes but Ryan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ryan really wants to buck Finley off and get back to his feet.
Finley landing shots from mount.
Finley cracks Ryan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ryan wants to control but Finley is having none of it.
Ryan is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Finley working for a guillotine from mount but Ryan is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ryan is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Finley prevents Ryan from getting the reversal.
Ryan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ryan is desperately trying to improve his position but Finley has a good base and remains in mount.
Finley working for a guillotine from mount but Ryan is in no mood to give up.
Ryan is trying to escape the mount.
Ryan tries to hold on but Finley pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dakota Finley will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ryan throws a hook but Finley blocks it.
Ryan has his takedown stuffed
and Finley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Finley.
Ryan wants to stand but Finley is controlling the position.
Ryan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Finley advances to half guard.
Finley is looking to take a break and control but Ryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Finley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ryan trying to hold on to Finley's head to control him but Finley postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ryan shoots in but no luck this time.
Ryan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Finley takes the fight into the clinch.
Finley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ryan smiles and moves away.
Ryan with a poor takedown
and Finley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dakota Finley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Ryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley is looking to take a break and control but Ryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryan is trying to stand up here but Finley is controlling him well.
Ryan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Finley is working for a kimura but Ryan is defending it quite comfortably.
Ryan is trying to stand.
Ryan is trying to get back to full guard.
Ryan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Finley.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ryan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Finley's calf.
Finley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ryan sprawls well initially but Finley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ryan wants to improve his position but Finley is controlling well.
Finley works his way into full mount!
Ryan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Finley unloading with bombs!
Ryan is squirming around, avoiding Finley's attempts to control the action.
Ryan can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Finley avoids the attempt from Ryan to control.
Finley has control of Ryan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ryan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ryan is desperately trying to improve his position but Finley has a good base and remains in mount.
Finley tries to control but Ryan wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Finley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ryan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ryan stuffs the takedown attempt from Finley. Finley gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Ryan.
Finley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryan.
A left lands for Ryan.
Finley avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Finley shoots in and drives through. Ryan sprawls well.
Ryan clinches.
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Crunch! Ryan slams his shin into Finley's torso.
Finley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dakota Finley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan clinches but Finley breaks the clinch
and Finley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Finley.
Ryan wants to stand but Finley is controlling the position.
Finley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ryan, up you get!
A combination from Ryan does no damage.
Finley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ryan but Ryan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ryan lands with a nice combination. Finley backs away looking to recover.
Nice sprawl there from Ryan as Finley shoots in.
Ryan lands a slapping body shot.
Ryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finley counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finley is looking to take a break and control but Ryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Finley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ryan is looking to regain half guard here but Finley keeps moving and retains side control.
Finley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ryan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ryan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ryan has one foot on Finley's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Ryan as Finley shoots in.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Finley moves into range and clinches up with Ryan.
Ryan drags the fight down to the ground.
Ryan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Finley stops Ryan from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finley forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ryan defends it well.
Ryan pushes Finley off looking to stand but Finley dives back in and keeps control.
Dakota Finley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finley seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ryan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dakota Finley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Le Clerc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carraig o Cathain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Clerc comes into the arena with Chicane - Saltwater blaring out of the sound system. o Cathain has chosen U2 - Pride as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Le Clerc!
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, Carraig o Cathain !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
o Cathain throws a solid leg kick but Le Clerc takes the impact on his shin and smiles at o Cathain .
o Cathain looks to land a combination but Le Clerc avoids it well.
Le Clerc drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
o Cathain is looking for a sweep.
Le Clerc working the ground and pound.
o Cathain is looking to regain half guard here but Le Clerc keeps moving and retains side control.
Le Clerc lands a few punches from side control.
o Cathain gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Le Clerc in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
o Cathain really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Le Clerc lands with some strikes.
Le Clerc lands with some vicious ground and pound - can o Cathain hang on?
Le Clerc looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Le Clerc looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
o Cathain regains half guard.
Le Clerc wants to pass the guard but o Cathain is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Clerc thows a huge punch but o Cathain dodges it nicely.
Le Clerc thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
o Cathain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Le Clerc slips a nice elbow through o Cathain 's hands, connecting with o Cathain 's forehead.
o Cathain tries to roll over but Le Clerc keeps him under control.
Le Clerc uses his free foot to push down on o Cathain 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for o Cathain .
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
o Cathain is looking to get to half guard.
Le Clerc landing strikes, looking to finish!
o Cathain is in all sorts of trouble here.
Le Clerc scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish o Cathain ?
o Cathain in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Clerc working for a guillotine from mount but o Cathain is in no mood to give up.
o Cathain manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Le Clerc lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
o Cathain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
o Cathain looks gassed!
o Cathain works his way to full guard. Good work.
Le Clerc scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
o Cathain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Le Clerc avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Le Clerc works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Clerc working o Cathain over with strikes.
Le Clerc is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Le Clerc seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Le Clerc drops an elbow to the side of o Cathain 's head.
Le Clerc winds up and cracks o Cathain with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Le Clerc takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
o Cathain looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Le Clerc passes the guard and advances to mount!
o Cathain is bucking up trying to escape but Le Clerc cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
o Cathain is in all sorts of trouble here.
Le Clerc working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Le Clerc lands a big elbow.
o Cathain is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Clerc is in the full mount, landing strikes.
o Cathain gets back to half guard.
o Cathain taking some punishment here, with Le Clerc in his half guard.
Le Clerc lands strikes from half guard.
o Cathain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
o Cathain looking for submissions off his back.
o Cathain is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Le Clerc pulls his head out easily.
Le Clerc moves nicely into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
o Cathain is trying to get back to half guard.
Le Clerc is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Le Clerc dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Le Clerc throws a series of strikes that have o Cathain backpedaling.
Le Clerc drives through with a takedown into guard.
o Cathain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Le Clerc works over o Cathain with some ground and pound from guard.
Le Clerc makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Le Clerc scoring with punches to the head and body.
Le Clerc scoring with punches to the head and body.
Le Clerc postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
o Cathain had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Le Clerc is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. o Cathain Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Le Clerc's back instead.
Le Clerc manages to reverse the position and now he's in o Cathain 's guard. Nice work there by Le Clerc.
Le Clerc stands up over o Cathain , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
o Cathain is looking for a triangle but Le Clerc pushes his legs off easily.
Le Clerc is in close to o Cathain 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
o Cathain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
o Cathain has his foot on Le Clerc's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Le Clerc works his way back into a safe position though.
Le Clerc working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of o Cathain 's head.
Le Clerc keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of o Cathain 's head.
Le Clerc with a nice head shot there.
Le Clerc keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of o Cathain 's head.
Le Clerc makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
o Cathain has his foot on Le Clerc's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Le Clerc works his way back into a safe position though.
o Cathain can't keep his opponent in guard - Le Clerc advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
o Cathain gets back to full guard.
Le Clerc lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Damien Le Clerc overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
o Cathain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Le Clerc can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Le Clerc content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Clerc missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Le Clerc throwing strikes from guard but o Cathain blocks nicely.
o Cathain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Le Clerc trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Le Clerc loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
o Cathain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Clerc content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
o Cathain is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Le Clerc rolls with it to try and escape but o Cathain cranks on the arm and Le Clerc is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carraig o Cathain !
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