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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giaus Cassius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moy Tie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giaus Cassius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moy Tie!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassius scores a takedown into full mount!
Cassius wants to control the pace but Tie is squirming around nicely.
Cassius pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cassius controlling the position easily from mount.
Cassius dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassius is going olschool here, as he tries to force Tie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tie shrugs it off.
Cassius controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cassius cracks Tie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cassius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassius putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cassius dominating with strikes here.
Cassius controlling from mount.
Cassius postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tie looks a forlorn figure.
Tie is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassius is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cassius putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cassius is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cassius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cassius 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.
Cassius wants to finish this one by submission but Tie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cassius.
Cassius controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassius landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cassius is working for a guillotine from mount but Tie frees his head quite easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cassius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giaus Cassius dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tie is looking to clinch but Cassius is avoiding it.
Cassius wants to clinch up but Tie keeps it at a distance.
Cassius shoots in but no luck this time.
Tie takes the fight into the clinch.
Cassius fails to pull guard.
Tie lands an elbow inside that Cassius shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tie working Cassius over with knees to the body.
Tie scores a nice knee to the body.
Cassius jumps guard but Tie stands there with Cassius around his waist. Cassius gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giaus Cassius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cassius.
Cassius tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tie smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tie tries to clinch
and Cassius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cassius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cassius trying to control the position from guard on top but Tie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cassius controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tie keeping moving, preventing Cassius from controlling successfully.
Giaus Cassius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassius prevents Tie from getting back to his feet.
Cassius working some strikes from top position.
Cassius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cassius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cassius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cassius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tie wants to stand up but Cassius is controlling him.
Cassius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassius trying to control but Tie is working from the bottom.
Cassius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cassius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cassius scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cassius is in close to Tie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cassius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tie's head.
Cassius trying to control but Tie is working from the bottom.
Cassius connects with a couple of short punches.
Cassius trying to control the position from guard on top but Tie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cassius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cassius throws a big right hand that misses.
Cassius looking to sit in guard and control but Tie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giaus Cassius dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.
Some wild striking there from Cassius.
Cassius fails with the takedown.
Cassius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cassius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cassius is stalling in the full guard.
Cassius with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cassius thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cassius content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cassius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Giaus Cassius just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cassius is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tie's half guard.
Cassius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassius looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cassius is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tie pushes Cassius off looking to stand but Cassius dives back in and keeps control.
Cassius is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tie has one foot on Cassius's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tie moves into range and clinches up with Cassius.
Tie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cassius.
Cassius tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giaus Cassius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassius tries for a takedown but Tie manages to get underhooks.
Cassius tries to throw a body punch but Tie avoids it by throwing Cassius back against the cage.
Cassius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tie connects with a knee to the head.
Cassius has had enough of the clinch but Tie keeps him there for the moment.
Tie with a knee to the head.
Tie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cassius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tie clinches up with Cassius and pushes him back against the cage.
Cassius is trying to drag Tie to the mat but Tie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cassius tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tie smiles and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giaus Cassius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cassius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giaus Cassius!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Valor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Valor has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Valor.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gracie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Valor scores with a shoulder strike.
Valor tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Valor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie scores with a jab to the jaw.
Valor wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie scores with a shot to the body.
Valor shoots for a double leg takedown but Gracie sprawls well. He's pushed Valor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Valor tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Valor is just out of range.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
It looks like Tyler Valor has been cut.
Valor is breathing heavily.
Gracie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gracie tries to bum rush Valor with a series of wild strikes but Valor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Valor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valor wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Valor avoids it well.
Gracie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valor rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valor.
Valor avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Valor closes the distance and clinches.
Valor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valor shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Valor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Valor on that attempt.
Gracie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Valor shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valor.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Valor avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Valor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
Valor controlling from the top position.
Valor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valor has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Valor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Valor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Valor tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Valor's ribs.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie throws a right hand that Valor ducks under and follows up with a left that Valor also avoids with ease.
Valor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valor walks into a jab.
Valor looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Valor moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fedor Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Valor.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Valor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Valor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valor shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Valor misses with a wild combination.
Valor throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie with a nice cross.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Valor shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie jabs at Valor's body.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Valor's ribs.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Valor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valor scoring well with a low kick there.
Valor tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie scores with a one two! Valor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Valor lands a nice shot that snaps Gracie's head back.
Valor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Valor is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valor passes to side control.
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!
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Valor.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Valor drags him back down.
Valor decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gracie to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valor gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Valor. Valor gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fedor Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tyler Valor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie lands with a straight right. Valor didn't see that one coming.
Fedor Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gracie circles away.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie swinging wilding here.
Valor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Valor shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Valor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Valor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valor throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Valor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valor shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Valor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
Valor takes one on the button.
Fedor Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valor doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Valor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Valor.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Valor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valor trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valor drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Valor off! Valor jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Valor from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valor wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Valor tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Valor controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie lands a jab to Valor's midsection.
Valor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Valor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valor pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Valor manages to break the clinch.
Gracie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Tyler Valor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedor Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valor throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyler Valor.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Hobbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Lagman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Hobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Lagman!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobbs throws a head kick that misses.
Lagman avoids a kick to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lagman.
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.
Hobbs can't do much from the bottom here.
Lagman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hobbs is looking to regain half guard here but Lagman keeps moving and retains side control.
Lagman scoring with punches and elbows.
Hobbs is trying to control Lagman's posture but Lagman avoids it.
Lagman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hobbs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lagman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lagman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hobbs has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lagman grinds an elbow into Hobbs's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagman decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hobbs to his feet.
Lagman misses with a few strikes there.
Hobbs scores with a takedown into Lagman's guard.
Hobbs throwing strikes from guard but Lagman blocks nicely.
Hobbs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lagman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hobbs has managed to get both his arms back between Lagman's legs - danger averted.
Lagman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hobbs defends well.
Lagman looks gassed!
Hobbs tries to free his leg and advance position but Lagman is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagman keeping moving, preventing Hobbs from controlling successfully.
Hobbs chips away with some ground and pound.
Lagman keeping moving, preventing Hobbs from controlling successfully.
Hobbs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lagman's head.
Lagman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lagman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hobbs puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lagman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lagman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hobbs is trying to control the action in half guard but Lagman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lagman looking for submissions off his back.
Lagman actively working from the bottom here.
Hobbs moves into full mount! Lagman won't be happy about that!
A nice elbow there by Hobbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs lands with some strikes.
Hobbs controlling the pace for now.
Hobbs tries to control but Lagman wriggling away.
Hobbs prevents Lagman from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Hobbs.
Hobbs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lagman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hobbs wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Lagman uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Lagman dominated that round.
That's time! Hobbs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lagman throws a head kick that half lands.
Lagman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hobbs looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hobbs might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lagman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lagman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hobbs defends well.
Lagman is breathing heavily.
Hobbs trying to control but Lagman is working from the bottom.
Lagman striking from his own guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs wants to control from the top but Lagman keeps moving.
Hobbs stands up and waves to Lagman to follow him.
Hobbs with a poor takedown
and Lagman counters with an inside leg kick.
Jay Hobbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hobbs has his takedown stuffed
and Lagman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good work by Lagman as he checks the leg kick.
Jay Hobbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Hobbs. No joy for Lagman on that attempt.
Lagman misses with a takedown attempt
and Hobbs counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lagman working for a triangle but Hobbs defends it easily.
Hobbs wants to control from the top but Lagman keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lagman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hobbs has managed to get both his arms back between Lagman's legs - danger averted.
Lagman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hobbs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hobbs tries to free his leg and advance position but Lagman is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lagman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hobbs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lagman!
Lagman is looking to get to half guard.
Ben Lagman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lagman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hobbs breaks from Lagman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagman is desperately trying to improve his position but Hobbs has a good base and remains in mount.
Hobbs looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hobbs scoring with strikes but Lagman is staying in there.
Lagman is trying to escape the mount.
Hobbs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lagman can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hobbs dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hobbs closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hobbs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lagman on the ground.
Lagman sneaks back into half guard.
Hobbs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lagman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lagman looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hobbs is defending well. Lagman quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hobbs has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lagman celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Lagman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Krestner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krestner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Remember the Name. Aaron Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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163 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Krestner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krestner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Krestner keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith clinches up with Krestner and pushes him back against the cage.
Krestner wants a takedown.
Krestner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith jumps guard and drags Krestner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Krestner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Krestner trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Krestner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Krestner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Krestner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krestner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Krestner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Krestner trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith working for a triangle but Krestner defends it easily.
Smith looks gassed!
Krestner chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krestner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krestner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Krestner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Krestner trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krestner landing with the ground and pound.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krestner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krestner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Krestner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Krestner with a nice head shot there.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krestner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krestner advances position into side control!
Krestner cracks Smith with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krestner working the ground and pound from side control.
Krestner working the body and head with strikes.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Krestner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Krestner working the head with strikes.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
Krestner grinds an elbow into Smith's temple.
Krestner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Krestner cracks Smith with a big elbow.
Krestner is chipping away with strikes.
Krestner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Krestner scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krestner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krestner is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith struggling a bit here.
Krestner is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Krestner working the ground and pound.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krestner working the ground and pound.
Krestner working the body and head with strikes.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Krestner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Krestner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smith was covering up waiting for the punch and Krestner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krestner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Krestner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith throws his legs up looking for a submission but Krestner uses it to pass to side control.
Krestner is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
Krestner cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Krestner scoring with punches from side control.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Krestner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Krestner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krestner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Krestner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krestner pulls his head out easily.
Smith trying to control but Krestner postures up.
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.
Krestner winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Krestner is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Krestner working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Krestner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krestner is working for a kimura but Smith is defending it quite comfortably.
Krestner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Krestner eventually gives up the hold.
Smith trying to control but Krestner postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krestner lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krestner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Krestner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Krestner in his half guard.
Krestner lands strikes from half guard.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krestner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Krestner is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Krestner to get the leverage.
Krestner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Krestner stops Smith from getting back to his feet.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Krestner in his half guard.
Krestner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smith defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krestner pulls his head out easily.
Krestner working Smith over with strikes.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Krestner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Krestner trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
Krestner working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Krestner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Krestner dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Krestner gets the takedown into side control.
Krestner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith manages to work his way to half guard, despite Krestner's best efforts.
Krestner wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Krestner 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.
Smith is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Krestner has his hands clasped together but Smith extends an breaks Krestner's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Earl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Werner Von Braun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Werner Von Braun was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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19
182 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Earl Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Werner Von Braun!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Braun throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Von Braun, pushing him back against the cage.
Von Braun pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Von Braun's face.
It looks like Werner Von Braun has been cut.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Von Braun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Von Braun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Von Braun looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Von Braun is rocked!
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Von Braun is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Von Braun's face.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Von Braun 's eye.
Johnson has Von Braun pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Von Braun is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Johnson - that's hurt Von Braun badly! Oh, another knee lands and Von Braun is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Von Braun doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Earl Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Extor Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ace has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mateo Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Extor Ace!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ace moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ace is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gonzalez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Ace blocks it.
Ace has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gonzalez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Ace - that landed with a thud.
Ace lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Mateo Gonzalez has been cut.
Ace manages to break the clinch.
Mateo Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ace lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Ace takes the fight into the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a body punch.
Ace is pressed up against the cage. Gonzalez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ace down to the mat. Ace avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ace.
Ace has closed the distance and engaged Gonzalez in a clinch.
Ace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gonzalez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Extor Ace has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up
and Ace counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ace lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzalez is pressed up against the cage. Ace has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gonzalez down to the mat. Gonzalez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mateo Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Extor Ace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonzalez as he jumps to the side.
Ace fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gonzalez sprawls well initially but Ace persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ace throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gonzalez wants to improve his position but Ace is controlling well.
Ace throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ace wants to control but Gonzalez is keeping him busy.
Ace working over Gonzalez with some ground and pound. Gonzalez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ace working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ace drops an elbow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Gonzalez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ace.
Gonzalez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ace won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
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.
Ace throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gonzalez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ace landing with the ground and pound.
Gonzalez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ace won't allow Gonzalez to sweep him here.
Ace throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ace is just out of range.
Ace has managed to clinch.
Ace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ace throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ace shoots for a takedown but Gonzalez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ace takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ace cracks the inside of Gonzalez's front leg.
Ace moves into the clinch.
Ace goes for a takedown attempt but Gonzalez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonzalez.
Ace circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ace.
Ace tests Gonzalez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzalez is fending him off so far but Ace persists. Nope, Gonzalez circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzalez shoots in for a double leg but Ace sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Gonzalez as Ace shoots in.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez shoots and misses
enabling Ace to counter with a crisp jab.
Ace looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ace closes the distance and clinches.
Ace pushes Gonzalez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ace has hold of one of Gonzalez's legs. Gonzalez is fighting the takedown attempt but Ace gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ace looks gassed!
Gonzalez wants to sweep here but Ace controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ace is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Extor Ace dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ace with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ace lands a front kick.
Ace leaves Gonzalez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Ace moves out of range.
Ace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Gonzalez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ace.
Ace throws a combination. Gonzalez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Gonzalez as Ace shoots in.
Mateo Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Extor Ace.
Gonzalez scores with a nice head shot.
Gonzalez lands a lovely overhand right.
Gonzalez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ace counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gonzalez's guard now.
Ace is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ace is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ace is one step ahead there.
Ace tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalez is retaining full guard.
Gonzalez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gonzalez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gonzalez thows a huge punch but Ace dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Gonzalez there.
Ace regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gonzalez working some strikes from top position.
Gonzalez scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ace lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gonzalez!
Gonzalez is in a horrible position here. Ace smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gonzalez is looking to get to half guard.
Ace pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gonzalez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Extor Ace has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ace with shots to the head and body - Gonzalez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Poor strikes thrown by Ace there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ace working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ace lands a big shot there that rocks Gonzalez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ace.
Gonzalez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ace.
Ace throwing strikes but Gonzalez bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Ace wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
Ace stopping the sweep attempt from Gonzalez.
Ace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Ace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ace postures up and lands a big shot to Gonzalez's brow.
Ace postures up.
Ace throwing strikes but missing.
Ace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ace throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Gonzalez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ace is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Extor Ace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ace shoots in but Gonzalez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ace shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonzalez tries to clinch
and Ace counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ace.
Gonzalez working a defensive guard here.
Ace won't allow Gonzalez to get back to his feet.
Ace wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving.
Ace looking to pass the guard.
Ace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ace with a nice head shot there.
Gonzalez seems keen to control Ace's posture.
Ace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonzalez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ace!
Gonzalez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ace keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ace looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ace bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ace wants to get up but he can't break Gonzalez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ace throwing strikes from guard but Gonzalez blocks nicely.
Ace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ace throws a big right hand that misses.
Gonzalez managing to control the position.
Ace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gonzalez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ace misses with a takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a nice body shot.
Mateo Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Extor Ace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Ace moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Ace's shoulder, as Ace tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ace as he jumps to the side.
Ace swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ace bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Ace's ribcage but misses.
Ace closes the distance and pushes Gonzalez back into the cage.
Ace gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonzalez is trying to keep Ace in close.
Mateo Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Ace tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez 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.
Ace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gonzalez is on top in guard.
Ace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gonzalez is one step ahead there.
Gonzalez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ace punching from the bottom.
Ace trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Extor Ace.
I've got Ace winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Extor Ace!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Overbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Undah Takah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overbury comes to the cage accompanied by Rule Britannia. Undah Takah has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Overbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Undah Takah!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Overbury does no damage.
Thomas Overbury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overbury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Overbury misses with a few strikes there.
Takah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Overbury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Overbury blocks a jab.
Overbury connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Undah Takah has been cut.
Takah punishes Overbury's body with a nice straight punch.
Overbury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overbury scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Overbury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Overbury misses with a combination
and Takah counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Thomas Overbury has been cut.
Overbury is breathing heavily.
Overbury throws a combination that misses
and Takah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Overbury gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takah trying to control but Overbury is working from the bottom.
Takah cracks Overbury with a solid left hand.
Takah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Overbury keeping moving, preventing Takah from controlling successfully.
Overbury avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Takah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Overbury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Takah is in close to Overbury's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Overbury preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Takah cracks Overbury with a solid left hand.
Takah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Takah throws a strike but Overbury rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Takah wants to stand and escape but Overbury is having none of it.
Overbury pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takah is keeping the position for now.
Takah is trying to control the position but Overbury postures up.
Overbury trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takah lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Overbury!
Takah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Overbury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takah lands a big shot there that rocks Overbury but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takah lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Overbury hang on?
Takah landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Takah cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Takah prevents Overbury from getting the reversal.
Overbury on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Overbury tries to get out of the position.
The referee warns Overbury that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Takah with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overbury is squirming around, avoiding Takah's attempts to control the action.
Takah goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Overbury turns into him and now he's in Takah's guard.
Takah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Overbury.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overbury preventing the sweep.
Overbury slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Takah keeping moving, preventing Overbury from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overbury preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takah throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Takah controls Overbury momentarily but Overbury frees himself.
Takah is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Undah Takah dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Takah shoots in looking for a takedown. Overbury tries to sprawl out of it but Takah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Overbury manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Overbury throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takah counters with a three punch combo that has Overbury backing up. Overbury nods at Takah to acknowledge the strikes.
Overbury swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takah counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Overbury has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Undah Takah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Don Slice will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Johnston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Slice!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Don Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Slice avoids it well.
Johnston misses with a few strikes there.
Slice looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johnston!
Johnston trying desperately to get to his feet.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston 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.
Slice throwing strikes here but Johnston is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Slice sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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.
Johnston holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Slice tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Johnston wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slice thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Johnston tries to buck Slice off but he can't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Slice 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.
Slice closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Slice lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice distracts Johnston with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnston is wriggling around but Slice manages to pass to half guard.
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.
Slice not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnston wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Slice thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Slice missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Slice 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.
Johnston misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnston is fending him off so far but Slice persists. Nope, Johnston circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnston tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Slice.
A cross from Johnston lands.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Slice avoids them all with ease.
Johnston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Slice counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Slice connects with a jab.
No luck for Slice with that takedown attempt.
Johnston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slice.
Don Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Slice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice misses with a series of wild punches.
Slice clinches but Johnston breaks the clinch
and Johnston counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Slice.
Johnston looks to throw the jab but Slice is out of range.
Johnston misses with a few strikes there.
Johnston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slice counters with a body kick that stops Johnston in his tracks momentarily.
Johnston throws a series of punches but Slice moves out of range.
Slice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnston uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice throws a nice looking combination but Johnston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnston wants to clinch up but Slice keeps it at a distance.
Johnston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Slice shoots for a takedown but Johnston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Slice throws a series of punches but Johnston avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston drives through and clinches with Slice against the cage.
Slice is trying to break free.
Slice manages to break the clinch.
Johnston avoids the body shot from Slice.
Slice misses with a takedown
and Johnston moves into the clinch.
Slice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Don Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slice counters with a left and a right that stings Johnston.
A punch lands to the side of Johnston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Slice drives through and clinches with Johnston against the cage.
Slice misses with some punches.
Slice swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice is trying to stall.
Slice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Johnston misses with a series of wild punches.
Slice scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnston throws a looping overhand right but Slice ducks down to avoid it.
Slice fails with a takedown attempt.
Slice tries for a takedown but Johnston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnston misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Johnston clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slice throws and low kick but Johnston moves out of range easily.
Slice drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnston is pushing Slice's head away, looking to escape. Slice manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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.
Johnston pushes Slice away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Slice gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Slice dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Slice misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Johnston.
Slice throws a head kick that half lands.
Slice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnston swivels and escapes.
Slice fails with the takedown
and Johnston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slice stalks Johnston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnston's face. Johnston staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnston misses with a hook.
Johnston wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Don Johnston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Slice.
Slice throws a wild body kick that Johnston sees coming a mile off.
Slice feints and as Johnston raises his hands in defense, Slice changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Slice chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnston scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston misses with a double jab
and Slice counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnston won't be happy with that.
Johnston is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Johnston is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Slice in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Don Slice.
I think Slice has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:49
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Slice!
Don Slice is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Friendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friendish has chosen Jump around as his entrance music. Frank Friendish will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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242 lbs
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280 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Evans!
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, Frank Friendish!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans gets the takedown into side control.
Friendish is trying to control Evans's posture but Evans avoids it.
Evans is working Friendish over with some ground and pound from side control.
Friendish taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Friendish's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Friendish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans working the ground and pound.
Evans trying to control the position but Friendish is working away.
Friendish is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Evans lands a few punches from side control.
Evans misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Evans staying calm.
Friendish is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Evans has just dragged him back down to the mat.
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.
Evans in side control lands a decent elbow.
Evans working the head with strikes.
Evans working away.
Evans is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Friendish knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Friendish keeps working.
Friendish is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Evans asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Friendish can do anything to dispel that myth.
Friendish taking punishment in the form of punches.
Evans cracks Friendish with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is putting a hurting on Friendish here, landing some big shots from side control.
Evans creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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!
Friendish pushes Evans away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Evans gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Evans lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Evans lands some shots froms side control.
Friendish is rocked!
Evans landing strikes.
Friendish is still in real trouble! Can Evans finish him?
Evans has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Evans is landing with some decent strikes but Friendish is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Evans is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Friendish goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Evans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Robbie Evans!
Robbie Evans is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Reyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raven Thorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyna comes to the cage accompanied by Outcast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Reyna!
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, Raven Thorian!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorian swings for the body but Reyna moves out of range.
Thorian drops Reyna with a beautiful combination! Reyna stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thorian is looking for the KO!
Reyna is rocked!
Reyna walks straight into a right hand from Thorian - that's dropped him! Thorian jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Reyna from any more punishment! Reyna complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Raven Thorian!
Raven Thorian is the new welterweight champion!
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