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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredo Parish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mark Chapman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredo Parish!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Chapman or perhaps it was just good defense by Parish which made him look bad.
Parish throws a hook but Chapman blocks it.
Chapman ducks straight into an uppercut from Parish and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Chapman manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Mark Chapman has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Parish passes Chapman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Parish lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Parish is nestled in close to Chapman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chapman is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parish scores with a big shot! Chapman's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Chapman! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fredo Parish!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silver Surfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver Surfer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Carter's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silver Surfer!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surfer walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.
No joy there for Surfer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Surfer defends it nicely.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Surfer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
Carter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Surfer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carter tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Surfer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Surfer stops a takedown attempt from Carter.
Surfer wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Surfer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter prevents Surfer from breaking the clinch.
Carter is trying to trip Surfer. He has hold of a leg but Surfer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Carter persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Carter postures up and lands a big shot to Surfer's brow.
Carter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Surfer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Carter, into his guard.
Surfer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Surfer tries to stand but Carter is controlling from the bottom.
Carter had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Surfer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Carter Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Surfer's back instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can Surfer hold on?! Carter is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
You can see the frustration on Surfer's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Carter tries to get the hooks in deep but Surfer pushed the leg off.
Surfer wants to escape the position.
Surfer rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Carter is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Surfer wants to get back to his feet.
Surfer looks gassed!
Carter moves into full mount! Surfer won't be happy about that!
Carter is working for a guillotine from mount but Surfer frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Surfer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Surfer taking some punishment here, with Carter in his half guard.
Surfer is defending against the submission attempts here by Carter.
Surfer wants to get back to his feet.
Carter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Surfer tries to get to full guard but Carter has control of the leg.
Surfer manages to get to full guard.
Surfer keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surfer is looking to stand up but Carter isn't so interested in that idea.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Surfer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Surfer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Surfer is trying to defend but Carter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Surfer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carter is looking for a kimura here.
Surfer is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carter seems to be working for a kimura but Surfer defends the submission attempt.
Surfer has one foot on Carter's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Surfer misses with a head kick.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Surfer sprawls well. Surfer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carter gets slowly back to his feet.
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Surfer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danga de danga de dang - Surfer scores with a four punch combination!
Surfer tries to land a front kick but Carter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Surfer throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Surfer tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Surfer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Surfer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Surfer misses with a few strikes there.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Surfer circles away.
Surfer looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on 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 John Carter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Surfer throws out a powerful jab.
Carter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Surfer's guard.
Surfer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carter connects with a couple of short punches.
Carter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carter tries to free his leg and advance position but Surfer is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter stops Surfer from standing up.
Carter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Surfer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A big left from Carter misses.
Horrible takedown by Carter or perhaps it was just good defense by Surfer which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Surfer misses with a wild combination.
Surfer tries to land a front kick but Carter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Surfer leaves Carter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Surfer.
Carter tries to score with a low kick but Surfer moves his leg out of the way.
Surfer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Surfer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Surfer shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense.
Carter fails to land the takedown.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Carter blocks the leg kick.
Surfer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Surfer pushes him off.
Surfer misses with a few strikes there.
Carter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Surfer defends it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Surfer.
Surfer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surfer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Surfer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silver Surfer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Surfer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Surfer!
Carter tries to clinch but Surfer moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Surfer.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Surfer's waist but Surfer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carter off to one side.
Surfer looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Surfer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Carter shoots in and drives through. Surfer sprawls well.
Carter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Surfer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surfer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Surfer lands a two punch combo.
Surfer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter has a takedown stuffed.
Surfer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surfer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surfer.
Carter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Surfer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Surfer tries to avoid it but Carter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Surfer to the ground. Surfer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Surfer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Surfer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Surfer, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Surfer scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves into range and clinches up with Surfer.
Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter looks for a takedown but Surfer sprawls well.
Surfer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Surfer pinned against the cage. Surfer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carter is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Surfer.
Nice takedown defense from Surfer. No joy for Carter on that attempt.
Surfer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Surfer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carter shoots for a takedown but Surfer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Surfer throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Carter or perhaps it was just good defense by Surfer which made him look bad.
Surfer stuffs the takedown.
Surfer looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Carter tries for a takedown but Surfer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Surfer throws a front kick aimed at Carter's knee but Carter avoids it well.
Carter fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silver Surfer 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. And we move into the final round!
Surfer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter wants to clinch up but Surfer keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Carter blocks the body kick.
Surfer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Surfer misses with a wild combination.
Surfer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Surfer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Surfer to the mat! Surfer manages to get full guard.
Carter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Surfer's head.
Carter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Carter won't allow Surfer to sweep him here.
Surfer wants to stand but Carter is controlling the position.
Carter thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter is working Surfer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Surfer misses with the combination.
Surfer misses with a body kick.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Surfer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Surfer scores with a one two! Carter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carter drives through with a takedown into guard.
John Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carter throwing strikes but missing.
Surfer wants to sweep but no luck.
Carter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Surfer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carter is controlling him.
Carter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Surfer trying to control the position.
Carter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter seems to be working for a kimura but Surfer defends the submission attempt.
Carter wants to work for an arm triangle but Surfer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Surfer moves into full guard.
Carter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Surfer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carter is controlling him.
Carter working some strikes from top position.
Carter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Surfer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Surfer's head.
Surfer wants to stand but Carter is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Surfer avoids it really well and circles away.
Surfer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carter backs up against the cage.
Surfer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Surfer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Surfer.
Left hook, right uppercut from Surfer.
Surfer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Surfer throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Surfer misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Surfer circles away.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter shoots for a double leg takedown but Surfer sprawls well. He's pushed Carter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Surfer lands with a right hand.
Surfer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Surfer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carter 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.
Carter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Surfer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carter 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.
Surfer wants to get back to his feet but Carter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carter throws a big right hand that misses.
Carter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Surfer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Carter is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Carter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Camel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Camel !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Camel is refusing to be controlled, as Wright sits in half guard.
Camel tries to roll over but Wright keeps him under control.
Camel looking for submissions off his back.
Wright is looking for a kimura but Camel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wright to get the leverage.
Wright is looking for a kimura but Camel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wright to get the leverage.
Wright is keen to just control but Camel is a slippery customer.
Wright looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Camel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Camel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Camel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wright sprawls well initially but Camel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camel is looking to advance position but Wright won't allow it.
Wright punching from the bottom.
Wright trying to hold on to Camel 's head to control him but Camel postures up.
Wright gets full guard.
Wright looking to control.
Camel is working Wright over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wright looking to control.
Camel wants to pass the guard but Wright is keeping the position.
Wright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Camel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wright wants to sweep here but Camel controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Camel stands up over Wright, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Camel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Camel thows a big elbow that misses.
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Camel shoots in and bounces Wright off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Camel drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wright dives on top into guard.
Camel has his foot on Wright's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wright works his way back into a safe position though.
Wright drops back looking for a leg! Camel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Camel manages to kick Wright off! Wright jumps back into Camel 's guard.
Camel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Camel prevents Wright from standing back up.
Camel wants to free his trapped foot but Wright is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wright on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wright tries to get out of the position.
Camel frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Camel landing shots from mount.
Wright is bucking up trying to escape but Camel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to hold on but Camel pushes him away.
Wright throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Camel lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Camel is working for a guillotine from mount but Wright frees his head quite easily.
Wright tries to hold on but Camel postures up.
Wright is bucking up trying to escape but Camel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wright tries to reverse the position but Camel maintains control.
Camel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Camel looking for a guillotine from mount but Wright is having none of it.
Wright squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Camel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Camel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joe Camel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Camel looking to pass the guard.
Camel thows a big elbow that misses.
Camel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wright bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Camel 's guard.
Wright looking to pass the guard.
Wright is working hard here to advance position.
Wright drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Camel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wright has Camel in his guard.
Wright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Camel defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camel passes Wright's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wright moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Camel from controlling successfully.
Wright working for a triangle but Camel defends it easily.
Wright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wright throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Camel .
Camel trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camel looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wright trying to control but Camel is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Camel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wright counters with a takedown into side control.
Wright is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Camel looks calm but he's in trouble here. Wright gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Camel is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Wright lets go of the hold and Camel can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thomas Wright!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Wars...The Punishment Due. Frank Castle has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Gray!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gray looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Castle is looking to control Gray's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castle avoid being mounted?
Gray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castle keeps working.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle wants to improve his position but Gray is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle keeping control of the position.
Castle wants to improve his position but Gray is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Castle manages to get to full guard.
Gray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gray being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Castle looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Castle wants to sweep here but Gray controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gray slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gray throws and elbow that misses. Castle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gray's guard. Nice move by Castle!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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 Frank Castle will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Castle stuffs the takedown.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Castle misses with a body shot
and Gray counters with a single leg into guard. Castle didn't expect that.
Castle looking to control.
Castle lands an upkick as Gray stands over him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Castle keeping moving, preventing Gray from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray is fighting to break Castle's control of his arms but Castle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Castle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gray trying to control but Castle is working from the bottom.
Castle pulls Gray in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gray is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Castle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray looking to sit in guard and control but Castle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gray 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.
Castle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gray trying to keep a closed guard but Castle is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Castle won't allow Gray to sweep him here.
Castle drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gray dives on top into guard.
Castle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gray wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
Gray is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Castle dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gray shoots for a double leg takedown but Castle sprawls well. He's pushed Gray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Castle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gray feints and as Castle raises his hands in defense, Gray changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Castle is trying to control the position but Gray postures up.
Castle pulls Gray in close to prevent any damage.
Gray wants to pass the guard but Castle is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray is fighting to break Castle's control of his arms but Castle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gray stopping the sweep attempt from Castle.
Gray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Castle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Castle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray looking to sit in guard and control but Castle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Frank Castle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gray slips a nice elbow through Castle's hands, connecting with Castle's forehead.
Gray thows a huge punch but Castle dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gray's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gray's back!
Castle biding his time, looking for the opening.
Castle tries to keep control of the position but Gray is staying busy.
Gray wants to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castle controlling the position well here. Gray rolled but Castle kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Gray.
I think Castle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Castle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Castiglione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Damico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francis Castiglione!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lou Damico!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castiglione on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Damico wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Damico throws a shot from downtown. Castiglione moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Damico - just one landing.
Castiglione tries to close the distance and clinch but Damico swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damico is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castiglione.
Castiglione keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Damico, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damico throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castiglione misses with a double jab
and Damico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castiglione is rocked!
Lou Damico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damico throws a hook to the side of Castiglione's head but Castiglione sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damico throws a big shot that misses.
Castiglione uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Damico.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castiglione lands a with a good body shot.
Damico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castiglione was well out of range. Poor timing from Damico.
Castiglione takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oh Castiglione is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damico looks to throw the jab but Castiglione is out of range.
Damico misses with a hook. Castiglione ducked under it nicely.
Castiglione seems to have got his legs back now.
Damico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damico throws a jab when Castiglione was well out of range.
Damico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castiglione manages to avoid it.
Castiglione avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castiglione drops his hands momentarily and Damico takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castiglione dives in and grabs Damico's left leg, looking for a takedown. Damico pushes down on Castiglione's head and hops out.
Castiglione ducks under a wild hook from Damico.
Damico throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Castiglione counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castiglione on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castiglione misses with a double jab
and Damico counters with a crisp right that sends Castiglione to the canvas! Damico follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lou Damico!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Regio Zorro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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171 lbs
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180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Regio Zorro!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Zorro.
Grant goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grant moves away from the strike by Zorro.
Grant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zorro fails to land with a series of punches.
Grant misses with a series of wild punches.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant throws a right and a left that Zorro avoids nicely.
Grant jabs at Zorro's body.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zorro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Zorro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grant counters with a three punch combo that has Zorro backing up. Zorro nods at Grant to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zorro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grant counters with a left and a right... And another left! Zorro is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Grant!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Reynoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and London Oswalt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oswalt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Country Boy can Survive. London Oswalt is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Reynoso!
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, London Oswalt!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynoso throws out a powerful jab.
Reynoso darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Oswalt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reynoso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oswalt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oswalt trying to control the position.
Oswalt keeping moving, preventing Reynoso from controlling successfully.
Reynoso is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oswalt has momentary wrist control but Reynoso slips an elbow through the middle.
Reynoso 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.
Oswalt working a defensive guard here.
Oswalt wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynoso is looking to work some ground and pound but Oswalt has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oswalt misses with a takedown
and Reynoso counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reynoso drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oswalt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oswalt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oswalt!
Reynoso is not content to let Oswalt control the position.
Reynoso gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oswalt lands a big shot there that rocks Reynoso but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oswalt avoids the attempt from Reynoso to control.
Reynoso controls the position.
Reynoso blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynoso is looking to improve his position but Oswalt isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oswalt looking to control but Reynoso is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reynoso is desperately trying to improve his position but Oswalt has a good base and remains in mount.
Reynoso blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oswalt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reynoso is looking to escape.
Reynoso tries to hold on but Oswalt pushes him away.
Oswalt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reynoso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reynoso really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Reynoso defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Oswalt.
Oswalt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Oswalt prevents Reynoso from getting the reversal.
Oswalt has hold of Reynoso's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Reynoso manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Reynoso is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oswalt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oswalt is landing with some decent strikes but Reynoso is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oswalt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reynoso is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Reynoso dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oswalt wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oswalt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reynoso counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reynoso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Reynoso's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oswalt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reynoso looking to sit in guard and control but Oswalt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reynoso looking for a sweep. Not yet Reynoso, not yet.
Reynoso keeping moving, preventing Oswalt from controlling successfully.
Oswalt is looking to stand up but Reynoso won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oswalt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reynoso is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reynoso lands with a nice combination. Oswalt backs away looking to recover.
Oswalt misses the shot to the body.
Oswalt tries to clinch but Reynoso moves away
and Reynoso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oswalt's knee momentarily.
Oswalt wants to clinch
and Reynoso counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Oswalt looking to control.
Reynoso trying to control but Oswalt is working from the bottom.
Reynoso advances position into side control!
Reynoso taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynoso looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reynoso throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Oswalt can't do much from the bottom here.
Reynoso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oswalt keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
You can see the frustration on Oswalt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reynoso tries for a kimura but Oswalt is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Reynoso seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Oswalt can't do much from the bottom here.
Oswalt sneaks back into half guard.
Reynoso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reynoso thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Oswalt to regain full guard.
Reynoso lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reynoso cracks Oswalt with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reynoso preventing the sweep.
Reynoso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reynoso works over Oswalt with some ground and pound from guard.
Oswalt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oswalt is trying to control the position but Reynoso postures up.
Reynoso drops back, looking for a kneebar! Oswalt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Oswalt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Oswalt!
Oswalt tries to advance to mount but Reynoso instead regains half guard.
Reynoso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oswalt is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Reynoso dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Oswalt darts in trying to clinch
and Reynoso counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reynoso.
Reynoso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oswalt pushes Reynoso off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Reynoso scores a takedown into full mount!
Oswalt is trying to escape the mount.
Reynoso pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oswalt is bucking up trying to escape but Reynoso cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reynoso landing strikes from the mount and Oswalt is in trouble!
Oswalt tries to hold on but Reynoso postures up.
Rafael Reynoso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reynoso has hold of Oswalt's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Oswalt manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reynoso is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Oswalt has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Oswalt!
Reynoso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynoso looking for a sweep. Not yet Reynoso, not yet.
Oswalt is stalling in the full guard.
Reynoso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Oswalt trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynoso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynoso wants to sweep but no luck.
Reynoso is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reynoso misses with a body punch
and Oswalt counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oswalt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reynoso decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oswalt's guard.
Reynoso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reynoso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oswalt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reynoso trying to control but Oswalt is working from the bottom.
Rafael Reynoso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reynoso content to stall in guard here.
Oswalt looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynoso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oswalt is looking for a triangle but Reynoso pushes his legs off easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reynoso lands a nice hook to Oswalt's body. Oswalt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oswalt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oswalt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reynoso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oswalt with a poor takedown
and Reynoso counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee asks Reynoso politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Reynoso prefers to stall for the moment though.
London Oswalt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynoso lands a few punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Reynoso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reynoso has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Reynoso!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Urso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey ONeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urso kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Big Ten Inch. Mickey ONeil acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Experienced |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Urso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mickey ONeil!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urso tries to clinch but ONeil is having none of it.
Urso shoots in looking for a takedown. ONeil tries to sprawl out of it but Urso keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. ONeil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
ONeil lands a nice hook to Urso's body. Urso takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Urso lands a head kick!
It looks like Mickey ONeil has been cut.
ONeil throws a low kick but Urso avoids it.
ONeil throws a body punch but Urso moves out of range.
ONeil lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Urso at a distance.
ONeil loads up on a big right hand but Urso slips the punch.
Urso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ONeil swings for the body but Urso moves out of range.
ONeil throws a low kick but Urso avoids it.
ONeil is looking to score with low kicks.
ONeil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ONeil pivots, looking for a leg kick but Urso is out of range and ONeil settles back down.
Urso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ONeil misses with a two punch combination.
ONeil lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Rocco Urso has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ONeil lands a left and a right that send Urso crashing to the mat, dazed. ONeil thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Urso is rocked!
Urso is breathing heavily.
ONeil sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Urso's defenses. It connects perfectly with Urso's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey ONeil!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mat Matmat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Currie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matmat comes to the cage accompanied by pass tha axe. Currie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Helmet - Just Another Victim. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Matmat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Currie!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matmat shoots in looking for a takedown. Currie tries to sprawl out of it but Matmat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Currie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Currie throws a big shot that misses.
Matmat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Currie.
Nice uppercut lands for Currie. That snapped Matmat's head back.
Matmat staying out of range there.
Matmat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Currie.
Currie throws a lazy right hand but Matmat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matmat defending well as Currie loads up on a big left hand.
Matmat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Currie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matmat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Currie's waist but Currie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matmat off to one side.
Currie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matmat.
Currie misses with a looping left.
Matmat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Currie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Currie misses with a wild body shot.
Currie misses with a double jab.
Currie misses with a hook. Matmat ducked under it nicely.
Matmat slips a jab from Currie.
David Currie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Currie throws a head kick but Matmat moves out of range.
Matmat looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matmat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Currie gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat tries to free his leg and advance position but Currie is retaining full guard.
Currie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Currie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Matmat is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matmat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matmat postures up in Currie's guard and throws a big left but Currie blocks it.
Matmat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matmat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matmat is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Matmat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matmat throwing strikes from guard but Currie blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Currie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matmat throwing strikes from guard but Currie blocks nicely.
Matmat wants to pass the guard but Currie is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Currie misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matmat fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Currie sprawls well initially but Matmat persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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 Mat Matmat will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matmat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Currie throws a hook but Matmat avoids it easily.
Matmat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Currie.
Matmat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Currie.
Currie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Currie swings for the body but Matmat moves out of range.
Currie takes a swing at Matmat's ribcage but misses.
Currie waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Matmat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat slips a jab from Currie.
Currie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matmat manages to avoid it.
Currie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Currie slaps away a takedown attempt from Matmat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Currie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matmat was well out of range. Poor timing from Currie.
Matmat fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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.
Matmat moves out of range as Currie strikes.
Matmat slips a straight right by Currie.
Currie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Currie throws a right and a left that both miss.
David Currie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matmat blocks a jab.
Currie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Currie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matmat moves away.
David Currie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Currie looks to score with a jab to the body but Matmat is just out of range.
Matmat throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Currie was covering up waiting for the punch and Matmat finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matmat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Currie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matmat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matmat is looking to work some ground and pound but Currie has wrist control.
Matmat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Matmat landing with the ground and pound.
Matmat keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Currie's head.
Matmat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Currie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Currie wants to sweep here but Matmat controlling him for the moment.
Currie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Matmat is aware though and is defending well.
Currie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matmat stands and throws Currie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Matmat working the ground and pound.
Matmat throwing strikes but Currie manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mat Matmat will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matmat shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Currie is trying to defend but Matmat finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Matmat lands strikes from half guard.
Matmat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Matmat tries to pass to full mount but Currie defends it.
Currie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Currie is trying to control the position but Matmat postures up.
Matmat won't allow Currie to sweep him here.
Matmat 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.
Matmat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Currie is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matmat slips a jab and a cross from Currie.
Matmat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Currie pinned against the cage. Currie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matmat slips under a jab from Currie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matmat slips a straight right by Currie.
Matmat ducks under a wild hook from Currie.
Currie thows a body shot but no joy.
Currie misses the shot to the body.
Currie throws a leg kick but Matmat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Currie looks to land a combination but Matmat avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Currie!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Currie swings for the body but Matmat moves out of range.
Currie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matmat staying out of range there.
Matmat looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matmat seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Currie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currie is defending against the submission attempts here by Matmat.
Currie is controlling Matmat's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Currie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Matmat passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Currie!
Currie wants to hold on but Matmat pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matmat with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Matmat clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Currie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matmat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Currie.
Currie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Currie misses.
Matmat staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Currie throws out a loose jab but Matmat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Currie misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Currie.
Matmat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Currie sprawls well. Currie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matmat gets slowly back to his feet.
Currie scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Currie.
Currie misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Matmat feints and as Currie raises his hands in defense, Matmat changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Matmat throwing strikes from guard but Currie blocks nicely.
Matmat prevents Currie from getting back to his feet.
Matmat with a nice head shot there.
Matmat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matmat won't allow Currie to sweep him here.
Matmat scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mat Matmat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matmat preventing the sweep.
Currie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matmat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Matmat working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Currie's head.
Matmat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Currie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matmat is in close to Currie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Matmat throwing strikes but missing.
Matmat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Currie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matmat distracts Currie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Currie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Currie trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Matmat is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Matmat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matmat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matmat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Matmat throws and elbow that misses. Currie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matmat's guard. Nice move by Currie!
Currie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Matmat is trying to control the position but Currie postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matmat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Matmat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Matmat had his way with David Currie in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Currie misses with a looping left.
Currie slaps away a takedown attempt from Matmat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A jab from Currie misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Matmat blocks the leg kick.
Currie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matmat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie misses with a few strikes there.
Currie throws a jab when Matmat was well out of range.
Matmat slips a jab from Currie.
Currie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Currie throws a leg kick but Matmat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Currie throws a hook to the side of Matmat's head but Matmat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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.
Matmat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matmat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Currie sprawls well. Currie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matmat gets slowly back to his feet.
Currie looks to score with a jab to the body but Matmat is just out of range.
Currie scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Matmat.
David Currie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matmat was well out of range. Poor timing from Currie.
Nice defenses there by Matmat.
Currie slaps away a takedown attempt from Matmat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mat Matmat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Currie lands a nice hook to Matmat's body. Matmat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Currie as Matmat shoots in.
Matmat fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currie misses with a looping right.
Currie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matmat.
Matmat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Currie misses with a series of wild punches.
Currie misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Currie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matmat has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mat Matmat!
Mat Matmat retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Escarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Beurling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escarino kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is RATM-- Guerrilla Radio. George Beurling has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Escarino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Beurling!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beurling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escarino leaves Beurling with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Escarino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Escarino.
Beurling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escarino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beurling.
Escarino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Beurling.
Beurling misses with a two punch combination.
Beurling shoots for a takedown but Escarino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Escarino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beurling lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escarino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Beurling misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escarino misses the shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Beurling.
Beurling working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Beurling is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Escarino knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beurling scores with punches from side control.
Escarino managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Beurling.
Beurling tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Beurling has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Beurling misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beurling tries to advance to mount but Escarino denies him.
Beurling tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Beurling goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Escarino has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Beurling but great work by Escarino.
Escarino tries to stand but Beurling is controlling his head.
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.
Escarino has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Escarino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beurling moves away.
Escarino avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Escarino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beurling counters with a straight right hand.
Escarino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beurling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Beurling will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Escarino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beurling.
Escarino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beurling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beurling throws a series of punches but Escarino avoids them all with ease.
Escarino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beurling throws a head kick that misses.
Beurling checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beurling with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escarino to score with a decent uppercut.
Beurling throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escarino counters with an outside leg kick.
Escarino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Escarino misses
and Beurling counters with a nice uppercut.
Escarino's corner calls for a 1-2. Escarino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beurling is rocked!
Escarino ducks right into an uppercut from Beurling.
Beurling is still on wobbly legs! Can Escarino finish him?
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beurling.
Beurling seems to have recovered his senses.
Beurling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beurling cracks a nice hook into Escarino's ribs.
Escarino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beurling throws a series of punches but Escarino avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beurling shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Escarino but Escarino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beurling fails to land with a series of punches.
Beurling throws a big shot that misses.
Beurling gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escarino.
Beurling throws a looping overhand right but Escarino ducks down to avoid it.
Dan Escarino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beurling falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escarino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beurling stalks Escarino and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Escarino's face. Escarino staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Beurling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beurling throws a leg kick but Escarino checks it.
Escarino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beurling throws a nice looking combination but Escarino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escarino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beurling.
Dan Escarino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Beurling.
Beurling is breathing heavily.
Escarino throws a hook but Beurling avoids it easily.
Escarino wants to slow Beurling down by chopping away at his legs.
Escarino misses with an uppercut.
Escarino scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escarino lands a brutal uppercut that launches Beurling off his feet! Beurling tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Escarino!
Dan Escarino retains his welterweight title!
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