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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Larusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Sparring Partner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larusso comes into the arena with Joe Esposito - You're the Best Around blaring out of the sound system. Will Sparring Partner told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Larusso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Sparring Partner!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparring Partner wants to clinch.
Larusso stuns Sparring Partner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sparring Partner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larusso scores with a kick to the body.
Sparring Partner keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Larusso or perhaps it was just good defense by Sparring Partner which made him look bad.
Larusso misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso misses with a head kick.
Sparring Partner blocks a head kick by Larusso.
A head kick misses from Larusso.
Sparring Partner misses with a takedown
and Larusso decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sparring Partner's guard.
Larusso preventing the sweep.
Sparring Partner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Larusso defends well.
Larusso works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Larusso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Larusso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sparring Partner defending well though.
Sparring Partner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Larusso.
Larusso stands up from half guard.
Larusso is breathing heavily.
Sparring Partner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sparring Partner content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larusso taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sparring Partner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sparring Partner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparring Partner is working to tighten is grip on Larusso's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Larusso has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sparring Partner is really squeezing tight and eventually Larusso passes out! Sparring Partner breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Will Sparring Partner!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajax Anstice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ajax Anstice has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajax Anstice!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Anstice misses.
Anstice misses with a wild combination.
Anstice throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anstice.
Anstice takes a jab right on the kisser.
Anstice misses with a two punch combination.
Anstice fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anstice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Anstice's head back.
Anstice blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Anstice ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Anstice uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anstice misses with a combination
and Anstice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Anstice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstice throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Anstice throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson lands with a nice combination. Anstice backs away looking to recover.
Johnson slips under a jab from Anstice.
Anstice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson misses with a hook. Anstice ducked under it nicely.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Anstice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Johnson - just one landing.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anstice throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anstice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Anstice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Anstice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson moves out of range as Anstice strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anstice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson throws a hook but Anstice avoids it easily.
Anstice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Anstice might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Johnson has got the better of the exchanges.
Johnson misses with a hook. Anstice ducked under it nicely.
Anstice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anstice moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anstice scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anstice misses with a double jab
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Anstice throws a combination that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anstice is breathing heavily.
Anstice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anstice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Anstice throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a crisp one two that drops Anstice! Johnson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Anstice to his feet! Anstice is in big trouble!
Anstice is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anstice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Charlie Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Anstice slips a jab from Johnson.
Anstice blocks a jab.
Anstice takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Anstice ducks down to avoid it.
Ajax Anstice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anstice on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anstice slips a jab from Johnson.
Anstice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped Anstice's head back.
Anstice has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a big uppercut and Anstice crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Anstice looks OK. Johnson waves Anstice back to his feet!
Anstice is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anstice closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Anstice seems unphased.
Anstice moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Anstice seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anstice misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Anstice thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Johnson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Anstice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Anstice to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Charlie Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Mac!
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, Otto Horn!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac stuffs the takedown.
Horn throws a hook but Mac avoids it easily.
Horn missing with a left hand there. Mac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Mac misses.
Horn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac swats away the attempt to clinch by Horn.
Mac scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mac.
Horn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn lands a nice looking body shot.
Mac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horn thows a body shot but no joy.
Horn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mac throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Horn counters with a two punch combo.
Horn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mac counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn shoots in for a double leg but Mac sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac misses with a wild combination.
Horn throws a body punch but Mac moves out of range.
Mac throws a series of punches but Horn moves out of range.
Horn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mac counters with a left and a right that stings Horn.
Horn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eugene Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Horn.
Horn throws a hook but Mac blocks it.
Horn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mac counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mac was covering up waiting for the punch and Horn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Horn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Horn looks gassed!
Horn trying to control but Mac is working from the bottom.
Mac uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mac counters with a three punch combo that has Horn backing up. Horn nods at Mac to acknowledge the strikes.
Mac misses with a double jab.
Horn has his takedown stuffed
and Mac counters with a two punch combo.
Horn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mac defends it nicely.
Horn scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eugene Mac will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A punch combination from Mac misses.
Horn shoots for a double leg takedown but Mac sprawls well. He's pushed Horn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mac keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Horn tries to clinch there but Mac circles away.
Mac misses with a two punch combination.
Horn darts in trying to clinch
and Mac counters with a series of strikes. Horn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mac throws a nice looking combination but Horn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horn is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Horn is looking to clinch but Mac is avoiding it.
Mac misses with a two punch combination.
Horn throws a combination that misses
and Mac counters with a series of strikes. Horn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mac misses with a double jab.
Mac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horn misses the body punch
and Mac counters with a three punch combo that has Horn backing up. Horn nods at Mac to acknowledge the strikes.
Otto Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mac counters with a two punch combo.
Eugene Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Horn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn throws a looping overhand right but Mac ducks down to avoid it.
Horn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mac's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mac duly obliges.
Mac slips under a jab.
Mac throws a combination that misses
and Horn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mac counters with a three punch combo that has Horn backing up. Horn nods at Mac to acknowledge the strikes.
Mac drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Horn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mac counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac misses with the combination.
Mac lands a jab-cross combination.
Horn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eugene Mac is winning the standup battle so far.
Mac lands with a nice combination. Horn backs away looking to recover.
Mac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horn tries to close the distance and clinch but Mac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horn tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mac is working the combinations to good effect here.
Horn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horn slips a jab and a cross from Mac.
Mac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mac lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Horn shoots in for a double leg but Mac sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mac tries to bum rush Horn with a series of wild strikes but Horn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horn looks to clinch
and Mac counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Mac dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Horn tries to clinch up
and Mac counters with a one-two to the body.
Horn throws a combination that misses
and Mac counters with a three punch combo that has Horn backing up. Horn nods at Mac to acknowledge the strikes.
Horn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mac counters with a three punch combo that has Horn backing up. Horn nods at Mac to acknowledge the strikes.
Horn wants to clinch.
Horn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Horn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Horn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mac counters with a three punch combo that has Horn backing up. Horn nods at Mac to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn misses with a jab to the body
and Mac counters with a series of strikes. Horn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Horn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mac counters with a three punch combo that has Horn backing up. Horn nods at Mac to acknowledge the strikes.
Mac looks to land a combination but Horn avoids it well.
A big left from Horn misses.
Horn throws a jab but it's blocked by Mac.
Mac scores with a three punch combo!
Horn misses with a body shot
and Mac counters with a left and a right that stings Horn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Horn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mac tries to bum rush Horn with a series of wild strikes but Horn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn dodges the punch combination from Mac.
Mac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horn circles away quickly and effectively.
Eugene Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horn misses with a takedown attempt
and Mac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Horn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mac counters with a three punch combo that has Horn backing up. Horn nods at Mac to acknowledge the strikes.
Horn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mac.
Horn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eugene Mac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mac throws a right hand that Horn ducks under and follows up with a left that Horn also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac fails to land with a series of punches.
Horn wants to clinch.
Mac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Horn.
Horn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mac counters with a series of strikes. Horn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Horn throws a combination that misses
and Mac counters with a one-two to the body.
Horn darts in trying to clinch
and Mac counters with a three punch combo that has Horn backing up. Horn nods at Mac to acknowledge the strikes.
Otto Horn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horn throws a sloppy body shot
and Mac counters with a one-two to the body.
Horn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mac counters with a series of strikes. Horn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Horn misses with a double jab
and Mac counters with a series of strikes. Horn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Horn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mac.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Mac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mac, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Mac!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Kolling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Simon Kolling!
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, Wayne Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Kolling sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kolling swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Kolling takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kolling punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Kolling scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams looks gassed!
Williams throws a hook but Kolling blocks it.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Kolling moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Wayne Williams 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!
Kolling fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Kolling.
Kolling feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Williams crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Simon Kolling!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Aint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aint Pierre comes into the arena with UFC 111 blaring out of the sound system. Sanchez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Du Hast kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Aint Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergio Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aint Pierre as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Aint Pierre tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Aint Pierre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aint Pierre clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Aint Pierre dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aint Pierre is working for takedown but Sanchez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jorge Aint Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Sanchez.
Aint Pierre wants a takedown but no success here.
Aint Pierre wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but Aint Pierre is blocking nicely.
Sanchez has Aint Pierre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aint Pierre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sanchez with a knee to the head.
Aint Pierre keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Aint Pierre shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sanchez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Aint Pierre working the head with strikes.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Aint Pierre lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aint Pierre controls the position.
Aint Pierre cracks Sanchez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sanchez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sanchez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Aint Pierre's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Aint Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sanchez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Aint Pierre passes the guard and advances to mount!
Aint Pierre landing strikes from the mount and Sanchez is in trouble!
Aint Pierre avoids the attempt from Sanchez to control.
Sanchez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aint Pierre controlling his opponent.
Sanchez is bucking up trying to escape but Aint Pierre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aint Pierre controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aint Pierre looking to secure an arm triangle but Sanchez defends it well.
Aint Pierre with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanchez is trying desperately to improve position.
Aint Pierre controlling from the full mount.
Aint Pierre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Aint Pierre with shots to the head and body - Sanchez looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Aint Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Aint Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Aint Pierre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aint Pierre content just to control the position here.
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aint Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aint Pierre is going olschool here, as he tries to force Sanchez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sanchez shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aint Pierre lands with some strikes.
Aint Pierre landing strikes from the mount and Sanchez is in trouble!
Aint Pierre looking to finish Sanchez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sanchez!
Aint Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Aint Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Aint Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Aint Pierre dominated that round.
That's time! Aint Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aint Pierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position here.
Aint Pierre controlling from the top position.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aint Pierre gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Aint Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aint Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aint Pierre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aint Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Aint Pierre from controlling successfully.
Aint Pierre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aint Pierre has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
Aint Pierre looking to pass the guard.
Aint Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aint Pierre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aint Pierre moves into full mount! Sanchez won't be happy about that!
Aint Pierre with good strikes from the mount here!
Aint Pierre trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Aint Pierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Aint Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Aint Pierre landing shots from mount.
Aint Pierre looking to secure an arm triangle but Sanchez defends it well.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Aint Pierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Aint Pierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aint Pierre working Sanchez over with strikes here.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Aint Pierre controlling the pace for now.
Aint Pierre working the ground and pound effectively.
Aint Pierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Aint Pierre maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aint Pierre looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanchez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Aint Pierre prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.
Sanchez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Aint Pierre.
Aint Pierre looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Aint Pierre controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Aint Pierre dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aint Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Aint Pierre counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Aint Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
Aint Pierre gets to his feet - Sanchez follows without any prompting.
Aint Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but Aint Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is looking to escape.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Aint Pierre content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aint Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aint Pierre pulls his head out easily.
Sanchez wants to control but Aint Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Aint Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
Sanchez tries to buck Aint Pierre off but Aint Pierre is having none of it.
Aint Pierre trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aint Pierre wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aint Pierre stands up and beckons Sanchez to his feet.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Aint Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jorge Aint Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Sanchez.
Aint Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez swinging wilding here.
Aint Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez tries a low kick but Aint Pierre avoids it.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aint Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aint Pierre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aint Pierre wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Aint Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but Aint Pierre is having none of it.
Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sanchez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aint Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
Aint Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez wants to control but Aint Pierre passes easily into half guard.
Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Aint Pierre is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aint Pierre darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
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.
Aint Pierre has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sanchez regains guard immediately.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aint Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aint Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aint Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aint Pierre decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sergio Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorge Aint Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Aint Pierre.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Aint Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aint Pierre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Aint Pierre!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahoney kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dropkick Murphys - Flannigans Ball. Shane Mahoney has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Mahoney sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
St Pierre fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Mahoney moves out of range.
St Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahoney.
Mahoney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mahoney sprawls well. Mahoney wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Mahoney stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Shane Mahoney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego St Pierre.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mahoney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mahoney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahoney keeps the fight on the outside.
A right-left combo lands from St Pierre.
It looks like Shane Mahoney has been cut.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Mahoney is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Mahoney tries to sprawl out of it but St Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mahoney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Mahoney shows good takedown defense.
Mahoney stuffs the takedown.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Mahoney shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. St Pierre is trying to defend but Mahoney finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahoney decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A punch combination from Mahoney misses.
Mahoney shoots in but no luck this time.
Mahoney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mahoney stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mahoney wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mahoney's waist but Mahoney gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
Mahoney needs to keep his hands up - St Pierre had a free shot at his head there.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Mahoney shows good takedown defense.
Shane Mahoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahoney throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mahoney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mahoney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Pierre defends well.
St Pierre won't allow Mahoney to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but St Pierre puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
St Pierre is looking to take a break and control but Mahoney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Pierre prevents Mahoney from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with St Pierre in particular looking to stall.
St Pierre moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre wants to control but Mahoney is keeping him busy.
St Pierre has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mahoney!
That's four 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.
Mahoney is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.
Mahoney is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
St Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mahoney is trying to escape the mount.
St Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Pierre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
St Pierre tries to control but Mahoney wriggling away.
Mahoney is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Mahoney's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Mahoney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shane Mahoney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mahoney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahoney swinging wilding here.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mahoney counters with a shoot takedown. St Pierre fights it but they end up in guard.
Mahoney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mahoney stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mahoney trying to control but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mahoney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but St Pierre is tightening it up a little... Mahoney has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Mahoney reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Mahoney taps out! nice BJJ there by St Pierre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Diego St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cusumano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cusumano comes to the cage accompanied by Descending by Lamb of God. John James struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. John James is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Cusumano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John James!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cusumano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts James as he jumps to the side.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cusumano.
Cusumano shoots in looking for a takedown. James tries to sprawl out of it but Cusumano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. James manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James cracks Cusumano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cusumano throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cusumano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cusumano dodges the punch combination from James.
Cusumano throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from James as Cusumano shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Cusumano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cusumano is breathing heavily.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cusumano.
Cusumano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cusumano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cusumano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
John James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James scores with a shot to the body.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cusumano. Cusumano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cusumano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cusumano has a takedown stuffed.
James scores with a body shot.
James throws out a powerful jab.
Cusumano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. James defends it nicely.
James throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from James.
Cusumano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cusumano.
An elbow from Cusumano crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano creates some space and throws a big elbow, but James sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if James can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cusumano lands some shots froms side control.
Cusumano lands some shots froms side control.
James wants to get back to his feet but Cusumano drags him back down.
James parries the strikes from Cusumano easily there. Cusumano is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable James to escape.
Cusumano cracks James with a big elbow.
Cusumano throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cusumano fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Cusumano seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
James stuffs the takedown.
James misses with a head kick.
James stalks Cusumano and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cusumano's face. Cusumano staggers backwards, shaken.
Cusumano tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
Cusumano closes this distance looking for a takedown but James circles away.
James looks to land a combination but Cusumano avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cusumano is defended easily by James.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Cusumano's head.
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.
James's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and James duly obliges.
Cusumano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but James avoids it really well and circles away.
James closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cusumano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but James swivels and escapes.
James bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cusumano's head backwards.
James throws a body punch but Cusumano moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cusumano.
Cusumano shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from James misses.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James gets caught flat footed, as Cusumano shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
James is looking to stand up but Cusumano isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John James dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cusumano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cusumano dodges the punch combination from James.
Cusumano is looking to clinch.
James misses with a body shot.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cusumano.
No luck for Cusumano with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from James misses.
James looks to land a combination but Cusumano avoids it well.
Cusumano shoots in for a double leg but James sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cusumano.
Cusumano is trying to move to mount but James reverses beautifully and ends up in Cusumano's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cusumano wants to stand and escape but James is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cusumano manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cusumano thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cusumano misses with a head shot.
James taking shots to the head.
James's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is in a horrible position here. Cusumano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cusumano 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.
James is in a horrible position here. Cusumano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano lands a heavy elbow.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cusumano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cusumano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cusumano landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cusumano dominating with strikes here.
James blocking the ground and pound.
James is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cusumano looking to control but James is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cusumano tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cusumano has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of James's face.
James is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cusumano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cusumano throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cusumano throws some wild stikes that James manages to avoid easily.
Cusumano looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cusumano looking to control but James is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cusumano throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cusumano with a couple of short strikes.
Cusumano unloads with some shots from mount but James bucks and avoids them well.
James wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cusumano is landing with some decent strikes but James is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Cusumano dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cusumano shoots in but no luck this time.
James misses with a head kick.
James lands a jab-cross combination.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Cusumano fails with the takedown.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cusumano backs up against the cage.
Cusumano shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Cusumano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Cusumano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
James motions for Cusumano to come forward. James throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cusumano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cusumano is defended easily by James.
Jab, jab by James - just one landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James throws a leg kick but Cusumano checks it.
A combination from James does no damage.
Cusumano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but James avoids it really well and circles away.
James throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Cusumano fails to land the takedown.
John James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cusumano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cusumano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as James sprawls well. James wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cusumano gets slowly back to his feet.
James scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cusumano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cusumano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
Cusumano scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
James is not content to let Cusumano control the position.
Cusumano passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for James!
James wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. James can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cusumano unloading with bombs!
Cusumano is landing with some decent strikes but James is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
James trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cusumano cracks James with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cusumano thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cusumano trying to control but James is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cusumano sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cusumano lands a nice shot to the head.
Cusumano lands a big shot there that rocks James but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cusumano looking to ground and pound but James is blocking nicely.
Cusumano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cusumano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cusumano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Cusumano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cusumano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Cusumano!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Eagle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Goran Matic!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle avoids the head kick by Matic.
Eagle shoots for a double leg takedown but Matic sprawls well. He's pushed Eagle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matic misses with a leg kick.
Matic lands a big head kick that sends Eagle tumbling to the mat! Matic takes a step backwards and waves Eagle back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Eagle is rocked!
It looks like Eli Eagle has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Eagle or perhaps it was just good defense by Matic which made him look bad.
Oh Eagle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matic seems to be stalking Eagle here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Eagle drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Goran Matic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and myles roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minowa comes to the cage accompanied by One Minute in Heaven. myles roberts is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isamu Minowa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, myles roberts!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Minowa showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minowa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Minowa moves nicely into side control.
Minowa trying to control the position but roberts is working away.
Minowa prevents roberts from escaping the position.
Minowa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
roberts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Minowa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
roberts is looking to regain half guard here but Minowa keeps moving and retains side control.
Minowa wants to lay and pray for a moment but roberts keeps working.
Minowa is staying tight to roberts's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Minowa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Minowa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Minowa controlling from side mount.
Minowa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, roberts has escaped the position, nice work there.
Minowa tries to move to mount but roberts blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
roberts is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Minowa working away.
Minowa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
roberts is looking for a sweep.
Minowa tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
roberts is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Minowa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Minowa dodges the punch combination from roberts.
roberts misses with a few strikes there.
roberts throws a series of punches but Minowa avoids them all with ease.
roberts throws a series of punches but Minowa avoids them all with ease.
roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No joy there for roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Minowa gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Minowa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Minowa.
Minowa tries to close the distance and clinch up but roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minowa tries to clinch up.
roberts throws a series of punches but Minowa moves out of range.
roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
roberts tries to keep at a distance but Minowa has taken the fight into the clinch.
roberts working hard to break the clinch.
Minowa unloads a knee to the mid-section. roberts lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
roberts wants to get back to striking at distance but Minowa won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from roberts.
Minowa is trying to drag roberts to the mat but roberts just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Minowa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but roberts pulls him back up using the underhooks.
roberts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Minowa has him pressed against the cage.
Minowa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite roberts's efforts to push away.
roberts is trying to break free.
roberts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minowa's elbow.
Minowa pulls guard successfully.
roberts trying to control but Minowa is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
roberts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Minowa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in roberts's guard.
roberts wants to sweep but no luck.
Minowa wants to control from the top but roberts keeps moving.
Minowa passes roberts's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
roberts is staying active underneath Minowa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Minowa is looking to advance position but roberts won't allow it.
roberts is trying to control but can't.
Minowa wants to pass the guard but roberts is defending well.
Minowa passes to full mount!
Minowa tries to control but roberts wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
roberts wants to get back to his feet.
Minowa avoids the attempt from roberts to control.
Minowa tries to control but roberts wriggling away.
roberts can't escape the position.
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.
Minowa controlling the pace for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if roberts can do anything to dispel that myth.
roberts holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Minowa tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Minowa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Minowa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as roberts is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Minowa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
roberts throws a nice looking combination but Minowa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Minowa is looking to clinch.
Isamu Minowa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
roberts lands a nice hook to Minowa's body. Minowa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from roberts.
Minowa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. roberts defends it nicely.
Minowa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
roberts stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
myles roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from roberts misses.
roberts slaps away a takedown attempt from Minowa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isamu Minowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
roberts throws a series of punches but Minowa moves out of range.
roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
roberts throws a looping overhand right but Minowa ducks down to avoid it.
roberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
roberts throws a series of punches but Minowa avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Minowa or perhaps it was just good defense by roberts which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
roberts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Minowa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
roberts misses with a double jab.
Minowa dives in and grabs roberts's left leg, looking for a takedown. roberts pushes down on Minowa's head and hops out.
A punch combination from roberts misses.
roberts lands a two punch combo.
roberts throws a nice looking combination but Minowa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Minowa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - roberts scores with a four punch combination!
roberts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Minowa.
Minowa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from roberts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from roberts.
Minowa slips a jab and a cross from roberts.
roberts misses with a few strikes there.
Minowa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
roberts throws a right and a left that Minowa avoids nicely.
Minowa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
roberts throws a nice looking combination but Minowa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Minowa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from roberts misses.
Minowa shoots in but roberts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
myles roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
roberts misses with the combination.
roberts throws a right hand that Minowa ducks under and follows up with a left that Minowa also avoids with ease.
roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Minowa.
roberts connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from roberts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
myles roberts really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Minowa dodges the punch combination from roberts.
roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minowa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
roberts throws a series of punches but Minowa moves out of range.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says roberts as he avoids it easily.
Minowa looks for a takedown but roberts sprawls well.
Minowa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from roberts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with roberts but roberts pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isamu Minowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minowa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has roberts pinned against the cage. roberts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts roberts as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from roberts misses.
roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
roberts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown but roberts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from roberts misses.
roberts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Minowa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
roberts misses with a series of wild punches.
Minowa has a takedown stuffed.
roberts throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
roberts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from roberts misses.
roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Minowa shoots in but roberts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
roberts misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting roberts counter with a right hand.
roberts lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from roberts. No joy for Minowa on that attempt.
roberts displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
roberts misses with a few strikes there.
roberts throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
roberts swinging wilding here.
Minowa fails with a takedown attempt.
Minowa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Minowa in side control, throwing shots but roberts defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
roberts tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Minowa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
roberts is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Minowa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Minowa advances to mount.
Minowa thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Minowa with shots to the head and body - roberts looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
myles roberts dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
roberts misses with a combination
and Minowa counters with a nice double leg into side control. roberts won't be happy with that.
Minowa controlling the position.
roberts is looking for a sweep.
Minowa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by roberts, who protects the arm well.
Minowa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. roberts knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
roberts wants to control but Minowa postures up.
roberts is not content to let Minowa control the position.
roberts is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Minowa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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.
Minowa wants to control but roberts is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
roberts misses with a double jab.
roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Minowa or perhaps it was just good defense by roberts which made him look bad.
A jab from Minowa misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
roberts misses with a double jab.
roberts stuffs the takedown attempt from Minowa. Minowa gets slowly back to his feet.
roberts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Minowa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isamu Minowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
roberts throws a right and a left that Minowa avoids nicely.
roberts misses with a double jab
and Minowa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
roberts is in trouble now - Minowa has advanced to mount!
roberts looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minowa tries to control but roberts wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isamu Minowa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Minowa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isamu Minowa!
Isamu Minowa is the new middleweight champion!
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