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AoC 8 -- Knox vs. Phillips PBP Commentary |
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 Bubbi Morthens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Jefferson Lancelot!
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, Bubbi Morthens!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancelot rushes Morthens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morthens jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lancelot walks away with a smile on his face. Morthens gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lancelot closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Morthens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lancelot is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morthens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lancelot.
Morthens wants to control but Lancelot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morthens might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lancelot kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lancelot wants to stand but Morthens has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Lancelot is working for a submission of some sort.
Morthens wants to control but Lancelot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lancelot gets the takedown into side control.
Morthens manages to get back to half guard.
Morthens trying to hold on to Lancelot's head to control him but Lancelot postures up.
Morthens is defending against the submission attempts here by Lancelot.
Lancelot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lancelot is breathing heavily.
Morthens makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morthens.
Lancelot looking to pass the guard.
Morthens is trying to control the position but Lancelot postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morthens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lancelot's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morthens wants to control from the top but Lancelot keeps moving.
Morthens preventing the sweep.
Morthens is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lancelot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morthens gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lancelot looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Morthens passes into half guard.
Morthens is looking to take a break and control but Lancelot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morthens 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.
Lancelot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morthens thows a huge punch but Lancelot dodges it nicely.
Lancelot is looking to improve his position.
Morthens is keen to just control but Lancelot is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lancelot wants to get back to full guard.
Morthens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lancelot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morthens on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morthens drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morthens sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lancelot is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lancelot is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Morthens has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Morthens is looking to take a break and control but Lancelot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lancelot tries to buck Morthens off but Morthens is having none of it.
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 Jefferson Lancelot will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morthens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lancelot gets caught flat footed, as Morthens shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Morthens trying to control but Lancelot is working from the bottom.
Lancelot looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morthens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morthens slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morthens thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lancelot sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Morthens is looking to take a break and control but Lancelot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lancelot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancelot regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morthens wants to control from the top but Lancelot keeps moving.
Lancelot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morthens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morthens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morthens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morthens preventing the sweep.
Lancelot is working hard here to advance position.
Lancelot looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Morthens passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morthens looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morthens lands an elbow.
Morthens trying to control the action but Lancelot is working from the bottom.
Lancelot regains half guard.
Morthens is working for a submission of some sort.
Morthens wants to take a breather but Lancelot is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot gets full guard.
Lancelot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morthens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morthens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Morthens stays in close to Lancelot's body and controls the position.
Lancelot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morthens defends well.
Lancelot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morthens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Morthens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lancelot trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot has an active guard here but Morthens has managed to pass into half guard.
Lancelot tries to get to full guard but Morthens has control of the leg.
Morthens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morthens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lancelot manages to get to full guard.
Morthens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lancelot's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bubbi Morthens will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Morthens scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lancelot tries to bench press Morthens off him but Morthens keeps the position.
Morthens is looking to take a break and control but Lancelot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lancelot tries to improve position but can't.
Lancelot is pushing Morthens's head away, looking to escape. Morthens manages to hold on to the position though.
Lancelot is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Morthens off and has taken his back!
Lancelot patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lancelot is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lancelot somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morthens tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morthens regains half guard.
Morthens makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morthens.
Morthens manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lancelot is desperately trying to improve his position but Morthens has a good base and remains in mount.
Morthens with a couple of short strikes.
Morthens trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lancelot is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancelot wants to try and get back to his feet.
Morthens lands a big shot there that rocks Lancelot but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lancelot is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lancelot manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morthens wants to pass to mount but Lancelot is defending the position.
Morthens is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lancelot wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morthens looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Morthens trying to control from half guard but Lancelot is working away.
Lancelot is trying to get back to full guard.
Morthens is looking to take a break and control but Lancelot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lancelot is pressing down on Morthens's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morthens trying to control the position from guard on top but Lancelot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lancelot is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bubbi Morthens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lancelot keeping moving, preventing Morthens from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lancelot looking for a guillotine here but Morthens defends easily.
Lancelot looking for a guillotine here but Morthens defends easily.
Lancelot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morthens got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lancelot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Morthens has managed to get both his arms back between Lancelot's legs - danger averted.
Morthens wants to control from the top but Lancelot keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubbi Morthens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morthens 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubbi Morthens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benson Hedges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandro Abruzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson Hedges has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benson Hedges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sandro Abruzzi!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Hedges.
Hedges misses with a few strikes there.
Hedges misses with a hook. Abruzzi ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Hedges, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Hedges misses.
Hedges misses the shot to the body.
Hedges throws a good cross that connects.
Abruzzi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abruzzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abruzzi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hedges trying to control here.
Abruzzi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hedges defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedges on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Abruzzi is looking to stall here but Hedges recovers full guard.
Abruzzi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abruzzi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hedges working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abruzzi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abruzzi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Abruzzi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Abruzzi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hedges's head.
Abruzzi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Abruzzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abruzzi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abruzzi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hedges swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hedges looking for a sweep. Not yet Hedges, not yet.
Hedges is breathing heavily.
Hedges utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abruzzi trying to control but Hedges is working from the bottom.
Abruzzi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abruzzi trying to control but Hedges is working from the bottom.
Abruzzi landing with the ground and pound.
Abruzzi chips away with some ground and pound.
Abruzzi looking to pass the guard.
Abruzzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hedges working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abruzzi.
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.
Abruzzi cracks Hedges with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abruzzi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hedges avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abruzzi postures up in Hedges's guard and throws a big left but Hedges blocks it.
Abruzzi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Abruzzi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Abruzzi lands a couple of elbows.
Abruzzi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hedges works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abruzzi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Abruzzi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abruzzi cracks Hedges with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Abruzzi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hedges.
Abruzzi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hedges looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Abruzzi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hedges knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ground and pound from Abruzzi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abruzzi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hedges takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abruzzi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hedges has escaped the position, nice work there.
Abruzzi working the body and head with strikes.
Abruzzi scoring with punches from side control.
Abruzzi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hedges on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Abruzzi is putting a hurting on Hedges here, landing some big shots from side control.
Abruzzi working the head with strikes.
Abruzzi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abruzzi trying to control the action but Hedges is working from the bottom.
Abruzzi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hedges some visible discomfort.
Abruzzi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hedges keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hedges is letting Abruzzi control him for a moment.
Abruzzi working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedges is trying to escape the position but Abruzzi is controlling the position.
Hedges takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Abruzzi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Abruzzi is chipping away with strikes.
Abruzzi looks up at the clock and then as Hedges takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abruzzi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Abruzzi working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Abruzzi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Abruzzi working the head and body with strikes.
Sandro Abruzzi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abruzzi is working Hedges over with some ground and pound from side control.
Abruzzi cracks Hedges with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abruzzi looks up at the clock and then as Hedges takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abruzzi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Abruzzi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hedges to see if he's OK.
Abruzzi is chipping away with strikes.
Abruzzi lands a nice forearm strike.
Abruzzi scoring with punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abruzzi lands some shots froms side control.
Hedges is working to avoid the ground and pound but Abruzzi connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check out the look on Abruzzi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Abruzzi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandro Abruzzi 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!
Abruzzi gets the takedown into side control.
Abruzzi lands an elbow.
Abruzzi landing strikes.
Abruzzi trying to control the position but Hedges is working away.
Abruzzi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Abruzzi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Abruzzi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Abruzzi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abruzzi landing strikes.
Abruzzi scoring with punches and elbows.
Abruzzi landing a few strikes.
Abruzzi looks up at the clock and then as Hedges takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abruzzi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Abruzzi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Abruzzi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedges takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Abruzzi lands a nice forearm strike.
Abruzzi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Abruzzi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Abruzzi lands an elbow.
Hedges takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Abruzzi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Abruzzi is working Hedges over with some ground and pound from side control.
Abruzzi decides to stand back up. Abruzzi steps back and let's Hedges get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abruzzi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hedges's half guard.
Abruzzi working the head and body with strikes.
Hedges keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Benson Hedges has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abruzzi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hedges blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abruzzi.
Abruzzi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hedges on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hedges avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abruzzi.
Sandro Abruzzi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abruzzi winds up and cracks Hedges with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Abruzzi content to control rather than advance.
Abruzzi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abruzzi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abruzzi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abruzzi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Abruzzi is nestled in close to Hedges, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abruzzi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sandro Abruzzi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abruzzi 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandro Abruzzi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lake comes to the cage accompanied by Thanks For The Ride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Lake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
and Lake counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson Lake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Jackson.
Jackson punching from the bottom.
Jackson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jackson gets full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lake drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lake jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lake has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jackson is proving hard to escape from.
Lake postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson is working an open guard so Lake takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lake counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lake is looking for a kimura here.
Lake passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jackson!
Lake trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Lake looking to isolate an arm here. Jackson doesn't see it coming and as Lake extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Lake!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jackson Lake!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mon Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Eldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Michael Eldridge was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 1 - 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, Michael Eldridge!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key misses with a body shot.
Key shoots for a double leg takedown but Eldridge sprawls well. He's pushed Key's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eldridge keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eldridge tries to clinch there but Key circles away.
Eldridge leaves Key with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mon Key. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Eldridge.
Key is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Eldridge's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Key trying to control from the bottom.
Eldridge thows an elbow strike that misses. Key gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Eldridge doesn't seem too bothered but Key quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Eldridge is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Eldridge really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mon Key!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Vaughn!
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, John Adam!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vaughn is positioning himself well to prevent Adam advancing to mount.
Adam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vaughn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vaughn trying to control from the bottom.
Vaughn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Adam is looking to take a break and control but Vaughn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vaughn gets back to full guard.
Adam won't allow Vaughn to sweep him here.
Vaughn seems keen to control Adam's posture.
Adam wants to pass the guard but Vaughn is keeping the position.
Vaughn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Adam is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn cracks Adam with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adam is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Adam is looking to get to half guard.
Vaughn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Adam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Adam is bucking up trying to escape but Vaughn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vaughn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Adam is looking to improve his position but Vaughn isn't that keen on the idea.
Adam is in a horrible position here. Vaughn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vaughn lands a heavy elbow.
Vaughn 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.
Vaughn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Adam can't escape the position.
Adam is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adam can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vaughn wants to control the pace but Adam is squirming around nicely.
Vaughn punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Vaughn.
Adam is trying desperately to improve position.
Vaughn looking to finish Adam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Adam!
Adam in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vaughn lands a big shot there that rocks Adam but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vaughn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Adam looks a forlorn figure.
Adam is squirming around, avoiding Vaughn's attempts to control the action.
Adam tries to reverse the position but Vaughn maintains control.
Vaughn has control of Adam's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Adam regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Adam in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vaughn prevents Adam from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vaughn lands a nice shot to the head.
Vaughn prevents Adam from getting the reversal.
Adam is squirming around, avoiding Vaughn's attempts to control the action.
Adam working to try and regain half guard.
Vaughn tries to control but Adam wriggling away.
Adam wants to hold on but Vaughn pushes him away.
Adam throwing hammer fists to the chest of Vaughn. What's that going to do exactly?
Vaughn prevents Adam from getting the reversal.
Vaughn working Adam over with strikes here.
Adam is squirming around, avoiding Vaughn's attempts to control the action.
Adam is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Vaughn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vaughn with a poor takedown
so Adam counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Adam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vaughn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vaughn keeping full guard, as Adam tries to pass.
Adam trying to control but Vaughn is working from the bottom.
Adam throwing strikes from guard but Vaughn blocks nicely.
Vaughn is trying to control the position but Adam postures up.
Adam wants to control from the top but Vaughn keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vaughn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Adam counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vaughn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vaughn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Adam is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaughn scoring with strikes but Adam is staying in there.
Adam is in a horrible position here. Vaughn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Adam slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Adam throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam is looking for a sweep. Vaughn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vaughn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Adam tries to roll over but Vaughn keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Adam is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vaughn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Adam closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vaughn did well to prevent Adam getting side control.
Vaughn trying to control but Adam postures up.
Vaughn is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam wants to free his trapped foot but Vaughn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Adam is thwarting Vaughn's attempts to control the position.
Adam working over Vaughn with some ground and pound. Vaughn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adam scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vaughn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vaughn won't allow Adam to pass to mount.
Adam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Adam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
John Adam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vaughn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vaughn controlling the position well.
Vaughn wants to control but Adam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Adam takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adam trying to control the action but Vaughn is working from the bottom.
Adam is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Adam 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Adam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Adam landing punches.
Adam trying to control but Vaughn is having none of it.
Adam scoring with strikes but Vaughn is staying in there.
Vaughn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Adam lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vaughn hang on?
Adam landing strikes from the mount and Vaughn is in trouble!
Adam raining down shots from the mount!
Adam dominating with strikes here.
Adam putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn wants to hold on but Adam pushes him away.
Adam postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vaughn looks a forlorn figure.
Vaughn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vaughn throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Vaughn tries to reverse the position but Adam maintains control.
Adam working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Adam avoids the attempt from Vaughn to control.
Adam fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Adam wants to control the pace but Vaughn is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Adam.
Adam landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn taking shots to the head.
Vaughn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Adam putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adam working the ground and pound effectively.
Adam landing strikes from the mount.
Adam breaks from Vaughn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Adam cracks Vaughn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adam with good strikes from the mount here!
Vaughn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adam working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Vaughn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Adam avoids the attempt from Vaughn to control.
Vaughn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Vaughn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vaughn is desperately trying to improve his position but Adam has a good base and remains in mount.
The referee warns Vaughn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vaughn tries to hold on but Adam postures up.
Adam breaks from Vaughn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Adam landing punches.
Vaughn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Adam raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam with the ground and pound from mount.
Adam scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Adam is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vaughn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Adam landing strikes, looking to finish!
Adam lands a heavy elbow.
Adam pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vaughn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Adam lands with some strikes.
Vaughn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vaughn tries to hold on but Adam postures up.
Adam breaks from Vaughn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Adam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Adam 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Adam!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Meite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy DeMora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Solomon Meite!
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, Troy DeMora!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMora tries to bum rush Meite with a series of wild strikes but Meite uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meite bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
DeMora is looking for a sweep.
Meite remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
DeMora can't do much from the bottom here.
Meite tries for a kimura but DeMora is defending well.
Meite lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear DeMora down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on DeMora's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMora tries to buck Meite off but Meite is having none of it.
Meite tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Meite has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Meite is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. DeMora knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meite closes the distance and clinches.
Meite can't get the takedown.
DeMora drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meite pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Meite looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
DeMora misses with a takedown attempt
and Meite moves into the clinch.
DeMora tries to pull guard but Meite won't allow it.
Solomon Meite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy DeMora.
Meite fails to pull the fight into his guard.
DeMora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeMora fails with the takedown.
Meite lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as DeMora backs up against the cage.
Meite shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and DeMora counters with a single leg into guard. Meite didn't expect that.
Meite is breathing heavily.
Meite is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
DeMora wants to control from the top but Meite keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meite working a defensive guard here.
Meite keeping moving, preventing DeMora from controlling successfully.
DeMora is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
DeMora not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Meite is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst DeMora is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
DeMora pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meite is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Meite looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meite tries to close the distance and clinch but DeMora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meite tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeMora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeMora lands a front kick.
Meite has taken the fight to the clinch.
DeMora tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meite just stands there and leans against the cage.
DeMora tries to pull guard but Meite won't allow it.
DeMora wants the takedown. Meite is fighting it off but DeMora persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Meite's guard against the cage.
Meite is trying to control the position but DeMora postures up.
DeMora thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Troy DeMora will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
DeMora shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Meite napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Meite is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
DeMora wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meite keeps working.
Meite sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
DeMora is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meite misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Meite looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Meite tries to kick DeMora off in order to stand up. DeMora Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
DeMora looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Meite is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
DeMora looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Meite is avoiding damage well.
The referee asks DeMora politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. DeMora prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
DeMora working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Meite is trying to control DeMora's posture but DeMora avoids it.
Meite is looking for a sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Meite throws a sloppy head kick
and DeMora counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by DeMora.
DeMora is trying to drag Meite to the mat but Meite just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
DeMora jumps guard but Meite stands there with DeMora around his waist. DeMora gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DeMora shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
DeMora content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Meite wants to get back to his feet.
Meite is looking for a sweep. DeMora is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meite trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but DeMora manages to pass to mount!
DeMora fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
DeMora thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Meite is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. DeMora locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Meite is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Troy DeMora!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Miyamoto (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. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenji Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Rood!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rood tries to bum rush Miyamoto with a series of wild strikes but Miyamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rood misses with a wild body shot.
Rood tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Rood.
Rood throws a shot from downtown. Miyamoto moves away and avoids it.
Miyamoto lands with an overhand left.
Miyamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miyamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Miyamoto connects with a high kick.
Rood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rood throwing shots but Miyamoto is blocking nicely.
Miyamoto trying to control from the bottom.
Miyamoto is trying to stand up here but Rood is controlling him well.
Miyamoto has hold of Rood's hands but Rood slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Miyamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Rood there.
Rood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miyamoto defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto wants to get back to full guard.
Rood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miyamoto's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miyamoto defending well though.
Miyamoto taking some punishment here, with Rood in his half guard.
Miyamoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rood lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rood trying to pass the guard but Miyamoto defending well.
Miyamoto gets full guard.
Miyamoto is looking for a triangle but Rood pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rood connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rood throwing strikes from guard but Miyamoto blocks nicely.
Miyamoto is looking for a triangle but Rood pushes his legs off easily.
Miyamoto is breathing heavily.
Miyamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rood.
Miyamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miyamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Miyamoto, not yet.
Rood lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's 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 right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miyamoto misses with the combination.
Miyamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miyamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miyamoto misses with a wild combination.
Miyamoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miyamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Rood just misses with a punch to the body.
Miyamoto misses with a double jab.
Miyamoto falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Rood counter with a right hand.
It looks like Kenji Miyamoto has been cut.
Rood throws a big shot that misses.
Rood misses with a looping left.
Miyamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Rood moves out of range easily.
Rood swinging wilding here.
Rood fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto throws a lazy head kick
and Rood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rood throws a big shot that misses.
Miyamoto slips a straight right by Rood.
Miyamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rood is looking to clinch but Miyamoto is avoiding it.
Miyamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Rood misses with a wild combination.
Rood looks to land a right hand but Miyamoto moved out of range.
Miyamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rood rushes Miyamoto and presses him up against the cage.
Miyamoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miyamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rood throws a jab but it's blocked by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto throws a head kick but Rood moves out of range.
Miyamoto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rood blocks a head kick by Miyamoto.
Rood misses with a looping left.
Miyamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rood.
Rood avoids the head kick by Miyamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Rood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Miyamoto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miyamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miyamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Miyamoto lands a jab to Rood's midsection.
Rood throws a body punch but Miyamoto moves out of range.
Miyamoto tries to bum rush Rood with a series of wild strikes but Rood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miyamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miyamoto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Miyamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miyamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rood.
Rood thows a body shot but no joy.
Miyamoto lands a nice hook to Rood's body. Rood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miyamoto throws a combination that misses
and Rood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rood throws a sloppy head kick
and Miyamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kenji Miyamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyamoto misses with the combination.
Rood is breathing heavily.
Rood misses with a double jab.
Rood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miyamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a right hand that Rood ducks under and follows up with a left that Rood also avoids with ease.
Miyamoto scores with a jab. Rood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miyamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rood missing with a left hand there. Miyamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miyamoto swinging wilding here.
Rood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miyamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miyamoto lands a head kick. Rood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miyamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Miyamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Rood misses the target.
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.
Miyamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Miyamoto misses with the combination.
Miyamoto misses with a double jab.
Miyamoto throws a nice looking combination but Rood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miyamoto stuffs the takedown.
Rood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rood misses with a kick to the body.
Rood looks to land a left hand but Miyamoto moved out of range nicely.
Horrible takedown by Rood or perhaps it was just good defense by Miyamoto which made him look bad.
Miyamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto scores with a decent looking hook.
Rood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miyamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Rood backing up. Rood nods at Miyamoto to acknowledge the strikes.
Miyamoto misses with a wild combination.
Miyamoto misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rood counters with a right hand to the body.
Miyamoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miyamoto misses with a double jab
and Rood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rood fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto scores with a one two! Rood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miyamoto momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Rood.
A combination from Miyamoto does no damage.
Rood has his takedown stuffed
and Miyamoto counters with a one-two to the body.
Kenji Miyamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Rood.
Miyamoto throws a right hand that Rood ducks under and follows up with a left that Rood also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rood.
Rood shoots for a double leg takedown but Miyamoto sprawls well. He's pushed Rood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Miyamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Miyamoto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rood doesn't seem phased though.
Miyamoto throws a series of punches but Rood avoids them all with ease.
Miyamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto looks to land a combination but Rood avoids it well.
Rood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miyamoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miyamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miyamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rood circles away quickly and effectively.
Kenji Miyamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miyamoto misses with a two punch combination.
Kenji Miyamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Rood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miyamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Rood tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyamoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Miyamoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Miyamoto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rood looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rood's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miyamoto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rood lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miyamoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miyamoto is keeping the position for now.
Rood scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rood keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Miyamoto's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miyamoto working for a triangle but Rood defends it easily.
Rood gets to his feet - Miyamoto follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Rood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miyamoto doesn't seem phased though.
Miyamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Rood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miyamoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miyamoto's head.
Miyamoto wants to sweep here but Rood controlling him for the moment.
Miyamoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rood is aware though and is defending well.
Rood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miyamoto's head.
Rood chips away with some ground and pound.
Rood cracks Miyamoto with a solid left hand.
Rood makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rood throws a strike but Miyamoto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rood striking from the bottom here.
Rood keeping moving, preventing Miyamoto from controlling successfully.
Rood throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rood lands some strikes from the bottom.
Rood wants to sweep here but Miyamoto controlling him for the moment.
Rood is looking for a triangle here but Miyamoto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Miyamoto trying to control the action but Rood is working from the bottom.
Miyamoto is trying to get an arm triangle but Rood is defending well.
Rood manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rood lands a nice short elbow.
Rood winds up and cracks Miyamoto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Miyamoto is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rood pulls his head out easily.
Rood working the head and body with strikes.
Rood winds up and cracks Miyamoto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rood lands a nice short elbow.
Miyamoto is trying to stand back up but Rood is controlling him
Rood lands strikes from half guard.
Miyamoto is looking to improve his position.
Rood drops an elbow to the side of Miyamoto's head.
Brad Rood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miyamoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miyamoto actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Rood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rood 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 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Rood!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between KB Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, KB Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels closes the distance and clinches up with Blair, looking for a takedown. Michaels pushes Blair against the cage but Blair circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michaels shoots for a takedown but Blair saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blair throws a series of punches but Michaels avoids them all with ease.
Michaels shoots for a double leg takedown but Blair sprawls well. He's pushed Michaels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
KB Blair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Michaels.
Blair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.
Blair throws a front kick aimed at Michaels's knee but Michaels avoids it well.
Blair stuffs the takedown.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blair but Blair pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Michaels misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blair connects with a right hand. Michaels shakes it off.
Blair swings for the body but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair throws a series of punches but Michaels moves out of range.
Blair cracks Michaels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt.
Michaels moves out of range as Blair strikes.
Michaels is looking to clinch.
Michaels shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blair pinned against the cage. Blair gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michaels.
Michaels wants to clinch up but Blair keeps it at a distance.
Blair throws a left and a right that both miss
and Michaels counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blair!
Blair wants to control but Michaels is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels working for a submission but Blair is keeping him at bay.
Blair really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blair wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Michaels postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blair looks a forlorn figure.
Blair is in all sorts of trouble here.
Michaels quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Michaels but it's paid off an Blair is forced to tap! Nice work by Michaels.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Michaels!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eyam Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dead shien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eyam Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, dead shien!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from shien misses its intended target.
shien fails in his attempt to clinch.
shien misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
Silver shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
shien manages to regain half guard. Good work.
shien works his way to full guard. Good work.
shien can't keep his opponent in guard - Silver advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but shien does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silver prevents shien from improving his position.
Silver looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silver is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
shien misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but shien does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
shien missing with punches from the bottom.
shien is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silver's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silver's back!
Silver rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
shien is nestled in close to Silver, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
shien seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silver is looking for a sweep. shien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silver is trying to defend against the ground and pound but shien scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but shien pulls his head out easily.
shien 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. shien connects with a nice short shot to Silver's temple.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
shien lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
shien looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silver with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
shien is just content to waste time from the top position. Silver takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Silver working for a triangle but shien defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shien landing some decent shots from guard.
shien must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
shien trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silver is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
shien postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
shien landing some decent shots from guard.
shien stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
shien is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.
shien throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells shien's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
shien working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silver's head.
shien wants to pass the guard but Silver is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as shien accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
shien avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
shien is in close to Silver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dead shien dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
dead shien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver blocks a head kick by shien.
shien stuffs the takedown.
Silver moves out of range as shien strikes.
shien missing with a left hand there. Silver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eyam Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
shien misses with the combination.
Silver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eyam Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
shien is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
shien leaves Silver with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
shien with a hook.
It looks like Eyam Silver has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver slips a straight right by shien.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
shien stalks Silver and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silver's face. Silver staggers backwards, shaken.
shien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
shien misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
shien waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Silver.
Silver staying out of range there.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts shien as he jumps to the side.
shien moves in looking to clinch but Silver pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from shien.
Silver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has shien pinned against the cage. shien gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silver avoids a punch combination nicely.
shien is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Silver closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silver lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
Silver postures up and lands a big shot to shien's brow.
shien throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
shien with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Silver can't handle though.
Silver stands up out of shien's guard for a moment - shien manages to land a nice upkick.
Silver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
shien working a defensive guard but Silver passes into half guard.
shien flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
shien flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
shien tries to roll over but Silver keeps him under control.
Silver seems to be working for a kimura but shien defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silver is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
shien misses the jab.
A solid body kick from shien.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver walks into a jab.
shien lands with an overhand left.
Eyam Silver's cut is getting worse.
shien might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
shien misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by shien there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dead shien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eyam Silver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
shien should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
shien's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and shien duly obliges.
A big left from shien misses.
shien misses with a two punch combination.
shien tries to clinch up but Silver circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. shien tries to avoid it but Silver manages to keep hold of a leg and drag shien to the ground. shien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silver slips a jab and a cross from shien.
shien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silver looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silver tries to advance to mount but shien denies him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shien tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silver wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silver will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silver tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
shien manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
shien flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
shien manages to get to full guard.
Silver working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Silver passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
shien is trying to control but can't.
Silver 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.
Silver wants to pass to mount but shien is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shien striking from half guard on the bottom.
Silver trying to control the action but shien is working from the bottom.
Silver stops shien from getting back to his feet.
shien is looking to improve his position.
shien tries to kick Silver off but Silver keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
shien stuffs the takedown attempt from Silver. Silver gets slowly back to his feet.
shien is looking to clinch.
dead shien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
shien looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silver staying out of range there.
dead shien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from shien.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
Silver blocks a jab.
shien misses with a wild body shot.
shien throws a lazy right hand but Silver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silver takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
shien comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
shien throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silver on the side of the head.
Eyam Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
shien just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
dead shien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got shien 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
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 John Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diamond Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox comes into the arena with "Another Body Murdered" blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diamond Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
Knox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like John Knox has been cut.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diamond Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knox is looking to clinch.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
Knox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phillips as he jumps to the side.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Knox throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Phillips paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phillips needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
Phillips misses with a hook to the body
and Knox counters with a nice leg kick.
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phillips.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phillips lands with a cross.
Phillips lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Knox backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phillips.
Phillips tests Knox's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knox misses with a double jab.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Knox moves out of range.
Phillips lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Phillips rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phillips misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phillips lands a jab to the nose.
John Knox's cut is getting worse.
An inside leg kick lands from Knox.
Phillips looks gassed!
Phillips cracks Knox with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Phillips checks a low kick from Knox.
Knox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phillips tries to avoid it but Knox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phillips to the ground. Phillips escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Phillips looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knox tries to clinch but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips leaves Knox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox throws a wild body kick that Phillips sees coming a mile off.
Knox throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox is looking to chop away at Phillips's legs.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
Phillips looks to land a combination but Knox avoids it well.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Phillips's head but Phillips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox misses with a body kick.
Knox throws a push kick but Phillips slaps the foot to one side.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Knox counters with a low kick, right behind Phillips 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phillips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phillips drops Knox with a nice combination! Phillips dives into Knox's guard, looking to finish!
Knox is rocked!
Phillips gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diamond Phillips dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Knox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knox throws the kick towards the body but Phillips avoids it.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Phillips's head but Phillips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diamond Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips swinging wilding here.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phillips misses with a looping right.
Phillips lands a right hook to the body.
Phillips scores with a punch to the head.
Phillips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips misses with a double jab
and Knox counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knox slips a straight right by Phillips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Phillips.
Knox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
John Knox's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Phillips misses with a combination
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Phillips misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diamond Phillips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phillips takes a kick to the side of the head.
Phillips throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knox.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
Phillips slaps away a takedown attempt from Knox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Phillips scores with the left hand. Knox knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knox moves away from the strike by Phillips.
Danga de danga de dang - Phillips scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phillips misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Knox counters with a solid body kick.
Knox throws a combination. Phillips tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Phillips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Phillips blocks the leg kick.
Phillips takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knox counters with an inside leg kick.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phillips misses with a series of wild punches.
Knox pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Phillips swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Knox.
Phillips scores with a jab to the head.
Knox misses with a head kick.
Knox moves into the clinch.
Knox goes for a takedown attempt but Phillips pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diamond Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips slaps away a takedown attempt from Knox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips misses with a combination
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Phillips throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phillips scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Phillips misses.
Knox drives through and clinches with Phillips against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Phillips.
Phillips lands with a short shot to the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Knox. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Phillips is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Phillips lands with a right to the head.
Phillips lands with a left to the head.
Knox stalling in the clinch but Phillips improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diamond Phillips will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Knox's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Phillips throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Phillips lands with a nice combination. Knox backs away looking to recover.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phillips moves away.
Knox throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knox connects with a solid leg kick.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Phillips in his tracks.
Knox moves forwards but Phillips connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jeez, John Knox's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Knox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phillips doesn't seem bothered though.
Phillips on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips checks a low kick from Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phillips misses with a double jab.
Phillips lands with a cross.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Knox's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diamond Phillips!
Diamond Phillips is the new light heavyweight champion!
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