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ECF 4: The Way You Move PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ichiro Miyata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miyata swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Miyata saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams leaves Miyata with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Miyata.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams tries to clinch there but Miyata circles away.
Miyata throws a head kick that misses.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Miyata shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ichiro Miyata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Miyata.
Miyata looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Miyata keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyata stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
Miyata swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Miyata throws a body kick that misses.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Miyata sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miyata digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miyata misses with a two punch combination.
Williams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Miyata to the mat! Miyata manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams thows a big elbow that misses.
Miyata knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Miyata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miyata defends it nicely.
Miyata looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miyata shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miyata has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miyata's face.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Miyata is breathing heavily.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Williams drops back, looking for a kneebar! Miyata looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Miyata looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Miyata!
Williams keeping his opponent close.
Miyata throwing strikes but Williams manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Miyata can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Williams throwing shots but Miyata is blocking nicely.
Miyata has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams throwing shots but Miyata is blocking nicely.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miyata keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams working over Miyata with some ground and pound. Miyata looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Williams postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Miyata to stand up.
Miyata dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Miyata pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Williams lands with a punch from half guard.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Miyata is working away.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams winds up and cracks Miyata with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Williams is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Miyata!
Williams dominating with strikes here.
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Williams landing punches.
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Miyata is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williams lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams landing strikes from the mount and Miyata is in trouble!
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!
Williams is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BOOM! Williams connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Williams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Williams landing punches.
Williams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Williams landing strikes from the mount and Miyata is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Miyata looks a forlorn figure.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miyata is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Miyata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Miyata's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miyata working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Miyata has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Ben Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams wants to control from the top but Miyata keeps moving.
Williams works over Miyata with some ground and pound from guard.
Williams with a nice head shot there.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miyata wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Miyata's head.
Williams controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Williams 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.
Williams postures up in Miyata's guard and throws a big left but Miyata blocks it.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Miyata has wrist control.
Miyata avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Miyata has wrist control.
Ichiro Miyata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Miyata blocks nicely.
Ben Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Williams!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rian Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Webster has chosen Run to the Hills by Iron Madien as his entrance music. Ben Webster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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236 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Rian Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Webster!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Webster enables Cox to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Webster manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Webster looking for a sweep. Not yet Webster, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cox is looking to stand up but Webster won't let him.
Cox wants to control from the top but Webster keeps moving.
Webster working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cox.
Cox being controlled here momentarily.
Webster keeping full guard, as Cox tries to pass.
Cox won't allow Webster to get back to his feet.
Webster uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ben Webster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cox looking to control.
Cox looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Webster gets to his feet - Cox follows without any prompting.
A nice combination there by Webster.
Cox throws a head kick that misses.
Cox misses with an attempted mid kick.
Webster drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Webster trying to control but Cox is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cox is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Webster is working Cox over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cox working a defensive guard here.
Webster lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Webster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster forces his way into half guard.
Webster thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cox's head.
Webster lands with a punch from half guard.
Webster is thwarting Cox's attempts to control the position.
Webster should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cox is trying to stand.
Cox is breathing heavily.
Cox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Webster perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Webster slips a nice elbow through Cox's hands, connecting with Cox's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webster landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cox has hold of Webster's hands but Webster slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cox is trying to control but can't.
Webster seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Webster lands a nice short elbow.
Cox is refusing to be controlled, as Webster sits in half guard.
Webster stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cox has one foot on Webster's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Webster dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Webster lands with an overhand left.
Webster has closed the distance and engaged Cox in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Webster as the two fighters clinch.
Cox wants the takedown. Webster is fighting it off but Cox persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Webster's guard against the cage.
Webster is controlling Cox's posture.
Cox trying to control the position from guard on top but Webster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Webster is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cox has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Webster is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Cox.
Webster scores with punches from side control.
Webster has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cox!
Webster fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Webster sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Webster putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Webster.
Webster landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Webster working Cox over with strikes here.
Cox tries to lock up and control but Webster gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Webster in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Webster cracks Cox with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Webster working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Cox looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Webster! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ben Webster!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Neidhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lloyd Zak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zak is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: strenght to go on - rise against. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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224 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Neidhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lloyd Zak!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neidhart throws a lazy right hand but Zak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zak loads up on a big right hand but Neidhart slips the punch.
Neidhart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zak is looking to clinch but Neidhart is avoiding it.
Zak tries to clinch up.
Zak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Neidhart counter with a right hand.
Zak throws out a loose jab but Neidhart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neidhart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neidhart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zak is looking to clinch.
Neidhart throws a lazy uppercut
and Zak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Jim Neidhart has been cut.
Zak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Neidhart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zak throws a right and a left that Neidhart avoids nicely.
Neidhart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zak.
Lloyd Zak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zak darts in trying to clinch
and Neidhart counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Neidhart.
Neidhart postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Neidhart lands a couple of elbows.
Neidhart works over Zak with some ground and pound from guard.
Neidhart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neidhart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zak looking for a sweep. Not yet Zak, not yet.
Neidhart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neidhart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart throws and elbow that misses. Zak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Neidhart's guard. Nice move by Zak!
Zak is looking to work some ground and pound but Neidhart has wrist control.
Zak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Neidhart keeping moving, preventing Zak from controlling successfully.
Zak throws and elbow that misses. Neidhart uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zak's guard. Nice move by Neidhart!
Neidhart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Neidhart throwing strikes but missing.
Neidhart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neidhart throws a strike but Zak rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neidhart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Neidhart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neidhart is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neidhart prevents Zak from improving his position.
Neidhart slips a nice elbow through Zak's hands, connecting with Zak's forehead.
Zak looks gassed!
Neidhart slows the pace down in half guard.
Neidhart looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zak taking some punishment here, with Neidhart in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zak trying to hold on to Neidhart's head to control him but Neidhart postures up.
Zak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neidhart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neidhart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zak keeps working.
Neidhart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neidhart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Neidhart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Neidhart's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Neidhart is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zak's half guard.
Neidhart stalling.
Neidhart throwing shots but Zak is blocking nicely.
Neidhart 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.
Nice strikes from Neidhart there.
Zak trying to hold on to Neidhart's head to control him but Neidhart postures up.
Neidhart slips a nice elbow through Zak's hands, connecting with Zak's forehead.
Zak is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Neidhart lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neidhart lands with a punch from half guard.
Neidhart is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neidhart wants to pass to mount but Zak is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Neidhart.
Neidhart landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neidhart trying to control the action but Zak is working from the bottom.
Neidhart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neidhart is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Neidhart 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.
Neidhart is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Neidhart lands a nice shot to the head.
Neidhart landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zak is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neidhart unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Zak wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Neidhart celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Neidhart!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keen Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnsson's choice of entrance music: The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men. 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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136 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Couture!
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, Keen Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture scores a takedown into full mount!
Couture landing strikes, looking to finish!
Couture landing punches.
Johnsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnsson tries to improve his position but Couture has taken his back! Couture has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Johnsson tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Couture pushes Johnsson away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Couture!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rex Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manning comes to the cage accompanied by Death From Above 1979 - You're A Woman, I'm A Machine. McCool is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Shipping Up to Boston. Rex Manning could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter McCool's chin.
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20
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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24
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Manning !
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, Peter McCool!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCool looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McCool seems to be looking for submissions.
McCool trying to pass the guard but Manning defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCool is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Manning doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McCool.
McCool thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCool wants to control but Manning is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manning avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCool.
McCool seems to be working for a kimura but Manning defends the submission attempt.
McCool throwing shots but Manning is blocking nicely.
Manning keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from McCool.
McCool is looking for a kimura here.
McCool works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCool swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter McCool!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zei Rulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Rodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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204 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zei Rulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seth Rodd!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rulu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rulu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rodd napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rulu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rodd is looking to regain half guard here but Rulu keeps moving and retains side control.
Rulu swings around for an armbar but Rodd sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rulu's guard.
Rulu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rodd defends well.
Rodd postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rulu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rodd, into his guard.
Rulu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodd's head.
Rulu chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rulu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodd's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rulu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rulu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rulu pushing down on Rodd's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rulu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rulu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rulu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rulu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rulu uses his free foot to push down on Rodd's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rodd.
Rulu breaks from Rodd's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rulu 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.
Rulu is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Rodd is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zei Rulu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Go To Sleep. Austin has chosen Six Million Dollar Man as his entrance music. Steve Austin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
155 lbs
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29
156 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenneth Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith moves out of range as Austin strikes.
A slow jab from Austin misses its intended target.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Austin doesn't seem phased though.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Austin's guard.
Austin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Smith is fighting to break Austin's control of his arms but Austin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Austin is trying to keep Smith in close.
Austin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Austin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith won't allow Austin to sweep him here.
Austin working a defensive guard here.
Austin is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Austin is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Austin is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Austin blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Austin has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Austin looking to control.
Austin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Austin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smith has Austin in his guard.
Austin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Austin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Austin!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin gets back to half guard.
Smith passes to full mount!
Austin is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Austin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith unloading with bombs!
Austin is trying desperately to improve position.
Austin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Austin wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Austin is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a big elbow.
Austin is trying desperately to improve position.
Smith looking to control but Austin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Austin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith goes for an armbar but Austin turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Austin.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Austin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Smith 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.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a body punch
and Austin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith staying out of range there.
Austin tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Austin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Austin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Austin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Austin misses with a right hand
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Austin throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Austin.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Austin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Austin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Austin wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Austin throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Austin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Austin eventually gives up the hold.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Austin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Austin is trying to work for a kimura but Smith is defending well.
Smith is not content to let Austin control the position.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kenneth Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Austin thows a big elbow that misses.
Smith controls Austin momentarily but Austin frees himself.
Austin is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Austin's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Austin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Austin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Austin scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Austin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Austin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Austin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Austin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Austin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Austin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Austin.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Austin lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Austin.
Austin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Austin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.
Austin misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A cross from Austin lands.
Smith swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
Austin lands a jab.
Austin lands a jab to the nose.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Austin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Austin throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Austin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Austin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Austin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Austin cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Austin shoots in and gets a takedown into Smith's guard.
Austin passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Austin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Austin pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Austin is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Austin throws a big right hand that misses.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Austin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Austin stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Austin works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Austin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Austin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Austin is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Austin stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Austin chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Austin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Austin trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Austin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Austin is proving a slippery customer.
Smith being controlled here, momentarily.
Austin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Austin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Austin landing strikes.
Austin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Austin lands some shots froms side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Austin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Austin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Austin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dilan Seddigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Serrano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seddigh comes to the cage accompanied by Tech Nine - Absolute Power. Brian Serrano will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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24
220 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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26
209 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dilan Seddigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Serrano!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serrano gets a takedown into half guard.
Seddigh actively working from the bottom here.
Seddigh looking for submissions off his back.
Serrano prevents Seddigh from improving his position.
Serrano drops an elbow to the side of Seddigh's head.
Serrano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Seddigh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Serrano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Serrano winds up and cracks Seddigh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Seddigh is trying to get back to full guard.
Serrano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seddigh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Seddigh trying to control but Serrano postures up.
Seddigh won't allow Serrano to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serrano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Serrano prevents Seddigh from improving his position.
Seddigh is pressing down on Serrano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Seddigh punching from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Serrano lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Serrano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Seddigh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Serrano manages to get himself to full guard.
Seddigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Serrano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Serrano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Seddigh thows a big elbow that misses.
Serrano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Seddigh's guard.
Serrano stopping the sweep attempt from Seddigh.
Seddigh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Serrano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Seddigh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Serrano throws a big right hand that misses.
Seddigh looking to control.
Seddigh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Serrano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Seddigh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano connects with a couple of short punches.
Seddigh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Serrano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seddigh looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Serrano is defending well. Seddigh quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Serrano has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Seddigh celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dilan Seddigh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Bartone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Hammett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammett has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Vito Bartone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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22
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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22
230 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vito Bartone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Hammett!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammett tries to move into range but Bartone moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bartone misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Hammett as he checks the leg kick.
Bartone tries to clinch but Hammett moves out of range.
Bartone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hammett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartone dodges the punch combination from Hammett.
Hammett shoots in but Bartone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bartone misses with a body shot.
Bartone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bartone defends it nicely.
Bartone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hammett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bartone is fending him off so far but Hammett persists. Nope, Bartone circles away and we're back to standing.
Vito Bartone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk Hammett.
Bartone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hammett. That did some damage!
Bartone misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammett moves to clinch but Bartone breaks away
and Bartone counters with a two punch combo.
Bartone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammett manages to avoid it.
Hammett missing with a left hand there. Bartone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bartone digs a good hook to Hammett's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bartone.
Bartone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hammett.
Hammett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bartone.
Bartone moves to clinch but Hammett breaks away
and Hammett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammett misses with a series of wild punches.
Bartone gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartone is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hammett managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bartone.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammett manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bartone has his hands clasped together around Hammett's back. He's all about the action.
Hammett is looking for a kimura but Bartone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hammett to get the leverage.
Bartone is positioning himself well to prevent Hammett advancing to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammett trying to pass the guard but Bartone defending well.
Hammett is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartone is pressing down on Hammett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bartone wants to sweep here but Hammett controlling him for the moment.
Bartone looking for a guillotine here but Hammett defends easily.
Bartone pulls Hammett in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammett wants to control from the top but Bartone keeps moving.
Hammett wants to pass the guard but Bartone is keeping the position.
Bartone working for a triangle but Hammett defends it easily.
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.
Bartone pulls Hammett in close to his closed guard and prevents Hammett from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hammett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammett wants to control from the top but Bartone keeps moving.
Hammett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammett stays in close to Bartone's body and controls the position.
Bartone keeping moving, preventing Hammett from controlling successfully.
Bartone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammett's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Bartone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hammett.
Vito Bartone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bartone counters by clinching up.
Bartone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bartone for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Hammett avoiding damage as Bartone throws knees to the body.
Hammett wants to get back to striking at distance but Bartone won't allow it.
Bartone tries to work over Hammett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hammett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bartone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hammett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hammett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bartone is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartone working to try and regain half guard.
Bartone tries to hold on but Hammett postures up.
Hammett throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hammett working for a guillotine from mount but Bartone is in no mood to give up.
Bartone is looking to get to half guard.
Bartone tries to hold on but Hammett postures up.
Bartone is desperately trying to improve his position but Hammett has a good base and remains in mount.
Bartone wants to control but Hammett is having none of it.
Hammett has control of Bartone's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bartone regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hammett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hammett has control of Bartone's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bartone regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bartone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hammett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bartone's head.
Hammett is keen to just control but Bartone is a slippery customer.
Hammett is looking for a kimura here.
Bartone tries to get to full guard but Hammett has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bartone manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammett preventing the sweep.
Hammett landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bartone is on top in guard.
Bartone trying to control but Hammett is working from the bottom.
Hammett is looking for a triangle but Bartone pushes his legs off easily.
Hammett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammett is breathing heavily.
Bartone 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.
Bartone working some strikes from top position.
Hammett trying to strike off his back.
Hammett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bartone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bartone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bartone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hammett keeping moving, preventing Bartone from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Vito Bartone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bartone throws a chopping leg kick but Hammett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bartone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vito Bartone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bartone connects with a solid leg kick.
Bartone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bartone looks to throw the jab but Hammett is out of range.
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 Vito Bartone will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bartone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hammett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Bartone.
Hammett throws a hook but Bartone avoids it easily.
Bartone loads up on a big right hand but Hammett slips the punch.
Nice shot by Bartone.
Bartone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bartone lands a nice shot to the body.
Hammett slips a straight right by Bartone.
Bartone ducks under a wild hook from Hammett.
Bartone connects with the punch.
Bartone throws a front kick that sends Hammett stumbling back into the cage.
Bartone is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hammett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammett slaps away a takedown attempt from Bartone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammett. Bartone does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartone.
Bartone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hammett was covering up waiting for the punch and Bartone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bartoneis looking to pass into half guard but Hammett pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hammett is in guard.
Bartone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bartone keeping moving, preventing Hammett from controlling successfully.
Bartone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bartone 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.
Hammett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bartone is keeping the position for now.
Bartone pulls Hammett in close to prevent any damage.
Bartone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hammett manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartone throws a big right hand that misses.
Bartone wants to control from the top but Hammett keeps moving.
Bartone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bartone trying to mount his opponent but Hammett defends it.
Hammett tries to get to full guard but Bartone has control of the leg.
Bartone perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hammett is looking for a sweep. Bartone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammett is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bartone's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bartone's back!
Bartone tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hammett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammett goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bartone is on top in guard.
Hammett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bartone wants to control from the top but Hammett keeps moving.
Vito Bartone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammett working for a triangle but Bartone defends it easily.
Hammett keeping moving, preventing Bartone from controlling successfully.
Bartone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hammett looking for a sweep. Not yet Hammett, not yet.
Bartone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vito Bartone wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hammett shoots in and bounces Bartone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bartone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammett's guard.
Hammett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammett keeping moving, preventing Bartone from controlling successfully.
Kirk Hammett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bartone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Bartone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bartone 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Bartone!
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