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WCF 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Hollsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Worth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollsworth comes to the cage accompanied by ABK - Hollowpoint. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicholas Hollsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Worth!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worth stuffs the takedown attempt from Hollsworth. Hollsworth gets slowly back to his feet.
Worth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hollsworth changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Worth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hollsworth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hollsworth scores with punches from side control.
Worth looks gassed!
Hollsworth in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollsworth lands a few punches from side control.
Worth takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Worth gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hollsworth raining down shots from the mount!
Hollsworth cracks Worth with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas Hollsworth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas L (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Popkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas L!
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, Steve Popkins!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
L lands a big head kick that sends Popkins tumbling to the mat! L takes a step backwards and waves Popkins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Steve Popkins has been cut.
Popkins looks up at the clock. Bad move! L lands a right hand from hell, dropping Popkins. L pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andreas L!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Pharaoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manningham Snapple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Pharaoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manningham Snapple!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pharaoh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pharaoh throws a leg kick which misses Snapple's front leg but catches the back leg as Snapple tries to avoid it.
Pharaoh tries to land a leg kick but Snapple saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pharaoh.
Snapple fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snapple on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pharaoh. Pharaoh obviously looking to wear him down.
A clash of legs there as Snapple blocks the low kick.
Pharaoh tries for a takedown but Snapple sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pharaoh checks a leg kick.
Pharaoh throws a head kick that misses.
Pharaoh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pharaoh throws a head kick that Snapple semi-blocks.
It looks like Manningham Snapple has been cut.
Pharaoh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Snapple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snapple on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pharaoh. Pharaoh obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharaoh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Snapple looks gassed!
Pharaoh throws a low kick but Snapple avoids it.
Pharaoh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Snapple sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by Pharaoh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pharaoh.
Snapple stuffs the takedown attempt from Pharaoh. Pharaoh gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Pharaoh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snapple stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pharaoh.
Pharaoh throws a sloppy head kick and Snapple moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pharaoh.
Snapple throws a push kick but Pharaoh slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pharaoh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Snapple. That did some damage!
Snapple on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pharaoh. Pharaoh obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pharaoh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pharaoh connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pharaoh.
Pharaoh throws a sloppy head kick and Snapple moves out of range easily.
Snapple takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pharaoh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pharaoh is looking to slow Snapple down with leg kicks.
Pharaoh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pharaoh with a nice head shot there.
Snapple is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pharaoh gets to his feet - Snapple follows without any prompting.
Pharaoh throws a head kick that half lands.
Pharaoh throws a head kick that misses.
Snapple shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pharaoh's guard.
Pharaoh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snapple doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Snapple manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snapple trying to control but Pharaoh is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Snapple is aware though and is defending well.
Pharaoh isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Snapple stacks Pharaoh on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Snapple!
Snapple scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pharaoh to see if he's OK.
Snapple tries for a kimura but Pharaoh is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pharaoh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Snapple wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Pharaoh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manningham Snapple's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pharaoh thumps Snapple with a low kick.
Manningham Snapple is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pharaoh shoots in but Snapple avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pharaoh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Snapple can do to turn this around?
Pharaoh throws a front kick aimed at Snapple's knee but Snapple avoids it well.
Pharaoh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pharaoh.
Snapple throws a right hand that Pharaoh ducks under and follows up with a left that Pharaoh also avoids with ease.
Snapple looks for the body kick but Pharaoh saw that one coming.
Snapple is breathing heavily.
Snapple scores with a three punch combo!
Pharaoh fails to land the takedown.
Pharaoh throws and low kick but Snapple moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pharaoh misses with a head kick.
Pharaoh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Snapple sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Pharaoh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snapple keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pharaoh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snapple misses with a body kick.
Pharaoh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snapple.
Snapple throws a sloppy head kick
and Pharaoh counters with a takedown into side control.
Snapple wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pharaoh tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snapple managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pharaoh.
Pharaoh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Snapple is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pharaoh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Snapple has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pharaoh goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Snapple has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pharaoh but great work by Snapple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snapple trying to control the position but Pharaoh is working away.
Snapple with the ground and pound but Pharaoh regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pharaoh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Snapple trying to control the position from guard on top but Pharaoh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snapple trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snapple trying to control the position from guard on top but Pharaoh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Snapple throws and elbow that misses. Pharaoh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Snapple's guard. Nice move by Pharaoh!
Pharaoh drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Snapple dives on top into guard.
Pharaoh is looking for a triangle here but Snapple uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Snapple is trying to get an arm triangle but Pharaoh is defending well.
Pharaoh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Snapple off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Pharaoh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manningham Snapple'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. This is the final round!
Snapple on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pharaoh. Pharaoh obviously looking to wear him down.
Pharaoh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pharaoh.
Pharaoh shoots in and drives through. Snapple sprawls well.
Snapple avoids the head kick by Pharaoh.
Snapple throws a shot from downtown. Pharaoh moves away and avoids it.
Snapple takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Snapple misses with a kick to the body
and Pharaoh counters with a shoot takedown. Snapple fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pharaoh tries to free his leg and advance position but Snapple is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snapple is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pharaoh is controlling him.
Snapple is controlling Pharaoh's posture.
Pharaoh wants to control from the top but Snapple keeps moving.
Pharaoh throwing strikes from guard but Snapple blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pharaoh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Snapple looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Snapple looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Snapple!
Snapple stands up.
Snapple's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Snapple throws a lazy head kick
and Pharaoh counters with a head kick.
That has opened up Manningham Snapple's cut even more.
Pharaoh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snapple will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manningham Snapple has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snapple fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pharaoh avoids it really well and circles away.
Steve Pharaoh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pharaoh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snapple.
Snapple takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Snapple tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Snapple blocks a head kick by Pharaoh.
Pharaoh misses with a head kick.
Pharaoh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pharaoh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pharaoh feints and then cracks Snapple's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snapple down.
Pharaoh throws a head kick but Snapple moves out of range.
Snapple connects with a crisp jab.
Snapple misses with a body shot.
Pharaoh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snapple takes a swing at Pharaoh's ribcage but misses.
Snapple throws a hook to the side of Pharaoh's head but Pharaoh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Snapple thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Pharaoh.
Pharaoh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Snapple napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pharaoh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Pharaoh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pharaoh 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Pharaoh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Paolo Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Lose Yourself. This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaze Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Paolo Mac!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey tries to clinch but Paolo Mac is having none of it.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Paolo Mac circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailey doesn't manage to clinch there - Paolo Mac circles away.
Paolo Mac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bailey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Paolo Mac is avoiding it.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paolo Mac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paolo Mac goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paolo Mac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paolo Mac swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailey.
Paolo Mac throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bailey's head.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paolo Mac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey is looking to clinch.
Paolo Mac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Paolo Mac is avoiding it.
Paolo Mac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Paolo Mac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Paolo Mac pushes him off.
Paolo Mac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paolo Mac cracks the inside of Bailey's front leg.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Paolo Mac pushes him off.
Paolo Mac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Paolo Mac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paolo Mac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paolo Mac throws a nice looking combination but Bailey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paolo Mac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paolo Mac swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailey.
Paolo Mac misses with a body kick.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Paolo Mac circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailey doesn't manage to clinch there - Paolo Mac circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paolo Mac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paolo Mac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Paolo Mac circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailey wants to clinch up but Paolo Mac keeps it at a distance.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paolo Mac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bailey is looking to clinch.
Bailey doesn't manage to clinch there - Paolo Mac circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bailey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paolo Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Paolo Mac dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paolo Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paolo Mac throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaze Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey doesn't manage to clinch there - Paolo Mac circles away.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Paolo Mac is avoiding it.
Bailey tries to clinch but Paolo Mac moves out of range.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Paolo Mac is avoiding it.
Bailey is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paolo Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Paolo Mac pushes him off.
Paolo Mac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey is looking to clinch.
Bailey blocks a head kick by Paolo Mac.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Paolo Mac pushes him off.
Bailey tries to clinch but Paolo Mac moves out of range.
A combination from Paolo Mac does no damage.
Bailey wants to clinch.
Bailey wants to clinch.
Paolo Mac misses with a head kick.
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.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paolo Mac, right into the meat.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Paolo Mac pushes him off.
Paolo Mac misses with a body kick.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Paolo Mac pushes him off.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bailey wants to clinch up but Paolo Mac keeps it at a distance.
Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Paolo Mac circles away and keeps his distance.
Paolo Mac misses with a wild combination.
Paolo Mac throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bailey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Paolo Mac is avoiding it.
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.
Paolo Mac swats away the attempt to clinch by Bailey.
Paolo Mac misses with a body kick.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Paolo Mac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paolo Mac chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bailey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Paolo Mac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paolo Mac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bailey wants to clinch.
Paolo Mac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paolo Mac swinging wilding here.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Paolo Mac circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey tries to clinch but Paolo Mac is having none of it.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Paolo Mac circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey tries to clinch but Paolo Mac is having none of it.
Bailey wants to clinch.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paolo Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blaze Bailey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey doesn't manage to clinch there - Paolo Mac circles away.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bailey wants to clinch up but Paolo Mac keeps it at a distance.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Paolo Mac is avoiding it.
Bailey tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bailey is looking to clinch but Paolo Mac is avoiding it.
Paolo Mac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bailey wants to clinch.
Paolo Mac throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey tries to clinch but Paolo Mac moves out of range.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bailey wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paolo Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paolo Mac misses with a head kick.
Bailey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paolo Mac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Paolo Mac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bailey tries to clinch but Paolo Mac moves out of range.
Bailey doesn't manage to clinch there - Paolo Mac circles away.
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.
Bailey wants to clinch up but Paolo Mac keeps it at a distance.
Bailey tries to clinch but Paolo Mac moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bailey doesn't manage to clinch there - Paolo Mac circles away.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paolo Mac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Paolo Mac circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Paolo Mac circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bailey tries to clinch but Paolo Mac is having none of it.
Blaze Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Paolo Mac is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That round was too close to call.
Well Paolo Mac has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Paolo Mac!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shamus O Hooligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Hooligan comes to the cage accompanied by Shipping out to Boston - Dropkick Murphy. The crowd seem to be enjoying O Neill's choice of entrance music: Sing for the moment - Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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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, Shamus O Hooligan!
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, Martin O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill throws a series of punches but O Hooligan avoids them all with ease.
O Neill scores with a sloppy right hand. O Hooligan should have avoided that one.
O Neill throws a one two combo.
It looks like Shamus O Hooligan has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from O Neill as O Hooligan shoots in.
O Neill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Hooligan tries to clinch up but O Neill circles away and keeps his distance.
O Hooligan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O Neill misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from O Neill as O Hooligan shoots in.
Shamus O Hooligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neill pushes O Hooligan up against the cage in a clinch.
O Neill looking for a takedown.
O Hooligan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamus O Hooligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Hooligan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. O Neill is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
O Hooligan tries to land a knee to the head but O Neill blocks with his arms.
O Neill has O Hooligan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. O Hooligan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
O Neill gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, O Hooligan regains guard.
O Neill slips nicely into half guard.
O Neill is sneakily working for an arm triangle but O Hooligan sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill moves into full mount! O Hooligan won't be happy about that!
O Hooligan is looking to get to half guard.
O Hooligan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
O Hooligan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Neill pulls his head out easily.
O Neill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
O Neill is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
O Neill looks gassed!
O Hooligan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Neill is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill trying to pass the guard but O Hooligan defending well.
O Hooligan is looking to improve his position.
O Hooligan pushes O Neill off looking to stand but O Neill dives back in and keeps control.
O Hooligan tries to get to full guard but O Neill has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Hooligan has a takedown stuffed.
O Hooligan darts in trying to clinch
and O Neill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Hooligan's guard.
O Neill thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Hooligan wants to sweep but no luck.
O Neill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Hooligan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Hooligan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Neill's guard.
O Neill wants to sweep but no luck.
O Hooligan wants to stand but O Neill is controlling his posture from full guard.
O Hooligan passes O Neill's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Hooligan prevents O Neill from improving his position.
O Neill works his way to full guard. Good work.
O Neill has a closed guard, preventing O Hooligan from standing up.
O Hooligan 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.
O Hooligan 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hooligan 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.
O Neill is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! O Hooligan has his hands clasped together but O Neill extends an breaks O Hooligan's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by O Neill.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin O Neill!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angus MacAngus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angus MacAngus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Lind!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Lind there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lind uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacAngus.
Lind moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Lind.
MacAngus goes for a takedown attempt but Lind pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
MacAngus misses with a double jab.
Lind cracks the inside of MacAngus's front leg.
Lind scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
MacAngus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lind.
Lind throwing shots but MacAngus is blocking nicely.
Lind takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lind is trying for a kimura here. MacAngus looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Lind wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Curtis Lind!
Curtis Lind is the new lightweight champion!
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