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EFL9: 135 Grand Prix Semi's PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Sandusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Limpy Rotherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Sandusky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Limpy Rotherford!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotherford tries to clinch but Sandusky moves out of range.
Rotherford tries to clinch but Sandusky is having none of it.
Sandusky misses with a body shot.
Jab by Rotherford.
Rotherford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rotherford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sandusky.
Rotherford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rotherford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sandusky has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sandusky and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sandusky misses the shot to the body.
Sandusky connects with a looping right hand.
Sandusky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sandusky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rotherford.
No luck for Rotherford with that takedown attempt.
Rotherford scores with the left hand. Sandusky knows he should have avoided that one.
Sandusky throws the left hand but Rotherford avoids the punch easily.
Rotherford misses with a low kick as Sandusky jumps back.
Rotherford throws a series of punches but Sandusky avoids them all with ease.
A head kick from Rotherford lands but Sandusky takes it in his stride.
Rotherford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandusky slips a jab and a cross from Rotherford.
Sandusky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sandusky keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Sandusky misses its intended target.
Rotherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sandusky looks to throw the jab but Rotherford is out of range.
Sandusky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rotherford gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sandusky cracks Rotherford with a solid left hand.
Rotherford wants to sweep but no luck.
Sandusky cracks Rotherford with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandusky is stalling in the full guard.
Rotherford is looking for a triangle but Sandusky pushes his legs off easily.
Sandusky postures up and lands a big shot to Rotherford's brow.
Sandusky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rotherford throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sandusky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sandusky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rotherford on the ground.
Rotherford wants to sweep here but Sandusky controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sandusky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sandusky chips away with some ground and pound.
Sandusky stopping the sweep attempt from Rotherford.
Sandusky cracks Rotherford with a solid left hand.
Rotherford working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sandusky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sandusky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rotherford looks gassed!
Sandusky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sandusky is in close to Rotherford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rotherford will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rotherford lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sandusky!
A nice elbow there by Rotherford.
Sandusky really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sandusky on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sandusky tries to get out of the position.
Sandusky is working hard here to advance position.
Sandusky wants to control but Rotherford is having none of it.
Rotherford misses with a head shot.
Sandusky is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Rotherford there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sandusky is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sandusky can't escape the position.
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.
Rotherford lands with some strikes.
Rotherford looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sandusky throwing punches despite being mounted.
Rotherford misses with a head shot.
Rotherford looking to ground and pound but Sandusky is blocking nicely.
Rotherford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sandusky tries to hold on but Rotherford pushes him away.
Rotherford cracks Sandusky with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rotherford landing shots from mount.
Rotherford looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sandusky is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rotherford with good strikes from the mount here!
Sandusky can't escape the position.
Sandusky slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gary Sandusky will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rotherford has his takedown stuffed
and Sandusky counters with a straight right hand.
Rotherford misses with a combination
and Sandusky counters with a single leg into guard. Rotherford didn't expect that.
Rotherford wants to sweep but no luck.
Sandusky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sandusky cracks Rotherford with a solid left hand.
Sandusky postures up and lands a big shot to Rotherford's brow.
Rotherford striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Sandusky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rotherford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sandusky manages to get himself to full guard.
Sandusky wants to sweep here but Rotherford controlling him for the moment.
Rotherford postures up in Sandusky's guard and throws a big left but Sandusky blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandusky pulls Rotherford in close to his closed guard and prevents Rotherford from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sandusky is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rotherford has hold of Sandusky's hands but Sandusky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rotherford gets back to full guard.
Sandusky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sandusky pushes down on Rotherford's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rotherford tries to roll over but Sandusky keeps him under control.
Sandusky looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sandusky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sandusky seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotherford throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rotherford is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sandusky scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sandusky scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sandusky lands a nice short elbow.
Sandusky drops an elbow to the side of Rotherford's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rotherford manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sandusky works over Rotherford with some ground and pound from guard.
Rotherford wants to sweep but no luck.
Rotherford is breathing heavily.
Sandusky keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rotherford's head.
Rotherford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sandusky lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sandusky chips away with some ground and pound.
Sandusky works over Rotherford with some ground and pound from guard.
Rotherford manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sandusky is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky tries to lock up and control but Rotherford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rotherford looking to ground and pound but Sandusky is blocking nicely.
Rotherford misses with a head shot.
Gary Sandusky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rotherford thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sandusky is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rotherford misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rotherford with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sandusky wants to control but Rotherford is having none of it.
Sandusky gets back to half guard.
Sandusky is looking for a sweep. Rotherford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rotherford not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sandusky throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sandusky wants to get back to full guard.
Rotherford with the ground and pound but Sandusky uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rotherford being controlled here momentarily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sandusky scores a takedown into full mount!
Sandusky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rotherford is looking to get to half guard.
Sandusky is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rotherford can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Sandusky dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rotherford clinches but Sandusky breaks the clinch
and Sandusky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Limpy Rotherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandusky misses the target.
Rotherford with a poor takedown
and Sandusky counters with a single leg into guard. Rotherford didn't expect that.
Sandusky 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.
Sandusky lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sandusky connects with a couple of short punches.
Rotherford working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sandusky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sandusky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sandusky scoring with some ground and pound.
Rotherford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sandusky defends well.
Rotherford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rotherford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sandusky makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sandusky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandusky lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rotherford striking off his back but it's not causing Sandusky any problems.
Rotherford striking off his back but it's not causing Sandusky any problems.
Sandusky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sandusky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sandusky cracks Rotherford with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandusky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sandusky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rotherford escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sandusky gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sandusky works over Rotherford with some ground and pound from guard.
Sandusky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sandusky looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sandusky is in close to Rotherford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rotherford has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sandusky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sandusky scoring with some ground and pound.
Sandusky trying to control the position from guard on top but Rotherford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sandusky's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rotherford wants to sweep but no luck.
Sandusky is working Rotherford over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rotherford throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sandusky looking to pass the guard.
Sandusky is working Rotherford over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sandusky controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky trying to control but Rotherford is working from the bottom.
Sandusky connects with a couple of short punches.
Sandusky trying to control but Rotherford is working from the bottom.
Sandusky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sandusky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sandusky scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandusky working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rotherford gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rotherford tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rotherford punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotherford throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rotherford tries to get to full guard but Sandusky has control of the leg.
Sandusky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sandusky working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sandusky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rotherford missing with punches from the bottom.
Gary Sandusky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sandusky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sandusky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rotherford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rotherford is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Limpy Rotherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandusky scoring with strikes but Rotherford is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Sandusky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sandusky 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Sandusky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gene Carano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Tootoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gene Carano has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gene Carano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Tootoo!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tootoo scores a takedown into full mount!
Tootoo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carano is trying desperately to improve position.
Tootoo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carano tries to hold on but Tootoo pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Tootoo.
Carano wants to control but Tootoo is having none of it.
Tootoo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carano looks a forlorn figure.
Tootoo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carano?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tootoo looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tootoo swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jordan Tootoo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Rivers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch Master!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master throws a head kick but Rivers moves out of range.
Master thows a left - swing and a miss!
Master doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivers circles away.
Rivers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rivers lands a few punches from side control.
Master takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Master tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rivers presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Master wants to hold on but Rivers pushes him away.
Rivers raining down shots from the mount!
Master is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivers cracks Master with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Rivers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ad Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ares Zeusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ares Zeusson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ad Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ares Zeusson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po shoots in but Zeusson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Po closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zeusson to the mat! Zeusson manages to get full guard.
Zeusson working a defensive guard here.
Po showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zeusson looking for a guillotine here but Po defends easily.
Po wants to pass the guard but Zeusson is keeping the position.
Zeusson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zeusson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Po wants to hold on but Zeusson pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Zeusson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Po is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Po and Zeusson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Po can't do much from the bottom here.
Zeusson trying to control the position but Po is working away.
Po is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Zeusson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Zeusson is looking to take a break and control but Po is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Po tries to buck Zeusson off but Zeusson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zeusson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Po rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Zeusson's guard! Nice work there by Po!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Po avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zeusson looks gassed!
Zeusson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Po trying to control but Zeusson is working from the bottom.
Po looking to pass the guard.
Zeusson can't keep his opponent in guard - Po advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zeusson!
Po working for a submission but Zeusson is keeping him at bay.
Po is working for a guillotine from mount but Zeusson frees his head quite easily.
Zeusson working to try and regain half guard.
Zeusson tries to buck Po off so he can stand up but Po has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Zeusson falls backwards, slamming Po to the mat but Po holds on tight! Zeusson is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ad Po!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soudouku Hanze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Travis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanze comes to the cage accompanied by ask a ninja. Soudouku Hanze has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soudouku Hanze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Travis!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Travis sends Hanze crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Travis is motioning to the referee to let Hanze up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Soudouku Hanze has been cut.
Travis misses the jab.
Hanze tries to clinch but Travis moves out of range.
Hanze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Travis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanze.
Travis throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanze.
Hanze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Travis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Travis misses with a low kick.
Hanze has closed the distance and engaged Travis in a clinch.
Hanze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Travis.
Travis looking to stall.
Hanze pushes Travis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Travis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanze has double underhooks.
Travis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanze misses with a knee to the head.
Hanze tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Travis avoids it.
Hanze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Travis blocks it with crossed arms.
Hanze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Travis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Justin Travis has been cut.
Travis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanze missing with knees to the body.
Hanze lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Justin Travis's cut even more.
Travis is trying to break the clinch but Hanze has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Travis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanze lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Justin Travis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hanze tries to land a knee to the head but Travis blocks with his arms.
Hanze prevents Travis from breaking the clinch.
Hanze lands a nice knee to the body.
Travis looks gassed!
Travis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanze lands an elbow just above Travis 's eye.
Hanze gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Justin Travis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hanze unloads a knee to the mid-section. Travis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hanze as Travis tries to tie him up.
Hanze creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Travis's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Justin Travis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Soudouku Hanze!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Senor Skeletor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedor Stromlenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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20
146 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Senor Skeletor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedor Stromlenko!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stromlenko tries to bum rush Skeletor with a series of wild strikes but Skeletor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Skeletor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Skeletor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stromlenko.
Stromlenko ducks under a wild hook from Skeletor.
Stromlenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Stromlenko slips under a jab from Skeletor.
Stromlenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stromlenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skeletor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stromlenko but Stromlenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stromlenko dodges the punch combination from Skeletor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skeletor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skeletor lands an overhand right.
Skeletor throws a right hand that Stromlenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Stromlenko also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skeletor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stromlenko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stromlenko is trying to buck Skeletor off.
Stromlenko parries the strikes from Skeletor easily there. Skeletor is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stromlenko to escape.
Stromlenko is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Skeletor is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stromlenko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Skeletor tries to score with some ground and pound. Stromlenko controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Stromlenko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stromlenko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Skeletor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stromlenko taking a bit of punishment here - Skeletor scoring with strikes.
Skeletor postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Skeletor working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skeletor controlling from side mount.
Skeletor throws a strike aimed at the side of Stromlenko's head but Stromlenko avoids it well.
Stromlenko is pushing Skeletor's head away, looking to escape. Skeletor manages to hold on to the position though.
Skeletor cracks Stromlenko with a big elbow.
Skeletor scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stromlenko to see if he's OK.
Skeletor 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.
An elbow from Skeletor crashes against the mat.
Stromlenko is trying to buck Skeletor off.
Skeletor working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skeletor throws an elbow but Stromlenko slips to the side and avoids it well.
Skeletor tries to advance to mount but Stromlenko denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stromlenko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Skeletor passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stromlenko!
Skeletor scoring with strikes but Stromlenko is staying in there.
Stromlenko wants to try and get back to his feet.
Skeletor lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Stromlenko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Skeletor with shots to the head and body - Stromlenko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stromlenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skeletor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Skeletor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Skeletor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stromlenko is looking to escape.
Skeletor landing strikes from the mount and Stromlenko is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skeletor controlling from mount.
Skeletor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stromlenko looks a forlorn figure.
Skeletor with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stromlenko tries to buck Skeletor off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Senor Skeletor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stromlenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skeletor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stromlenko's guard.
Skeletor won't allow Stromlenko to get back to his feet.
Skeletor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Skeletor lands a couple of digs.
Stromlenko wants to stand and escape but Skeletor is having none of it.
Senor Skeletor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skeletor is stalling in the full guard.
Stromlenko wants to stand and escape but Skeletor is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stromlenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skeletor if he has to take too many more of those.
Skeletor just misses with a punch to the body.
Skeletor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stromlenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Senor Skeletor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skeletor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Skeletor lands a nice shot to the body.
Skeletor tries to land a front kick but Stromlenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skeletor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stromlenko looks to land a body kick but Skeletor moved away.
Skeletor lands a lovely overhand right.
Pedor Stromlenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stromlenko moves out of range as Skeletor strikes.
Stromlenko misses with a head kick.
Stromlenko ducks under a wild hook from Skeletor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skeletor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stromlenko.
Stromlenko misses with a straight left.
Skeletor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stromlenko was covering up waiting for the punch and Skeletor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stromlenko wants to get back to his feet but Skeletor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stromlenko keeping moving, preventing Skeletor from controlling successfully.
Stromlenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Skeletor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stromlenko is keeping the position for now.
Stromlenko wants to stand and escape but Skeletor is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stromlenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Skeletor controls the pace.
Stromlenko is looking to stand up but Skeletor isn't so interested in that idea.
Stromlenko is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Skeletor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stromlenko.
Pedor Stromlenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stromlenko throws a head kick that misses.
Skeletor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stromlenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stromlenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skeletor is working Stromlenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stromlenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Skeletor wants to pass the guard but Stromlenko is keeping the position.
Stromlenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stromlenko keeping moving, preventing Skeletor from controlling successfully.
Skeletor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Skeletor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skeletor scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stromlenko keeping full guard, as Skeletor tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Senor Skeletor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stromlenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Skeletor to score with a decent uppercut.
Stromlenko tries to clinch up but Skeletor circles away and keeps his distance.
Skeletor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Skeletor scores with a punch to the head.
Stromlenko slips under a jab from Skeletor.
Skeletor avoids the head kick by Stromlenko.
Skeletor misses with a wild body shot.
Skeletor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stromlenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stromlenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skeletor.
Horrible takedown by Skeletor or perhaps it was just good defense by Stromlenko which made him look bad.
Stromlenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Skeletor catches Stromlenko right on the button with a cross.
Skeletor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stromlenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Skeletor misses with a few strikes there.
Stromlenko tries to clinch up but Skeletor circles away and keeps his distance.
Skeletor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stromlenko.
Skeletor misses with a two punch combination.
Skeletor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Skeletor.
Stromlenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skeletor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skeletor cracks a nice hook into Stromlenko's ribs.
Skeletor avoids the head kick by Stromlenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Skeletor scores with a nice head shot.
Stromlenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skeletor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stromlenko throws a sloppy head kick and Skeletor moves out of range easily.
Skeletor misses with a few strikes there.
Stromlenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Stromlenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skeletor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stromlenko counters with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Skeletor.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senor Skeletor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stromlenko moves out of range as Skeletor strikes.
Stromlenko tries to clinch but Skeletor is having none of it.
Skeletor just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skeletor lands an overhand right.
Skeletor shoots in and bounces Stromlenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stromlenko wants to get back to his feet but Skeletor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Skeletor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stromlenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Skeletor trying to control the position from guard on top but Stromlenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skeletor drops back looking for a leg! Stromlenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stromlenko manages to kick Skeletor off! Skeletor jumps back into Stromlenko's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stromlenko is looking to stand up but Skeletor isn't so interested in that idea.
Skeletor trying to control but Stromlenko is working from the bottom.
Pedor Stromlenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Skeletor shoots in and bounces Stromlenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skeletor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Senor Skeletor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skeletor 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Senor Skeletor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crack comes into the arena with Killing in the name of blaring out of the sound system. Randy Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harry Crack's chin.
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Crack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crack swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Crack misses with a body kick.
Crack wants to clinch.
Crack misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Crack doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Crack.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crack.
Smith tries to move into range but Crack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Randy Smith has been cut.
Crack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crack fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crack backs up against the cage.
Crack throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Crack misses with a double jab.
Crack throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crack is looking to land body kicks.
Crack wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Crack misses with a two punch combination.
Crack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crack throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crack throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Crack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith throws a series of punches but Crack moves out of range.
Crack moves into the clinch.
Crack is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Smith can't get the takedown.
Crack stalling the fight.
Crack lands a knee to the head.
Crack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Crack.
Crack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crack manages to break the clinch.
Smith avoids the head kick by Crack.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Crack had a free shot at his head there.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crack scores with a hook.
Crack lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Crack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crack throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crack is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Crack moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Crack lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crack obliges.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crack breaks the clinch.
Crack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Crack throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
Crack darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Crack taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crack lands a knee to the head.
Crack crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Crack connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Crack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Smith's cut.
That's time! Crack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crack scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Crack.
Crack lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crack landing knees to the head.
Crack lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Crack stalls.
Crack scores with a knee to the head.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Crack.
Crack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack lands a nice knee to the body.
Crack lands a nice knee to the body.
Crack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crack with a hook.
Crack throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith wants to clinch.
Crack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crack.
Crack misses with a head kick.
Crack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crack lands a jab to the nose.
Crack closes the distance and clinches.
Crack breaks from the clinch.
Crack tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Crack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Crack clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
A bit of stalling here from Crack.
Crack gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Crack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crack lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Crack scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crack obliges.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crack connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Smith is working for takedown but Crack is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crack.
Crack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Crack finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crack clinches.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crack pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crack working Smith over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Crack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Crack scores a nice knee to the body.
Crack breaks from the clinch.
Crack throws a nice head kick!
Crack lands a high kick!
Crack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith checks a low kick from Crack.
Crack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith slips under a jab from Crack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Crack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Crack scores with a spinning back kick!
Crack throws a head kick that half lands.
Harry Crack is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crack.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Crack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Crack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crack throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crack instigates a clinch.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crack stalling against the cage.
Crack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harry Crack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crack tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Crack misses with a body kick.
Crack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crack explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crack throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack lands with a cross.
Crack throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A good leg kick by Crack.
Crack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Crack - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Crack. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Crack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harry Crack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Crack.
Smith has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Crack.
Smith slips under a jab.
Crack connects with a high kick.
Crack misses with a body kick.
Crack scores with a nice body kick.
Crack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crack gets a clinch.
Crack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Crack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crack doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Crack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crack moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Harry Crack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Randy Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crack pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Crack utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Crack.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Crack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crack 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:24
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Crack!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Undah Takah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iliek Boubeez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boubeez's choice of entrance music: 99 Words for boobs. Iliek Boubeez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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269 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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277 lbs
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Counter striker
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Undah Takah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iliek Boubeez!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boubeez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Takah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boubeez tries to bum rush Takah with a series of wild strikes but Takah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takah looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boubeez is fending him off so far but Takah persists. Nope, Boubeez circles away and we're back to standing.
Takah shoots for a takedown but Boubeez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Undah Takah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boubeez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Takah fails with a takedown attempt.
Boubeez lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Undah Takah has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Boubeez misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boubeez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boubeez wants it to stay on the feet.
Boubeez avoids the body shot from Takah.
Takah shoots for a takedown but Boubeez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boubeez lands a jab to the head.
No luck for Takah with that takedown attempt.
Takah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boubeez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takah somewhat.
Takah is breathing heavily.
Boubeez tries to bum rush Takah with a series of wild strikes but Takah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boubeez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takah.
Takah fails with a takedown attempt.
Boubeez throws a right hand that Takah ducks under and follows up with a left that Takah also avoids with ease.
Boubeez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Takah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boubeez lands with a nice body punch.
Takah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boubeez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boubeez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Undah Takah's cut is getting worse.
Boubeez throws a low kick, looking for Takah's leg but Takah calmly moves out of range.
Boubeez circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Takah tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Boubeez wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iliek Boubeez!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Briatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flint has chosen A Few More Rednecks as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Briatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Flint!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flint throws a right and a left that Briatore avoids nicely.
Briatore lands with a hook. Flint tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Flint slips under a jab from Briatore.
Flint looks for the body kick but Briatore saw that one coming.
Flint throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Briatore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Silvio Briatore has been cut.
Briatore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flint plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Briatore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Briatore misses with a looping right.
Flint dodges the punch combination from Briatore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint stuffs the takedown attempt from Briatore. Briatore gets slowly back to his feet.
Flint throws a combination that misses
and Briatore counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flint is trying to maintain the position but Briatore is very close to passing his half guard.
Briatore thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flint's head.
Briatore looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Flint wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Briatore is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flint looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flint lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silvio Briatore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Briatore bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Briatore stalls from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Briatore trying to control the position but Flint is working away.
Flint is looking to regain half guard here but Briatore keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briatore working away.
Briatore creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Flint tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Briatore wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Briatore working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Briatore fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Briatore gets to mount! Flint was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Briatore scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Briatore looking to control and managing it successfully.
Briatore fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Flint is bucking up trying to escape but Briatore cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Flint regains half guard.
Briatore lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Flint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Briatore trying to control from half guard but Flint is working away.
Briatore throwing shots but Flint is blocking nicely.
Flint wants to improve his position but Briatore is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Briatore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Briatore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Briatore's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Briatore throws a hook to the side of Flint's head but Flint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flint misses with a jab to the body
and Briatore counters with a takedown into side control.
Briatore cracks Flint with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The strikes coming from Briatore are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Flint struggling a bit here.
Flint is letting Briatore control him for a moment.
Briatore scoring with punches from side control.
Briatore working away.
Briatore trying to control the action but Flint is working from the bottom.
Briatore landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briatore landing strikes.
Flint can't do much from the bottom here.
Silvio Briatore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Briatore cracks Flint with a big elbow.
Flint taking a bit of punishment here - Briatore scoring with strikes.
Flint misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Flint wants to control but Briatore postures up.
Briatore lands a few punches from side control.
Briatore is chipping away with strikes.
Flint manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Briatore is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Flint is looking to control Briatore's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flint avoid being mounted?
Flint is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Briatore's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Briatore's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flint looking to break Briatore's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Briatore remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Flint will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Flint is breathing heavily.
Even with his hooks in, Flint manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Briatore tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Briatore manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Briatore is trying to control but can't.
Briatore might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Briatore looking for submissions off his back.
Briatore manages to get to full guard.
Flint wants to pass the guard but Briatore is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Briatore is on top in guard.
Briatore wants to control from the top but Flint keeps moving.
Briatore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Briatore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flint keeping full guard, as Briatore tries to pass.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Briatore's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flint keeping moving, preventing Briatore from controlling successfully.
Flint had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Briatore defends it easily.
Briatore's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Briatore won't allow Flint to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Briatore's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flint looking to control.
Flint throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Briatore escapes and throws Flint's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Briatore lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Flint down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silvio Briatore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Briatore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Briatore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Briatore looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Flint!
Briatore working the ground and pound effectively.
Briatore controlling from the full mount.
Flint is desperately trying to improve his position but Briatore has a good base and remains in mount.
Briatore working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Briatore with shots to the head and body - Flint looks very uncomfortable down there.
Briatore avoids the attempt from Flint to control.
Flint is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Flint takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Briatore.
Briatore scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flint?
Briatore lands with some strikes.
Briatore content just to control the position here.
Briatore prevents Flint from getting the reversal.
Briatore lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Flint hang on?
A nice elbow there by Briatore.
Briatore content just to control the position here.
Flint tries to hold on but Briatore pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briatore controlling the pace for now.
Briatore lands a nice shot to the head.
Briatore looking to finish Flint with some ground and pound. This is bad for Flint!
Briatore looking to finish Flint with some ground and pound. This is bad for Flint!
Briatore landing strikes from the mount.
Flint is rocked!
BOOM! Briatore connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flint is still in real trouble! Can Briatore finish him?
Briatore cracks Flint with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvio Briatore!
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