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ANB 11: Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between nacho freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BRYAN RED EYES (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, nacho freedom!
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, BRYAN RED EYES!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by freedom.
freedom working the head and body with strikes.
freedom decides to stand back up. freedom steps back and let's RED EYES get back to his feet.
freedom scores a takedown into full mount!
freedom tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
RED EYES flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
freedom connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
freedom prevents RED EYES from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
freedom lands with some strikes.
RED EYES is in all sorts of trouble here.
freedom lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
freedom controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
RED EYES is squirming around, avoiding freedom's attempts to control the action.
RED EYES is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by freedom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RED EYES keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
RED EYES sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
RED EYES manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
RED EYES looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
freedom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
freedom's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
freedom wanted to stand there but RED EYES had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
freedom passes into half guard.
freedom works his way into full mount!
freedom has control of RED EYES's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and RED EYES regains control of the situation pretty easily.
RED EYES is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
freedom controlling his opponent.
freedom manages to capitalize on a mistake by RED EYES to take his back!
RED EYES manages to reverse the position and now he's in freedom's guard. Nice work there by RED EYES.
freedom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
nacho freedom dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
RED EYES with a lazy takedown attempt
and freedom counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
freedom slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like freedom is going to stand back up.
freedom seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
RED EYES looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
RED EYES is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
freedom is trying to control the action in half guard but RED EYES is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
freedom content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
freedom wants to free his trapped foot but RED EYES is holding on for dear life with his legs.
freedom escapes and gets back to his feet.
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.
RED EYES gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting freedom counter with a right hand.
freedom bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
freedom trying to control the action but RED EYES is working from the bottom.
RED EYES seems a little lost for a moment, as freedom dominates the positioning.
freedom advances to full mount.
freedom with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by freedom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
freedom scores with a couple of good head shots there.
freedom unloading with bombs!
freedom looking to isolate an arm here. RED EYES doesn't see it coming and as freedom extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by freedom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). nacho freedom!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Speck Trum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Mysterio (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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Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Speck Trum!
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, Rey Mysterio!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mysterio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trum as he jumps to the side.
Trum stuffs the takedown attempt from Mysterio. Mysterio gets slowly back to his feet.
Mysterio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Trum but Trum pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Speck Trum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Mysterio.
Trum digs a good hook to Mysterio's body.
Trum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mysterio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trum's waist but Trum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mysterio off to one side.
Trum moves into the clinch.
Mysterio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trum successfully pulls guard.
Trum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mysterio is one step ahead there.
Trum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trum pulls Mysterio in close to his closed guard and prevents Mysterio from doing any damage or advancing position.
Trum wants to get back to his feet but Mysterio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trum looking for a sweep. Not yet Trum, not yet.
Trum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mysterio manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mysterio is on top in guard.
Trum keeping moving, preventing Mysterio from controlling successfully.
Trum is trying to keep Mysterio in close.
Mysterio lands a couple of digs.
Mysterio stands up over Trum, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Trum trying to strike off his back.
Mysterio tries to stand but Trum is controlling from the bottom.
Trum looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trum is really struggling to control Mysterio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mysterio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mysterio wants to control from the top but Trum keeps moving.
Trum scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Trum throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mysterio 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.
Mysterio won't allow Trum to sweep him here.
Mysterio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mysterio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trum is breathing heavily.
Trum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mysterio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trum's head.
Trum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trum keeping moving, preventing Mysterio from controlling successfully.
Trum throws a couple of heel strikes.
Mysterio wants to pass the guard but Trum is keeping the position.
Mysterio stopping the sweep attempt from Trum.
Mysterio distracts Trum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trum tries to clinch there but Mysterio circles away.
Mysterio tries to clinch but Trum moves out of range.
Mysterio looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Trum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mysterio wants to control from the top but Trum keeps moving.
Mysterio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mysterio chips away with some ground and pound.
Trum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mysterio wants to get back to full guard.
Trum is looking to take a break and control but Mysterio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mysterio lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Mysterio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mysterio is doing well to control the position and prevent Trum from advancing to side control.
Mysterio trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rey Mysterio will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mysterio closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Trum keeping hold of Mysterio's head, controlling as best he can.
Mysterio wants to control but Trum is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trum won't allow Mysterio to pass to mount.
Trum on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Trum tries to get out of the position.
Trum wants to control but Mysterio is keeping busy.
Mysterio not doing much here.
Trum tries to roll over but Mysterio keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trum wants to control but Mysterio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mysterio works his way into full mount!
Trum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mysterio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Trum is squirming around, avoiding Mysterio's attempts to control the action.
Mysterio looking for a guillotine from mount but Trum is having none of it.
Mysterio working for a submission but Trum is keeping him at bay.
Trum regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trum manages to get to full guard.
Trum looking for a sweep. Not yet Trum, not yet.
Trum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mysterio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Trum is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Trum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mysterio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mysterio working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mysterio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mysterio is looking to stand up but Trum won't let him.
Mysterio trying to move into half guard but instead Trum has managed to sweep!
Mysterio trying to keep a closed guard but Trum is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mysterio keeping full guard, as Trum tries to pass.
Mysterio scores with a nice shot.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mysterio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Trum. No joy for Mysterio on that attempt.
Trum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four 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.
Mysterio has a takedown stuffed.
Speck Trum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Mysterio.
Trum clinches.
Trum effectively controlling the action here.
Mysterio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mysterio jumps guard but Trum stands there with Mysterio around his waist. Mysterio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trum has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mysterio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Trum looking to slow down the pace here.
Mysterio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mysterio gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Mysterio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Trum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left and a right from Trum both land. Nice combination.
Mysterio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mysterio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mysterio is landing with some decent strikes but Trum is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Trum tries to hold on but Mysterio pushes him away.
Mysterio connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mysterio content just to control the position here.
Trum is looking to improve his position but Mysterio isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mysterio is landing with some decent strikes but Trum is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Trum is trying to escape the mount.
Trum is working hard here to advance position.
Mysterio looking to control but Trum is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mysterio cracks Trum with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mysterio landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mysterio cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Trum is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mysterio is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Trum can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Trum is rocked!
Mysterio cracks Trum with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Trum is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mysterio drops a big elbow. That's hurt Trum! More shots from Mysterio and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rey Mysterio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Go Into The Water. Shane Carwin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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235 lbs
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259 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Carwin!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stark on the side of the head.
Carwin connects with the punch.
Carwin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stark looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carwin moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Stark dodges the ground and pound from Carwin.
Carwin avoids the strikes from the bottom by Stark.
Carwin just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Carwin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Carwin has eaten all the pies!
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.
Stark cracks Carwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carwin throws a looping overhand right but Stark ducks down to avoid it.
Stark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stark instigates a clinch.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Stark gets a clinch.
Carwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Stark has double underhooks.
Stark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stark can pounce on him.
Carwin looks gassed!
Carwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carwin looks to land a combination. Stark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stark closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stark shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stark looking to isolate an arm here. Carwin doesn't see it coming and as Stark extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Stark!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Stark!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chris Leben was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leben!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leben.
Leben slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Leben looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leben moves into the clinch successfully.
Leben lands an elbow inside.
Leben with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leben creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Leben connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
It looks like Quinton Johnson has been cut.
A knee to the head by Leben.
Johnson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leben breaks the clinch.
Johnson connects with a looping right hand.
Leben avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leben doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leben throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leben off to one side.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quinton Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Leben.
Leben looks gassed!
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leben drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Leben sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leben but Leben pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Leben shows good takedown defense.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick
and Leben counters by moving into the clinch.
Leben drags the fight down to the ground.
Leben looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Leben won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Leben is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Johnson frees his head nicely. Oh but Leben has switched to an armbar! Johnson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Chris Leben!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chibuike Ekenedilichukwu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Bravo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chibuike Ekenedilichukwu's chin.
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279 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chibuike Ekenedilichukwu!
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, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekenedilichukwu lands with a nice body kick.
Bravo looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ekenedilichukwu 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.
Ekenedilichukwu gets to his feet - Bravo follows without any prompting.
Ekenedilichukwu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ekenedilichukwu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ekenedilichukwu stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekenedilichukwu tries to pass to full mount but Bravo defends it.
Ekenedilichukwu is working hard here to advance position.
Ekenedilichukwu works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekenedilichukwu dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Johnny Bravo has been cut.
Ekenedilichukwu with shots to the head and body - Bravo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bravo tries to lock up and control but Ekenedilichukwu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bravo can't escape the position.
Ekenedilichukwu controlling from mount.
Bravo is desperately trying to improve his position but Ekenedilichukwu has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekenedilichukwu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That has opened up Johnny Bravo's cut even more.
Bravo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ekenedilichukwu.
Ekenedilichukwu content just to control the position here.
Ekenedilichukwu looking to ground and pound but Bravo is blocking nicely.
Ekenedilichukwu controlling his opponent.
Bravo wants to control but Ekenedilichukwu is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekenedilichukwu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bravo is working to get back to half guard.
Ekenedilichukwu controlling the position easily from mount.
Bravo is looking to improve his position but Ekenedilichukwu isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bravo blocking the ground and pound.
Ekenedilichukwu looking to secure an arm triangle but Bravo defends it well.
Ekenedilichukwu wants to control the action but instead Bravo gets a body lock and reverses into Ekenedilichukwu's guard! Nice work!
Ekenedilichukwu keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ekenedilichukwu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chibuike Ekenedilichukwu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Bravo's cut.
That's time! Ekenedilichukwu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bravo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ekenedilichukwu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ekenedilichukwu trying to control the position but Bravo is working away.
Bravo tries to buck Ekenedilichukwu off but Ekenedilichukwu is having none of it.
Bravo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bravo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bravo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bravo.
Bravo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo wants to sweep but no luck.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Ekenedilichukwu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bravo's guard.
Bravo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bravo keeping full guard, as Ekenedilichukwu tries to pass.
Ekenedilichukwu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bravo's guard.
Bravo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Bravo controls Ekenedilichukwu momentarily but Ekenedilichukwu frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ekenedilichukwu avoids the head kick by Bravo.
Bravo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ekenedilichukwu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bravo!
Bravo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bravo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ekenedilichukwu thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ekenedilichukwu stands up from mount. Strange move.
Ekenedilichukwu 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to sweep here but Ekenedilichukwu controlling him for the moment.
Bravo is striking from the bottom but Ekenedilichukwu uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Bravo wants to control the action here but instead Ekenedilichukwu manages to pass to full mount!
Ekenedilichukwu controlling from the full mount.
Bravo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekenedilichukwu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bravo tries to control Ekenedilichukwu's body but Ekenedilichukwu pushes him off. Bravo squirms to his side and now Ekenedilichukwu has his back!
Ekenedilichukwu avoiding Bravo 's attempts to control his hands.
Ekenedilichukwu has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bravo's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chibuike Ekenedilichukwu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Bravo'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. And we move into the final round!
Bravo throws a lazy head kick
and Ekenedilichukwu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Ekenedilichukwu circles away easily
and Ekenedilichukwu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bravo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bravo wants to control but Ekenedilichukwu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ekenedilichukwu wants to control but Bravo is keeping him busy.
Bravo wants to control but Ekenedilichukwu is keeping busy.
Ekenedilichukwu passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bravo is working to get back to half guard.
Ekenedilichukwu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo taking shots to the head.
The cut above Johnny Bravo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bravo wants to control but Ekenedilichukwu is having none of it.
Ekenedilichukwu controlling from the full mount.
Bravo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ekenedilichukwu thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekenedilichukwu trying to control but Bravo is having none of it.
Bravo tries to hold on but Ekenedilichukwu postures up.
Bravo is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ekenedilichukwu controlling the position easily from mount.
Bravo is squirming around, avoiding Ekenedilichukwu's attempts to control the action.
Bravo is trying to stand up.
Bravo is desperately trying to improve his position but Ekenedilichukwu has a good base and remains in mount.
Ekenedilichukwu stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bravo gets caught flat footed, as Ekenedilichukwu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bravo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bravo lands with a punch from half guard.
Bravo is looking to take a break and control but Ekenedilichukwu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ekenedilichukwu is looking for a sweep. Bravo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ekenedilichukwu trying to control but Bravo postures up.
Ekenedilichukwu is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chibuike Ekenedilichukwu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ekenedilichukwu 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chibuike Ekenedilichukwu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cary Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ BALLSACK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as BJ BALLSACK enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cary Thompson!
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, BJ BALLSACK!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a head kick but BALLSACK moves out of range.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but BALLSACK swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson tries to clinch but BALLSACK is having none of it.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson throws a wild body kick that BALLSACK sees coming a mile off.
BALLSACK changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but BALLSACK manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and BALLSACK moves out of range easily.
Thompson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Thompson tries to clinch up but BALLSACK circles away and keeps his distance.
BALLSACK shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thompson as he jumps to the side.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BALLSACK is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
BALLSACK takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but BALLSACK swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but BALLSACK swats him away and circles back towards the center.
BALLSACK avoids a kick to the body.
Thompson lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson gets a clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
BALLSACK tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cary Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ BALLSACK.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from BALLSACK. BALLSACK gets slowly back to his feet.
BALLSACK moves out of range of the body kick from Thompson.
Thompson tries to clinch there but BALLSACK circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to clinch but BALLSACK is avoiding it.
BALLSACK moves out of range of the leg kick from Thompson.
Cary Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with BALLSACK, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson goes for a takedown in the clinch but BALLSACK prevents it.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. BALLSACK lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
BALLSACK turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and BALLSACK manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes there by BALLSACK.
BALLSACK throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thompson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thompson tries to get out of the position.
BALLSACK misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Thompson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for BALLSACK on the ground.
BALLSACK tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
BALLSACK working the ground and pound but Thompson is defending the strikes.
BALLSACK sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thompson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
BALLSACK swings around for an armbar but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into BALLSACK's guard.
BALLSACK looks gassed!
BALLSACK is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but BALLSACK swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
BALLSACK takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cary Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson clinches.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics BALLSACK uses from the top position.
BALLSACK postures up in Thompson's guard and throws a big left but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson controlling BALLSACK's posture.
Thompson pushes BALLSACK off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson throws a head kick but BALLSACK moves out of range.
Thompson throws a wild body kick that BALLSACK sees coming a mile off.
Thompson moves into range and clinches up with BALLSACK.
Thompson manages to pull guard.
Thompson pulls BALLSACK in close to his closed guard and prevents BALLSACK from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cary Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thompson wants to clinch.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and BALLSACK moves out of range easily.
BALLSACK keeps the fight on the outside.
BALLSACK swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Thompson throws a body kick that misses.
BALLSACK avoids the head kick by Thompson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson connects with a vicious head kick that knocks BALLSACK to the floor! Thompson dives in looking for the finish!
Thompson wants to pass to mount but BALLSACK is defending the position.
Thompson stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BALLSACK misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Thompson decides to stand up.
Thompson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and BALLSACK moves out of range easily.
BALLSACK circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson pushes BALLSACK away with a front kick.
BALLSACK is breathing heavily.
Thompson pushes BALLSACK up against the cage in a clinch.
BALLSACK goes for a takedown attempt but Thompson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson displaying some good clinch control by pressing BALLSACK up against the cage.
Thompson goes for a takedown attempt but BALLSACK pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but BALLSACK swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
BALLSACK blocks a head kick by Thompson.
BALLSACK blocks a head kick by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and BALLSACK moves out of range easily.
Cary Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson throws a head kick but BALLSACK moves out of range.
Thompson is looking to clinch but BALLSACK is avoiding it.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson scores with a knee to the head.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. BALLSACK lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Thompson managing to control the position.
Thompson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes BALLSACK off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thompson throws a leg kick that misses.
Thompson forces BALLSACK back against the cage and clinches.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson stalling in the clinch.
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into BALLSACK's ribcage.
BALLSACK takes an elbow to the temple.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson jumps guard and drags BALLSACK to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
BALLSACK drops back, looking for a kneebar! Thompson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Thompson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Thompson!
Thompson scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cary Thompson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson pulls guard successfully.
BALLSACK is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
BALLSACK throws a big right hand that misses.
BALLSACK preventing the sweep.
BALLSACK in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BALLSACK won't allow Thompson to get back to his feet.
BALLSACK takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
BALLSACK is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BALLSACK takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thompson clinches up against the cage.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson is working for takedown but BALLSACK is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thompson is trying to drag BALLSACK to the mat but BALLSACK just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
BALLSACK has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thompson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thompson, right into the meat.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson scores with a push kick.
BJ BALLSACK has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but BALLSACK swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. BALLSACK lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson connects with a solid leg kick.
Thompson wants to clinch up but BALLSACK keeps it at a distance.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson lands a knee to the body.
Thompson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. BALLSACK lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and BALLSACK moves out of range easily.
BALLSACK avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Thompson cracks the inside of BALLSACK's front leg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thompson!
Cary Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
BALLSACK circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Thompson.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
BALLSACK takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cary Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
BALLSACK has his foot on Thompson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thompson works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BALLSACK is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cary Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cary Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sloth Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spanky McFaddy (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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200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sloth Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spanky McFaddy!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Peterson gets the takedown into side control.
McFaddy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Peterson prevents McFaddy from improving his position.
McFaddy is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFaddy kicks off Peterson and gets to his feet.
Peterson gets caught flat footed, as McFaddy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Peterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McFaddy lands a couple of digs.
Peterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McFaddy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Peterson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFaddy is squirming around, avoiding Peterson's attempts to control the action.
Peterson is really struggling to control McFaddy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Peterson prevents McFaddy from getting the reversal.
Peterson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Peterson looking to control but McFaddy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McFaddy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McFaddy is squirming around, avoiding Peterson's attempts to control the action.
McFaddy tries to hold on but Peterson pushes him away.
McFaddy is desperately trying to improve his position but Peterson has a good base and remains in mount.
Peterson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McFaddy is looking to escape.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sloth Peterson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Peterson with a poor takedown
so McFaddy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Peterson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McFaddy stacks Peterson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by McFaddy!
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Peterson struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFaddy takes a little break here. Peterson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
You can see the frustration on Peterson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McFaddy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Peterson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
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.
Peterson is trying to control McFaddy's posture but McFaddy avoids it.
Peterson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McFaddy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peterson's waist but Peterson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McFaddy off to one side.
McFaddy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Peterson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McFaddy is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Peterson pulls his head out easily.
Peterson controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spanky McFaddy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Peterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McFaddy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sloth Peterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson wants to control but McFaddy has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
McFaddy manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McFaddy wants to stand but Peterson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson wanted to stand there but McFaddy had control of the position.
Peterson trying to control but McFaddy is working from the bottom.
McFaddy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
McFaddy keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Peterson lands with a kick to the temple. McFaddy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - McFaddy circles away.
McFaddy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McFaddy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Peterson trying to control but McFaddy is working from the bottom.
Peterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McFaddy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.
McFaddy trying to keep a closed guard but Peterson is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to get up but he can't break McFaddy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McFaddy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peterson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peterson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peterson gets to his feet. McFaddy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sloth Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McFaddy scores with a takedown into Peterson's guard.
Peterson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McFaddy 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFaddy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McFaddy.
McFaddy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Peterson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peterson wants to control from the top but McFaddy keeps moving.
McFaddy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Peterson is one step ahead there.
Peterson tries to free his leg and advance position but McFaddy is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sloth Peterson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Peterson tries to clinch but McFaddy moves away
and McFaddy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McFaddy.
McFaddy is stalling in the full guard.
Peterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peterson working a defensive guard here.
McFaddy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McFaddy stands and steps away. Peterson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Peterson lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McFaddy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson gets a takedown into half guard.
Peterson is trying to control the action in half guard but McFaddy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McFaddy is controlling Peterson's trapped leg to prevent Peterson from advancing to side control.
McFaddy is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard.
McFaddy tries to get to full guard but Peterson has control of the leg.
McFaddy trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFaddy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Peterson thowing shots but they're missing.
Peterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Peterson avoids the attempt from McFaddy to control.
McFaddy working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFaddy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McFaddy is looking to get to half guard.
McFaddy is squirming around, avoiding Peterson's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Peterson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McFaddy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
McFaddy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Peterson content just to control the position here.
That's four 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.
Peterson thowing shots but they're missing.
McFaddy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Peterson landing shots from mount.
Peterson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Spanky McFaddy.
I think McFaddy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spanky McFaddy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Hier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hier has chosen Point of No Return as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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22
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Ivey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Hier!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey fails to land the takedown.
Ivey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Ivey or perhaps it was just good defense by Hier which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Ivey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivey misses with a takedown attempt - Hier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ivey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ivey shoots in and drives through. Hier sprawls well.
Ivey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ivey tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivey keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hier wants to clinch up but Ivey keeps it at a distance.
Ivey shoots in looking for a takedown. Hier tries to sprawl out of it but Ivey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ivey is breathing heavily.
Hier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivey, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey managing to block the knees to the body from Hier.
Hier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ivey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ivey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hier trying to land knees to the body.
Hier lands a nice elbow.
Hier tries a knee to the head but Ivey blocks it.
Ivey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ivey tries to pull guard but Hier holds him up against the cage and eventually Ivey drops back down to his feet.
Hier tries to land a knee to the head but Ivey blocks with his arms.
Ivey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hier is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hier lands an elbow inside that Ivey shrugs off.
Ivey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hier scores a nice knee to the body.
Ivey avoiding damage as Hier throws knees to the body.
Hier crunches a lovely knee into Ivey's ribcage.
Hier tries to land a knee to the head but Ivey blocks with his arms.
Ivey fails to pull guard.
Hier tries to land a knee to the head but Ivey blocks with his arms.
Hier tries to land a knee to the head but Ivey blocks with his arms.
Hier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hier landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hier trying to land knees to the body.
Hier gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ivey.
Hier lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey manages to break the clinch.
Ivey closes the distance and clinches.
Ivey lands a knee to the head.
Ivey landing knees to the body.
Ivey breaks the clinch.
Ivey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ivey shoots in for a double leg but Hier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ivey swats away the attempt to clinch by Hier.
Ivey clinches but Hier breaks the clinch
and Hier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hier misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivey.
Ivey tries to pull guard but Hier won't allow it.
Ivey pulls guard.
Ivey working for a triangle but Hier defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Ivey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hier postures up.
Hier would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ivey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ivey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ivey managing to control the position.
Ivey trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenny Hier will probably get the nod.
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.
Ivey throws a sloppy head kick and Hier moves out of range easily.
Ivey throws a push kick but Hier slaps the foot to one side.
Ivey tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Hier. No joy for Ivey on that attempt.
Ivey wants to clinch but Hier slips to the side
and Hier counters with a two punch combo.
Ivey shoots in for a takedown but Hier shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hier gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ivey looking to throw knees to the head but Hier is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Ivey.
Hier misses with a knee strike.
Hier takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ivey lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hier as Ivey tries to tie him up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey avoiding damage.
Ivey scores with a knee to the head.
Ivey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ivey is looking to control Hier's arms but Hier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivey has his back to the cage.
Hier tries to land a knee to the head but Ivey blocks with his arms.
Ivey lands a knee to the head.
Ivey wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Ivey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivey looking to throw knees to the head but Hier is blocking nicely.
Hier tries a knee to the head but Ivey blocks it.
Ivey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hier avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hier looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ivey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hier.
Hier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hier tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Ivey.
Ivey blocks an elbow strike from Hier.
Hier takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ivey scores with a knee to the head.
Ivey is looking to control Hier's arms but Hier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivey has his back to the cage.
Ivey looking to throw knees to the head but Hier is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Hier.
Hier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ivey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivey stalling in the clinch.
Ivey misses with a knee to the head.
Ivey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hier tries to clinch up.
Ivey shoots in for a takedown but Hier shows good takedown defense.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ivey.
Hier landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ivey is trying to stall.
Ivey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivey jumps guard and drags Hier to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ivey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ivey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hier doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hier manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey looking for a guillotine here but Hier defends easily.
Ivey has his foot on Hier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hier works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ivey controls Hier momentarily but Hier frees himself.
Ivey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ivey has an active guard here but Hier has managed to pass into half guard.
Ivey wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Ivey dominated that second round.
That's time! Ivey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ivey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ivey lands a high kick!
It looks like Kenny Hier has been cut.
Ivey fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ivey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hier stuffs the takedown attempt from Ivey. Ivey gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivey fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Ivey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ivey shoots and misses
and Hier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ivey tries to land knees in the clinch but Hier avoids the damage to the body.
Hier stops a takedown attempt from Ivey.
Hier missing with knees to the body.
Hier connects with a knee to the head.
Hier scores a nice knee to the body.
Ivey stalling in the clinch but Hier improves position.
Hier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ivey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hier connects with a knee to the head.
Hier lands a knee to the body.
Hier lands a nice knee to the body.
Ivey misses with a knee strike.
Hier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ivey is stalling here.
Ivey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ivey shoots in but no luck this time.
Ivey shoots in but no luck this time.
Hier tries to clinch up
and Ivey moves into the clinch.
Ivey tries to pull guard but Hier holds him up against the cage and eventually Ivey drops back down to his feet.
Hier managing to block the knees to the body from Ivey.
Ivey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hier looking to throw knees to the head but Ivey is blocking nicely.
Ivey tries to pull guard but Hier won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hier as Ivey tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hier up against the cage.
Ivey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ivey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivey has Hier up against the cage in a clinch.
Ivey scores a nice knee to the body.
Ivey is trying to drag Hier to the mat but Hier just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hier missing with knees to the body.
Ivey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hier tries a knee to the head but Ivey blocks it.
Hier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Ivey.
Ivey tries to pull guard but Hier holds him up against the cage and eventually Ivey drops back down to his feet.
Ivey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ivey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ivey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ivey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ivey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey landing knees to the head.
Ivey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ivey misses with a knee strike.
Hier scores with a knee to the head.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ivey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hier is pressed up against the cage. Ivey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hier down to the mat. Hier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hier avoids the head kick by Ivey.
Ivey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ivey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hier moves in looking to clinch but Ivey pushes him off.
Hier wants to clinch up but Ivey keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Hier as Ivey shoots in.
Hier tries to keep at a distance but Ivey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hier blocks it with crossed arms.
Hier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ivey blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey stalling in the clinch.
Ivey with a knee to the head.
Hier scores with a knee to the head.
Hier landing knees to the head.
Ivey lands a knee to the body.
Hier tries to land a knee to the head but Ivey blocks with his arms.
Ivey looking to throw knees to the head but Hier is blocking nicely.
Kenny Hier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ivey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ivey tries to pull guard but Hier holds him up against the cage and eventually Ivey drops back down to his feet.
Ivey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hier trying to land knees to the body.
Hier tries to land a knee to the head but Ivey blocks with his arms.
Ivey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phil Ivey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivey shoots in for a takedown but Hier shows good takedown defense.
Ivey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ivey.
Hier closes the distance and clinches.
Hier throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ivey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ivey tries a knee to the head but Hier blocks it.
Hier tries a knee to the head but Ivey blocks it.
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 Phil Ivey.
I think Ivey 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Ivey!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Pantera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pantera has chosen All the Way Turned Up as his entrance music. Jones has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Jones!
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, Ace Pantera!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantera fails with the takedown.
Pantera has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Pantera, against the cage.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Pantera has double underhooks.
Pantera is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Pantera wants a takedown.
Joey Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Pantera.
Pantera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pantera tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Pantera drops back down to his feet.
Pantera keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pantera goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pantera avoids the head kick by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pantera throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones looks to clinch
and Pantera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pantera.
Pantera tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Pantera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pantera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Pantera breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pantera lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantera controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Pantera! Jones is hurt baaadly! Pantera is firing away with more strikes - Jones is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ace Pantera!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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