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INSPIRE 3 - Baptized In Blood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rogerio Alves!
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, Gabriel Becker!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with a looping right.
Alves is looking to clinch.
Becker with a hook.
Alves slips a jab and a cross from Becker.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Becker counters with a two punch combo.
Becker stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.
Becker lands with a straight right. Alves didn't see that one coming.
Becker slips under a jab.
Becker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Becker.
Becker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves.
Alves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Becker scores with a one two! Alves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Becker moves away and avoids it.
Alves lands with an overhand left.
Becker lands a jab-cross combination.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves tries to clinch up.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Becker moved out of range nicely.
Becker moves away from the strike by Alves.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Becker.
Becker misses with the combination.
Becker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker works over Alves's head and body with a nice combination.
Becker is working the combinations to good effect here.
Alves takes a swing at Becker's ribcage but misses.
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Becker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Becker slips a jab from Alves.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Becker throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Becker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Becker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alves looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Becker wants to pass to mount but Alves is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Becker.
Becker seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Becker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alves wants to improve his position but Becker is controlling well.
Becker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alves trying to get back to full guard but Becker takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Becker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gabriel Becker just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Becker moves into the clinch.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Becker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Becker moves away from the strike by Alves.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Becker moves away and avoids it.
Becker cracks Alves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alves scores with a three punch combo!
Becker moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Rogerio Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Becker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves tries to clinch but Becker is having none of it.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Becker moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Becker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Becker counters with a one-two to the body.
Becker misses with a wild combination.
Rogerio Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Becker slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves rushes Becker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Becker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Becker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Becker ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Becker looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Becker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Becker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Becker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alves darts in trying to clinch
and Becker counters with a stiff right hand.
Alves is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Becker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Becker swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Becker.
Alves misses the jab.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Becker moves away and avoids it.
A nice combination there by Becker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves tries to clinch up
and Becker counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker with a hook.
Becker looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Becker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alves swings away with a body shot that misses
and Becker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Becker throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Becker pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Alves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Becker stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Becker to score with a decent uppercut.
Alves darts in trying to clinch
and Becker counters with a straight right hand.
Becker cracks Alves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Becker circles away.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Becker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice combination there by Becker.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alves is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Becker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Becker shoots in and bounces Alves off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Becker tries to stand but Alves is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Becker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Becker moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Becker counters with a stiff right hand.
Becker throws a right hand that Alves ducks under and follows up with a left that Alves also avoids with ease.
Becker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Becker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Becker.
Becker lands a jab-cross combination.
Becker misses with the combination.
Alves walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Becker swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker takes one to the chin there.
Becker slips under a jab from Alves.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Becker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Becker misses.
Alves throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Becker.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Becker counters with a series of strikes. Alves will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Becker.
Gabriel Becker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Becker's efforts to push away.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Becker.
Becker tries to circle away but Alves has him pinned against the cage.
Becker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alves's elbow.
Alves swings wildly with an uppercut but Becker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Becker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Alves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Becker is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
Alves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Becker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Becker lands a nice looking body shot.
Becker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Becker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Becker tries to stand but can't do so whilst Alves controls his leg.
Alves makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Becker from controlling successfully.
Alves has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Becker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Becker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogerio Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves misses with a body shot
and Becker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Becker scores with a four punch combination!
Alves needs to keep his hands up - Becker had a free shot at his head there.
Gabriel Becker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alves tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Becker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Becker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Becker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Becker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Becker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colin Concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Hicks will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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144 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Concrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Concrete shoots in for a takedown but Hicks shows good takedown defense.
Hicks wants to clinch up but Concrete keeps it at a distance.
Hicks moves in looking to clinch but Concrete pushes him off.
Concrete shoots for a double leg takedown but Hicks sprawls well. He's pushed Concrete's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hicks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Concrete will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Concrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks moves into the clinch successfully.
Concrete looking for a takedown.
Concrete tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hicks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Concrete wants a takedown but no success here.
Hicks digs a right hand into Concrete's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Concrete's gas tank.
Concrete wants to break free but Hicks has control.
Concrete has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hicks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hicks manages to break the clinch.
Hicks tries to clinch but Concrete moves out of range.
Concrete gets a takedown into half guard.
Concrete is breathing heavily.
Concrete is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks is refusing to be controlled, as Concrete sits in half guard.
Concrete takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Concrete wants to work for an arm triangle but Hicks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hicks is trying to stand.
Concrete is looking for a kimura here.
Hicks is trying to stand up here but Concrete is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete controlling the pace.
Concrete wants to work for an arm triangle but Hicks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Concrete is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Concrete postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hicks to stand up.
Hicks tries to clinch up but Concrete circles away and keeps his distance.
Hicks slaps away a takedown attempt from Concrete, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hicks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hicks throws a low kick but Concrete avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Concrete is defended easily by Hicks.
Hicks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hicks slaps away a takedown attempt from Concrete, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hicks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Concrete dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Concrete paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hicks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Concrete looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hicks is fending him off so far but Concrete persists. Nope, Hicks circles away and we're back to standing.
Concrete avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hicks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hicks looks for the body kick but Concrete saw that one coming.
Hicks scores with a one two! Concrete had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hicks throws a right hand that Concrete ducks under and follows up with a left that Concrete also avoids with ease.
Hicks misses with a few strikes there.
Hicks wants to clinch.
Hicks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Concrete shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hicks defends it nicely.
Concrete shoots in for a double leg but Hicks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Concrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Concrete circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hicks, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Concrete is trying to break the clinch but Hicks has him pressed against the cage.
Concrete tries to pull guard but Hicks holds him up against the cage and eventually Concrete drops back down to his feet.
Concrete breaks the clinch.
Hicks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hicks throws a leg kick but Concrete sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hicks throws a solid leg kick but Concrete takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hicks.
Concrete looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Concrete decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Concrete doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Concrete shoots in looking for a takedown. Hicks tries to sprawl out of it but Concrete keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hicks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks throws a good cross that connects.
Concrete closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hicks circles away.
Hicks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Concrete closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hicks did well to prevent Concrete getting side control.
Concrete is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Concrete is looking for a kimura but Hicks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Concrete to get the leverage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Concrete seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete is trying to work for a kimura but Hicks is defending well.
Hicks is defending against the submission attempts here by Concrete.
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.
Hicks wants to get back to his feet.
Concrete content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colin Concrete dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Concrete dives in and grabs Hicks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hicks pushes down on Concrete's head and hops out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Concrete.
Hicks scores with a sloppy right hand. Concrete should have avoided that one.
Concrete is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hicks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Concrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hicks lands a nice looking body shot.
Hicks tries to close the distance and clinch but Concrete swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Hicks as Concrete shoots in.
Hicks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hicks lands with a nice combination. Concrete backs away looking to recover.
Concrete shoots in but Hicks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hicks!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hicks scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Concrete avoids the head kick by Hicks.
Concrete throws an overhand right that lands on Hicks's shoulder, as Hicks tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete has closed the distance and engaged Hicks in a clinch.
Hicks tries to break the clinch but Concrete is controlling the position.
Concrete jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hicks walks away with a smile on his face. Concrete gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Concrete is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hicks tries to clinch there but Concrete circles away.
Hicks tries a head kick but it misses.
Concrete throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hicks was covering up waiting for the punch and Concrete finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Concrete gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Colin Concrete is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Concrete darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Concrete slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Concrete passes to side control.
Concrete stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Colin Concrete.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Concrete, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Concrete!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otto Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahoney has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Flannigans Ball as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Shane Mahoney is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Otto Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn moves into the clinch successfully.
Mahoney manages to break the clinch.
Mahoney throws a right and a left that Horn avoids nicely.
Horn thuds a left hand into Mahoney's body.
Horn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mahoney, pushing him back against the cage.
Horn lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Horn controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Otto Horn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Horn looks to throw the jab but Mahoney is out of range.
Horn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Shane Mahoney has been cut.
Horn darts in and clinches Mahoney up against the cage.
Horn manages to pull guard.
Horn looking for a sweep. Not yet Horn, not yet.
Horn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Horn is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mahoney wants to get back to his feet.
Mahoney looks gassed!
Mahoney is trying to get back to full guard.
Horn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney is looking to improve his position.
Horn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Horn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Horn lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Horn seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mahoney on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Horn trying to pass the guard but Mahoney defending well.
Horn stalling.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Otto Horn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Horn misses with a wild combination.
Horn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horn.
Mahoney tries to clinch
and Horn counters with a stiff right hand.
Horn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mahoney backs up against the cage.
Horn lands with a nice body punch.
Otto Horn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horn connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horn clinches up with Mahoney and pushes him back against the cage.
Horn works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Horn passes Mahoney's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Horn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Mahoney's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mahoney moves forwards but Horn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horn misses with a few strikes there.
Mahoney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahoney throws a combination that misses
and Horn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mahoney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Horn scores with a nice right hand.
Horn clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Horn tries to score a body lock takedown but Mahoney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Horn gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Horn controlling from the top position.
Horn won't allow Mahoney to sweep him here.
Horn content to stall in guard here.
Horn lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Otto Horn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Horn moves into the clinch successfully.
Horn jumps guard and drags Mahoney to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Horn is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn 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.
Horn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mahoney is being controlled here.
Horn cracks Mahoney with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Horn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Horn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Horn prevents Mahoney from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Horn moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mahoney is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mahoney is trying to control Horn's posture but Horn avoids it.
Horn taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Horn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Mahoney's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Horn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahoney misses with a shot to the body
and Horn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Horn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mahoney avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Horn lands a takedown into guard.
Horn wants to control from the top but Mahoney keeps moving.
Horn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Horn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahoney can do to turn this around?
Horn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Horn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mahoney lands a really nice looking cross but Horn seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney misses with a combination
and Horn counters with a left and a right that stings Mahoney.
Horn cracks a nice hook into Mahoney's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Horn.
Mahoney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Otto Horn is winning the standup battle so far.
Horn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mahoney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Horn does no damage.
Horn waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mahoney.
Mahoney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Otto Horn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horn misses with a series of wild punches.
Mahoney throws a low kick but it's checked well by Horn.
No joy there for Horn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney misses with a takedown attempt
and Horn counters with a left to the body.
Horn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mahoney misses with a double jab
enabling Horn to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahoney moves away from the strike by Horn.
Mahoney needs to keep his hands up - Horn had a free shot at his head there.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horn.
Mahoney swinging wilding here.
Horn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahoney.
Horn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahoney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horn misses with the combination.
Horn tries to clinch up but Mahoney circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn moves in looking to clinch but Mahoney pushes him off.
Mahoney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Horn throws a body punch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Horn thows a body shot but no joy.
Mahoney throws a one two combo.
Horn just misses with a punch to the body.
Horn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mahoney misses with some punches.
Horn avoiding damage as Mahoney throws knees to the body.
Horn goes for a takedown attempt but Mahoney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horn tries to clinch up but Mahoney circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four 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.
Horn throws a body punch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Horn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahoney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horn throws a sloppy body shot
and Mahoney decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Horn's guard.
Otto Horn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mahoney must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mahoney wants to control from the top but Horn keeps moving.
Horn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mahoney decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Horn, up you get!
Shane Mahoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horn throws out a powerful jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Horn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mahoney pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Horn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Horn 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Horn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Page has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morgan Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Brown!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a series of punches but Page moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Page checks a leg kick.
Page circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Page.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Page rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Page gets caught flat footed, as Brown shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Page keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Page pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown trying to control but Page is working from the bottom.
Page working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Page keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Page on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Page tries to get out of the position.
Page wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Page looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Page avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Page just misses with a punch to the body.
Page scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Page's waist but Page gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Page pinned against the cage. Page gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown fails with the takedown.
Morgan Page has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Brown.
Page lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan Page is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Page throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown misses with a combination
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Page dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Brown drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Page swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Brown's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morgan Page!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between myles roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen El Distorto De Melodica by Everclear as his entrance music. myles roberts could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joseph Watson's chin.
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194 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, myles roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Watson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Watson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watson looks to land a left hand but roberts moved out of range nicely.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from roberts.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but roberts avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
roberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
roberts tries to bum rush Watson with a series of wild strikes but Watson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
roberts swinging wilding here.
roberts misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Watson.
A combination from roberts does no damage.
Watson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt roberts.
myles roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson throws a leg kick but roberts sees it coming and moves out of range.
roberts misses with a few strikes there.
roberts throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Watson seems to be working for a kimura but roberts defends the submission attempt.
Watson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
roberts wants to control but Watson is keeping busy.
Watson wants to control but roberts is keeping him busy.
Watson is trying to work for a kimura but roberts is defending well.
Watson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, roberts has managed to free his arm - good work.
roberts on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if roberts tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is pressing down on roberts's thigh, looking to free his foot. roberts is holding on for now.
Watson wants to work for an arm triangle but roberts is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed roberts's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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.
roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
roberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
roberts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watson looks to land a left hand but roberts moved out of range nicely.
roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson circles away quickly and effectively.
myles roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
roberts looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson avoids a punch combination nicely.
roberts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Watson 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.
roberts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A combination from roberts does no damage.
roberts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watson at a distance.
Watson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Watson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt roberts.
Watson dodges the punch combination from roberts.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as roberts sprawls well. roberts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
roberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
roberts swinging wilding here.
roberts fails to land with a series of punches.
myles roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
roberts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson circles away quickly and effectively.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but roberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
roberts misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from roberts.
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.
roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
roberts misses with a body shot
so Watson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Watson stands and throws roberts's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Watson tries to move to mount but roberts blocks the move with his legs.
Watson tries for a kimura but roberts is defending well.
Watson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
roberts wants to try and get back to his feet.
Watson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for roberts because Watson loaded up on that one.
Watson trying to control but roberts is having none of it.
Watson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
roberts can't escape the position.
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.
Watson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Watson with a couple of short strikes.
Watson misses with a head shot.
Watson is going olschool here, as he tries to force roberts to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so roberts shrugs it off.
Watson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Watson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Watson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Watson unloads with some shots from mount but roberts bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
roberts lands with a nice combination. Watson backs away looking to recover.
Watson throws a chopping leg kick but roberts manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Watson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
roberts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watson counters with a head kick.
roberts throws a combination that misses
and Watson counters with a head kick that wobbles roberts - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Watson sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Watson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Calliente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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172 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayne Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincenzo Calliente!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Calliente to the ground! Williams dives into full mount looking to finish!
Calliente is rocked!
It looks like Vincenzo Calliente has been cut.
Calliente really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Calliente is still in real trouble! Can Williams finish him?
Williams lands a big shot to the head and Calliente winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Wayne Williams!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Sterns (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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155 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ed Sterns!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Sterns pushes him off.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sterns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sterns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sterns moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Hunt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sterns.
Sterns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and Sterns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ed Sterns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sterns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hunt fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunt counters with a left and a right that stings Sterns.
A shot to the body from Sterns misses
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Sterns.
Sterns doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
Sterns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sterns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Hunt scores with a four punch combination!
Sterns is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Hunt knocks Sterns out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Hunt!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and angelo broleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minowa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is One Minute in Heaven. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isamu Minowa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, angelo broleck!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for broleck!
Minowa won't let broleck get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minowa controlling from the full mount.
You get the feeling that broleck really doesn't like being in this position too much.
broleck is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Minowa controlling the pace for now.
broleck is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa controlling his opponent.
Minowa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Minowa wants to finish this one by submission but broleck is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Minowa.
Minowa working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa landing punches.
Minowa throwing strikes here but broleck is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
broleck is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Minowa trying to control but broleck is having none of it.
Minowa misses with a head shot.
Minowa wants to control the pace but broleck is squirming around nicely.
Minowa 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.
Minowa with good strikes from the mount here!
Minowa controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Minowa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as broleck is looking to escape.
Minowa content just to control the position here.
Minowa with the ground and pound from mount.
broleck is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Minowa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minowa tries to control but broleck wriggling away.
Minowa has hold of broleck's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and broleck manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Minowa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Isamu Minowa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Minowa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by broleck.
Minowa checks the leg kick.
Minowa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Minowa showed some decent athleticism there.
Minowa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Minowa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Minowa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
broleck throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Minowa.
It looks like Isamu Minowa has been cut.
Minowa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
broleck keeping moving, preventing Minowa from controlling successfully.
broleck wants to stand but Minowa is controlling the position.
Minowa looking to pass the guard.
broleck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Minowa wants to pass the guard but broleck is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa works over broleck with some ground and pound from guard.
Minowa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Minowa landing some decent shots from guard.
broleck wants to stand but Minowa is controlling the position.
Minowa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Minowa takes a little break here. broleck wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Minowa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by broleck, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
broleck on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Minowa looking to punish the body of his opponent here but broleck is avoiding damage well.
Minowa wants to control but broleck is keeping him busy.
broleck is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
broleck is breathing heavily.
Minowa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
broleck is working to avoid the ground and pound but Minowa connects with a decent elbow.
Minowa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Minowa trying to control the position but broleck is working away.
Minowa just content to control the position.
broleck is pushing Minowa's head away, looking to escape. Minowa manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Minowa working the head and body with strikes.
Minowa trying to control the action but broleck is working from the bottom.
Minowa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Minowa staying calm.
Minowa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down broleck for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Minowa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isamu Minowa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
broleck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
broleck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Minowa's calf.
Minowa drives through and clinches with broleck against the cage.
broleck lands a body shot in the clinch.
broleck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Minowa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Minowa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
broleck looking to throw knees to the head but Minowa is blocking nicely.
broleck can't find room to land a body shot as Minowa controls the action.
broleck prevents a takedown attempt there.
broleck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Minowa avoids it.
Minowa pulls guard successfully.
broleck tries to stand but Minowa is controlling from the bottom.
Minowa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
broleck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
broleck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
broleck tries to stand but Minowa is controlling from the bottom.
Minowa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
broleck wants to get up but he can't break Minowa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Minowa is working an open guard so broleck takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Minowa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Minowa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa prevents broleck from getting back to his feet.
Minowa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
broleck is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Minowa is controlling him.
Minowa works over broleck with some ground and pound from guard.
Minowa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Minowa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. broleck is keeping the position for now.
Minowa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
broleck wants to stand up but Minowa is controlling him.
Minowa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
Minowa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but broleck manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Minowa has broleck in his guard.
Minowa controls broleck momentarily but broleck frees himself.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Isamu Minowa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Minowa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Minowa clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Isamu Minowa'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.
Minowa scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Minowa trying to control the action but broleck is working from the bottom.
broleck wants to get back to his feet.
Minowa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by broleck, who protects the arm well.
Isamu Minowa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
broleck wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
broleck trying to remain calm as Minowa controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
broleck pushes Minowa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Minowa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Minowa looks up at the clock and then as broleck takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Minowa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Minowa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
broleck is trying to escape the position but Minowa is controlling the position.
broleck wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Minowa scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on broleck's face as Minowa controls the position.
Minowa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but broleck is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Minowa is trying to get an arm triangle but broleck is defending well.
broleck is pushing Minowa's head away, looking to escape. Minowa manages to hold on to the position though.
broleck trying to remain calm as Minowa controls from the top position.
broleck is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Minowa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Minowa controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Minowa scoring with punches and elbows.
Minowa trying to control the position but broleck is working away.
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.
Minowa taking a breather here.
broleck is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ground and pound from Minowa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Minowa happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Minowa had his way with angelo broleck in that round.
The cut man is working on Isamu Minowa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Minowa shoots in for a double leg but broleck sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
broleck clinches but Minowa breaks the clinch
and Minowa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Minowa.
Minowa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Minowa in side control lands a decent elbow.
broleck wants to get back to his feet.
Minowa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Minowa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but broleck is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
broleck pushes Minowa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Minowa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but broleck sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Minowa throws a strike aimed at the side of broleck's head but broleck avoids it well.
Minowa just content to control the position.
broleck is not content to let Minowa control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Minowa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
broleck on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
broleck is trying to buck Minowa off.
Minowa working the ground and pound.
broleck is being controlled here.
Minowa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa wants to lay and pray for a moment but broleck keeps working.
broleck is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Minowa happy to just control the position for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Isamu Minowa just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Minowa closes the distance and pushes broleck back into the cage.
Minowa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Minowa drops down looking for an ankle pick but broleck pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isamu Minowa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
broleck wants to clinch
and Minowa counters by clinching up.
broleck lands a knee to the body.
Minowa has dropped down and is working for a takedown. broleck is trying to keep an underhook but Minowa manages to get the takedown into half guard.
broleck makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
broleck misses with the combination.
Minowa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Minowa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Minowa working the strikes but broleck uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
broleck wants to get back to his feet.
angelo broleck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minowa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isamu Minowa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Minowa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isamu Minowa!
Isamu Minowa retains his middleweight title!
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RATING
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