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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez has chosen The Fire Cadenza as his entrance music. Michael Belanger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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176 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Belanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belanger cracks Fernandez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fernandez lands a left and a right that send Belanger crashing to the mat, dazed. Fernandez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Michael Belanger has been cut.
Fernandez misses with a body shot.
Fernandez misses with a looping right.
Belanger misses with an uppercut. Fernandez saw that one coming.
Fernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fernandez digs a good hook to Belanger's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belanger lands a with a good body shot.
Fernandez throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belanger misses with a two punch combination.
Fernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Fernandez misses.
Belanger avoids the body shot from Fernandez.
Fernandez misses with a body shot.
Belanger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Belanger to counter with a crisp jab.
Fernandez misses with a wild combination.
Fernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez misses with a combination
and Belanger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pedro Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belanger.
Fernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belanger moves away.
Fernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belanger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Belanger is just out of range.
Fernandez scores with the left hand. Belanger knows he should have avoided that one.
Belanger catches Fernandez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fernandez misses with a two punch combination.
Fernandez misses with a body shot
enabling Belanger to counter with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Belanger.
Fernandez misses with a hook to the body
and Belanger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Belanger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fernandez is rocked!
Fernandez swings for the body but Belanger moves out of range.
Fernandez is still on wobbly legs! Can Belanger finish him?
Belanger misses with a wild combination.
Fernandez seems to have recovered his senses.
Belanger avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez misses with a body punch
and Belanger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belanger steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Fernandez is out on his feet! Belanger sets himself and nearly takes Fernandez's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Belanger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Figueroa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa has chosen Bring It Back Remix by Jae Millz feat. Fabolous , Jadakiss and Lil' Wayne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Henderson!
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, Marco Figueroa!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
Figueroa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henderson shoots and misses
and Figueroa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Henderson's guard.
Figueroa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henderson pulls Figueroa in close to his closed guard and prevents Figueroa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Figueroa passes Henderson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Henderson tries to kick Figueroa off but Figueroa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Henderson is trying to maintain the position but Figueroa is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figueroa thows a huge punch but Henderson dodges it nicely.
Henderson is looking for a sweep. Figueroa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Figueroa.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Figueroa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henderson is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson blocks the strikes from Figueroa.
Figueroa wants to control but Henderson is keeping busy.
Henderson wants to take a breather but Figueroa is having none of it.
Figueroa punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Figueroa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Figueroa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Figueroa trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Figueroa on the ground.
Henderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Figueroa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henderson defends it easily.
Henderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Figueroa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson trying to control but Figueroa is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figueroa lands a decent shot there.
Figueroa working a defensive guard but Henderson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Henderson trying to control the action but Figueroa is working from the bottom.
Henderson working the strikes but Figueroa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Figueroa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Henderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Figueroa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Figueroa wants to control but Henderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Figueroa wants to improve his position but Henderson is controlling well.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Figueroa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henderson rushes Figueroa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Figueroa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Figueroa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Figueroa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henderson!
Henderson tries to reverse the position but Figueroa maintains control.
Figueroa swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Henderson is now in Figueroa's guard. A big mistake from Figueroa there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Figueroa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henderson clinches up with Figueroa and pushes him back against the cage.
Figueroa is working for takedown but Henderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Figueroa's takedown attempt.
Figueroa can't get the takedown.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Figueroa.
Henderson jumps guard.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Figueroa has gone for a leg lock! Henderson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Figueroa's guard.
Marco Figueroa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Figueroa working a defensive guard but Henderson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Henderson scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands a few punches from side control.
Figueroa pushes Henderson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Henderson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Henderson controls the position.
Figueroa wants to control but Henderson postures up.
The referee asks Henderson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Henderson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Figueroa is looking for a sweep.
Henderson trying to control the action but Figueroa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Figueroa tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Henderson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Figueroa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Figueroa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Henderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Figueroa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Henderson is keen to just control but Figueroa is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Figueroa wants to get back to full guard.
Henderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Figueroa keeps working.
Figueroa wants to control the action here but instead Henderson manages to pass to full mount!
Henderson tries to control but Figueroa wriggling away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dan Henderson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Figueroa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henderson!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Figueroa landing strikes from the mount.
Henderson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Figueroa.
Henderson trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to control but Figueroa is having none of it.
Figueroa jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Henderson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Henderson and Figueroa has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Figueroa scores with punches from side control.
Figueroa in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Henderson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marco Figueroa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Ekstrand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Grimaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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263 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Ekstrand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Grimaldi!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekstrand darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekstrand is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grimaldi wants to get back to his feet.
Grimaldi has one foot on Ekstrand's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ekstrand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Jonas Ekstrand has been cut.
Grimaldi scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimaldi drops Ekstrand with a beautiful combination! Ekstrand stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Grimaldi is looking for the KO!
Ekstrand is rocked!
Ekstrand walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Grimaldi swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Grimaldi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Man has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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168 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thiago Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Man!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Man wants it to stay on the feet.
Man swinging wilding here.
Belfort takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Belfort on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Man as Belfort shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Man looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
Belfort slips under a jab from Man.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belfort moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man scores with a hook to the body. Belfort takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws the left hand but Belfort avoids the punch easily.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Thiago Belfort has been cut.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belfort moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man cracks Belfort with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Belfort moves out of range of the strikes.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belfort circles away quickly and effectively.
Man throws a series of punches but Belfort avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belfort.
Man misses with a double jab.
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belfort.
Man swinging wilding here.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense.
Man throws a body punch but Belfort moves out of range.
Belfort ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man throws a hook to the side of Belfort's head but Belfort sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Belfort walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belfort fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Belfort.
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Belfort on that attempt.
The Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Belfort fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort fails with the takedown.
Belfort dodges the punch combination from Man.
The Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort shoots in and drives through. Man sprawls well.
Belfort slips under a jab.
Man leaves Belfort with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belfort is defended easily by Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Belfort's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Belfort shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Man napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Belfort looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Man isn't going anywhere.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfort scores with a couple of short elbows.
Man sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Man regains full guard. Nicely done.
Man is pulling down on Belfort's head to control his posture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belfort throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Man manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Belfort tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belfort throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Belfort punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
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.
Belfort is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Belfort keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Belfort throws a strike from the bottom but Man uses the opportunity to take his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man has the hooks in. Belfort is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belfort tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Man content just to control the position here.
Belfort is trying to escape the mount.
Belfort is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
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.
Belfort tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belfort is trying to reverse the position but instead Man has taken his back - oops!
Man keeps control of the position as Belfort tries to break free.
Man is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belfort is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Belfort's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Belfort is just out of range.
Thiago Belfort is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belfort shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Belfort showed some decent athleticism there.
Belfort thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Man to regain full guard.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Man seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belfort throwing strikes but missing.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort is in close to Man's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belfort loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Man is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belfort in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belfort has gone for a leg lock! Man slips out almost immediately though and dives into Belfort's guard.
Belfort looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thiago Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Man defends well.
Man got a little sloppy there for a moment and Belfort has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Man has managed to get both his arms back between Belfort's legs - danger averted.
Man seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Belfort wants to sweep but no luck.
Belfort is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belfort is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
The Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man lands a with a good body shot.
Man looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
Man throws a right hand that Belfort ducks under and follows up with a left that Belfort also avoids with ease.
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.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Man wants it to stay on the feet.
Man scores with a three punch combo!
Man lands with a right hand.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Belfort slips the punch.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Belfort bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belfort ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man swinging wilding here.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Man!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Broc Lesna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayde Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broc Lesna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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232 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Broc Lesna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayde Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan cracks the inside of Lesna's front leg.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sullivan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sullivan fakes the leg kick and cracks Lesna in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sullivan trying to control from half guard but Lesna is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan thows a huge punch but Lesna dodges it nicely.
Lesna knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sullivan on the ground.
Lesna regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sullivan.
Sullivan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lesna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sullivan.
Sullivan landing with the ground and pound.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan throwing strikes but missing.
Sullivan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sullivan with a nice head shot there.
Sullivan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sullivan with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sullivan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sullivan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lesna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lesna keeping full guard, as Sullivan tries to pass.
Lesna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sullivan.
Sullivan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sullivan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sullivan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lesna is breathing heavily.
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Danga de danga de dang - Sullivan scores with a four punch combination!
Sullivan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan scores with a nice strike.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lesna wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sullivan.
Lesna holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sullivan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sullivan wants to control the pace but Lesna is squirming around nicely.
Sullivan scoring with strikes but Lesna is staying in there.
Sullivan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lesna?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan working Lesna over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan wants to control the pace but Lesna is squirming around nicely.
Sullivan lands a heavy elbow.
Lesna defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lesna hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sullivan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayde Sullivan dominated that round.
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.
Sullivan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sullivan keeps Lesna at a distance using the push kick.
Sullivan throws a one two combo.
Wayde Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lesna seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Sullivan shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Lesna is backing up but Sullivan catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Lesna covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Sullivan Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayde Sullivan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross has chosen Born in the USA by Bruce Springsteen as his entrance music. David Cross acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Cross!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Some bone on bone action there as Wayne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wayne misses the jab.
Wayne tests Cross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wayne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cross moves forwards but Wayne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cross throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wayne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cross dips to his left and cracks Wayne with an uppercut!
Cross moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cross getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cross tries a head kick but it misses.
Wayne misses the body punch
letting Cross counter with a right hand.
Cross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cross misses with a hook to the body
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Cross moves away and avoids it.
Cross cracks Wayne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cross lands a head shot.
Cross swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wayne.
Wayne needs to keep his hands up - Cross had a free shot at his head there.
Cross scores with the left hand. Wayne knows he should have avoided that one.
Cross scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cross throws an overhand right that lands on Wayne's shoulder, as Wayne tries to avoid the shot.
Wayne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wayne scores a takedown into full mount!
Wayne lands a heavy elbow.
Wayne 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wayne sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wayne controlling his opponent.
Cross is looking to get to half guard.
Wayne lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cross?
Wayne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cross tries to hold on but Wayne pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wayne cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wayne postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cross looks a forlorn figure.
Cross is squirming around, avoiding Wayne's attempts to control the action.
Wayne fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wayne prevents Cross from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne with the ground and pound from mount.
Wayne trying to control but Cross is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cross is desperately trying to improve his position but Wayne has a good base and remains in mount.
Wayne wants to control the pace but Cross is squirming around nicely.
Cross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Cross will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wayne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wayne throws a hook but Cross avoids it easily.
Cross falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
Cross looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cross cracks Wayne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cross swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cross's guard.
Wayne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cross is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cross throws a head punch that misses.
Wayne lands with a light punch inside.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cross tries to stall but Wayne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from Cross as the two fighters clinch.
Cross working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Wayne - that landed with a thud.
Wayne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wayne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cross.
Wayne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cross backwards.
Cross lands a hook that snaps the head of Wayne backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cross fails to land.
Cross misses with a punch on the inside.
Wayne breaks the clinch.
Cross with a body punch. A glancing blow.
David Cross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cross checks a leg kick.
Cross connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cross moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
David Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wayne.
Wayne closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wayne is trying to control the action in half guard but Cross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cross is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wayne scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wayne pulls his head out easily.
Wayne is keen to just control but Cross is a slippery customer.
Cross tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Wayne has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Cross is trying to escape the mount.
Wayne landing strikes from the mount.
Cross working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries to control but Cross wriggling away.
Cross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wayne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wayne scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cross?
Wayne prevents Cross from getting the reversal.
Cross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wayne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Cross taking shots to the head.
Wayne raining down shots from the mount!
Wayne scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cross?
Wayne controlling from the full mount.
Cross tries to reverse the position but Wayne maintains control.
Wayne lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cross is looking to improve his position but Wayne isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cross takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne takes a swing at Cross's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cross.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cross is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cross, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Cross misses.
Cross works over Wayne's head and body with a nice combination.
Wayne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cross makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cross blocks a jab.
David Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cross jabs Wayne right on the nose. Wayne blinks but takes it well.
Wayne is looking to score with low kicks.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cross lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Cross finds it's way through Wayne's defenses.
Cross staying out of range there.
Cross wants to clinch
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cross comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wayne lands with an overhand left.
Wayne throws a leg kick
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
David Cross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne feints and as Cross raises his hands in defense, Wayne changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cross has his foot on Wayne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wayne works his way back into a safe position though.
Cross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cross wants to hit a switch here but Wayne passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cross there!
Cross is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wayne dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne controlling his opponent.
Wayne has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cross is squirming around, avoiding Wayne's attempts to control the action.
Wayne has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cross's face.
Cross is squirming around, avoiding Wayne's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cross is trying to escape the mount.
Wayne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cross really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wayne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cross is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Wayne.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wayne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wayne 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wayne!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Jaeger is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
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24
193 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Jaeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hajime Saito!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Jaeger lands but Saito takes it in his stride.
It looks like Hajime Saito has been cut.
Saito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaeger moves away.
Saito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaeger instigates a clinch.
Jaeger with a knee to the head.
Saito drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaeger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Saito misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Saito misses.
Saito drops his hands momentarily and Jaeger needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Saito just on the top of the head. Saito drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Saito - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Travis Jaeger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Engrle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Undertaker 5th as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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221 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Engrle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Engrle takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Engrle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Engrle misses with an uppercut.
Engrle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Engrle tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Engrle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Engrle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Engrle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Engrle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Engrle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Engrle is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Engrle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jackson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Engrle tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Engrle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Engrle defending against the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Engrle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Engrle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson stalks Engrle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Engrle's face. Engrle staggers backwards, shaken.
Engrle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson throws a combination. Engrle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jackson lands a with a good body shot.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Engrle sprawls well. Engrle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Engrle lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Kevin Jackson has been cut.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Engrle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick lands from Engrle that sends Jackson to the canvas. Jackson tries to scramble back to his feet but Engrle brings him back down into side control.
Jackson tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Jackson sneaks back into half guard.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Engrle controlling the action here.
Engrle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Engrle pushes past his half guard into mount!
Engrle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
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 Stan Engrle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Engrle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Engrle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson prevents Engrle from improving his position.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Engrle is working away.
Engrle trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Jackson manages to pass to mount!
Engrle tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Jackson unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engrle wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Engrle is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson looking to ground and pound but Engrle is blocking nicely.
Engrle is in a horrible position here. Jackson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jackson looking to finish with strikes here!
Jackson goes for an armbar but Engrle turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Engrle.
Engrle is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Engrle from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engrle throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Engrle from controlling successfully.
Jackson looking to control.
Engrle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Engrle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A good leg kick by Engrle.
Engrle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Engrle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Engrle shows good takedown defense.
Engrle misses with a looping right.
Stan Engrle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Engrle slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson swinging wilding here.
Engrle lands a head kick. Jackson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Engrle is looking to clinch.
Engrle tries a head kick but it misses.
Engrle has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Kevin Jackson's cut even more.
Engrle landing knees to the body.
Engrle connects with a knee to the head.
Engrle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Engrle lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stan Engrle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kevin Jackson's cut.
That's time! Engrle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jackson avoids the head kick by Engrle.
Engrle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Engrle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Engrle throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Engrle tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Engrle clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson manages to pull guard.
Jackson controls Engrle momentarily but Engrle frees himself.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engrle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Engrle trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Engrle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Engrle wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Engrle is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
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.
Engrle wants to clinch.
Stan Engrle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Engrle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Engrle lands a big head kick that sends Jackson to the canvas! Engrle follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Engrle!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zygarath Shinsaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Sipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sipowicz has chosen Opeth - Deliverance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zygarath Shinsaku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gegard Sipowicz!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sipowicz misses with a straight right.
Sipowicz loads up on a big right hand but Shinsaku slips the punch.
Sipowicz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sipowicz throws a jab when Shinsaku was well out of range.
Sipowicz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shinsaku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sipowicz's sensitive parts.
Sipowicz lands with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shinsaku.
Shinsaku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sipowicz.
Shinsaku moves out of range as Sipowicz strikes.
Sipowicz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shinsaku can pounce on him.
Sipowicz shoots in but no luck this time.
Shinsaku moves away from the strike by Sipowicz.
Shinsaku scores with a nice body kick.
Sipowicz looks gassed!
Shinsaku slips under a jab from Sipowicz.
Shinsaku bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinsaku slips under a jab.
Sipowicz throws a jab when Shinsaku was well out of range.
Shinsaku connects with a crisp jab.
Sipowicz thows a body shot but no joy.
Shinsaku takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Shinsaku to work.
Shinsaku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsaku is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shinsaku - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shinsaku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shinsaku lands a good knee to the midsection. Sipowicz won't want to take too many of those.
Shinsaku lands a nice knee to the body.
Shinsaku holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shinsaku tries to land a knee to the head but Sipowicz blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shinsaku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shinsaku connects with a solid leg kick.
Shinsaku lands a jab to the nose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shinsaku.
Shinsaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinsaku ducks under a wild hook from Sipowicz.
Shinsaku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sipowicz's head.
Shinsaku scoring well with a low kick there.
Shinsaku thumps Sipowicz with a low kick.
Shinsaku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinsaku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shinsaku lands a head kick. Sipowicz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shinsaku really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shinsaku. Sipowicz shrugs it off though.
Shinsaku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shinsaku.
Shinsaku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sipowicz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Whack! Shinsaku lands a heavy head kick that drops Sipowicz. The ref tackles Shinsaku to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sipowicz was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Zygarath Shinsaku!
Zygarath Shinsaku retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Vatali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson has chosen Devil on My Shoulder as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Vatali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vatali shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vatali was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vatali looking to ground and pound but Simpson is blocking nicely.
Simpson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Vatali punishing his opponent with strikes.
Simpson holds on to Vatali around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Simpson is looking to improve his position but Vatali isn't that keen on the idea.
Simpson tries to hold on but Vatali postures up.
Vatali 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.
Simpson regains half guard.
Vatali wants to work for an arm triangle but Simpson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Simpson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vatali scores with a couple of nice shots.
Simpson taking some punishment here, with Vatali in his half guard.
Simpson wants to control but Vatali is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson won't allow Vatali to pass to mount.
Simpson taking some punishment here, with Vatali in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vatali not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Simpson has one foot on Vatali's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Simpson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vatali - the referee stops the clock and Simpson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vatali. Simpson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vatali throws a body kick that misses.
Simpson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vatali.
Vatali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Simpson is trying to break the clinch but Vatali is controlling him.
Simpson breaks from the clinch.
Vatali looks for the body kick but Simpson saw that one coming.
Simpson digs a good body shot into Vatali's ribs.
Simpson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vatali.
Good leg kick by Vatali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vatali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vatali swings for the body but Simpson moves out of range.
Simpson thows a body shot but no joy.
Simpson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vatali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
Vatali has a takedown stuffed.
Vatali thows a body kick. Simpson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Simpson takes a swing at Vatali's ribcage but misses.
Simpson looks to land a combination but Vatali avoids it well.
Simpson swinging wilding here.
Simpson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vatali.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Vatali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vatali fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Simpson avoids it really well and circles away.
Vatali looks to throw the jab but Simpson is out of range.
Simpson digs a good hook to Vatali's body.
A head kick misses from Vatali.
Simpson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Joe Vatali has been cut.
Chuck Simpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson cracks Vatali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vatali shoots in for a double leg but Simpson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vatali misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatali will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Simpson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vatali.
Vatali misses the jab.
Vatali fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vatali is breathing heavily.
Vatali misses the jab.
Simpson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vatali slips under a jab from Simpson.
Simpson throws and low kick but Vatali moves out of range easily.
Simpson lands a right hook to the body.
Simpson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vatali shoots in for a takedown but Simpson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Simpson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vatali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simpson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vatali is just out of range.
Vatali misses with a body kick.
Simpson lands with a cross.
Vatali is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Simpson with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simpson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simpson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vatali works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vatali blocks a jab.
Vatali lands with an uppercut that bounces Simpson off the cage and back into rage.
Simpson throws out a powerful jab.
Simpson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simpson walks into a straight right hand from Vatali.
Simpson blocks the body kick.
Simpson misses with a hook.
Vatali throws a sloppy body shot
and Simpson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vatali lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Simpson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Simpson lunges at Vatali with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vatali's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vatali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vatali throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Simpson's waist but Simpson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vatali off to one side.
Simpson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Vatali had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Simpson lands a nice hook to Vatali's body. Vatali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vatali misses the body punch
and Simpson counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Simpson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Vatali's cut.
That's time! Vatali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Simpson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vatali takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Simpson throws a one two combo.
Vatali is rocked!
Joe Vatali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Vatali's defenses. It connects perfectly with Vatali's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Simpson!
Chuck Simpson is the new light heavyweight champion!
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