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AoC 5 -- Knox vs. Silver PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mon Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mon Key!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Michaels!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Key looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Michaels is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Key has escaped the position, nice work there.
Michaels looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Michaels tries to move to mount but Key blocks the move with his legs.
Michaels misses with the ground and pound.
Key tries to buck Michaels off but Michaels is having none of it.
Michaels tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Michaels tries to move into full mount but can't pass Key's legs.
Michaels tries for a kimura but Key is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Key misses with a takedown
and Michaels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Michaels lands a body shot in the clinch.
Michaels wants to stall.
Michaels tries for a takedown but Key manages to get underhooks.
Key pulls guard.
Michaels trying to control but Key is working from the bottom.
Key working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Michaels has passed into half guard!
Key keeping hold of Michaels's head, controlling as best he can.
Key tries to get to full guard but Michaels has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to control. Key wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Key won't allow Michaels to pass to mount.
Key makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Key.
Key working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Michaels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Michaels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Key is breathing heavily.
Michaels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Key controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Michaels has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels wants to finish this one by submission but Key is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Michaels.
Michaels wants to stand but Key is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Key working to try and regain half guard.
Michaels throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Michaels looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Michaels jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Key is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Key and Michaels has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Michaels swings around for an armbar but Key sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Michaels's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key is stalling in the full guard.
Key stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michaels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michaels looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Key passes into half guard.
Michaels trying to control from the bottom.
Key stalling.
Michaels is looking for a sweep. Key is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Michaels will probably get the nod.
That's time! Key's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Michaels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Michaels looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Key gets back to half guard.
Michaels blocks the strikes from Key.
Key is looking for a sweep. Michaels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Key trying to hold on to Michaels's head to control him but Michaels postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels is trying to control the action in half guard but Key is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key is trying to maintain the position but Michaels is very close to passing his half guard.
Key is trying to get back to full guard.
Michaels is looking for a kimura but Key is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Michaels to get the leverage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Key counters with a good, hard body kick but Michaels shrugs it off.
Michaels fails with the takedown.
Key bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Michaels is looking to regain half guard here but Key keeps moving and retains side control.
Michaels takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is not content to let Key control the position.
Michaels manages to get back to half guard.
Key is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Michaels is not content to let Key control the position.
Michaels wants to get back to full guard.
Michaels actively working from the bottom here.
Michaels trying to control but Key postures up.
Michaels actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Michaels pushes Key away with a front kick.
Key with a lazy takedown attempt
and Key takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michaels lands a high kick!
Michaels gets a clinch.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels rushes Key and presses him up against the cage.
Key missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Key has Michaels pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Michaels manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Michaels pressing his opponent against the cage.
Michaels jumps into guard, dragging Key to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Key controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Michaels looking for a guillotine here but Key defends easily.
Michaels is looking for a triangle but Key pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Michaels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Key scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Michaels sneaks back into half guard.
Michaels is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Key pulls his head out easily.
Key is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Michaels is just riding it out for now. Key eventually gives up the hold.
Michaels looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Key prevents Michaels from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key trying to mount his opponent but Michaels defends it.
Michaels slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Michaels trying to strike off his back.
Michaels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Key doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Key manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Key looking to pass the guard.
Michaels has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Key has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Michaels takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Key wants to control but Michaels is keeping him busy.
Key is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Michaels has escaped the position, nice work there.
Michaels throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Key is looking to take a break and control but Michaels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Key wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Michaels, who protects the arm well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Key swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key misses with a takedown attempt
and Michaels counters with a solid body kick.
Mon Key is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels scores with a spinning back kick!
Michaels moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Michaels decides to pull guard.
Michaels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Key doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Key manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Key trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Michaels striking off his back but it's not causing Key any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Key gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Michaels working for a triangle but Key defends it easily.
Michaels is looking for a triangle here but Key uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mon Key has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michaels looking for a sweep but Key has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Key cracks Michaels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mon Key.
I think Michaels 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Michaels!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bubbi Morthens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rood has chosen Enter Sandman, by Metallica as his entrance music. Brad Rood has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubbi Morthens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Rood!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morthens closes the distance and clinches up with Rood, looking for a takedown. Morthens pushes Rood against the cage but Rood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morthens manages to avoid it.
Brad Rood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rood throws a big shot that misses.
Rood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rood gets caught flat footed, as Morthens shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Morthens drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rood dives on top into guard.
Morthens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morthens's head.
Morthens controls Rood momentarily but Rood frees himself.
Rood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rood preventing the sweep.
Rood postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morthens is on top in guard.
Morthens stopping the sweep attempt from Rood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morthens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rood trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rood trying to strike off his back.
Rood trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Morthens preventing the sweep.
Rood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morthens wants to pass the guard but Rood is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rood misses with a hook.
Morthens avoids the body shot from Rood.
Rood misses with the combination.
Rood throws a jab when Morthens was well out of range.
Rood thows a body shot but no joy.
Rood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morthens shoots in looking for a takedown. Rood tries to sprawl out of it but Morthens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Morthens bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood can't do much from the bottom here.
Morthens blocks the strikes from Rood.
Rood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Morthens wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morthens is looking to take a break and control but Rood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morthens is breathing heavily.
Rood sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rood wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Morthens.
Morthens wants to clinch up but Rood keeps it at a distance.
Rood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rood throws a hook to the side of Morthens's head but Morthens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rood feints and as Morthens raises his hands in defense, Rood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rood's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rood chips away with some ground and pound.
Rood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rood working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rood content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Morthens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rood is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rood's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rood passes Morthens's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Rood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rood wants to break free but Morthens has control.
Rood avoiding damage.
Rood receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Rood gets through Morthens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rood can't break the clinch.
Rood gets underhooks to prevent Morthens's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morthens goes for a takedown attempt but Rood pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Morthens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rood looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rood tries to buck Morthens off but Morthens is having none of it.
Rood throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Rood is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rood sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rood trying to strike off his back.
Rood throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morthens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rood keeping moving, preventing Morthens from controlling successfully.
Morthens wants to pass the guard but Rood is keeping the position.
Rood throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rood lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Morthens trying to control the position from guard on top but Rood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood drives through and clinches with Morthens against the cage.
Morthens jumps guard but Rood stands there with Morthens around his waist. Morthens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubbi Morthens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morthens tries for a takedown but Rood manages to get underhooks.
Rood breaks the clinch.
Morthens walks into a straight right hand from Rood.
Rood misses with a few strikes there.
Morthens misses with a takedown attempt
and Rood counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rood lands with a punch from half guard.
Morthens is looking for a sweep. Rood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morthens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rood scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rood scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rood connects with a nice short shot to Morthens's temple.
Rood drops an elbow to the side of Morthens's head.
Rood is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morthens wants to control but Rood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morthens has hold of Rood's hands but Rood slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morthens trying to control from the bottom.
Rood is nestled in close to Morthens, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morthens tries to roll over but Rood keeps him under control.
Rood lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Rood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rood lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Rood misses its intended target.
Rood lands a with a good body shot.
Morthens ducks under a wild hook from Rood.
Rood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rood fails to land with a series of punches.
Rood moves in looking to clinch but Morthens pushes him off.
Rood shoots in and bounces Morthens off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rood content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rood chips away with some ground and pound.
Rood distracts Morthens with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brad Rood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morthens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rood lands a couple of elbows.
Rood keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morthens's head.
Rood working some strikes from top position.
Rood lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rood preventing the sweep.
Rood distracts Morthens with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rood with a nice head shot there.
Rood with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood stands up over Morthens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rood scoring with some ground and pound.
Rood is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rood is in close to Morthens's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rood is working Morthens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Morthens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morthens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rood works over Morthens with some ground and pound from guard.
Morthens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rood working some strikes from top position.
Rood lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morthens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morthens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rood.
Rood scores with a hook to the body. Morthens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rood misses with a double jab.
Rood shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rood showed some decent athleticism there.
Morthens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morthens taking some punishment here, with Rood in his half guard.
Brad Rood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morthens is defending against the submission attempts here by Rood.
Morthens is trying to maintain the position but Rood is very close to passing his half guard.
Rood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rood working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rood controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Rood has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bubbi Morthens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morthens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rood is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Rood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Rood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Kausch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Zulas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Kausch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Zulas!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kausch misses with the combination.
Kausch feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kausch trying to control but Zulas is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kausch pushing down on Zulas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kausch seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kausch is working for a submission of some sort.
Zulas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kausch trying to control the action but Zulas is working from the bottom.
Kausch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Zulas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kausch uses his free foot to push down on Zulas's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zulas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kausch trying to control but Zulas is having none of it.
Zulas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kausch tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kausch avoids the attempt from Zulas to control.
Zulas might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kausch kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kausch controlling from mount.
Kausch avoids the attempt from Zulas to control.
Kausch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zulas can't escape the position.
Kausch throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Zulas is working to get back to half guard.
Zulas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kausch controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Kausch dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zulas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kausch misses with a takedown attempt
and Zulas counters with a head kick.
Kausch has his takedown stuffed
and Zulas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kausch!
Zulas stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Kausch tries for a takedown but Zulas circles away easily
and Zulas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kausch's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Kausch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zulas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zulas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kausch is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zulas off and has taken his back!
Zulas controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Kausch is trying to stick to Zulas's back but Zulas is turning into Kausch. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kausch's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Zulas.
Kausch working a defensive guard here.
Zulas passes Kausch's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zulas is looking to take a break and control but Kausch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zulas lands with a punch from half guard.
Kausch looking for subs from the bottom but Zulas mounts him!
Zulas with good strikes from the mount here!
Zulas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zulas lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kausch is trying to escape the mount.
Kausch is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Zulas locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Kausch is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Zulas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ricky Dias has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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260 lbs
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250 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Rock!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dias tries to avoid it but Rock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dias to the ground. Dias escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rock drops his hands momentarily and Dias takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Sam Rock has been cut.
Dias is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dias wants to clinch.
Dias is looking to clinch.
Dias moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Dias as Rock shoots in.
Dias drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Rock right on the button. Rock goes down! Dias follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Dias gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Dias!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Clancey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JimJim Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Song has chosen Bomb goes the dynomite as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Clancey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, JimJim Song!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Clancey does no damage.
Clancey doesn't manage to clinch there - Song circles away.
Clancey throws a right and a left that Song avoids nicely.
Clancey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Song's head.
Song has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Song there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clancey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Song misses with a straight right.
Song avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Song works Clancey's body with a nice hook.
Clancey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Song looks to land a right hand but Clancey moved out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clancey.
Song moves into range and clinches up with Clancey.
A short body shot lands from Song as the two fighters clinch.
Clancey is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clancey has had enough of the clinch but Song keeps him there for the moment.
Clancey has had enough of the clinch but Song keeps him there for the moment.
A right hand to the body from Song.
Clancey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Song.
Come on Song - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Song lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song slows down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Song.
Song landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Song.
Song scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Song landing knees to the body.
Song lands a nice knee to the body.
Song landing knees to the head.
Song content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Song works on Clancey's body with a couple of short punches.
Song dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Clancey takes a shot to the head.
Song dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Song misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clancey.
Clancey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Song with a knee to the head.
Song effectively controlling the action here.
Clancey is looking to break free of the clinch but Song has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song lands a nice shot to the body.
Song with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Song dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees to the body from Song.
Song unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clancey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Song displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clancey up against the cage.
Song missing with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Song.
A right handed body shot lands from Song.
Song scores with a knee to the head.
Clancey is rocked!
Song has Clancey pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Clancey is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Song - that's hurt Clancey badly! Oh, another knee lands and Clancey is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Clancey doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). JimJim Song!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Lancelot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Murray (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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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Lancelot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Murray!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancelot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murray circles away.
Murray looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Murray sitting in guard here, content to control.
Murray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lancelot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lancelot is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lancelot will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Murray tries to stand but Lancelot is controlling from the bottom.
Murray trying to control but Lancelot is working from the bottom.
Lancelot working for submissions but it's allowed Murray to get to half guard.
Murray wants to take a breather but Lancelot is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancelot looking for a kimura from the bottom but Murray passes into side control!
Murray tries to move to mount but Lancelot blocks the move with his legs.
Lancelot seems a little lost for a moment, as Murray dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancelot gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lancelot flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lancelot wants to get back to full guard but Murray has passed into side control.
Murray scoring with strikes but Lancelot is staying in there.
Lancelot is working to get back to half guard.
Murray controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Murray tries to control but Lancelot wriggling away.
Lancelot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Murray trying to control but Lancelot is having none of it.
Murray working Lancelot over with strikes here.
Lancelot is in all sorts of trouble here.
Murray lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lancelot hang on?
Lancelot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot is working hard here to advance position.
Lancelot is breathing heavily.
Murray wants to finish this one by submission but Lancelot is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Murray.
Lancelot keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murray takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lancelot is trying desperately to improve position.
Murray is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lancelot can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murray breaks from Lancelot's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lancelot is trying desperately to improve position.
Murray controlling from the full mount.
Murray looking to control but Lancelot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Murray controlling from the full mount.
Murray landing strikes from the mount.
Murray postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lancelot looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Murray dominated that round.
That's time! Lancelot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lancelot with a lazy takedown attempt
and Murray counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lancelot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murray wants to pass the guard but Lancelot is defending well.
Lancelot wants to control but Murray is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Murray is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Murray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lancelot with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lancelot is staying active underneath Murray, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lancelot with the active half guard here but Murray passes nicely into side control.
Murray lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancelot manages to work his way to half guard, despite Murray's best efforts.
Murray not doing much here.
Murray is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Murray seems to be looking for submissions.
Lancelot actively working from the bottom here.
Murray performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lancelot won't allow Murray to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lancelot pushes Murray off but Murray dives into side control.
Murray lands some shots froms side control.
Murray trying to control the action but Lancelot is working from the bottom.
Murray lands some shots froms side control.
Lancelot tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Murray presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Murray looking for a guillotine from mount but Lancelot is having none of it.
Murray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lancelot is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lancelot is looking for a sweep. Murray is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murray trying to control from half guard but Lancelot is working away.
Lancelot has one foot on Murray's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Murray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lancelot tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lancelot is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Murray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lancelot gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to pull guard but Lancelot won't allow it.
Murray prevents Lancelot from breaking the clinch.
Murray jumps guard but Lancelot stands there with Murray around his waist. Murray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jefferson Lancelot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Murray.
A shot in the inside from Lancelot.
Lancelot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murray has him pressed against the cage.
Lancelot manages to break the clinch.
Murray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Murray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lancelot keeps working.
Murray seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Murray changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lancelot looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Murray is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lancelot knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Murray scores with punches from side control.
Lancelot parries the strikes from Murray easily there. Murray is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lancelot to escape.
Lancelot is looking to reverse the position.
Lancelot sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Murray trying to mount his opponent but Lancelot defends it.
Lancelot wants to control the action here but instead Murray manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lancelot is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murray controlling from the full mount.
Murray working Lancelot over with strikes here.
Frank Murray has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murray landing punches.
Lancelot is trying to escape the mount.
Murray lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Murray controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lancelot is trying to stand.
Murray putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lancelot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murray looking to control but Lancelot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lancelot in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lancelot wants to try and get back to his feet.
Murray connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Murray looking to control but Lancelot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Murray connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a big shot there that rocks Lancelot but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Murray scoring with strikes but Lancelot is staying in there.
Murray looking to control but Lancelot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lancelot is looking to get to half guard.
Murray in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Murray is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lancelot is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jefferson Lancelot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lancelot really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Murray controlling the pace for now.
Lancelot is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Murray trying to control but Lancelot is having none of it.
Murray prevents Lancelot from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murray winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Murray!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between dead shien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, dead shien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson dodges the punch combination from shien.
shien tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
shien could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson looks for a takedown but shien sprawls well.
Johnson blocks a head kick by shien.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
shien working a defensive guard here.
shien throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
shien throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
shien throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Johnson wants to control from the top but shien keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
shien wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
shien throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shien throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
shien misses with the combination.
shien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
shien swinging wilding here.
shien forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
shien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
shien lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson is trying to drag shien to the mat but shien just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
shien lands an uppercut.
Johnson is looking to control shien's arms but shien gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for shien.
shien lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson tries for a takedown but shien manages to get underhooks.
dead shien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Johnson.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
shien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
shien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
shien controlling the position well.
shien tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
shien is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but shien is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson blocks the strikes from shien.
shien is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
shien feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
shien wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
shien is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. shien doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. shien manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
shien preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
shien throws a right and a left that both miss.
shien thows a body shot but no joy.
shien misses with a looping left.
shien fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for shien, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson moves away from the strike by shien.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that dead shien will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
shien punching from the bottom.
shien is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
Can Johnson hold on?! shien is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Johnson just trying to survive but shien is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
shien lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Johnson.
shien gets his hands free as Johnson looks to control.
Johnson manages to reverse the position and now he's in shien's guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Johnson postures up in shien's guard and throws a big left but shien blocks it.
shien lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
shien lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to hold on but shien postures up.
shien with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
shien scores with a couple of good head shots there.
shien punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
shien breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
shien trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
shien connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
dead shien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
shien has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but shien maintains control.
shien is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
shien working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
shien looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
shien working away from the top, dropping strikes.
shien punishing his opponent with strikes.
shien pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
shien is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
shien rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
shien looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Johnson has knee on belly momentarily but shien bucks him off and regains half guard.
shien flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
shien is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
shien with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Johnson can't handle though.
shien trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
shien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
dead shien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and shien counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by shien.
With the fighters up against the cage, shien throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dead shien dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
shien wants to sweep but no luck.
shien is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
shien throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from shien.
dead shien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but shien is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
shien trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shien regains full guard. Nicely done.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
shien throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
shien throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
shien throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
shien looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
shien throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson shoots in and bounces shien off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but shien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but shien has wrist control.
Johnson wants to control from the top but shien keeps moving.
shien throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
shien trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
shien looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
shien is trying to hold Johnson in close to prevent damage but Johnson has managed to pass into half guard.
Johnson decides to stand and escape the position.
shien will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shien misses with a wild combination.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and shien counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but shien has a good base and remains in mount.
shien cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
shien scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
shien seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
shien is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
dead shien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moves into full guard.
shien stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Johnson has his foot on shien's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. shien works his way back into a safe position though.
shien sitting in guard, not really doing much.
shien seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.
Johnson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson looking to control.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.
Chris Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Johnson.
Well shien 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... dead shien!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eyam Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Another Body Murdered" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Eyam Silver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eyam Silver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silver. That did some damage!
Knox misses with a low kick.
Silver slips a straight right by Knox.
Knox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Eyam Silver has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Knox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silver is able to avoid easily.
Silver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knox.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver fails with a takedown attempt.
Silver shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox tries to score with a low kick but Silver moves his leg out of the way.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Silver slips a jab from Knox.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Silver slips the punch.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
No luck for Silver with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eyam Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Knox fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silver checks it well.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox jabs at Silver's body.
John Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Silver staying out of range there.
Knox cracks Silver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knox lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silver. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Knox throws an overhand right that has Silver reeling! Knox follows up with more punches and Silver is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Knox!
John Knox is the new light heavyweight champion!
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