NYFE: Genesis Fight Night V PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Belvedere IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erin Marriot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belvedere IV's entrance music is Beastie Boys - Intergalactic. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Belvedere IV
vs
Marriot

179 cm
19
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Augustus Belvedere IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erin Marriot!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belvedere IV throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marriot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belvedere IV misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marriot motions for Belvedere IV to come forward. Marriot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marriot shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Belvedere IV counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Marriot off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Belvedere IV follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Marriot was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Augustus Belvedere IV!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Gamble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gamble
vs
Kane

190 cm
25
181 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
173 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Gamble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julius Kane!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane looks to land a combination but Gamble avoids it well.
Kane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kane swings for the body but Gamble moves out of range.
Gamble clobbers Kane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kane throws a combination that misses

and Gamble holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gamble has Kane pressed against the cage, preventing Kane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gamble is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gamble throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gamble has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Gamble has Kane pressed against the cage, preventing Kane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Gamble.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Kane is trying to push Gamble away but Gamble has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gamble lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from Gamble.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gamble throws an elbow that misses.
Gamble working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamble gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Gamble lands a nice elbow.
Gamble pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gamble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gamble takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Robbie Gamble.
Kane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kane looks to land a combination but Gamble avoids it well.
Kane throws a combination that misses
and Gamble counters with a left to the body.
Kane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kane misses with a double jab
and Gamble counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kane's knee momentarily.
Kane throws a combination that misses
and Gamble counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Kane misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gamble throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gamble shoots in for a takedown but Kane shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gamble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gamble jabs Kane right on the nose. Kane blinks but takes it well.
Kane misses with a double jab

and Gamble counters by moving into the clinch.
Kane blocking some punches.
Gamble throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Gamble is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from Gamble.
Gamble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gamble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gamble misses with a knee strike.
Kane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gamble content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gamble pushes Kane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kane blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gamble.
Gamble digs a right hand into Kane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kane's gas tank.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gamble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gamble keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kane's efforts to push away.
Gamble scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gamble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kane blocks an uppercut.
Gamble misses with a punch on the inside.
Gamble has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Gamble looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Gamble fails to land.
Gamble taking a breather.
Kane wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamble working Kane over with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Gamble to work.
Gamble scores with a shoulder strike.
Kane tries to break free but Gamble pushes him back against the cage.
Gamble lands a shoulder strike.
Gamble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
A short body shot lands from Gamble as the two fighters clinch.
Gamble swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane is trying to push Gamble away but Gamble has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kane blocks a body shot from Gamble.
Gamble lands a nice uppercut.
Kane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gamble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gamble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Gamble dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gamble moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
Kane scores with a hook to the body. Gamble takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kane misses with a double jab.
Kane throws a predictable looking body shot

and Gamble counters with a shoot takedown. Kane fights it but they end up in guard.
Gamble trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kane wriggles free and stands up.
Kane feints a jab promting Gamble to slip. Kane then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gamble slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kane misses with a combination

and Gamble holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gamble throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kane avoids a wild elbow strike from Gamble.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gamble displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kane up against the cage.
Gamble pushes off an throws an elbow but Kane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Gamble gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gamble trying to control the action but Kane is working from the bottom.
Kane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gamble wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Robbie Gamble wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gamble throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane misses with a combination
and Gamble counters with a series of strikes. Kane will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kane throws a right and a left that Gamble avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Gamble.
Kane falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gamble counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kane wants to break free but Gamble has control.
Gamble keeps control of Kane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Gamble.
Gamble swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gamble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kane's elbow.
Gamble throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gamble taking a breather.
Gamble misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gamble.
Kane tries to break free but Gamble pushes him back against the cage.
Kane is looking to break free of the clinch but Gamble has double underhooks.
Gamble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gamble takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gamble pushes Kane back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gamble is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
Gamble throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Gamble.
Gamble has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gamble misses with some punches.
Gamble looking to slow down the pace here.
Gamble misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Gamble dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kane tries to bum rush Gamble with a series of wild strikes but Gamble uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kane throws a series of punches but Gamble avoids them all with ease.
Kane fails to land with a series of punches.
Gamble slips a jab and a cross from Kane.
Kane misses with a two punch combination.
Kane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kane misses with a double jab
and Kane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gamble with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kane fails to land with a series of punches.
Kane throws a nice looking combination but Gamble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gamble lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gamble.
Kane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kane throws a combination that misses
and Gamble counters with a three punch combo that has Kane backing up. Kane nods at Gamble to acknowledge the strikes.
Julius Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gamble lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kane circles away quickly and effectively.
Kane misses with the combination.
Kane throws a combination that misses
and Gamble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gamble holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamble prevents Kane from breaking the clinch.
Gamble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gamble swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gamble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gamble lands an elbow inside that Kane shrugs off.
Gamble is looking to control Kane's arms but Kane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gamble has his back to the cage.
Gamble misses with some punches.
Gamble leaning against his opponent.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kane avoids a wild elbow strike from Gamble.
Gamble lands a nice elbow.
Kane working hard to break the clinch.
Gamble fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gamble misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane is looking to break free of the clinch but Gamble has double underhooks.
Kane wants to break free but Gamble has control.
Gamble content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gamble can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
Kane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gamble lands a nice shot to the body.
Gamble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from Gamble.
Gamble throws a head punch that misses.
Gamble wants a takedown but no success here.
Gamble dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gamble has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but Gamble has him pressed against the cage.
Gamble struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
Gamble stalling.
Gamble lands an uppercut.
Gamble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gamble has Kane pressed against the cage, preventing Kane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gamble lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gamble scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gamble manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kane is looking to break free of the clinch but Gamble has double underhooks.
Kane gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gamble.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A short right from Gamble.
Kane wants to break free but Gamble has control.
Gamble is trying to maintain a safe position but Kane gets an underhook and turns Gamble into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gamble.
Kane looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gamble throws a head punch that misses.
Kane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gamble tries to work over Kane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gamble prevents Kane from breaking the clinch.
Kane blocks a body shot from Gamble.
Gamble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gamble stalling the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gamble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane blocking some punches.
Kane prevents a body shot from Gamble.
Julius Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gamble wants a takedown but no success here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Gamble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gamble 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Gamble!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jovon Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chambers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck. Nick Wonder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chambers
vs
Wonder

190 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jovon Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Wonder!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers throws out a powerful jab.
Chambers fails to land with a series of punches.
Chambers feints a jab promting Wonder to slip. Chambers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wonder slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chambers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chambers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chambers scores with a hook to the body. Wonder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chambers scores with a nice right hand.
Chambers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chambers cracks Wonder with an open hand slap.

Wonder is rocked!
Wonder walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Chambers swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jovon Chambers!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Greenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greenberg has chosen King without a crown as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hawk
vs
Greenberg

205 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

202 cm
26
290 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Hawk!
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, Roman Greenberg!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenberg misses with the combination.
Greenberg swinging wildly here.
Hawk throws a right and a left that Greenberg avoids nicely.
Hawk misses with a few strikes there.
Greenberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawk misses with a combination
and Greenberg counters with a one-two to the body.
Hawk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Greenberg misses with a wild combination.
Hawk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greenberg manages to avoid it.
Hawk with a poor takedown
and Greenberg counters with a series of strikes. Hawk will be more careful next time no doubt.
Greenberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Greenberg wants it to stay on the feet.
Hawk dodges the punch combination from Greenberg.
Greenberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greenberg throws a series of strikes that have Hawk backpedaling.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Greenberg.
Greenberg is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk tries to improve position but can't.
Greenberg taking a breather here.
Greenberg's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roman Greenberg wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hawk throws a combination that misses
and Greenberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Greenberg lands a two punch combo.
Greenberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Greenberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Greenberg misses with the combination.
Hawk moves out of range as Greenberg throws a body kick.
Greenberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Greenberg circles away easily
and Greenberg counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greenberg.
Greenberg keeps Hawk at a distance using the push kick.
Greenberg misses with a double jab.
Greenberg works over Hawk's head and body with a nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greenberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greenberg throws a series of punches but Hawk moves out of range.
Greenberg throws a series of punches but Hawk moves out of range.
Greenberg looks to land a combination but Hawk avoids it well.
Greenberg is working the combinations to good effect here.

Greenberg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hawk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee asks Greenberg politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Greenberg prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hawk is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk struggling a bit here.
Greenberg throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk trying to remain calm as Greenberg controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Greenberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A combination from Greenberg does no damage.
Greenberg throws a shot to the body.
Greenberg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Greenberg throws a one two combo.
Hawk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Greenberg.
Hawk looks for a takedown but Greenberg sprawls well.
Danga de danga de dang - Greenberg scores with a four punch combination!
Greenberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greenberg stalks Hawk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hawk's face. Hawk staggers backwards, shaken.
Hawk misses with a hook

and Greenberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greenberg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hawk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Greenberg's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hawk pushes down on Greenberg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Greenberg keeping hold of Hawk's head, controlling as best he can.
Greenberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawk trying to pass the guard but Greenberg defending well.

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.
Greenberg is trying to stand up here but Hawk is controlling him well.
Greenberg is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greenberg keeping hold of Hawk's head, controlling as best he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Roman Greenberg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Greenberg looks to land a combination but Hawk avoids it well.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greenberg.
Hawk misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenberg throws a front kick that sends Hawk stumbling back into the cage.
Greenberg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hawk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greenberg counters with a two punch combo.
Greenberg fakes the leg kick and cracks Hawk in the body.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greenberg.
Greenberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Hawk gets caught flat footed, as Greenberg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Greenberg postures up.
Greenberg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Hawk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Greenberg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Greenberg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Greenberg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Greenberg preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Greenberg engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Greenberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hawk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Greenberg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hawk's guard.
Greenberg sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Greenberg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hawk is trying to control the position but Greenberg postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenberg stopping the sweep attempt from Hawk.
Hawk is working hard here to advance position.
Greenberg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hawk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Greenberg keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Roman Greenberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Greenberg wants to improve his position but Hawk is controlling well.
Henry Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

Hawk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Greenberg is just riding it out for now. Hawk eventually gives up the hold.
Greenberg is positioning himself well to prevent Hawk advancing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to advance to full mount but Greenberg doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hawk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Greenberg's guard.
Hawk trying to control from half guard but Greenberg is working away.
Greenberg controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Hawk seems to be working for a kimura but Greenberg defends the submission attempt.
Greenberg tries to roll over but Hawk keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawk 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Hawk.
Well Greenberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Greenberg!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Himbo Spice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Williams
vs
Spice

200 cm
20
274 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

212 cm
27
276 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Himbo Spice!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spice misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Spice tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Spice moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams avoids the head kick by Spice.
Spice misses with a body shot.
Spice just misses with a punch to the body.
Spice tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spice counters with a straight right hand.

Spice rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Spice trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Spice wants to break free but Williams has control.

Williams has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Spice regains guard immediately.
Spice 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.

Spice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Williams wants to control from the top but Spice keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Spice keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Williams is working Spice over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Spice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Spice looks gassed!
Williams wants to control from the top but Spice keeps moving.
Williams forces his way into half guard.
Spice regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Spice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Spice wants to stand but Williams is controlling his posture from full guard.
Williams wants to stand up but Spice is controlling him.
Williams keeping full guard, as Spice tries to pass.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Spice is having none of it.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Williams wriggles free and stands up.

Williams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Spice!
Williams tries to control but Spice wriggling away.
Williams looking to finish Spice with some ground and pound. This is bad for Spice!
Williams unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Williams connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spice on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams cracks Spice with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Williams dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Williams shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Spice looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Spice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Williams with the ground and pound but Spice uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Spice is retaining full guard.
Spice trying to control the position.
Spice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spice stalling away here and it's allowed Williams to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Spice wanted to stand there but Williams had control of the position.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spice wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Spice trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Himbo Spice hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Spice was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Williams trying to control but Spice is working from the bottom.
Spice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spice will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.

Spice has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spice is keeping the position for now.
Spice looking to control.

Spice working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Spice keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.

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.
Spice has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams wants to control from the top but Spice keeps moving.
Spice wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Williams preventing the sweep.

Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spice has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Spice's legs - danger averted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Spice looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamal Williams dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Williams shoots in and bounces Spice off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Williams trying to control but Spice is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Spice has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Spice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams postures up.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spice's head.
Spice controlling Williams's posture.
Spice throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Williams postures up in Spice's guard and throws a big left but Spice blocks it.

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.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Spice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Spice wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Spice working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams wants to control from the top but Spice keeps moving.
Williams prevents Spice from getting back to his feet.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams stays in close to Spice's body and controls the position.
Spice is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spice misses with a takedown attempt

and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
Williams cracks Spice with a big elbow.
Williams sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Spice is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Spice wants to control but Williams postures up.
Spice is trying to improve his position.
Williams looks up at the clock and then as Spice takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Williams smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Spice is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Williams off and has taken his back!
Williams looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Williams manages to escape to his feet.
Spice wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams wants to control from the top but Spice keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.

Spice pushes Williams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Spice misses with a takedown attempt

and Williams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spice's guard.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Spice blocks nicely.
Spice wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Spice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
Himbo Spice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jamal Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Williams!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Trumps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Roethlisberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trumps comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - Money, Cash, Hoes. Romeo Roethlisberger has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Trumps
vs
Roethlisberger

186 cm
22
224 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

:: Happy Pills ::

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Trumps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Romeo Roethlisberger!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Trumps pushes Roethlisberger up against the cage in a clinch.
Trumps scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Romeo Roethlisberger has been cut.
Trumps landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roethlisberger looks gassed!
Trumps using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trumps lands a nice elbow.

Trumps drops Roethlisberger with a big knee straight up the middle! Roethlisberger is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Roethlisberger is rocked!
A head kick by Trumps - that's a beauty! Roethlisberger is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Trumps can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ian Trumps!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Waynne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes to the cage accompanied by You can't hide, You can't run. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bravo
vs
Waynne

186 cm
26
211 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

174 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joshua Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Waynne!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo throws a series of punches but Waynne avoids them all with ease.
Waynne dodges the punch combination from Bravo.
Waynne misses with a left hand
and Bravo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Waynne loads up on a big right hand but Bravo slips the punch.
Waynne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruce Waynne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Waynne swivels and escapes.
Bravo misses with a few strikes there.
Bravo misses with a body shot.

Bravo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bravo prevents Waynne from escaping the position.
Bravo wants to control but Waynne is keeping him busy.
Waynne is trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bravo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Waynne!
Bravo cracks Waynne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Bravo looking to isolate an arm here. Waynne doesn't see it coming and as Bravo extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Bravo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshua Bravo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Humphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Vermillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Humphrey
vs
Vermillion

185 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
165 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Humphrey!
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, Max Vermillion!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermillion gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Humphrey counters with a nice uppercut.

Humphrey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Humphrey trying to control the action but Vermillion is working from the bottom.
Vermillion manages to work his way to half guard, despite Humphrey's best efforts.
Vermillion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vermillion trying to control but Humphrey postures up.
Humphrey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vermillion manages to get to full guard.

Vermillion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vermillion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Humphrey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vermillion keeping moving, preventing Humphrey from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vermillion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Humphrey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Vermillion working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Humphrey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Vermillion is tightening it up a little... Humphrey has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Humphrey reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Humphrey taps out! nice BJJ there by Vermillion!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Max Vermillion!