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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles God (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). God comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Triple Corpse Hammerblow - Children of Bodom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Achilles God!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
God tries for a takedown but Casey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
God drops Casey with a right and a left! God comes rushing in but Casey regains his composure and manages to keep God in guard.
Casey is rocked!
Casey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from God.
Oh Casey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Casey wants to sweep here but God controlling him for the moment.
Casey seems to have got his legs back now.
Casey is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
God has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
God pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Casey is keeping the position for now.
God wants to get up but he can't break Casey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
God tries to free his leg and advance position but Casey is retaining full guard.
God stops Casey from standing up.
God trying to control the position from guard on top but Casey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Casey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
God actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey stalling.
Casey trying to control from half guard but God is working away.
Casey stalling.
Casey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
God trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Casey trying to control the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
God is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
God works his way to full guard. Good work.
God is working an open guard so Casey takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Casey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casey is breathing heavily.
Casey controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey prevents God from improving his position.
God looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
God is looking to regain full guard. Not this time 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.
God gets full guard.
God escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Casey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casey stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Casey needs to keep his hands up - God had a free shot at his head there.
Casey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
God doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
God working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sean Casey will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Casey dodges the punch combination from God.
Casey moves into the clinch successfully.
Casey manages to break the clinch.
God throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Casey throws a sloppy head kick and God moves out of range easily.
God drops Casey with a left right combo! God follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Sean Casey has been cut.
God in side control, throwing shots but Casey defends.
Casey wants to control but God postures up.
Casey defending against the ground and pound.
God tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
God wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Casey, who protects the arm well.
Casey is trying to buck God off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey taking punishment in the form of punches.
Casey dodges the ground and pound from God.
God looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
God is looking to take a break and control but Casey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
God tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
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.
God decides to stand back up. God steps back and let's Casey get back to his feet.
Casey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
God shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Casey as he jumps to the side.
God thuds his right hand into Casey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
God misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
God throws a low kick but Casey avoids it.
Casey moves into the clinch.
Casey breaks the clinch.
God scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Casey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
God takes a knee right on the jaw!
God looking to stall.
God fails to pull guard.
Sean Casey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Achilles God.
God wants to break free but Casey has control.
Casey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but God pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Casey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Casey tries to land a knee to the head but God blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
God lands an uppercut.
God fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Casey wants to get back to striking at distance but God won't allow it.
Casey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Casey prevents God from breaking the clinch.
God wants to break the clinch but can't.
The is referee keeping an eye on Casey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
God wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
God on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
God jumps guard and drags Casey to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
God not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Casey wants to stand but God has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
God looking to control.
God is looking for a triangle but Casey pushes his legs off easily.
God keeping moving, preventing Casey from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey wanted to stand there but God had control of the position.
God has his foot on Casey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Casey works his way back into a safe position though.
Casey decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on God, up you get!
God tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Casey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Achilles God seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
God closes the distance and clinches up with Casey, looking for a takedown. God pushes Casey against the cage but Casey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
God fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from God.
God closes the distance and pushes Casey back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achilles God showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Casey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A big right from God misses.
No luck for Casey with that takedown attempt.
God will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for God.
Casey circles away from the clinch attempt.
God swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Casey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
God shoots in for a double leg but Casey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Casey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Casey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
God is pulling down on Casey's head to control his posture.
Sean Casey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Casey decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on God, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Casey closes the distance and clinches up with God, looking for a takedown. Casey pushes God against the cage but God circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
God moves into range and connects with a jab.
Achilles God seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Casey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decent striking displayed by God there.
Casey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
God lands with a hook. Casey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Casey closes the distance and clinches.
Casey breaks from the clinch.
God misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Casey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
God can't escape the position.
God regains half guard.
God is looking to control Casey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can God avoid being mounted?
Casey has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
God wants to hold on but Casey pushes him away.
God is working to get back to half guard.
God is trying to stand up.
Casey is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Jab by God.
God lands with a straight right. Casey didn't see that one coming.
God cracks Casey with an open hand slap.
Casey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in God's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
God will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Casey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Casey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
God working for a triangle but Casey defends it easily.
God throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
God has his foot on Casey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Casey works his way back into a safe position though.
Casey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Casey stops God from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Casey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
God has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Casey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Casey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. God is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
God not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Casey wants to control from the top but God keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Casey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Casey 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Casey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jagger Cyde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyde has chosen Papa Roach - Caught Dead as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jagger Cyde!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Austin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jagger Cyde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin moves in looking to clinch but Cyde pushes him off.
Austin shoots for a double leg takedown but Cyde sprawls well. He's pushed Austin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Cyde as Austin shoots in.
Cyde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Austin doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyde circles away.
Austin moves in looking to clinch but Cyde pushes him off.
No luck for Austin with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyde throws the kick towards the body but Austin avoids it.
Horrible takedown by Austin or perhaps it was just good defense by Cyde which made him look bad.
Cyde cracks Austin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Austin tries to clinch there but Cyde circles away.
Austin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cyde misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyde misses with a looping left.
Austin moves into the clinch.
Cyde has had enough of the clinch but Austin keeps him there for the moment.
Austin tries for a takedown but Cyde manages to get underhooks.
Austin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cyde pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cyde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Austin manages to break the clinch.
Cyde scores with a head kick.
It looks like Dwayne Austin has been cut.
Austin misses with a wild combination.
Cyde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cyde misses with a wild body shot.
Austin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but Cyde shows good takedown defense.
Austin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cyde wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is just content to waste time from the top position. Cyde takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cyde is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Austin is controlling him.
Cyde keeping full guard, as Austin tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin slips nicely into half guard.
Austin prevents Cyde from standing back up.
Austin is looking to take a break and control but Cyde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Austin is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Cyde has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cyde has one foot on Austin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyde misses with a head kick.
No luck for Austin with that takedown attempt.
Austin moves in looking to clinch but Cyde pushes him off.
Austin doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyde circles away.
Cyde misses with a hook. Austin ducked under it nicely.
Austin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Cyde.
Cyde stuffs the takedown.
Austin drives through and clinches with Cyde against the cage.
Austin fails to pull guard.
Austin landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cyde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cyde looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Austin blocks an uppercut.
Austin goes for a takedown attempt but Cyde pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Austin shoots in for a double leg but Cyde sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Austin is breathing heavily.
Cyde throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Austin.
Cyde misses with a hook. Austin ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin tries to clinch up.
Austin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Austin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cyde, pushing him back against the cage.
Cyde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jagger Cyde will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Austin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Austin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cyde looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Austin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cyde tries to kick Austin off but Austin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Austin wants to take a breather but Cyde is having none of it.
Cyde wants to get back to his feet.
Cyde is breathing heavily.
Austin decides to stand up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Austin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin shoots in and drives through. Cyde sprawls well.
Austin is looking to clinch but Cyde is avoiding it.
Cyde fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Austin with that takedown attempt.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Austin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cyde's waist but Cyde gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Austin off to one side.
Austin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Austin blocks a head kick by Cyde.
Austin tries to clinch but Cyde is having none of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Austin!
Austin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Austin lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyde keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin prevents Cyde from getting back to his feet.
Austin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Austin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin scoring with punches from side control.
Austin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cyde, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here as Austin stalls from top position.
Austin tries to score with some ground and pound. Cyde controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Austin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cyde has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Austin happy to just control the position for now.
Cyde is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Austin is controlling him well.
Austin trying to control the position but Cyde is working away.
Cyde taking a bit of punishment here - Austin scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Cyde's face as Austin controls the position.
Austin wants to control but Cyde is keeping him busy.
Cyde takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Austin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Austin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Austin fails to land the takedown.
Austin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cyde as he jumps to the side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cyde crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Austin - the referee stops the clock and Cyde gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Austin. Cyde manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cyde missing with a left hand there. Austin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Austin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cyde wants to get back to his feet.
Austin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cyde sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Austin is keen to just control but Cyde is a slippery customer.
Cyde is trying to stand back up but Austin is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Cyde to get to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Austin or perhaps it was just good defense by Cyde which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Cyde. No joy for Austin on that attempt.
Austin thuds his shin into the meat of Cyde's side.
Austin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Austin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Austin tries to clinch up but Cyde circles away and keeps his distance.
Austin shoots in looking for a takedown. Cyde tries to sprawl out of it but Austin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cyde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Austin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyde throws the left hand but Austin avoids the punch easily.
Cyde gets caught flat footed, as Austin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cyde is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Austin trying to control but Cyde is working from the bottom.
Cyde is working an open guard so Austin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Austin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Austin shoots for a takedown but Cyde saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Austin tries to move into range but Cyde moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Austin fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin tries to clinch up.
Austin scores a takedown into full mount!
Cyde has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Cyde looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Austin controls the position.
Austin is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cyde is defending well though. Austin let's go of the attempt for now.
Austin controlling from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyde is trying to shake Austin off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Austin won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Austin tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cyde stuffs the takedown attempt from Austin. Austin gets slowly back to his feet.
Austin fails to land the takedown.
Austin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cyde as he avoids it easily.
Jagger Cyde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Austin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cyde throws a body punch but Austin moves out of range.
Austin fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Austin 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Austin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus comes to the cage accompanied by Lotus Island - Buckethead. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Jesus!
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, Oscar Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jesus shoots in but Martinez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jesus slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jesus moves away from the strike by Martinez.
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.
Jesus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jesus takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for Jesus on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Jesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jesus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jesus slips under a jab from Martinez.
Martinez misses with an uppercut. Jesus saw that one coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jesus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Martinez 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Martinez misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez clobbers Jesus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Martinez scores with a punch to the head.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Jesus moved out of range nicely.
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.
Martinez with a hook.
Jesus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Jesus moved out of range.
Jesus looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jesus.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters circling - Martinez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Martinez lands a jab to the head.
Jesus looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Jesus moved out of range.
No luck for Jesus with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jesus moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Oscar Jesus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jesus fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Jesus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez cracks Jesus with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinez as he connects with a hook.
Jesus moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jesus tries to move into range but Martinez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martinez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Martinez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen Demon Seed by Nine Inch Nails as his entrance music. Joseph Watson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Watson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gray tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gray.
Gray blocks a low kick nicely.
Gray clinches.
A knee to the head by Gray.
It looks like Joseph Watson has been cut.
Watson is trying to break free.
Gray stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Watson is trying to break free.
Watson avoiding damage as Gray throws knees to the body.
Gray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watson.
Gray landing knees to the body.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Gray.
Gray breaks the clinch.
Gray is looking to clinch.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gray has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Gray.
Gray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Gray.
Gray missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watson.
Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gray.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gray misses with a kick to the body.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gray throws a leg kick but Watson moved away.
Gabriel Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray tries to clinch up.
Gray tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
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.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Gray.
Watson wants a takedown but no success here.
Gray misses with a knee strike.
Gray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Gray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watson stalling against the cage.
Gray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gray manages to break the clinch.
Gray tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Gabriel Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gray wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Gray tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray blocks the body kick.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Watson throws a leg kick but Gray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Watson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watson.
Gray wants to clinch.
Watson avoids the head kick by Gray.
Watson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gray as he jumps to the side.
Gabriel Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Watson.
Watson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gray tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Watson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gray instigates a clinch.
Gray leaning against his opponent.
Gray tries to land knees in the clinch but Watson avoids the damage to the body.
Watson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watson manages to break the clinch.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Gray drives through and clinches with Watson against the cage.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick by Watson misses
and Gray counters by clinching up.
Watson avoiding damage as Gray throws knees to the body.
Gray misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Watson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
Gray takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick
and Gray moves into the clinch.
Watson avoiding damage as Gray throws knees to the body.
Gray tries to land knees in the clinch but Watson avoids the damage to the body.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
Gray fakes the leg kick and cracks Watson in the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watson, right into the meat.
Gray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watson throws and low kick but Gray moves out of range easily.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gray bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Gray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watson closes the distance but Gray moves to the side
and Gray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Watson scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
Gray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gray won't be happy with that.
Gray is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Watson off and has taken his back!
Gray misses with punches from the back.
Watson just trying to survive but Gray is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Gray is trying to stick to Watson's back but Watson is turning into Gray. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gray's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Watson.
Gray trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gray is keeping the position for now.
Gray can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Watson controls the pace.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Watson won't allow Gray to sweep him here.
Gray being controlled here, momentarily.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gray has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Watson has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to control but Gray is keeping him busy.
Gray tries to improve position but can't.
Gray wants to control but Watson postures up.
Gray looking for a sweep but Watson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Gray is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Watson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gray is surviving well by controlling Watson's body position as best he can.
Gray is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson wants to control the pace but Gray is squirming around nicely.
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.
Gray bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gray slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Watson wants to control but Gray postures up.
Gray decides to stand back up. Gray steps back and let's Watson get back to his feet.
Watson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gray wants to clinch but Watson slips to the side
and Watson counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joseph Watson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray blocks the body kick.
Gray wants to clinch.
Gray moves into the clinch successfully.
Watson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Gray.
Watson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gray can't fight it off and eventually Watson manages to take the fight to the floor. Gray looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gray wants to stand and escape but Watson is having none of it.
Watson wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Gray being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gray wants to sweep here but Watson controlling him for the moment.
Watson slips nicely into half guard.
Gray wants to get back to his feet.
Gray wants to get back to full guard but Watson has passed into side control.
Gray can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Watson tries to control but Gray wriggling away.
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.
Gray is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gray sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Watson is trying to control. Gray wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gray tries to kick Watson off but Watson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Watson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gray is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is staying active underneath Watson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gray wants to improve his position but Watson is controlling well.
Watson wants to take a breather but Gray is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gray clinches but Watson breaks the clinch
and Watson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gray's knee momentarily.
Gray lands with a nice body punch.
Gray throws a combination that misses
and Watson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watson looks to land a body kick but Gray moved away.
Some wild striking there from Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gray tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watson counters with a head kick.
Gray tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Watson misses with a few strikes there.
Gray tries to clinch
and Watson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gray clinches.
Gray landing knees to the body.
Watson avoiding damage as Gray throws knees to the body.
Gray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Gray darts in and clinches Watson up against the cage.
Gray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watson.
Gray is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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 Gabriel Gray.
I think Gray 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Gray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalem Batten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Coll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batten's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Collie Buddz - Defend Your Own. The key to victory for Kalem Batten has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalem Batten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xander Coll!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coll takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Batten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batten moves into the clinch.
Coll tries for a takedown but Batten manages to get underhooks.
Batten tries to break the clinch but Coll is controlling the position.
Coll drops down looking for an ankle pick but Batten pulls his leg out and moves away.
Batten lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Xander Coll has been cut.
No joy there for Batten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Batten shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coll misses with the combination.
Coll moves into the clinch.
Batten is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Batten gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Coll.
Kalem Batten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Coll.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coll.
Batten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Batten can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coll has hold of one of Batten's legs. Batten is fighting the takedown attempt but Coll gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Batten is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Batten wants to stand up but Coll is controlling him.
Coll trying to control the position from guard on top but Batten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batten controls Coll momentarily but Coll frees himself.
Coll works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Coll is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Batten doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coll.
Coll stands up out of the half guard.
Batten is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batten lands a lovely overhand right.
Coll has taken the fight to the clinch.
Batten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coll moves into the clinch.
Batten working aggressively here.
Batten can't break the clinch.
Batten wants to get back to striking at distance but Coll won't allow it.
Batten stalling in the clinch but Coll improves position.
Batten wants a takedown but no success here.
Coll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coll closes the distance and pushes Batten back into the cage.
Batten is trying to break the clinch but Coll has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Batten is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Coll keeps control of Batten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Coll lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batten.
Coll goes for a takedown attempt but Batten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Batten fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Coll.
Batten is looking to clinch but Coll is avoiding it.
Coll clinches with his opponent.
Batten prevents the takedown attempt.
Coll blocks an uppercut.
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.
Coll throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Battens head.
Batten wants to break free but Coll has control.
Coll lands a hook to the side of the head.
Batten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coll forces Batten back against the cage and clinches.
Coll is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Batten gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Coll.
Batten fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Batten jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Coll walks away with a smile on his face. Batten gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Coll fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coll gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Batten swings wildly with an uppercut but Coll uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coll gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coll works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xander Coll will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xander Coll's cut.
That's time! Batten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Coll lands with a nice combination. Batten backs away looking to recover.
Coll swinging wilding here.
Coll closes the distance and clinches.
Batten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coll has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Batten is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Batten is trying to trip Coll. He has hold of a leg but Coll is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Batten persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Batten wants to control from the top but Coll keeps moving.
Coll throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Coll is trying to keep Batten in close.
Coll has his foot on Batten's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Batten works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Batten looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coll wants to stand and escape but Batten is having none of it.
Batten has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Coll is proving hard to escape from.
Batten trying to control the position from guard on top but Coll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Coll stuffs the takedown attempt from Batten. Batten gets slowly back to his feet.
Coll clinches with his opponent.
Batten wants to break free but Coll has control.
Batten is trying to stall.
Coll has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Batten is trying to keep an underhook but Coll manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Batten trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Coll seems content to control.
Batten knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coll on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batten kicks Coll off and gets back to his feet.
Coll gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Batten successfully pulls guard.
Batten trying to control the position.
Coll forces his way into half guard.
Coll is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Batten doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Coll.
Batten is refusing to be controlled, as Coll sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coll is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Coll trying to control from half guard but Batten is working away.
Coll wants to stand but Batten has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Batten landing strikes from the bottom.
Batten pushes Coll off looking to stand but Coll dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Batten takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Coll lands a two punch combo.
Batten shoots for a takedown but Coll saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Coll scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Coll scores with a jab to the jaw.
Xander Coll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batten closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coll holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Coll drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Batten has had enough of the clinch but Coll keeps him there for the moment.
Coll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Batten throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coll's waist but Coll gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Batten off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalem Batten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batten tries for a takedown but Coll circles away easily
and Coll counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Batten struggles to land a body shot inside as Coll controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Coll showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xander Coll's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Coll connects with a looping right hand.
Batten throws a right hand that Coll ducks under and follows up with a left that Coll also avoids with ease.
Coll clinches.
Batten tries to break the clinch but Coll is controlling the position.
Batten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Coll in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Coll tries to score a body lock takedown but Batten shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Batten is trying to break free.
Batten tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Batten can't break the clinch.
Coll goes for a takedown in the clinch but Batten prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batten is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coll tightens his grip and picks Batten up, before dumping him to the ground. Batten manages to land in guard.
Batten wants to stand but Coll is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batten 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.
Coll passes Batten's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Batten wants to get back to full guard.
Batten trying to control but Coll postures up.
Coll sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Batten is looking for a sweep. Coll is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Batten wants to get 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.
Batten tries to roll over but Coll keeps him under control.
Coll with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Batten has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Coll gets a clinch.
Coll drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Batten gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kalem Batten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Coll.
Coll prevents the takedown attempt.
Coll tries to score a body lock takedown but Batten shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Coll goes for a takedown attempt but Batten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Batten throws a lazy head kick
and Coll counters by clinching up.
Batten has Coll pressed against the cage.
Batten can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batten wants to get back to striking at distance but Coll won't allow it.
Coll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coll lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Batten backs up against the cage.
Batten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coll as he avoids it easily.
Batten drops his hands momentarily and Coll takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Coll pushes Batten up against the cage in a clinch.
Batten can't break the clinch.
Coll works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Batten tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Coll decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Batten, up you get!
Coll throws a right and a left that Batten avoids nicely.
Batten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coll.
Batten tries to keep at a distance but Coll has taken the fight into the clinch.
Xander Coll is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Batten tries to break the clinch but Coll is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Batten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Batten prevents the takedown attempt.
Batten can't break the clinch.
Batten is trying to break free.
Batten breaks the clinch.
Coll misses with a two punch combination.
Coll lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Batten backs up against the cage.
Coll looks to land a combination. Batten sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kalem Batten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Batten lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A leg kick checked by Coll.
Batten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coll has managed to clinch.
Batten misses with the head strike.
Coll manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Coll comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Coll winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Coll!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Bernardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernardo comes to the cage accompanied by Killah Priest - B.I.B.L.E.. The crowd seem to be enjoying Carvalho's choice of entrance music: Notorious BIG - Victory. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Bernardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matheus Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho throws a body punch but Bernardo moves out of range.
Carvalho misses with a head kick.
Carvalho looks to score with a jab to the body but Bernardo is just out of range.
Carvalho misses with a body shot.
Bernardo wants to clinch up but Carvalho keeps it at a distance.
Carvalho closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carvalho lands in his opponent's guard.
Bernardo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carvalho thows a big elbow that misses.
Bernardo working for a triangle but Carvalho defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernardo is trying to control the position but Carvalho postures up.
Bernardo is looking for a triangle but Carvalho pushes his legs off easily.
Carvalho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho wants to pass the guard but Bernardo is keeping the position.
Bernardo is trying to keep Carvalho in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bernardo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bernardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bernardo misses with a body shot
and Carvalho counters with a takedown into side control.
Bernardo struggling a bit here.
Carvalho lands an elbow.
Carvalho lands a nice forearm strike.
Carvalho working away.
Carvalho in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bernardo sneaks back into half guard.
Carvalho blocks the strikes from Bernardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo tries to roll over but Carvalho keeps him under control.
Carvalho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carvalho lands a nice short elbow.
Bernardo is looking to improve his position.
Bernardo trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bernardo moves into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carvalho sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carvalho postures up in Bernardo's guard and throws a big left but Bernardo blocks it.
Bernardo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carvalho.
Carvalho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bernardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho stopping the sweep attempt from Bernardo.
Carvalho stays in close to Bernardo's body and controls the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bernardo holds on and takes a little breather.
Carvalho postures up and lands a big shot to Bernardo's brow.
Bernardo throws a couple of heel strikes.
Carvalho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bernardo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carvalho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carvalho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Carvalho postures up.
Bernardo is really struggling to control Carvalho but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carvalho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bernardo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carvalho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carvalho with a nice head shot there.
Carvalho slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Carvalho working away.
Carvalho scoring with punches and elbows.
Bernardo tries to improve position but can't.
Bernardo is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Carvalho dominated that round.
That's time! Bernardo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carvalho shoots in and drives through. Bernardo sprawls well.
Carvalho gets a takedown into half guard.
Bernardo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bernardo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carvalho thows a huge punch but Bernardo dodges it nicely.
Carvalho is thwarting Bernardo's attempts to control the position.
Bernardo is looking to improve his position.
Carvalho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bernardo is trying to maintain the position but Carvalho is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bernardo shoots in and drives through. Carvalho sprawls well.
Bernardo takes one to the side of the head.
Bernardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bernardo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Carvalho 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.
Carvalho throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bernardo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carvalho keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Carvalho looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is looking for a sweep. Bernardo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bernardo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Carvalho punching from the bottom.
Carvalho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bernardo.
Carvalho missing with punches from the bottom.
Carvalho flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carvalho looks to land a left hand but Bernardo moved out of range nicely.
Carvalho throws a jab but it's blocked by Bernardo.
Bernardo misses with a jab to the body
so Carvalho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo looking to control.
Carvalho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bernardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bernardo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carvalho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carvalho lands a couple of elbows.
Carvalho lands a couple of digs.
Carvalho controlling from the top position.
Bernardo trying to control the position.
Bernardo 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.
Bernardo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carvalho.
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.
Carvalho scoring with some ground and pound.
Bernardo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carvalho landing with the ground and pound.
Bernardo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bernardo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bernardo keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
Carvalho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Carvalho trying to control the position from guard on top but Bernardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Carvalho.
Bernardo avoids a kick to the body.
Carvalho sizes up Bernardo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bernardo misses with a wild combination.
Bernardo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carvalho as he avoids it easily.
Matheus Carvalho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bernardo slips a jab and a cross from Carvalho.
Bernardo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bernardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bernardo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matheus Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carvalho lands a nice hook to Bernardo's body. Bernardo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carvalho throws a series of punches but Bernardo avoids them all with ease.
Carvalho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carvalho showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho passes to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carvalho looking to finish Bernardo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bernardo!
Carvalho is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bernardo tries to hold on but Carvalho postures up.
Carvalho landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carvalho wants to control the pace but Bernardo is squirming around nicely.
Carvalho punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bernardo working to try and regain half guard.
Carvalho tries to control but Bernardo wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Bernardo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carvalho is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bernardo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Carvalho with shots to the head and body - Bernardo looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernardo tries to lock up and control but Carvalho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Carvalho putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bernardo is trying desperately to improve position.
Bernardo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bernardo tries to hold on but Carvalho pushes him away.
Carvalho looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernardo is trying to escape the mount.
Bernardo is working hard here to advance position.
Carvalho moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bernardo has worked his arm free - good work by Bernardo!
Bernardo is looking for a sweep.
Carvalho working the ground and pound.
Bernardo is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
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.
Carvalho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carvalho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bernardo is trying to improve his position.
Carvalho lands a few punches from side control.
Carlos Bernardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bernardo wants to control but Carvalho postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bernardo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Carvalho's best efforts.
Bernardo trying to control but Carvalho postures up.
Matheus Carvalho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bernardo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matheus Carvalho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carvalho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matheus Carvalho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Clark - Growls Garden as his entrance music. Mark Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jordan Dick's chin.
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19
285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Dick!
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, Mark Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dick was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Dick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams moves out of range as Dick strikes.
Dick loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams moves out of range as Dick strikes.
Dick throws a sloppy body shot
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Dick throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Dick drops his shoulder and cracks Williams with a huge uppercut! Williams goes down! Can Dick finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williams is rocked!
Williams throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Dick finish him?
Williams thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dick postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dick wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Dick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams misses with a hook.
Dick throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
Williams 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.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dick pinned against the cage. Dick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dick throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
A combination from Dick does no damage.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dick misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Dick counters with a left right combination that sends Williams crashing to the mat - Dick wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Williams out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Dick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cuba Gooding Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obtuse Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obtuse Angle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cuba Gooding Evans's chin.
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cuba Gooding Evans!
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, Obtuse Angle!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans moves out of range as Angle strikes.
Angle slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
A big right from Angle misses.
Evans bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Evans working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Angle struggling a bit here.
Evans tries to score with some ground and pound. Angle controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Evans working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Evans passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Angle!
Evans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Evans landing punches.
Evans lands a heavy elbow.
Evans unloads with some shots from mount but Angle bucks and avoids them well.
Evans looking to ground and pound but Angle is blocking nicely.
Angle avoids a series of strikes thrown by Evans.
Evans throwing strikes here but Angle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Angle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Angle tries to lock up and control but Evans gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Evans throws some wild stikes that Angle manages to avoid easily.
Evans pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Angle is desperately trying to improve his position but Evans has a good base and remains in mount.
Evans throws some wild stikes that Angle manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Angle is looking to improve his position but Evans isn't that keen on the idea.
Angle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Evans.
Evans is landing with some decent strikes but Angle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Evans lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans lands a big elbow.
Evans looking to finish with strikes here!
Angle blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angle working to try and regain half guard.
Evans lands a big elbow.
Angle looks gassed!
Angle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Evans unloading with bombs!
Evans postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Angle bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Evans and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cuba Gooding Evans!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes into the arena with Do You Call My Name by Ra blaring out of the sound system. 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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170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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173 lbs
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Rios!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rivera working for a triangle but Rios defends it easily.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Rios from controlling successfully.
Rivera looking for a sweep. Not yet Rivera, not yet.
Rios thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rios looking to pass the guard.
Rios wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Rios working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rivera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rios stopping the sweep attempt from Rivera.
Rios trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Rios stands up over Rivera, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rios forces his way into half guard.
Rios prevents Rivera from improving his position.
Rios wants to control but Rivera is keeping him busy.
Rivera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Rios from controlling successfully.
Rivera looking for a sweep. Not yet Rivera, not yet.
Rivera pushes a forearm under Rios's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Rios is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arturo Rivera!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Foul Play (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nati Kuperman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Play comes to the cage accompanied by Simon Says-Pharaohe Monche. Foul Play could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nati Kuperman's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Foul Play!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nati Kuperman!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Play looks to land a left hand but Kuperman moved out of range nicely.
Play misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Play.
Play drops his shoulder and cracks Kuperman with a huge uppercut! Kuperman goes down! Can Play finish him?
Kuperman is rocked!
It looks like Nati Kuperman has been cut.
Play loads up on a big left hand. Kuperman felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Play looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Kuperman can't hide his disappointment, as Play celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Foul Play!
Foul Play retains his welterweight title!
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