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RCJ 10: Mbuto vs. Nagurski PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Spellman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Reilly comes into the arena with Donald Where's Your Trousers by The Irish Rovers blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seamus O Reilly!
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, Steven Spellman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spellman shoots in but O Reilly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spellman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Reilly circles away quickly and effectively.
Spellman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
O Reilly could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Spellman avoids the head kick by O Reilly.
Spellman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Reilly as he jumps to the side.
Spellman shoots for a double leg takedown but O Reilly sprawls well. He's pushed Spellman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Seamus O Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Spellman.
A punch combination from Spellman misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spellman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spellman swats away the attempt to clinch by O Reilly.
Spellman looks for a takedown but O Reilly sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spellman tries to clinch up but O Reilly circles away and keeps his distance.
Steven Spellman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spellman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Reilly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spellman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Spellman lands in his opponent's guard.
Spellman works over O Reilly with some ground and pound from guard.
Spellman looking to pass the guard.
O Reilly has his foot on Spellman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spellman works his way back into a safe position though.
O Reilly throws his legs up looking for a submission but Spellman uses it to pass to side control.
O Reilly is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Spellman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spellman wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Reilly keeps working.
O Reilly sneaks back into half guard.
O Reilly is defending against the submission attempts here by Spellman.
O Reilly is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spellman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
O Reilly is trying to stand.
O Reilly looking for submissions off his back.
Spellman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Spellman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Reilly defends it well.
O Reilly moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Reilly looking for a guillotine here but Spellman defends easily.
O Reilly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Spellman slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Spellman dominated that round.
That's time! O Reilly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch lands to the side of O Reilly 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spellman lands a right hook to the body.
Spellman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spellman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Spellman or perhaps it was just good defense by O Reilly which made him look bad.
Spellman is looking to clinch.
Steven Spellman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Reilly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spellman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spellman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spellman thumps O Reilly with a low kick.
Spellman fails with the takedown.
Spellman is breathing heavily.
Spellman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Reilly throws a head kick but Spellman moves out of range.
Spellman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Reilly as he jumps to the side.
Seamus O Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Spellman.
Spellman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Reilly but O Reilly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spellman is looking to clinch but O Reilly is avoiding it.
Spellman tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Spellman with that takedown attempt.
Spellman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Reilly pinned against the cage. O Reilly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spellman blocks a head kick by O Reilly.
Spellman keeps the fight on the outside.
Spellman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by O Reilly!
O Reilly misses with a head kick.
Spellman looks for a takedown but O Reilly sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spellman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Reilly tries to clinch up.
Spellman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from O Reilly.
Spellman wants to clinch
and O Reilly counters with a head kick. That will keep Spellman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Spellman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spellman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Steven Spellman has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spellman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Reilly counters with a head kick. That will keep Spellman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spellman shoots and misses
and O Reilly counters by clinching up.
O Reilly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spellman fails with the takedown.
O Reilly throws a head kick that misses.
Spellman has his takedown stuffed
and O Reilly counters with a series of strikes. Spellman will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Reilly misses with a head kick.
Spellman shoots in for a takedown but O Reilly shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus O Reilly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Spellman's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Spellman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spellman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spellman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spellman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Spellman closes the distance and clinches.
O Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Reilly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spellman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Spellman fails with the takedown.
Spellman tries to clinch up
and O Reilly counters with a single leg into guard. Spellman didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spellman dives on top into guard.
Spellman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
O Reilly throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Spellman escapes and throws O Reilly's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Spellman wants to control but O Reilly is keeping him busy.
O Reilly regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spellman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
O Reilly looking for submissions off his back.
O Reilly looking for submissions off his back.
O Reilly is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Spellman pulls his head out easily.
O Reilly is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly looking for submissions off his back.
O Reilly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Spellman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Reilly counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Spellman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Spellman looks to land a combination. O Reilly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
O Reilly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly trying to stand up but can't free himself from Spellman's guard.
O Reilly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Spellman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Spellman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Spellman!
A control attempt from O Reilly but he's now mounted!
Spellman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
O Reilly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Reilly tries to hold on but Spellman postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus O Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think O Reilly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus O Reilly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mongkut Pakpao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe M Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mongkut Pakpao!
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, Moe M Lau!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
M Lau closes the distance and pushes Pakpao back into the cage.
Pakpao wants to break the clinch but can't.
M Lau tightens his grip and picks Pakpao up, before dumping him to the ground. Pakpao manages to land in guard.
M Lau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
M Lau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
M Lau pushing down on Pakpao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pakpao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for M Lau on the ground.
M Lau trying to control from half guard but Pakpao is working away.
Pakpao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from M Lau.
Pakpao is breathing heavily.
Pakpao has hold of M Lau's hands but M Lau slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pakpao is not content to let M Lau control the position.
M Lau is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pakpao!
That's one minute gone in the round.
M Lau with a couple of short strikes.
M Lau working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
M Lau controlling the pace for now.
M Lau looking to control but Pakpao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
M Lau is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
M Lau breaks from Pakpao's wrist control and lands an elbow.
M Lau looking to control but Pakpao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
M Lau unloads with some shots from mount but Pakpao bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, M Lau cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakpao is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! M Lau has taken his back!
M Lau working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
M Lau softening up his opponent with strikes here.
M Lau throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
M Lau has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Pakpao! Can he survive? No! He's out! M Lau gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Moe M Lau!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael McKay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKay kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne. Machida has chosen RockStarr as his entrance music. Lyoto Machida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael McKay!
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, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida blocks a head kick by McKay.
McKay fails to land the takedown.
McKay has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Machida.
McKay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McKay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Machida.
McKay looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Michael McKay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKay tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by McKay.
McKay throws a head kick but Machida moves out of range.
McKay wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
McKay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McKay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McKay is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Machida. No joy for McKay on that attempt.
Machida throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Machida.
Machida connects with a high kick.
Machida is looking to slow McKay down with leg kicks.
Machida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McKay throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
Machida cracks McKay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Machida scores with a jab to the jaw.
McKay shoots for a takedown but Machida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael McKay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida scores with a head kick.
Machida throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida pushes McKay away with a front kick.
Machida scoring well with a low kick there.
Machida throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Machida.
Machida plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Machida.
McKay sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Machida buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machida throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Machida explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Machida lets loose with a powerful body kick. McKay will feel that in the morning.
A solid body kick from Machida.
McKay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Machida. That one must have hurt.
Lyoto Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Machida. McKay shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida scores with a spinning back kick!
McKay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Machida as he avoids it easily.
Machida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McKay.
Machida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Machida finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McKay takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Machida lands a front kick.
McKay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McKay will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Machida goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Machida scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Machida. McKay shrugs it off though.
Jab by Machida.
Machida throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida scores with a head kick.
McKay is rocked!
It looks like Michael McKay has been cut.
The fighters circle, before Machida throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into McKay's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Machida lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Lyoto Machida!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Difelco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen Empire State Of Mind as his entrance music. Manny Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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, Tony Difelco!
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, Manny Santos!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Difelco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Difelco keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Difelco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos misses the jab.
Difelco looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Santos misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Difelco is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santos is just riding it out for now. Difelco eventually gives up the hold.
Santos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Difelco scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Difelco prevents Santos from improving his position.
Difelco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Santos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Difelco is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Difelco passes the guard and advances to mount!
Difelco has isolated one of Santos's arms. Santos looking to fight him off but Difelco twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Difelco!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Rudderme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Johansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cael Johansen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Rudderme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cael Johansen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rudderme to the mat! Rudderme manages to get full guard.
Johansen pushes down on Rudderme's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johansen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Johansen with shots to the head and body - Rudderme looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johansen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johansen unloading with bombs!
Rudderme is breathing heavily.
Johansen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Johansen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johansen landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen controlling from the full mount.
Rudderme is working to get back to half guard.
Rudderme wants to hold on but Johansen pushes him away.
Rudderme is bucking up trying to escape but Johansen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johansen is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Johansen thumps Rudderme with a low kick.
Rudderme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johansen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rudderme tries to clinch up.
Johansen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johansen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rudderme to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Johansen.
Rudderme gets caught flat footed, as Johansen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johansen scoring with some ground and pound.
Johansen stopping the sweep attempt from Rudderme.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johansen throws a big right hand that misses.
Johansen with a nice head shot there.
Rudderme wants to control but Johansen passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen working Rudderme over with strikes.
Johansen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rudderme with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rudderme on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rudderme tries to get out of the position.
Johansen postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rudderme to stand up.
Rudderme fails with the takedown
and Johansen counters with an inside leg kick.
Johansen lands a front kick.
Rudderme misses with a combination
and Johansen moves into the clinch.
Johansen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johansen darts in and clinches Rudderme up against the cage.
Johansen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johansen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rudderme pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudderme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rudderme misses with a double jab
and Johansen counters by moving into the clinch.
Rudderme prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dutch Rudderme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Johansen.
Rudderme wants a takedown but no success here.
Johansen tries for a takedown but Rudderme manages to get underhooks.
Rudderme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johansen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rudderme as he avoids it easily.
Johansen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rudderme's waist but Rudderme gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johansen off to one side.
Rudderme throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johansen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rudderme's guard now.
Johansen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johansen preventing the sweep.
Rudderme is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Johansen dives into side control.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rudderme taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Johansen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rudderme misses with a takedown attempt
and Johansen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rudderme won't be happy with that.
Johansen trying to control the position but Rudderme is working away.
Johansen working the head and body with strikes.
Johansen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rudderme has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rudderme wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rudderme is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johansen lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen cracks Rudderme with a big right hand but Rudderme just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rudderme taking a bit of punishment here - Johansen scoring with strikes.
Rudderme is looking for a sweep.
Rudderme misses with a strike from the bottom.
Johansen is looking to take a break and control but Rudderme is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rudderme gets caught flat footed, as Johansen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rudderme working for a triangle but Johansen defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rudderme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johansen advances position into side control!
Johansen decides to stand back up.
Rudderme closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Johansen's face as Rudderme controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudderme landing strikes.
Rudderme looks up at the clock and then as Johansen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rudderme smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rudderme throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Johansen is trying to improve his position.
Rudderme scores with punches from side control.
Rudderme stands up.
Johansen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johansen shoots in for a takedown but Rudderme shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rudderme throws a right and a left that Johansen avoids nicely.
Johansen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johansen content to stall in guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johansen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rudderme manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johansen tries to reverse the position but Rudderme maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Johansen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rudderme stuffs the takedown.
Johansen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rudderme might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rudderme makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rudderme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johansen rushes Rudderme and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johansen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johansen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rudderme fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rudderme throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johansen counters by moving into the clinch.
Johansen tries to land knees in the clinch but Rudderme avoids the damage to the body.
Johansen has picked Rudderme up - he's going for a ride! Johansen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rudderme has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johansen is working away from the top position though.
Rudderme pushes Johansen off looking to stand but Johansen dives back in and keeps control.
Rudderme tries to get to full guard but Johansen has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rudderme keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rudderme makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rudderme.
Rudderme is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rudderme wants to stand but Johansen is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johansen fails to land the takedown.
Dutch Rudderme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cael Johansen.
Rudderme throws a lazy head kick
and Johansen counters with a takedown into side control.
Johansen tries for a kimura but Rudderme is defending well.
Johansen working away.
Johansen has control of an arm but Rudderme manages to advance to Johansen's back!
Johansen biding his time, controlling Rudderme.
Rudderme is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansen is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Rudderme is trapped and Johansen is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Rudderme trying to get back to his feet but Johansen is in full control for now.
Johansen has Rudderme flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rudderme controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Rudderme is trying to break free.
Johansen lands shots from the back.
Johansen is punishing Rudderme with strikes - can he finish him?!
Johansen tries to keep control of the position but Rudderme is staying busy.
Johansen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Rudderme is defending well though. Johansen let's go of the attempt for now.
Dutch Rudderme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rudderme manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael Johansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johansen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Johansen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Standa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rayner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Rayner looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Standa!
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, Kyle Rayner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Standa misses with a body shot.
Rayner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Standa swivels and escapes.
Rayner tries to keep at a distance but Standa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Standa breaks the clinch.
Standa stuffs the takedown attempt from Rayner. Rayner gets slowly back to his feet.
Standa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Simon Standa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Rayner.
Standa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rayner looks gassed!
Rayner is looking to control Standa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rayner avoid being mounted?
Standa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Standa winds up and cracks Rayner with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Standa stalling.
Rayner trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayner has his hands clasped together around Standa's back. He's all about the action.
Standa is looking for a kimura here.
Standa controlling the action here.
Rayner is staying active underneath Standa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Standa controlling the pace.
Standa is thwarting Rayner's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rayner is holding on to half guard well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Standa wants to stand up but Rayner is controlling the position.
Rayner keeping hold of Standa's head, controlling as best he can.
Rayner is trying to get back to full guard.
Standa stands up out of the half guard.
Standa clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standa has clasped his hands together around Rayner's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Standa trying to control the action but Rayner is working from the bottom.
Rayner wants to control but Standa postures up.
Standa controls the position from side control.
Standa working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rayner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Standa is thwarting Rayner's attempts to control the position.
Standa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rayner keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayner trying to control here.
Standa content to control rather than advance.
Standa wants to control but Rayner is keeping him busy.
Rayner is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Standa jumps into side control!
Rayner is trying to get back to half guard.
Standa working the body and head with strikes.
Standa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rayner's shoulder. That is not cool.
Standa trying to control the position but Rayner is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Standa 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.
Rayner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Standa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rayner trying to keep a closed guard but Standa is proving a slippery customer.
Standa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rayner is keeping the position for now.
Standa is looking to stand up but Rayner won't let him.
Rayner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rayner controlling Standa's posture.
Rayner is working an open guard so Standa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Simon Standa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Standa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rayner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Standa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayner wants to break free but Standa has control.
Standa tightens his grip and picks Rayner up, before dumping him to the ground. Rayner manages to land in guard.
Standa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Standa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rayner has an active guard here but Standa has managed to pass into half guard.
Rayner trying to control here.
Rayner is trying to get back to full guard.
Rayner wants to control but Standa is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayner is refusing to be controlled, as Standa sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Standa pushes Rayner up against the cage in a clinch.
Rayner wants to get back to striking at distance but Standa won't allow it.
Rayner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Standa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Simon Standa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Rayner.
Standa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Standa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Standa is trying to control the action in half guard but Rayner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rayner is positioning himself well to prevent Standa advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Standa tries to pass to full mount but Rayner defends it.
Rayner punching from the bottom.
Rayner actively working from the bottom here.
Standa content to control rather than advance.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rayner tries to clinch up
and Standa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Standa.
Rayner wants to sweep but no luck.
Rayner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayner wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Standa manages to pass to side control.
Rayner is trying to maintain the position but Standa is very close to passing his half guard.
Standa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rayner is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Standa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Standa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rayner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Standa.
Rayner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Standa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Standa has Rayner up against the cage in a clinch.
Rayner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Standa has hold of one of Rayner's legs. Rayner is fighting the takedown attempt but Standa gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Standa wants to control from the top but Rayner keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Standa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rayner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rayner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Standa throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Standa wants to control from the top but Rayner keeps moving.
Standa is pushing down on Rayner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rayner is fighting to maintain full guard but Standa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Simon Standa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayner is looking to control Standa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rayner avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Standa moves into the clinch.
Standa manages to break the clinch.
Rayner tries to keep at a distance but Standa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rayner goes for a takedown attempt but Standa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Standa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rayner!
Rayner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Standa landing strikes from the mount.
Standa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rayner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rayner is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rayner is looking to escape.
Rayner gets back to half guard.
Rayner is not content to let Standa control the position.
Rayner is trying to control but can't.
Standa is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayner is controlling Standa's trapped leg to prevent Standa from advancing to side control.
Standa is trying to control the action in half guard but Rayner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rayner is looking to control Standa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rayner avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rayner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Standa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Simon Standa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Rayner.
Rayner punching from the bottom.
Rayner is staying active underneath Standa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Standa moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Rayner.
Rayner wants to control but Standa postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standa trying to control the action but Rayner is working from the bottom.
Rayner looking for a sweep but Standa has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Rayner tries to hold on but Standa postures up.
Rayner tries to reverse the position but Standa maintains control.
Rayner wants to hold on but Standa pushes him away.
Rayner can't escape the position.
Standa trying to control but Rayner is having none of it.
Rayner tries to lock up and control but Standa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Standa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Standa 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 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Standa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between angelo broleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ros Ludovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for angelo broleck has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, angelo broleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ros Ludovic!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
broleck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ludovic looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
broleck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ludovic is keeping the position for now.
broleck sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ludovic's guard.
Ludovic is defending against the submission attempts here by broleck.
broleck is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ludovic is in trouble now - broleck has advanced to mount!
broleck looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
broleck landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, broleck cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ludovic is desperately trying to improve his position but broleck has a good base and remains in mount.
broleck wants to finish this one by submission but Ludovic is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from broleck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
broleck is working for a guillotine from mount but Ludovic frees his head quite easily.
broleck working for a guillotine from mount but Ludovic is in no mood to give up.
Ludovic is trying to escape the mount.
Ludovic tries to lock up and control but broleck gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ludovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
broleck has hold of Ludovic's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ludovic manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
broleck wants to finish this one by submission but Ludovic is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from broleck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludovic is looking to get to half guard.
broleck lands a nice shot to the head.
Ludovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
broleck cracks Ludovic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ludovic bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ludovic won't allow broleck to sweep him here.
Ludovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
broleck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
broleck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
broleck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ludovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ludovic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ludovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
broleck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ludovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ludovic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
broleck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
broleck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ludovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ludovic 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.
broleck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
broleck is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
broleck wants to pass the guard but Ludovic is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
angelo broleck 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.
Nice sprawl there from Ludovic as broleck shoots in.
broleck closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ludovic to the mat! Ludovic manages to get full guard.
broleck drops back looking for a leg! Ludovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ludovic manages to kick broleck off! broleck jumps back into Ludovic's guard.
Ludovic has his foot on broleck's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. broleck works his way back into a safe position though.
broleck slips nicely into half guard.
broleck stops Ludovic from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ludovic tries to get to full guard but broleck has control of the leg.
broleck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ludovic wants to control but broleck is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
broleck seems to be working for a kimura but Ludovic defends the submission attempt.
broleck blocks the strikes from Ludovic.
broleck frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
broleck wants to finish this one by submission but Ludovic is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from broleck.
broleck scoring with strikes but Ludovic is staying in there.
broleck is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ludovic has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ludovic is looking to get to half guard.
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.
broleck landing strikes from the mount.
broleck is working for a guillotine from mount but Ludovic frees his head quite easily.
Ludovic flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ludovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
broleck fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ludovic is trying desperately to improve position.
broleck is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by broleck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). angelo broleck!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Mbuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronco Nagurski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mbuto comes to the cage accompanied by Sunshine Day. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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248 lbs
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234 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Mbuto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronco Nagurski!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagurski lands a slapping body shot.
Mbuto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagurski.
Mbuto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nagurski's waist but Nagurski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mbuto off to one side.
Nagurski slips under a jab from Mbuto.
Nagurski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mbuto on the side of the head.
It looks like George Mbuto has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mbuto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nagurski tries to escape but Mbuto is in control.
Mbuto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nagurski pushes Mbuto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mbuto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagurski tries to escape back to his feet but Mbuto has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Nagurski's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Nagurski is tapping! Mbuto saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). George Mbuto!
George Mbuto is the new heavyweight champion!
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