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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dulsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richtor Schkayle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richtor Schkayle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Dulsworth!
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, Richtor Schkayle!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schkayle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dulsworth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schkayle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dulsworth shoots in and drives through. Schkayle sprawls well.
Dulsworth looks for a takedown but Schkayle sprawls well.
Schkayle misses with a takedown attempt - Dulsworth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dulsworth could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dulsworth shoots in but Schkayle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Dulsworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dulsworth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schkayle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dulsworth is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schkayle misses with a double jab.
Schkayle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A cross from Schkayle lands.
It looks like Sean Dulsworth has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schkayle.
Schkayle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dulsworth.
Schkayle throws a quick head kick that knocks Dulsworth silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Schkayle is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Richtor Schkayle!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Maldano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Curtis Jackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Jackson!
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, Barry Maldano!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Maldano misses with a straight left.
Jackson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jackson rushes Maldano and presses him up against the cage.
Maldano is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson stuns Maldano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Maldano circles away.
Jackson feints and then cracks Maldano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maldano down.
Maldano looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maldano.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maldano has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head kick but Maldano moves out of range.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maldano at a distance.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Maldano takes it in his stride.
Jackson lands a big head kick that sends Maldano tumbling to the mat! Jackson takes a step backwards and waves Maldano back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Maldano is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maldano as he avoids it easily.
Maldano is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Maldano seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson connects with a high kick.
Maldano throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maldano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Maldano throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldano circles away.
Jackson lands a nice looking body kick.
Jackson drops Maldano with a beautiful combination! Maldano stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson is looking for the KO!
Jackson misses with the combination.
A solid body kick from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Maldano backs away looking to recover.
Curtis Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson scores with a head kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson lands a two punch combo.
Maldano misses with a double jab.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maldano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Maldano persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Maldano avoids them all with ease.
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Maldano's front leg but catches the back leg as Maldano tries to avoid it.
Maldano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maldano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Crunch! Jackson slams his shin into Maldano's torso.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson lands a with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maldano circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson scores with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Maldano keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson is looking to slow Maldano down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldano circles away.
Curtis Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maldano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Maldano misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson tries to clinch but Maldano is having none of it.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Maldano pushes him off.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maldano's hands.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Maldano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson throws a head kick but Maldano moves out of range.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson rushes Maldano and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maldano's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldano is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maldano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maldano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson tries to clinch but Maldano moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldano misses the target.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Maldano back into the cage.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldano circles away.
Maldano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maldano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Maldano tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldano trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maldano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maldano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson wants to stand but Maldano is controlling the position.
Jackson pulls Maldano in to control the position.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maldano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Maldano does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to slow Maldano down with leg kicks.
Maldano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maldano finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maldano but Maldano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Maldano.
Danga de danga de dang - Maldano scores with a four punch combination!
Maldano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a big head kick but Maldano shrugs it off.
Jackson tries to clinch but Maldano moves away
and Maldano counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maldano trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Maldano passes into half guard.
Maldano looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maldano is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
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 Curtis Jackson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson dives in and grabs Maldano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maldano pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maldano.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Maldano moves out of range easily.
Maldano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson tries to clinch but Maldano moves out of range.
Curtis Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Maldano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Maldano moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maldano can do to turn this around?
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson feints and then cracks Maldano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maldano down.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldano circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maldano throws a combination that misses
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Maldano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maldano ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Maldano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jab from Jackson.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Jackson wants to clinch but Maldano slips to the side
and Maldano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldano throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Maldano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maldano misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maldano.
Maldano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Maldano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson works Maldano's body with a nice hook.
Maldano lands a jab-cross combination.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maldano counters with a one-two to the body.
Maldano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldano misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Maldano against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Maldano is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Barry Maldano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maldano shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Maldano should have avoided that one.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Maldano circles away.
Maldano shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jackson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maldano drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jackson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Maldano has Jackson in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson stands and steps away. Maldano gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Maldano's head.
Maldano misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a head kick. That will keep Maldano thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Curtis Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cory Poole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, cory Poole!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poole fails to land the takedown.
Poole tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Poole closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Poole escapes and gets back to his feet.
Poole throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Poole changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jackson is being controlled here.
Poole in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Poole is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jackson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Poole throws an elbow but Jackson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Poole wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poole has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Anthony Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poole looks gassed!
Jackson tries to clinch but Poole is having none of it.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poole moves into the clinch.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Poole drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anthony Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cory Poole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Poole counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Poole stops Jackson from standing up.
Poole trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poole won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Poole from controlling successfully.
Jackson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson kicks Poole off and gets to his feet.
Jackson clinches but Poole breaks the clinch
and Poole counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Poole.
Poole wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Poole throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poole trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poole stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Poole is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
cory Poole dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Poole holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poole decides to pull guard.
Poole wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Poole had control of the position.
Poole trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Poole trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson won't allow Poole to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poole trying to control the position here.
Despite being in the dominant position, cory Poole just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Poole works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jackson wants to clinch
and Poole counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Poole throws some wild stikes that Jackson manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to try and get back to his feet.
cory Poole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Poole sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poole trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
cory Poole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson lands a jab to Poole's midsection.
A combination from Poole does no damage.
Poole connects with a high kick.
Jackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anthony Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson tries to clinch but Poole moves out of range.
Poole changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Poole manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Poole pushes him off.
Jackson throws a combination. Poole tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Poole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson tries to clinch but Poole moves out of range.
Jackson scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poole tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Poole circles away.
Jackson clinches but Poole breaks the clinch
and Poole moves into the clinch.
Poole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Poole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Poole counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Poole.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poole throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Anthony Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poole takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Poole backpedaling.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Poole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poole fails to land the takedown.
Poole shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Poole's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anthony Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of cory Poole.
Poole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poole circles away from the clinch attempt
and Poole counters with a head kick.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Poole. Poole gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poole closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Poole has the dominant position.
Poole goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sizes up Poole with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson tests Poole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poole looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Poole persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Poole counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Poole is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
cory Poole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poole 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... cory Poole!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Thomas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens feints and as Thomas raises his hands in defense, Stevens changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stevens looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Thomas looking for a triangle here. Stevens is fighting it but it looks tight! Thomas pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Stevens is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jose Thomas!
Jose Thomas retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Style (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Alessio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alessio's choice of entrance music: target=blank>Ceasar. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Style!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Alessio!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Style shoots in for a takedown but Alessio shows good takedown defense.
Style tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alessio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alessio closes the distance and clinches.
Alessio pushes off an throws an elbow but Style leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Style tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alessio smiles and moves away.
Style gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alessio wants to stand but Style has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alessio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alessio wants to pass the guard but Style is keeping the position.
Style being controlled here, momentarily.
Style is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alessio defends well.
Alessio trying to control the position from guard on top but Style is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Style has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Alessio doesn't defend quickly enough and Style has managed to lock this one up! Can Alessio escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Style on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tim Style!
Tim Style retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ioki Fujinami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujinami has chosen target=blank>Rising Son as his entrance music. Jake Tyler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Tyler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ioki Fujinami!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Fujinami misses.
Fujinami closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tyler to the mat! Tyler manages to get full guard.
Tyler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fujinami controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tyler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fujinami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fujinami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fujinami trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Tyler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fujinami got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tyler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fujinami has managed to get both his arms back between Tyler's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujinami trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyler looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tyler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fujinami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fujinami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyler will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fujinami stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fujinami wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Tyler looking for a guillotine here but Fujinami defends easily.
Fujinami wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Tyler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami is looking to stand up but Tyler won't let him.
Tyler is looking for a triangle but Fujinami pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler looking for a guillotine here but Fujinami defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Fujinami pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyler is keeping the position for now.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Fujinami from controlling successfully.
Tyler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fujinami controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fujinami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fujinami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyler is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fujinami is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tyler wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyler looking for a guillotine here but Fujinami defends easily.
Tyler looking for a guillotine here but Fujinami defends easily.
Fujinami really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fujinami trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ioki Fujinami just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fujinami closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyler circles away.
Tyler misses with a takedown attempt
and Fujinami counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyler with a poor takedown
and Fujinami counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fujinami has his takedown stuffed
and Tyler counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fujinami!
Fujinami is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fujinami can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fujinami really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Tyler 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.
Fujinami tries to clinch but Tyler moves out of range.
Fujinami feints and as Tyler raises his hands in defense, Fujinami changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tyler controls Fujinami momentarily but Fujinami frees himself.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Fujinami from controlling successfully.
Fujinami drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fujinami jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fujinami must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tyler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fujinami manages to get himself to full guard.
Jake Tyler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyler stops Fujinami from standing up.
Tyler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tyler passes into half guard.
Tyler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler seems to be looking for submissions.
Tyler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fujinami is looking to improve his position.
Tyler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tyler is nestled in close to Fujinami, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tyler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tyler seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fujinami is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jake Tyler!
Jake Tyler retains his bantamweight title!
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