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VFC 46: Equator vs. Turner PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azelja Kajin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beam has chosen Dragula as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azelja Kajin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Beam!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kajin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beam keeps the fight on the outside.
Beam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beam throws a lazy right hand but Kajin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beam goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kajin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kajin misses with a takedown attempt - Beam sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Beam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kajin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kajin is looking to clinch but Beam is avoiding it.
Kajin fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azelja Kajin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Beam.
Beam swats away the attempt to clinch by Kajin.
Beam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kajin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Beam! Kajin is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Beam!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chilun Rassaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davey Williams (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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275 lbs
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270 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chilun Rassaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davey Williams!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Rassaaja there.
It looks like Davey Williams has been cut.
Williams misses the jab.
Rassaaja avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rassaaja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Rassaaja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rassaaja.
Rassaaja misses the shot to the body.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rassaaja.
Williams drops Rassaaja with a nice combination! Williams dives into Rassaaja's guard, looking to finish!
Rassaaja is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Rassaaja gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Oh Rassaaja is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Rassaaja is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rassaaja seems to have got his legs back now.
Rassaaja wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rassaaja throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rassaaja moves away.
A jab from Rassaaja does it's job there.
Rassaaja takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chilun Rassaaja's cut is getting worse.
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!
Rassaaja lands a big shot that drops Williams! Can he finish him?
Williams is rocked!
Williams is wriggling around but Rassaaja manages to pass to half guard.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Rassaaja finish him?
Rassaaja tries to stand and escape but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to kick Rassaaja off but Rassaaja keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rassaaja slows the pace down in half guard.
Williams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rassaaja stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Rassaaja is having none of it.
Rassaaja is standing up over Williams. Williams looks to escape but Rassaaja dives into side control.
Williams tries to bench press Rassaaja off him but Rassaaja keeps the position.
Williams tries to escape but Rassaaja is in control.
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.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rassaaja stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rassaaja looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Rassaaja misses with a double jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rassaaja, as that shot connected.
Rassaaja swinging wilding here.
Rassaaja lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chilun Rassaaja dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rassaaja moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Williams goes down! Can Rassaaja finish him!?
Rassaaja gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rassaaja.
Rassaaja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Rassaaja's head.
Williams scores with a jab.
Rassaaja slips a straight right by Williams.
A shot to de liver by Rassaaja. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Rassaaja dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Chilun Rassaaja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Chilun Rassaaja is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rassaaja connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Williams to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Rassaaja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chilun Rassaaja!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samart Payakaroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samart Payakaroon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Alves's chin.
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samart Payakaroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anderson Alves!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Payakaroon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees in the clinch landing for Payakaroon.
Payakaroon is pressed up against the cage. Alves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Payakaroon down to the mat. Payakaroon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Payakaroon tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Samart Payakaroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Alves.
Alves shoots for a double leg takedown but Payakaroon sprawls well. He's pushed Alves's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Payakaroon stuffs the takedown attempt from Alves. Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Payakaroon tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Alves shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Payakaroon pinned against the cage. Payakaroon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alves looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Payakaroon stalling.
Payakaroon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Payakaroon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alves tries to pull guard but Payakaroon holds him up against the cage and eventually Alves drops back down to his feet.
Payakaroon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Payakaroon stalling.
Payakaroon gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Alves pulls guard successfully.
Alves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Payakaroon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alves isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Payakaroon stacks Alves 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 Payakaroon!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Payakaroon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alves tries to score a body lock takedown but Payakaroon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Payakaroon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payakaroon landing knees to the head.
Payakaroon drags the fight down to the ground.
Alves drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Payakaroon dives on top into guard.
Payakaroon sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon stands up and waves to Alves to follow him.
Payakaroon takes the fight into the clinch.
Payakaroon misses with a knee to the head.
Alves is trying to maintain a safe position but Payakaroon gets an underhook and turns Alves into the cage.
A knee to the head by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Payakaroon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Payakaroon is struggling to control the position.
Alves drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alves tries to pull guard but Payakaroon holds him up against the cage and eventually Alves drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon stalling the fight.
A knee to the head by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon jumps guard and drags Alves to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Alves has gone for a leg lock! Payakaroon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alves's guard.
Payakaroon wants to get up but he can't break Alves's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alves looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Payakaroon passes into half guard.
Payakaroon not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Payakaroon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alves.
Payakaroon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Payakaroon clinches.
Payakaroon misses with a knee strike.
Payakaroon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alves up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves jumps guard but Payakaroon stands there with Alves around his waist. Alves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Payakaroon stalls.
Payakaroon lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Anderson Alves has been cut.
Alves is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alves can't break the clinch.
Alves changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Payakaroon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Samart Payakaroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Alves.
Payakaroon tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Payakaroon wants to clinch up but Alves keeps it at a distance.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payakaroon tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samart Payakaroon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payakaroon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Payakaroon pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
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.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Payakaroon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Payakaroon is stalling here.
Payakaroon lands an elbow inside.
Payakaroon is struggling to control the position.
Payakaroon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Payakaroon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Payakaroon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Payakaroon lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
Payakaroon connects with a knee to the head.
Payakaroon lands a knee to the head.
Payakaroon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Payakaroon with a knee to the head.
Payakaroon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Payakaroon is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon is pressed up against the cage. Alves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Payakaroon down to the mat. Payakaroon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Payakaroon pushes Alves away with a front kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Payakaroon.
Alves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Payakaroon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Payakaroon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payakaroon has him pressed against the cage.
Payakaroon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alves drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Payakaroon.
Alves jumps guard but Payakaroon stands there with Alves around his waist. Alves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails to pull guard.
Alves letting Payakaroon take a breather here.
Samart Payakaroon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Payakaroon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Payakaroon misses with a knee to the head.
Payakaroon has Alves pushed against the cage.
Alves fails to pull guard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alves as Payakaroon tries to tie him up.
Payakaroon stalling.
Alves wants to stall.
Payakaroon lands a knee to the head.
Alves is working for takedown but Payakaroon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Payakaroon smiles and moves away.
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Payakaroon has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Payakaroon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Alves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Payakaroon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Payakaroon moves into the clinch.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Payakaroon won't allow it.
Alves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Payakaroon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Payakaroon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Payakaroon landing knees to the body.
Come on Payakaroon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A knee to the head by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alves up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Payakaroon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Payakaroon tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Payakaroon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alves can do to turn this around?
Alves gets underhooks to prevent Payakaroon's takedown attempt.
Payakaroon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves goes for a takedown in the clinch but Payakaroon prevents it.
Samart Payakaroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Alves.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Payakaroon avoids the damage to the body.
Payakaroon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
Payakaroon leaning against his opponent.
Payakaroon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Payakaroon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alves tries for a takedown. No joy.
Payakaroon connects with a knee to the head.
Alves jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Payakaroon walks away with a smile on his face. Alves gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payakaroon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alves counters with a shoot takedown. Payakaroon fights it but they end up in guard.
Alves has gone for a leg lock! Payakaroon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alves's guard.
Alves has his foot on Payakaroon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Payakaroon works his way back into a safe position though.
Anderson Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking for a triangle here but Payakaroon uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Payakaroon decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Payakaroon wants to clinch
and Alves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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.
Alves is looking for a kimura but Payakaroon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alves to get the leverage.
Alves seems to be working for a kimura but Payakaroon defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon tries to kick Alves off but Alves keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alves is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anderson Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alves seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Payakaroon has recovered full guard.
Samart Payakaroon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Payakaroon keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
Alves drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Payakaroon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alves has Payakaroon in his guard.
Payakaroon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alves on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves working for submissions but it's allowed Payakaroon to get to half guard.
Alves looking for a kimura from the bottom but Payakaroon passes into side control!
Alves tries to buck Payakaroon off but Payakaroon is having none of it.
Payakaroon decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anderson Alves.
Well Payakaroon 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 Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samart Payakaroon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Reznor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slayer- Reign of Blood. Reznor has chosen Shook Ones by Mobb Deep as his entrance music. Saul Reznor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ahmed Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saul Reznor!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ali scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ali is looking to take a break and control but Reznor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reznor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ali's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Reznor wants to get back to full guard.
Reznor is pressing down on Ali's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ali advances position into side control!
Ali tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Reznor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Reznor is trying to get back to full guard.
Ali is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznor gets full guard.
Reznor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ali can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reznor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reznor working for a triangle but Ali defends it easily.
Ali trying to control but Reznor is working from the bottom.
Reznor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznor has his foot on Ali's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ali works his way back into a safe position though.
Ali stands up from Reznor's guard - Ali perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ali tries to clinch but Reznor moves out of range.
Ali is looking to clinch but Reznor is avoiding it.
Reznor checks a leg kick nicely.
Ali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Reznor. No joy for Ali on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Reznor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Reznor swinging wilding here.
Reznor keeps the fight on the outside.
Reznor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reznor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reznor pinned against the cage. Reznor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reznor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reznor feints and as Ali raises his hands in defense, Reznor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ali throws his legs up looking for a submission but Reznor uses it to pass to side control.
Reznor is working to tighten is grip on Ali's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ali has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Reznor is really squeezing tight and eventually Ali passes out! Reznor breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Saul Reznor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bunson Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 lbs
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196 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bunson Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Summers!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner throws the left hand but Summers avoids the punch easily.
Summers slips under a jab from Turner.
Turner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turner takes a swing at Summers's ribcage but misses.
Turner throws a jab when Summers was well out of range.
Summers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Scott Summers has been cut.
Turner throws a hook but Summers blocks it.
Summers checks a leg kick nicely.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Summers moves out of range easily.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turner throws a leg kick that misses.
BOOM! Turner lands a beautiful left hook that drops Summers. Summers tries to recover but Turner is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Summers lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bunson Turner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Oswald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oswald has chosen Bathory-Blood, Fire, Death as his entrance music. Roger Oswald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Oswald!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to land a right hand but Oswald moved out of range.
Oswald uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jab from Jones.
Oswald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oswald missing with knees to the body.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Oswald.
Oswald keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Oswald misses with an elbow strike.
Oswald with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oswald creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oswald tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Oswald wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Oswald moves away from the strike by Jones.
Oswald slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones scores with a takedown into Oswald's guard.
Jones tries to stand but Oswald is controlling from the bottom.
Oswald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Oswald is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oswald manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Oswald's guard.
Oswald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Jones trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Oswald manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oswald controls the pace.
Jones keeping full guard, as Oswald tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones tests Oswald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Oswald tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Oswald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oswald wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oswald tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Oswald.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oswald's hands.
Jones stalks Oswald and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oswald's face. Oswald staggers backwards, shaken.
Roger Oswald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oswald stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Oswald wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oswald doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oswald sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oswald is trying to stand.
Oswald is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Oswald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oswald is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oswald avoid being mounted?
Oswald holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones prevents Oswald from standing back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice cross by Jones.
Oswald tries to clinch up.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
Oswald is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones decides to stand up, so the ref orders Oswald to his feet.
Jones scores with a jab.
Oswald rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Oswald has him pressed against the cage.
Oswald misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oswald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oswald is keeping busy.
Oswald unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oswald landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oswald lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oswald lands a knee to the body.
Oswald lands a knee to the body.
Oswald with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oswald lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Oswald.
Oswald with a knee to the head.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Oswald lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oswald tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Oswald.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oswald is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oswald tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oswald circles away.
Oswald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oswald slips under a jab.
Jones throws a hook but Oswald avoids it easily.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Oswald.
Oswald is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Oswald tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Oswald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oswald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oswald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oswald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones lands the left hand.
Oswald wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries to bum rush Oswald with a series of wild strikes but Oswald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oswald closes the distance and clinches.
Oswald misses with an elbow over the top.
Oswald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oswald using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Oswald keeps him there for the moment.
Oswald throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oswald just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Oswald keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Oswald won't allow it.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Oswald has double underhooks.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Oswald is controlling the position.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oswald connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oswald tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Oswald creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oswald lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Oswald crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Oswald keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oswald has him pressed against the cage.
Oswald throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oswald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oswald lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oswald just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Oswald misses with a knee to the head.
Oswald misses with an elbow over the top.
Oswald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oswald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oswald throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oswald comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oswald lands a nice elbow.
Oswald looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Oswald crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Oswald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Oswald pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oswald throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oswald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones wants to break free but Oswald has control.
Knees to the body from Oswald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oswald throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Oswald.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oswald throws an elbow but misses.
Oswald throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oswald lands a nice elbow.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Oswald.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Oswald won't allow it.
Oswald misses with an elbow strike.
Oswald pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oswald throws an elbow that misses.
Jones is leaning against Oswald and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oswald just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oswald misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oswald.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Oswald improves position.
Oswald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Oswald.
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.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Oswald keeps him there for the moment.
Oswald trying to land knees to the body.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Oswald improves position.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones is trying to break free.
Oswald throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oswald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
Jones landing strikes.
Oswald wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones lands a few punches from side control.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
Oswald managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Oswald is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Oswald's head but Oswald avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Oswald takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Jones misses.
Oswald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oswald ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oswald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Oswald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones takes a swing at Oswald's ribcage but misses.
Oswald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Oswald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Oswald moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oswald has time to react.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Oswald.
A big left from Jones misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oswald slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oswald manages to avoid it.
Jones scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oswald clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Oswald.
Oswald lands a nice knee to the body.
Oswald throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oswald tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Oswald lands an elbow inside.
Oswald tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Oswald.
Oswald prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oswald has him pressed against the cage.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Oswald.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Oswald lands an elbow inside.
Oswald lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oswald creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Oswald pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oswald throws an elbow that misses.
Oswald throws an elbow but it misses.
Oswald misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Oswald.
Oswald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oswald throws an elbow that misses.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oswald has him pressed against the cage.
Oswald creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Oswald pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oswald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Oswald is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oswald.
Oswald prevents a body shot from Jones.
Oswald looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Oswald.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Oswald has double underhooks.
Roger Oswald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Oswald misses with an elbow strike.
Oswald lands a damaging elbow.
Oswald tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Oswald misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Oswald throws an elbow but it misses.
Good body shot from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oswald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oswald but Oswald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roger Oswald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oswald gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oswald lands an elbow inside.
Oswald tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones wants to break free but Oswald has control.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Oswald.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oswald wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oswald is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oswald with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Oswald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oswald moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
James Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones cracks Oswald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oswald fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Oswald.
Oswald throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Oswald.
Oswald misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Oswald has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oswald throws an elbow but misses.
Oswald throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oswald lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Jones.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adon Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chimpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chimpo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crazy Train. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adon Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Chimpo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Johnny Chimpo has been cut.
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chimpo.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chimpo scores with a one two! Sagat had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chimpo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
Chimpo is looking to chop away at Sagat's legs.
Sagat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sagat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sagat throws a head kick that misses.
Sagat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chimpo.
Chimpo misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chimpo throws a body punch but Sagat moves out of range.
Sagat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagat slips a straight right by Chimpo.
Chimpo lands a nice hook to Sagat's body. Sagat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chimpo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chimpo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chimpo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sagat - the referee stops the clock and Chimpo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sagat. Chimpo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sagat misses with a kick to the body.
Chimpo checks a leg kick nicely.
Sagat misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Chimpo misses.
Chimpo throws a series of punches but Sagat moves out of range.
Chimpo slips a jab from Sagat.
Nice shot by Chimpo.
Sagat slips a jab and a cross from Chimpo.
Chimpo misses with a series of wild punches.
Sagat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chimpo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sagat. That one must have hurt.
Chimpo looks gassed!
Sagat connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chimpo swinging wilding here.
Chimpo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sagat.
Sagat throws a sloppy head kick and Chimpo moves out of range easily.
Sagat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick from Sagat lands but Chimpo takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagat misses with a low kick.
Chimpo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chimpo throws a series of punches but Sagat avoids them all with ease.
Chimpo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sagat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chimpo. That did some damage!
Sagat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sagat tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Chimpo.
Chimpo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sagat's hands.
Chimpo lands a body shot.
Chimpo takes a swing at Sagat's ribcage but misses.
Sagat wants to clinch up but Chimpo keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chimpo manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chimpo tries to bum rush Sagat with a series of wild strikes but Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sagat throws a nice head kick!
Sagat misses with a low kick.
Sagat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chimpo fails to land with a series of punches.
Chimpo misses with a body shot.
Chimpo misses with a two punch combination.
Sagat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sagat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chimpo works Sagat's body with a nice hook.
Chimpo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sagat manages to avoid it.
Chimpo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sagat thuds a left hand into Chimpo's body.
Chimpo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagat moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sagat.
Chimpo misses with a few strikes there.
Sagat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch but Chimpo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sagat cracks the inside of Chimpo's front leg.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
Chimpo ducks right into an uppercut from Sagat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sagat thuds his shin into the meat of Chimpo's side.
Sagat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sagat.
Sagat has managed to clinch.
Sagat landing knees to the head.
Sagat misses with a knee to the head.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chimpo.
Chimpo has had enough of the clinch but Sagat keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chimpo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Chimpo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chimpo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adon Sagat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chimpo'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.
Chimpo scores with a jab to the body.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chimpo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chimpo fails to land with a series of punches.
Chimpo looks to land a combination but Sagat avoids it well.
Chimpo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
No joy there for Chimpo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chimpo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chimpo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnny Chimpo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chimpo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Chimpo.
Sagat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chimpo tries to bum rush Sagat with a series of wild strikes but Sagat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sagat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sagat is looking to score with low kicks.
Sagat lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chimpo will feel that in the morning.
Chimpo misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Chimpo is just out of range.
Sagat throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat scores with a head kick.
Chimpo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sagat scores with a decent looking hook.
Adon Sagat is winning the standup battle so far.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Chimpo is just out of range.
Chimpo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sagat.
Chimpo lands with a nice body punch.
Chimpo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sagat. That one must have hurt.
Chimpo cracks Sagat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Chimpo circles away and keeps his distance.
Chimpo blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Chimpo throws a one two combo.
Chimpo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chimpo misses with the combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chimpo.
Chimpo works Sagat's body with a nice hook.
Chimpo tests Sagat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chimpo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
A punch combination from Chimpo misses.
Chimpo looks to land a combination. Sagat sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chimpo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sagat rather than just go for the knockout.
Sagat lands a high kick!
Chimpo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chimpo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to de liver by Chimpo. Beautiful body shot.
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chimpo throws a right hand that Sagat ducks under and follows up with a left that Sagat also avoids with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Chimpo blocks the leg kick.
Chimpo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sagat.
Sagat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chimpo throws a combination. Sagat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sagat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sagat backs up against the cage.
Chimpo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chimpo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sagat throws a big shot that misses.
Sagat slips a jab and a cross from Chimpo.
Chimpo misses with a low kick.
Chimpo misses with a hook to the body
and Sagat holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sagat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chimpo's brow.
Sagat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chimpo backwards.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but Chimpo blocks it.
Chimpo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chimpo avoiding damage as Sagat throws knees to the body.
Chimpo can't break the clinch.
Sagat tries to work over Chimpo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chimpo is trying to break the clinch but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Sagat keeps control of Chimpo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chimpo managing to block the knees to the body from Sagat.
Sagat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimpo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chimpo avoiding damage as Sagat throws knees to the body.
Chimpo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Chimpo blocks an uppercut.
Chimpo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chimpo lands a nice looking body shot.
Chimpo lands a jab to the nose.
Chimpo fails to land with a series of punches.
Chimpo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chimpo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chimpo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chimpo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sagat counters by moving into the clinch.
Chimpo is looking to break free of the clinch but Sagat has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sagat throws an elbow but misses.
Chimpo wants a takedown.
Sagat lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Chimpo blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Chimpo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnny Chimpo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Chimpo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chimpo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sagat looks to land a right hand but Chimpo moved out of range.
Chimpo lands a jab-cross combination.
Sagat throws out a leg kick but Chimpo moves out of range and Sagat only half commits.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Chimpo circles away and keeps his distance.
Chimpo scores with a shot to the body.
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chimpo digs a good hook to Sagat's body.
Chimpo lands a slapping body shot.
Chimpo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chimpo scoring well with a low kick there.
Chimpo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Chimpo.
Chimpo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chimpo misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagat misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chimpo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chimpo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chimpo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sagat moves out of range as Chimpo strikes.
Sagat goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chimpo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chimpo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chimpo misses with a low kick.
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chimpo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sagat throws the kick towards the body but Chimpo avoids it.
Chimpo digs a good body shot into Sagat's ribs.
Sagat misses with a series of wild punches.
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.
A nice combination there by Chimpo.
Chimpo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sagat can pounce on him.
Chimpo blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Sagat walks into a left hand.
Chimpo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chimpo misses with a two punch combination.
Chimpo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagat circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Chimpo.
Chimpo throws a series of punches but Sagat avoids them all with ease.
Chimpo throws a sloppy body shot
and Sagat counters with a head kick. That will keep Chimpo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chimpo throws a combination that misses
and Sagat counters with a head kick.
Chimpo throws a head kick that misses.
Sagat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chimpo avoids the body shot from Sagat.
Chimpo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sagat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chimpo lands a nice shot that snaps Sagat's head back.
Sagat avoids the body shot from Chimpo.
Sagat tries to land a front kick but Chimpo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sagat misses with a body kick.
Chimpo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chimpo misses with a wild combination.
Chimpo lands a jab to Sagat's midsection.
Sagat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sagat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chimpo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sagat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chimpo managing to block the knees to the body from Sagat.
Chimpo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chimpo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Chimpo blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chimpo breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Chimpo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Chimpo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sagat clinches up against the cage.
Sagat working aggressively here.
Chimpo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chimpo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sagat throws a head punch that misses.
Chimpo can't break the clinch.
Sagat keeps control of Chimpo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sagat looking to throw knees to the head but Chimpo is blocking nicely.
Chimpo can't break the clinch.
Chimpo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Chimpo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chimpo circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Chimpo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chimpo 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Chimpo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gegard mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell's entrance music is Go Ninja- Vanilla Ice. A fine choice. mousasi has chosen Hi-Gate- Pitchin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyoto Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, gegard mousasi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mousasi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Liddell.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell connects with a solid leg kick.
Liddell scores with a body shot.
mousasi looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
mousasi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddell can pounce on him.
Liddell punishes mousasi's body with a nice straight punch.
Lyoto Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Liddell.
It looks like gegard mousasi has been cut.
mousasi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Liddell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Liddell throws a quick head kick that knocks mousasi silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Liddell is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lyoto Liddell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rigor Mortis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rigor Mortis!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mortis lands with a kick to the temple. Mason shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mortis looks for a takedown but Mason sprawls well.
Mortis has closed the distance and engaged Mason in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mortis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mason avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mason lands an elbow just above Mortis 's eye.
Mason misses with a knee to the head.
Mason unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mortis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mortis looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Mason.
Mason using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mason lands a nice knee to the body.
Mason lands an elbow just above Mortis 's eye.
It looks like Rigor Mortis has been cut.
Mason landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mason.
Mason landing knees to the head.
Mason tries to land a knee to the head but Mortis blocks with his arms.
Mason creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mortis's defenses.
Mason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mason comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mason lands an elbow that stopped Mortis in his tracks for a moment.
Mason using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mason lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mortis's defenses.
Mason using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mortis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mason scores with a knee to the head.
Mason lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mason.
Mason crunches a lovely knee into Mortis's ribcage.
Mason lands an elbow just above Mortis 's eye.
Mason tries to land a knee to the head but Mortis blocks with his arms.
Mason landing knees to the body.
Mortis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mason lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mason tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mortis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mason gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jay Mason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rigor Mortis.
Mortis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mason walks away with a smile on his face. Mortis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jay Mason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mortis throws a sloppy head kick and Mason moves out of range easily.
Mason tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason tries to clinch up
and Mortis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mortis.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mason looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mortis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mortis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mason's head.
Mortis has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mason to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mortis is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mason pulls down on the head and he's put Mortis to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jay Mason!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Equator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brick Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner has chosen Stale Thoughts by Ground Components as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arnold Equator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Turner!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner tries to land a front kick but Equator steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Equator works the jab nicely.
Turner clinches.
Turner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Equator gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Equator breaks the clinch.
Equator ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turner closes the distance and clinches up with Equator, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes Equator against the cage but Equator circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Equator swivels and escapes.
Arnold Equator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Turner.
Equator scores with a decent looking hook.
Equator lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Equator.
Oooh a lovely combination from Equator sends Turner down but not out. Equator dives into side control looking to finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Equator has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Equator rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Equator lands a left and a right that sends Turner crashing to the canvas! Equator dives into mount looking to finish!
Turner is rocked!
Turner regains half guard.
Turner looks gassed!
Equator is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner tries to get to full guard but Equator has control of the leg.
Equator wants to stand up but Turner has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Equator decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Equator stalks Turner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turner's face. Turner staggers backwards, shaken.
Equator misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Equator drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.
Equator is trying to break the clinch but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Turner prevents Equator from breaking the clinch.
Equator pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Equator throws a right and a left that Turner avoids nicely.
Equator rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Equator can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Equator wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Equator is trying to break the clinch but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Turner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Equator avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Turner is working for takedown but Equator is calmly controlling the position for now.
Equator wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Equator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Equator misses with the combination.
Turner is trying desperately to land a takedown but Equator is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Turner.
Turner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Equator finds it's way round the side to connect with Turner's head.
Turner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Equator swivels and escapes.
Equator drives through and clinches with Turner against the cage.
Equator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Equator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Equator!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Equator misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equator lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Equator.
Equator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Equator.
Turner tries to keep at a distance but Equator has taken the fight into the clinch.
Equator wants to get back to striking at distance but Turner won't allow it.
Turner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Equator walks away with a smile on his face. Turner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Equator scores with a nice strike.
Turner tries for a takedown but Equator circles away easily
and Equator counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Equator throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Turner drops his hands momentarily and Equator takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Equator lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Equator fails to land with a series of punches.
Arnold Equator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Equator both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equator moves into the clinch.
Equator breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Equator.
Equator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Equator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Equator moves away and avoids it.
Equator rushes Turner and presses him up against the cage.
Equator tries to break the clinch but Turner is controlling the position.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Turner showed some decent athleticism there.
Equator knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turner on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equator keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Equator dominated that round.
That's time! Equator's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Turner.
Turner shoots in looking for a takedown. Equator tries to sprawl out of it but Turner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Equator manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Turner shoots and misses
and Equator counters with a left and a right that stings Turner.
Arnold Equator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Turner.
Equator connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Equator.
Turner slips a jab and a cross from Equator.
Turner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Equator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Equator throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Equator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Equator fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Equator fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Equator scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Equator throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Equator uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Equator lands a nice hook to Turner's body. Turner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Equator scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arnold Equator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Equator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Equator swinging wilding here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Equator misses with a double jab.
Turner tries for a takedown but Equator circles away easily
and Equator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Equator throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Equator throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Equator tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Equator fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Equator counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Equator.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but Equator shows good takedown defense.
Arnold Equator is winning the standup battle so far.
Equator keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Equator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Equator misses.
Equator moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Equator lands with a nice combination. Turner backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Equator catches Turner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Equator misses with a double jab.
Turner misses with a takedown
and Equator counters with a good, hard body kick but Turner shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Equator lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Equator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A good leg kick by Equator.
Equator lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Equator.
Equator scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turner in his tracks.
Equator misses with a series of wild punches.
Turner tries to clinch but Equator moves away
and Equator counters by clinching up.
Equator is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Equator has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
Equator keeps control of Turner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turner wants a takedown but no success here.
Equator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Equator clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Equator moves into the clinch successfully.
Turner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Equator gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Equator misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Equator.
Equator scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Equator rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turner wants a takedown but no success here.
Turner has Equator pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Equator manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Turner misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Equator gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Equator wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Turner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Equator.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Equator dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Equator throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Equator, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Equator throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Equator as he jumps to the side.
Equator lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Equator fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Equator scores with a four punch combination!
Nice uppercut lands for Equator. That snapped Turner's head back.
Equator moves into the clinch.
Equator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Equator.
A punch combination from Equator misses.
Equator pushes Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Equator is trying to break the clinch but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Equator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Equator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
Equator is working the combinations to good effect here.
Equator lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Equator fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turner has his takedown stuffed
and Equator connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arnold Equator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brick Turner.
Turner shoots for a takedown but Equator saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Equator throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Equator lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Turner backs up against the cage.
Equator scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Equator throws a one two combo.
Equator takes the fight into the clinch.
Equator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Equator lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Turner shoots in and drives through. Equator sprawls well.
Equator misses with a series of wild punches.
Equator has Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
Equator tries to stall but Turner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Equator throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Equator misses with the combination.
Arnold Equator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner fails with the takedown
and Equator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equator cracks Turner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick from Equator.
Turner shoots in and drives through. Equator sprawls well.
Nice uppercut there from Equator.
Equator misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Equator counter with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Equator!
Turner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Equator as he avoids it easily.
Equator throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
Equator fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner shoots in but Equator avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Equator darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equator misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Equator counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Equator.
Equator is pushing Turner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Turner gets control of Equator's arms and successfully pulls guard. Turner will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Equator can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arnold Equator is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Equator showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Equator, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Equator!
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