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KNY Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jarod Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Turko (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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220 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jarod Steel!
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, Ivan Turko!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel loads up on a big right hand but Turko slips the punch.
Turko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Turko leaning against his opponent.
Turko keeps control of Steel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steel takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jarod Steel has been cut.
Steel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turko landing knees to the head.
Turko lands an elbow that stopped Steel in his tracks for a moment.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Steel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turko has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Turko.
Turko landing knees to the body.
Turko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turko closes the distance and clinches.
Turko stalls.
Turko working Steel over with knees to the body.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Turko.
Turko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turko closes the distance and clinches.
Turko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steel is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turko as Steel tries to tie him up.
Turko stalling against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turko lands an elbow just above Steel 's eye.
Steel letting Turko take a breather here.
Turko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jarod Steel's cut is getting worse.
Turko working Steel over with knees to the body.
Steel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turko working Steel over with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Turko manages to break the clinch.
Turko moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turko.
Turko lands a good knee to the midsection. Steel won't want to take too many of those.
Turko breaks from the clinch.
Turko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turko clinches with his opponent.
Turko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Turko breaks from the clinch.
Turko cracks Steel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turko clinches with his opponent.
Turko lands a good knee to the midsection. Steel won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turko lands an elbow just above Steel 's eye.
Jarod Steel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Turko avoiding damage.
Steel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Turko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turko working Steel over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turko.
Turko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Steel up against the ropes.
Turko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Turko.
Turko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Turko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Turko prevents Steel from breaking the clinch.
Steel throws a head punch that misses.
Turko lands a nice elbow.
Jeez, Jarod Steel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Steel tries to break free but Turko pushes him back against the ropes.
Turko lands an elbow just above Steel 's eye.
Steel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turko's elbow.
Turko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Turko lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turko lands a knee to the body.
Turko crunches a lovely knee into Steel's ribcage.
Turko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turko working Steel over with knees to the body.
Turko landing knees to the body.
Turko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turko.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Steel takes an elbow to the temple.
Turko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Steel's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jarod Steel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Turko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Takashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Perez's choice of entrance music: Lose Yourself. 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 Gary Perez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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135 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Takashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Perez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Perez finds it's way through Takashi's defenses.
Takashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takashi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Takashi lands a jab to Perez's midsection.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perez misses with a wild combination.
Takashi swinging wilding here.
Perez misses with a combination
and Takashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Gary Perez has been cut.
Takashi misses with a double jab
and Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takashi lands with a big left! Perez is wobbled badly! Takashi comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Perez to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juan Takashi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Melendez Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Lapdance by N.E.R.D. Pablo Rivera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jorge Melendez Jr's chin.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Melendez Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Rivera!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez Jr tries to clinch but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
A shot to de liver by Melendez Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Melendez Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Melendez Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Melendez Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melendez Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Melendez Jr throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Melendez Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Rivera's head.
Melendez Jr tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
Melendez Jr clinches up with Rivera and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rivera blocking some punches.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from Melendez Jr.
Rivera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Melendez Jr.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Melendez Jr.
Rivera avoiding damage as Melendez Jr throws knees to the body.
Melendez Jr misses with a body punch.
Rivera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Melendez Jr.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rivera avoids the elbow strike from Melendez Jr, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Melendez Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Rivera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Melendez Jr tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Melendez Jr back against the cage.
Melendez Jr is struggling to control the position.
Rivera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Melendez Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Melendez Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Melendez Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Melendez Jr lands with a right to the head.
Melendez Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Melendez Jr looking to stall.
Melendez Jr prevents Rivera from breaking the clinch.
Rivera is trying to break free.
Melendez Jr lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Melendez Jr fails to land.
Rivera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Melendez Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Melendez Jr.
Melendez Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Rivera is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Melendez Jr.
Rivera has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Melendez Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rivera as Melendez Jr tries to tie him up.
Melendez Jr has Rivera pressed against the ropes, preventing Rivera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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.
Rivera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Melendez Jr tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Melendez Jr back against the cage.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Melendez Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
A short right from Melendez Jr on the inside.
Melendez Jr gets through Rivera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Melendez Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivera avoids it.
Rivera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Melendez Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rivera.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Melendez Jr as Rivera tries to tie him up.
Melendez Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivera avoids it.
Melendez Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Melendez Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Melendez Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Melendez Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Melendez Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Melendez Jr trying to stall but Rivera improves his position.
Melendez Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rivera trying to stall but Melendez Jr improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melendez Jr.
Melendez Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Melendez Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera can't break the clinch.
Rivera jumps guard but Melendez Jr stands there with Rivera around his waist. Rivera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Melendez Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Melendez Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Melendez Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivera avoids it.
Melendez Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Melendez Jr tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rivera as Melendez Jr tries to tie him up.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Rivera fails to land with a series of punches.
Melendez Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
Jorge Melendez Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melendez Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
Melendez Jr tries to clinch up but Rivera circles away and keeps his distance.
Melendez Jr has Rivera up against the ropes in a clinch.
Melendez Jr blocks an uppercut.
Melendez Jr pushes Rivera back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Melendez Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Melendez Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rivera's efforts to push away.
Rivera wants to break free but Melendez Jr has control.
Rivera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rivera working hard to break the clinch.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Melendez Jr.
Rivera tries to break the clinch but Melendez Jr is controlling the position.
Melendez Jr digs a right hand underneath Rivera's ribcage. Rivera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rivera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Melendez Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Melendez Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rivera looking to stall.
Melendez Jr has Rivera pressed against the ropes, preventing Rivera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Melendez Jr stalling the fight.
Melendez Jr tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivera tries to break free but Melendez Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Melendez Jr.
Rivera can't break the clinch.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Melendez Jr.
Melendez Jr is trying to stall.
Rivera has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rivera has had enough of the clinch but Melendez Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Melendez Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rivera tries to circle away but Melendez Jr has him pinned against the ropes.
Rivera fails to pull guard.
Jorge Melendez Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Rivera.
Melendez Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Melendez Jr is working Rivera over against the ropes.
Melendez Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Melendez Jr gets underhooks to prevent Rivera's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Melendez Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Melendez Jr tries to clinch up.
Melendez Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Melendez Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Melendez Jr.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, jab by Rivera - just one landing.
Melendez Jr misses the shot to the body.
Melendez Jr scores with a nice strike.
Melendez Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Melendez Jr is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rivera lands a really nice looking cross but Melendez Jr seems unphased.
Rivera defending well as Melendez Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Rivera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Melendez Jr gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rivera to score an easy takedown into full 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!
Rivera content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera works over Melendez Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Melendez Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Melendez Jr keeping full guard, as Rivera tries to pass.
Rivera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rivera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rivera working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Melendez Jr's head.
Rivera stands up over Melendez Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rivera is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Melendez Jr is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Melendez Jr has escaped and now he's on top!
Melendez Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rivera is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Melendez Jr wants to stand but Rivera has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rivera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Melendez Jr wants to get up but he can't break Rivera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Melendez Jr trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Rivera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Melendez Jr tries to stand but Rivera is controlling from the bottom.
Melendez Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Rivera seems keen to control Melendez Jr's posture.
Melendez Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rivera's guard.
Melendez Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Melendez Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Rivera.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Melendez Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Melendez Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Melendez Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Melendez Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Melendez Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Melendez Jr tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
Melendez Jr throws a shot from downtown. Rivera moves away and avoids it.
Jorge Melendez Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melendez Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melendez Jr misses with a body shot
and Rivera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rivera seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rivera uses his free foot to push down on Melendez Jr's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Melendez Jr.
Rivera cracks Melendez Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Melendez Jr is rocked!
It looks like Jorge Melendez Jr 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!
Rivera lands a big shot there that rocks Melendez Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera avoids the attempt from Melendez Jr to control.
Pablo Rivera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera prevents Melendez Jr from getting the reversal.
Rivera putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Melendez Jr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rivera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rivera seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Melendez Jr manages to get to full guard.
Rivera passes into half guard.
Melendez Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez Jr is not content to let Rivera control the position.
Rivera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Melendez Jr is looking to improve his position.
Rivera is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Melendez Jr trying to control but Rivera postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Melendez Jr tries to get to full guard but Rivera has control of the leg.
Rivera is keen to just control but Melendez Jr is a slippery customer.
Rivera works his way into full mount!
Melendez Jr is looking to get to half guard.
Rivera controlling from the full mount.
Rivera with shots to the head and body - Melendez Jr looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jorge Melendez Jr's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera landing shots from mount.
Jorge Melendez Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jorge Melendez Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pablo Rivera!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Sambosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sambosa's entrance music is Bleach Stain. A fine choice. Peterson has chosen Rising' by Stuck Mojo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leslie Sambosa!
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, Curtis Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson blocks a jab.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Sambosa moved out of range nicely.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sambosa.
Peterson misses with a head kick.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sambosa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Leslie Sambosa has been cut.
Peterson slips a jab from Sambosa.
Peterson tries to clinch up but Sambosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Sambosa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peterson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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!
Sambosa landing with the ground and pound.
Peterson punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sambosa with a nice head shot there.
Sambosa stands up over Peterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sambosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Sambosa controlling him for the moment.
Sambosa landing some decent shots from guard.
Sambosa stands up over Peterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peterson throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Sambosa lands a couple of digs.
Peterson has momentary wrist control but Sambosa slips an elbow through the middle.
Sambosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peterson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sambosa working some strikes from top position.
Sambosa cracks Peterson with a solid left hand.
Sambosa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sambosa distracts Peterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sambosa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sambosa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peterson's head.
Sambosa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sambosa lands a couple of elbows.
Sambosa stands up over Peterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sambosa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sambosa stands up over Peterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peterson is on top in guard.
Sambosa throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sambosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sambosa's head.
Sambosa striking off his back.
Peterson is pushing down on Sambosa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sambosa is fighting to maintain full guard but Peterson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Peterson looks gassed!
Sambosa striking from the bottom.
Sambosa misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Peterson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sambosa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sambosa tries to get out of the position.
Sambosa wants to improve his position but Peterson is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sambosa missing with punches from the bottom.
Sambosa missing with punches from the bottom.
Sambosa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sambosa.
Sambosa lands some strikes from the bottom.
Peterson connects with a couple of short punches.
Peterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sambosa throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Peterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sambosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sambosa scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Sambosa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sambosa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sambosa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sambosa trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sambosa wants to sweep here but Peterson controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sambosa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Peterson did well to prevent Sambosa getting side control.
Sambosa slips a nice elbow through Peterson's hands, connecting with Peterson's forehead.
Sambosa prevents Peterson from improving his position.
Sambosa working over Peterson with some ground and pound. Peterson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Peterson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sambosa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sambosa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sambosa working Peterson over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sambosa winds up and cracks Peterson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson trying to hold on to Sambosa's head to control him but Sambosa postures up.
Peterson missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Sambosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leslie Sambosa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Peterson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sambosa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Peterson!
Peterson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Peterson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sambosa landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sambosa with shots to the head and body - Peterson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Peterson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sambosa's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leslie Sambosa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Win Rar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Paolo Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Win Rar!
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, Gene Paolo Mac!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rar moves in looking to clinch but Paolo Mac pushes him off.
Rar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paolo Mac as he jumps to the side.
Rar fails with a takedown attempt.
Rar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paolo Mac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Win Rar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rar shoots in and drives through. Paolo Mac sprawls well.
Paolo Mac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rar.
Rar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paolo Mac throws a sloppy head kick and Rar moves out of range easily.
Win Rar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Rar.
Rar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paolo Mac as he jumps to the side.
Rar is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Paolo Mac misses.
Paolo Mac swinging wilding here.
Rar throws the left hand but Paolo Mac avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paolo Mac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paolo Mac is out of range and Rar settles back down.
Rar fails with a takedown attempt.
Paolo Mac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paolo Mac moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paolo Mac displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rar.
Rar throws a hook but Paolo Mac blocks it.
Paolo Mac lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paolo Mac looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rar prevents Paolo Mac from escaping the position.
Rar working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Rar crashes against the mat.
Rar tries for a kimura but Paolo Mac is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Paolo Mac is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rar is controlling him well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Paolo Mac parries the strikes from Rar easily there. Rar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Paolo Mac to escape.
Rar tries to score with some ground and pound. Paolo Mac controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rar has a takedown stuffed.
Rar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paolo Mac sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rar somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rar slips a jab and a cross from Paolo Mac.
Paolo Mac lands a head kick!
Rar thows a body shot but no joy.
Rar throws a shot from downtown. Paolo Mac moves away and avoids it.
Rar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paolo Mac circles away.
A head kick from Paolo Mac lands but Rar takes it in his stride.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rar is looking to clinch but Paolo Mac is avoiding it.
Rar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rar shoots in looking for a takedown. Paolo Mac tries to sprawl out of it but Rar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Paolo Mac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rar tried to score with a low kick but Paolo Mac checks it.
A solid body kick from Paolo Mac.
Paolo Mac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Paolo Mac.
Rar is looking to clinch but Paolo Mac is avoiding it.
Rar swings for the body but Paolo Mac moves out of range.
Rar blocks a head kick by Paolo Mac.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Paolo Mac throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rar's head.
Paolo Mac lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paolo Mac, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Paolo Mac dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rar tries to clinch up but Paolo Mac circles away and keeps his distance.
Paolo Mac lands a head kick. Rar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paolo Mac misses with a few strikes there.
Rar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Paolo Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rar throws a shot from downtown. Paolo Mac moves away and avoids it.
Paolo Mac bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rar throws a jab when Paolo Mac was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rar misses the target.
Paolo Mac takes one to the chin there.
Nice body kick there by Paolo Mac.
Rar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paolo Mac's waist but Paolo Mac gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rar off to one side.
Paolo Mac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rar fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paolo Mac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rar throws a jab when Paolo Mac was well out of range.
Rar shoots in for a takedown but Paolo Mac shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Win Rar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Paolo Mac counters with a good, hard body kick but Rar shrugs it off.
Rar slips a jab and a cross from Paolo Mac.
Rar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Paolo Mac - that will leave a mark!
Rar throws the left hand but Paolo Mac avoids the punch easily.
Rar wants to clinch
and Paolo Mac counters with a series of strikes. Rar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rar misses with a straight left.
Paolo Mac lands with a slapping head kick.
Rar misses with a straight left.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that Rar semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rar loads up on a big right hand but Paolo Mac slips the punch.
Paolo Mac scores with a kick to the body.
Paolo Mac lands with a kick to the temple. Rar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Paolo Mac fails to land with a series of punches.
Rar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Paolo Mac counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gene Paolo Mac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Paolo Mac defending well as Rar loads up on a big left hand.
Paolo Mac swinging wilding here.
Paolo Mac lands a head kick. Rar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gene Paolo Mac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paolo Mac lands a head kick!
Rar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paolo Mac as he avoids it easily.
Rar wants to clinch
and Paolo Mac counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rar shoots in looking for a takedown. Paolo Mac tries to sprawl out of it but Rar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Paolo Mac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paolo Mac counters with a nice body kick.
Paolo Mac throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rar's head.
Rar is rocked!
Rar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paolo Mac counters with a nice leg kick.
Rar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Paolo Mac finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Paolo Mac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paolo Mac moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paolo Mac lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rar will feel that in the morning.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paolo Mac.
Rar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paolo Mac counters with a body kick that stops Rar in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paolo Mac fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rar.
Paolo Mac explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Paolo Mac throws a right and a left that Rar avoids nicely.
Rar takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Paolo Mac counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Paolo Mac throws a front kick that sends Rar stumbling back into the ropes.
Paolo Mac is looking to slow Rar down with leg kicks.
Paolo Mac lands with a nice body kick.
Rar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paolo Mac throws a series of punches but Rar moves out of range.
Rar misses with a takedown attempt
and Paolo Mac counters with a nice body kick.
Paolo Mac is looking to slow Rar down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Paolo Mac.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Paolo Mac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paolo Mac thuds his shin into the meat of Rar's side.
Rar misses with a takedown
and Paolo Mac counters with a good, hard body kick but Rar shrugs it off.
Paolo Mac scores with a three punch combo!
Paolo Mac cracks the inside of Rar's front leg.
Paolo Mac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paolo Mac scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rar tries to land a body kick
and Paolo Mac counters with a head kick. That will keep Rar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Paolo Mac does no damage.
Rar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oh Rar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paolo Mac pushes Rar away with a front kick.
Rar seems to have got his legs back now.
Rar wants to clinch but Paolo Mac slips to the side
and Paolo Mac counters with a thumping low kick.
Rar misses with a takedown
and Paolo Mac counters with a good low kick that Rar was not able to check.
Paolo Mac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rar's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rar clinches but Paolo Mac breaks the clinch
and Paolo Mac counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paolo Mac lands with a slapping head kick.
Paolo Mac connects with a high kick.
Paolo Mac misses with a double jab.
Paolo Mac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rar punishes Paolo Mac's body with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Rar misses
and Paolo Mac counters with a body kick.
Paolo Mac connects with a high kick.
Paolo Mac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rar circles away quickly and effectively.
Rar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paolo Mac counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paolo Mac. Paolo Mac obviously looking to wear him down.
Rar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paolo Mac counters with a good, hard body kick but Rar shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Win Rar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paolo Mac counters with a nice body kick.
Paolo Mac throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rar.
Rar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rar scores a takedown into full mount!
Rar 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paolo Mac is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Paolo Mac is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rar landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rar lands a big shot there that rocks Paolo Mac but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Paolo Mac that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rar looking to finish with strikes here!
A nice elbow there by Rar.
Rar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Paolo Mac is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Paolo Mac is in a horrible position here. Rar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Paolo Mac is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rar looking to finish with strikes here!
Paolo Mac really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rar moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Paolo Mac has worked his arm free - good work by Paolo Mac!
Rar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Paolo Mac is avoiding damage well.
Win Rar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paolo Mac is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gene Paolo Mac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paolo Mac 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene Paolo Mac!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dolly Llama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maverick Luna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Dolly Llama!
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, Maverick Luna!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Llama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luna shoots in for a double leg but Llama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Llama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Llama lands a big head kick that sends Luna tumbling to the mat! Llama takes a step backwards and waves Luna back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Llama closes the distance and clinches.
Llama scores with a knee to the head.
Luna trying to stall but Llama improves his position.
Luna tries to throw a body punch but Llama avoids it by throwing Luna back against the cage.
Llama taking a breather.
Luna drops down looking for an ankle pick but Llama pulls his leg out and moves away.
Luna dodges the punch combination from Llama.
Llama tries to clinch up but Luna circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Luna with that takedown attempt.
Dolly Llama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maverick Luna.
Llama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Luna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Llama lands a big head kick that sends Luna tumbling to the mat! Llama takes a step backwards and waves Luna back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Luna is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luna swats away the attempt to clinch by Llama.
Luna is still on wobbly legs! Can Llama finish him?
Llama lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Luna crumples to the floor! Llama milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dolly Llama!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saw Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Miller acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saw Stevenson!
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, Jason Miller!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stevenson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevenson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stevenson blocks a head kick by Miller.
Stevenson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevenson punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevenson drops his shoulder and cracks Miller with a huge uppercut! Miller goes down! Can Stevenson finish him?
Stevenson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stevenson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saw Stevenson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson scores with a body shot.
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stevenson cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Miller is rocked!
Stevenson cracks Miller with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saw Stevenson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene Alejandro Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raven Thorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gene Alejandro Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raven Thorian!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorian misses with a double jab.
Alejandro Mac looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alejandro Mac gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raven Thorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alejandro Mac shoots in but no luck this time.
Thorian scores with a decent looking hook.
Alejandro Mac shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thorian's guard.
Alejandro Mac passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alejandro Mac working away.
Thorian tries to improve position but can't.
Alejandro Mac is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thorian knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thorian is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Thorian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alejandro Mac. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thorian stops Alejandro Mac from passing to mount.
Thorian is trying to control Alejandro Mac's posture but Alejandro Mac avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro Mac prevents Thorian from escaping the position.
Alejandro Mac working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Alejandro Mac prevents Thorian from escaping the position.
Alejandro Mac is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thorian is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Thorian is trying to buck Alejandro Mac off.
Alejandro Mac tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alejandro Mac has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alejandro Mac is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thorian is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Alejandro Mac is controlling him well.
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.
Thorian is looking for a sweep.
Thorian throws Alejandro Mac to one side and escapes!
Thorian throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alejandro Mac's waist but Alejandro Mac gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thorian off to one side.
Alejandro Mac shoots in for a takedown but Thorian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Alejandro Mac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alejandro Mac shoots for a double leg takedown but Thorian sprawls well. He's pushed Alejandro Mac's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thorian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alejandro Mac's head.
Thorian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thorian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thorian lands a body shot.
Thorian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thorian slaps away a takedown attempt from Alejandro Mac, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thorian tries to bum rush Alejandro Mac with a series of wild strikes but Alejandro Mac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Thorian.
Thorian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Alejandro Mac is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thorian with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro Mac has his foot on Thorian's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thorian works his way back into a safe position though.
Alejandro Mac keeping moving, preventing Thorian from controlling successfully.
Thorian is looking to stand up but Alejandro Mac won't let him.
Thorian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alejandro Mac throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thorian landing some decent shots from guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thorian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thorian closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thorian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thorian lands a really nice looking cross but Alejandro Mac seems unphased.
Alejandro Mac takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alejandro Mac shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thorian defends it nicely.
Thorian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thorian cracks a nice hook into Alejandro Mac's ribs.
Thorian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alejandro Mac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thorian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alejandro Mac somewhat.
Thorian feints and as Alejandro Mac raises his hands in defense, Thorian changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thorian wants to pass the guard but Alejandro Mac is keeping the position.
Thorian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorian gets to his feet - Alejandro Mac follows without any prompting.
Alejandro Mac shoots in for a takedown but Thorian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alejandro Mac gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thorian cracks Alejandro Mac with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Thorian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thorian lands a really nice looking cross but Alejandro Mac seems unphased.
Alejandro Mac shoots in for a takedown but Thorian shows good takedown defense.
Thorian lands a glancing blow to the side of Alejandro Mac's head.
Thorian tries to bum rush Alejandro Mac with a series of wild strikes but Alejandro Mac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alejandro Mac shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thorian as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Alejandro Mac with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Alejandro Mac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorian misses with a kick to the body.
Thorian closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alejandro Mac moves out of range as Thorian throws a body kick.
Thorian throws a leg kick but Alejandro Mac sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thorian catches Alejandro Mac with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thorian cracks Alejandro Mac with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thorian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alejandro Mac at a distance.
Thorian scores with a jab to the head.
Thorian cracks Alejandro Mac with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thorian tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alejandro Mac sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thorian somewhat.
Thorian throws a body kick that misses.
Alejandro Mac moves out of range as Thorian throws a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Thorian.
Thorian cracks Alejandro Mac with an open hand slap.
Alejandro Mac takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thorian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alejandro Mac is rocked!
Alejandro Mac on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Alejandro Mac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alejandro Mac tries for a takedown but Thorian circles away easily
and Thorian counters with a crisp one two that drops Alejandro Mac! Thorian thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Alejandro Mac to his feet! Alejandro Mac is in big trouble!
Thorian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alejandro Mac takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot lands for Thorian.
Alejandro Mac doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thorian throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gene Alejandro Mac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorian lands an overhand right.
A left lands for Thorian.
Thorian stalks Alejandro Mac and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alejandro Mac's face. Alejandro Mac staggers backwards, shaken.
Alejandro Mac has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thorian connects with a looping right hand.
Thorian scores with a sloppy right hand. Alejandro Mac should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Thorian.
Thorian closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro Mac is looking for a sweep. Thorian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thorian wants to get back to his feet.
Alejandro Mac works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alejandro Mac seems to have got his legs back now.
Alejandro Mac looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thorian wants to control from the top but Alejandro Mac keeps moving.
Alejandro Mac looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thorian wants to stand but Alejandro Mac has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thorian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alejandro Mac takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorian jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raven Thorian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alejandro Mac throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thorian's waist but Thorian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alejandro Mac off to one side.
Thorian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alejandro Mac on the side of the head.
Thorian connects with a looping right hand.
Alejandro Mac moves out of range as Thorian throws a body kick.
Thorian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alejandro Mac takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thorian scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alejandro Mac is looking to improve his position.
Thorian wants to pass the guard but Alejandro Mac is defending well.
Thorian tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Alejandro Mac is looking for a sweep. Thorian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thorian stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Alejandro Mac to get to his feet.
Alejandro Mac closes the distance and clinches up with Thorian, looking for a takedown. Alejandro Mac pushes Thorian against the ropes but Thorian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorian misses with a body kick.
Alejandro Mac takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A lazy left from Thorian finds it's target.
Thorian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alejandro Mac on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thorian.
Thorian lands a glancing blow to the side of Alejandro Mac's head.
Thorian with a nice cross.
A right-left combo lands from Thorian.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorian connects with a nice looking jab.
Alejandro Mac doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alejandro Mac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thorian.
Alejandro Mac ducks right into an uppercut from Thorian.
Nice sprawl there from Alejandro Mac as Thorian shoots in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorian paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thorian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alejandro Mac shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thorian pinned against the cage. Thorian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thorian throws a sloppy head kick and Alejandro Mac moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raven Thorian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thorian connects with a jab.
Alejandro Mac shoots and misses
and Alejandro Mac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab by Thorian.
Thorian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thorian lunges at Alejandro Mac with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alejandro Mac's hand.
Alejandro Mac closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alejandro Mac lands in his opponent's guard.
Alejandro Mac won't allow Thorian to sweep him here.
Alejandro Mac 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.
Alejandro Mac prevents Thorian from getting back to his feet.
Alejandro Mac stands and throws Thorian's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thorian is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro Mac tries for a kimura but Thorian is defending well.
Thorian explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Alejandro Mac gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thorian throws a nice looking combination but Alejandro Mac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thorian stuffs the takedown attempt from Alejandro Mac. Alejandro Mac gets slowly back to his feet.
Alejandro Mac on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alejandro Mac with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thorian to score with a decent uppercut.
Thorian clinches up with Alejandro Mac and pushes him back against the ropes.
Thorian is trying to trip Alejandro Mac. He has hold of a leg but Alejandro Mac is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thorian persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Alejandro Mac had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Thorian is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Alejandro Mac Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Thorian's back instead.
Thorian manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorian connects with a single shot there.
Thorian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thorian shoots for a takedown but Alejandro Mac saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alejandro Mac tries for a takedown but Thorian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Alejandro Mac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alejandro Mac has a takedown stuffed.
Thorian clinches up against the ropes.
Thorian is trying to force a seperation but Alejandro Mac has the dominant position.
Alejandro Mac gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thorian.
Thorian prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thorian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alejandro Mac fails with the takedown.
Thorian fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alejandro Mac sprawls well initially but Thorian persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorian tries to stand but can't do so whilst Alejandro Mac controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro Mac gets full guard.
Alejandro Mac throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Thorian escapes and throws Alejandro Mac's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Thorian stands up.
Alejandro Mac misses with a takedown attempt - Thorian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thorian lands a two punch combo.
Alejandro Mac ducks right into an uppercut from Thorian.
Alejandro Mac dives in and grabs Thorian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thorian pushes down on Alejandro Mac's head and hops out.
Thorian clinches up against the ropes.
Thorian has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Alejandro Mac regains guard immediately.
Alejandro Mac looking for a guillotine here but Thorian defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro Mac looking for a sweep. Not yet Alejandro Mac, not yet.
Thorian has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alejandro Mac is proving hard to escape from.
Alejandro Mac looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alejandro Mac has a closed guard, preventing Thorian from standing up.
Alejandro Mac has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thorian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alejandro Mac wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raven Thorian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raven Thorian!
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