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CoV 47: Dixon/Torres PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Gontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Burmeister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gontier comes to the cage accompanied by Three Days Grace - Never Too Late. The crowd seem to be enjoying Burmeister's choice of entrance music: Firebreather by Thrice. John Burmeister is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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270 lbs
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225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Gontier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Burmeister!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burmeister slips under a jab.
Gontier drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gontier is trying to get an arm triangle but Burmeister is defending well.
Gontier wants to control but Burmeister is keeping him busy.
Gontier tries for a kimura but Burmeister is defending well.
Gontier is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Burmeister is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gontier is trying to get an arm triangle but Burmeister is defending well.
Burmeister is not content to let Gontier control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gontier is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burmeister knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gontier has hold of Burmeister's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Burmeister tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gontier cranks the arm and Burmeister screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Burmeister, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Adam Gontier!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Hinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guss Griswald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hinton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 50 cent - ill whip your head boy. Griswald is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Set My Friends On Fire - Aiden. Marvin Hinton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Hinton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guss Griswald!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswald changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hinton tries to avoid it but Griswald manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hinton to the ground. Hinton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Griswald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hinton is trying to break free.
Griswald fails to pull guard.
Hinton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griswald swings wildly with an uppercut but Hinton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hinton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griswald has him pressed against the cage.
Hinton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hinton wants to get back to striking at distance but Griswald won't allow it.
Griswald can't get the takedown.
Marvin Hinton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guss Griswald.
Griswald has Hinton pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Griswald pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hinton tumbling to the mat - Griswald dives into Hinton's guard.
Griswald trying to control the position from guard on top but Hinton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griswald works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswald throwing shots but Hinton is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hinton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Griswald is keen to just control but Hinton is a slippery customer.
Griswald is looking for a kimura but Hinton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Griswald to get the leverage.
Hinton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griswald.
Griswald frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinton is squirming around, avoiding Griswald's attempts to control the action.
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.
Hinton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Griswald trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Griswald throwing strikes here but Hinton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Griswald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Griswald tries to control but Hinton wriggling away.
Hinton squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griswald takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Griswald is going olschool here, as he tries to force Hinton to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hinton shrugs it off.
Hinton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Griswald.
Griswald throws a strike there. Hinton manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Griswald is keen to just control but Hinton is a slippery customer.
Hinton is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hinton is refusing to be controlled, as Griswald sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guss Griswald dominated that round.
That's time! Hinton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hinton throws a body punch but Griswald moves out of range.
Griswald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griswald slips a straight right by Hinton.
Hinton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Griswald.
Marvin Hinton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hinton throws a looping overhand right but Griswald ducks down to avoid it.
Hinton lunges at Griswald with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griswald's hand.
Hinton looks to throw the jab but Griswald is out of range.
Griswald defending well as Hinton loads up on a big left hand.
Griswald fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Griswald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hinton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griswald circles away quickly and effectively.
Griswald closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Griswald lands in his opponent's guard.
Hinton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hinton keeping moving, preventing Griswald from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswald pushing down on Hinton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Griswald is looking to stall here but Hinton recovers full guard.
Griswald thows a big elbow that misses.
Griswald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hinton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Griswald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griswald looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hinton is looking to stand up but Griswald isn't so interested in that idea.
Griswald drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griswald jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Griswald scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hinton doesn't seem bothered though.
A left lands for Hinton.
Marvin Hinton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griswald tries to clinch up but Hinton circles away and keeps his distance.
Griswald moves in looking to clinch but Hinton pushes him off.
Griswald misses the shot to the body.
Griswald dodges the punch combination from Hinton.
Griswald drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griswald tries to score with some ground and pound. Hinton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Griswald taking a breather here.
Griswald throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griswald tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hinton's legs.
Hinton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hinton is not content to let Griswald control the position.
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 Marvin Hinton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hinton throws a leg kick but Griswald sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Griswald changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hinton tries to avoid it but Griswald manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hinton to the ground. Hinton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hinton with a nice cross.
Griswald misses with a hook to the body
and Hinton counters with a stiff right hand.
Hinton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griswald blocks a jab.
Hinton tries to bum rush Griswald with a series of wild strikes but Griswald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griswald decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Griswald wants to control but Hinton is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Griswald not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griswald trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hinton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griswald perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Griswald tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hinton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Griswald is looking to take a break and control but Hinton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Griswald moves into full mount! Hinton won't be happy about that!
Griswald has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hinton's face.
Griswald takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Griswald punching from mount but Hinton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Griswald.
Griswald tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hinton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Griswald prevents Hinton from getting the reversal.
Griswald tries to control but Hinton wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griswald throwing strikes but Hinton uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Griswald seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hinton wants to get back to his feet.
Griswald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Marvin Hinton.
I think Hinton 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Guss Griswald!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Guss Griswald!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Guss Griswald!
Guss Griswald wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Federiq Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgar Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Federiq Santos!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poe.
Poe tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Poe's ribs.
Poe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Poe fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Poe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poe blocks a leg kick.
Santos cracks Poe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Poe fails to land the takedown.
Poe takes one to the chin there.
Poe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Poe is breathing heavily.
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!
Santos feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Poe sprawling to the canvas! Poe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Santos finish him?!
Poe is rocked!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Poe. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Poe is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Santos doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Poe crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Poe's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Federiq Santos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). shannon comes to the cage accompanied by yesterdays headlines. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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146 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick shannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Jung!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shannon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jung's waist but Jung gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing shannon off to one side.
Jung tries to clinch up.
Jung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but shannon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jung doesn't manage to clinch there - shannon circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung is looking to clinch but shannon is avoiding it.
shannon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jung throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shannon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
shannon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
shannon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but shannon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jung wants to clinch up but shannon keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jung tries to clinch but shannon is having none of it.
Tyler Jung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
shannon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jung as he avoids it easily.
shannon has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick shannon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jung tries to clinch up.
Jung tries to clinch up but shannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Jung fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shannon keeps the fight on the outside.
Jung tries to clinch there but shannon circles away.
Jung throws a solid leg kick but shannon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jung.
shannon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jung tries to clinch up.
Jung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jung doesn't manage to clinch there - shannon circles away.
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.
shannon misses with a head kick.
shannon keeps the fight on the outside.
shannon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jung tries to clinch but shannon is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jung wants to clinch.
shannon swats away the attempt to clinch by Jung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Jung dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
shannon throws a lazy head kick
and Jung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Nick shannon has been cut.
Tyler Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jung feints a jab and as shannon dips his head, Jung unleashes a brutal head kick that catches shannon right on the jaw! Timbeeer! shannon falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Jung smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tyler Jung!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zimmerman's entrance music is Bonecrusher- Neva Scared. A fine choice. Davis has chosen 30 Seconds to Mars - Kings and Queens as his entrance music. Robert Zimmerman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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218 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Davis!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Zimmerman. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Zimmerman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Robert Zimmerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Davis.
Zimmerman throws and low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zimmerman circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zimmerman as he avoids it easily.
Zimmerman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zimmerman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmerman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Zimmerman tries to work over Davis's front leg with a kick but Davis checks it.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but Zimmerman shows good takedown defense.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Davis looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zimmerman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zimmerman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zimmerman 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.
Zimmerman trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zimmerman stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Zimmerman passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmerman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zimmerman is looking to advance position but Davis won't allow it.
Zimmerman is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
Zimmerman is working for a kimura but Davis is defending it quite comfortably.
Davis gets back to full guard.
Zimmerman preventing the sweep.
Davis trying to strike off his back.
Zimmerman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zimmerman looking to pass the guard.
Davis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zimmerman manages to get himself to full guard.
Zimmerman has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davis cracks Zimmerman with a solid left hand.
Zimmerman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davis landing with the ground and pound.
Zimmerman controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Zimmerman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davis fails with the takedown
and Zimmerman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zimmerman stands and throws Davis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Davis tries to bench press Zimmerman off him but Zimmerman keeps the position.
Davis manages to get back to half guard.
Davis is staying active underneath Zimmerman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zimmerman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Davis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zimmerman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zimmerman's back!
Davis scores with punches to the body.
Zimmerman is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Davis 's hooks.
Zimmerman is looking to get to half guard.
Davis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Zimmerman is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Zimmerman is bucking up trying to escape but Davis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis landing strikes from the mount.
Zimmerman tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Zimmerman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Davis is thwarting Zimmerman's attempts to control the position.
Davis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Davis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is thwarting Zimmerman's attempts to control the position.
Zimmerman is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zimmerman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Davis preventing the sweep.
Zimmerman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zimmerman looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Davis is defending well. Zimmerman quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Davis has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Zimmerman celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert Zimmerman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Slutskaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Giles acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Slutskaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Giles!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slutskaya tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab from Giles.
Giles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Ivan Slutskaya has been cut.
Giles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slutskaya.
Slutskaya tries to clinch up but Giles circles away and keeps his distance.
Slutskaya shoots in for a takedown but Giles shows good takedown defense.
Slutskaya tries to close the distance and clinch but Giles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slutskaya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giles just misses with a punch to the body.
Giles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slutskaya manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Giles. No joy for Slutskaya on that attempt.
Slutskaya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giles pinned against the cage. Giles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Slutskaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slutskaya fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles stuffs the takedown attempt from Slutskaya. Slutskaya gets slowly back to his feet.
Slutskaya closes the distance and clinches up with Giles, looking for a takedown. Slutskaya pushes Giles against the cage but Giles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Giles. No joy for Slutskaya on that attempt.
Slutskaya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slutskaya shoots for a takedown but Giles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ivan Slutskaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slutskaya is breathing heavily.
Giles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice sprawl there from Giles as Slutskaya shoots in.
Slutskaya walks straight into a right hand from Giles - that's dropped him! Giles jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Slutskaya from any more punishment! Slutskaya complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johan Giles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Yemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nanak Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Yemo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nanak Singh!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh blocks a jab.
Singh blocks a head kick by Yemo.
Yemo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yemo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Singh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Singh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Singh throws a body punch but Yemo moves out of range.
Singh lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yemo.
Yemo is breathing heavily.
Yemo shoots for a takedown but Singh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Singh misses with a straight left.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yemo.
Yemo drops his hands momentarily and Singh needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Yemo just on the top of the head. Yemo drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Yemo - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nanak Singh!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Dixon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilson Torres!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dixon moves into the clinch.
Dixon crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
Dixon drags the fight down to the ground.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
Torres stopping the sweep attempt from Dixon.
Dixon is trying to keep Torres in close.
Dixon keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
Torres wants to control from the top but Dixon keeps moving.
Torres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dixon is looking to clinch.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dixon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torres works the jab nicely.
It looks like Peter Dixon has been cut.
Dixon shoots in looking for a takedown. Torres tries to sprawl out of it but Dixon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Torres manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dixon walks into a left hand.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Dixon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dixon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dixon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torres lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dixon forces Torres back against the cage and clinches.
Dixon keeps control of Torres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dixon breaks the clinch.
Torres fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Dixon to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Dixon looks to clinch but Torres throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Dixon taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Wilson Torres!
Wilson Torres is the new welterweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clint Lomax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Bridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bridges has chosen Ludacris - Get Back as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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142 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Lomax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christopher Bridges !
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomax lands a high kick!
It looks like Christopher Bridges has been cut.
Lomax takes one on the button.
Bridges looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bridges is working for a submission of some sort.
Bridges prevents Lomax from improving his position.
Lomax is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomax trying to control here.
Bridges is working for a submission of some sort.
Lomax trying to get back to full guard but Bridges takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridges postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lomax looks a forlorn figure.
Lomax is working to get back to half guard.
Bridges trying to control but Lomax is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lomax working to try and regain half guard.
Lomax bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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.
Bridges is trying to control the position but Lomax postures up.
Bridges wants to sweep but no luck.
Bridges throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lomax uses it to pass to side control.
Lomax wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bridges keeps working.
Bridges tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bridges stops Lomax from passing to mount.
Bridges tries to improve position but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lomax tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Lomax.
Lomax rushes Bridges and presses him up against the cage.
Bridges jumps into guard, dragging Lomax to the mat.
Lomax is working Bridges over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lomax trying to control but Bridges is working from the bottom.
Bridges being controlled here, momentarily.
Lomax trying to control but Bridges is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridges keeping full guard, as Lomax tries to pass.
Bridges keeping moving, preventing Lomax from controlling successfully.
Bridges throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bridges had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lomax is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bridges Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lomax's back instead.
Bridges thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Bridges is trying to stick to Lomax's back but Lomax is turning into Bridges . He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bridges 's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lomax.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Bridges '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.
Bridges shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lomax tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bridges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lomax tries to clinch but Bridges moves out of range.
Bridges circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bridges moves away from the strike by Lomax.
Bridges avoids a kick to the body.
Lomax closes the distance and clinches.
Lomax is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bridges tries to pull guard but Lomax holds him up against the cage and eventually Bridges drops back down to his feet.
Lomax gets underhooks to prevent Bridges 's takedown attempt.
Clint Lomax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Bridges .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Lomax.
Bridges jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lomax walks away with a smile on his face. Bridges gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lomax is looking to score with low kicks.
Bridges throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lomax throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Lomax.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax throws a head kick that misses.
Bridges tries to keep at a distance but Lomax has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lomax avoiding damage.
Lomax stops a takedown attempt from Bridges .
Bridges has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lomax is trying to keep an underhook but Bridges manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lomax desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lomax manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lomax lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bridges !
Bridges is desperately trying to improve his position but Lomax has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lomax lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bridges hang on?
Bridges is looking to get to half guard.
Lomax trying to control but Bridges is having none of it.
Bridges tries to lock up and control but Lomax gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lomax lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bridges is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bridges wants to control but Lomax is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax trying to control but Bridges is having none of it.
Lomax controlling his opponent.
Lomax lands with some strikes.
Lomax lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bridges is looking to improve his position but Lomax isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lomax sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bridges is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bridges tries to lock up and control but Lomax gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bridges is breathing heavily.
Bridges tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lomax controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Bridges 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Lomax.
Lomax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lomax is looking to clinch.
Lomax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lomax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bridges has a takedown stuffed.
Lomax is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Lomax as Bridges shoots in.
Bridges tries for a takedown but Lomax sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Clint Lomax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Bridges .
Bridges fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bridges takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lomax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lomax looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bridges staying out of range there.
No luck for Bridges with that takedown attempt.
Lomax tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bridges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lomax throws a head kick that misses.
Lomax is looking to clinch but Bridges is avoiding it.
Bridges shoots in for a takedown but Lomax shows good takedown defense.
Lomax wants to clinch up but Bridges keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Lomax.
Lomax tries to land a front kick but Bridges steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lomax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bridges looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lomax is fending him off so far but Bridges persists. Nope, Lomax circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridges avoids the head kick by Lomax.
Bridges looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lomax tries to clinch but Bridges moves out of range.
Lomax lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lomax.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lomax, as that shot connected.
That has opened up Christopher Bridges 's cut even more.
Lomax stuffs the takedown attempt from Bridges . Bridges gets slowly back to his feet.
Lomax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lomax feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bridges 's calf.
Clint Lomax is winning the standup battle so far.
Lomax throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lomax throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bridges is rocked!
Lomax circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Bridges drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Lomax follows Bridges 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 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Lomax!
Clint Lomax retains his bantamweight title!
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