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EMMA 2: Luonga vs. Iakopa PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tyler troop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Outlaw. Billy Gregory has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Gregory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, tyler troop!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
troop throws a head kick but Gregory moves out of range.
Gregory misses with a double jab.
troop has Gregory up against the cage in a clinch.
troop jumps into guard, dragging Gregory to the mat.
Gregory trying to control the position from guard on top but troop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
troop is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
troop stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Gregory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gregory jabbing away but nothing is landing.
troop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
troop throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gregory was covering up waiting for the punch and troop finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
troop stands and throws Gregory's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gregory is letting troop control him for a moment.
Gregory is trying to control troop's posture but troop avoids it.
Gregory tries to get back to half guard but can't.
troop is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gregory will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
troop trying to control the action but Gregory is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
troop has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
troop scores a takedown into full mount!
Gregory is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
troop with the ground and pound from mount.
Gregory can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregory is breathing heavily.
troop with shots to the head and body - Gregory looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gregory is squirming around, avoiding troop's attempts to control the action.
troop postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gregory looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
troop looking to secure an arm triangle but Gregory defends it well.
Gregory defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from troop.
troop controlling the pace for now.
Gregory is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
troop punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gregory really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gregory might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
troop lands with some strikes.
troop content just to control the position here.
Gregory tries to reverse the position but troop maintains control.
troop looking to control and managing it successfully.
troop avoids the attempt from Gregory to control.
Gregory is working to get back to half guard.
troop working for a submission but Gregory is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tyler troop dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
troop is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gregory sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
troop rushes Gregory and presses him up against the cage.
Gregory misses with the head strike.
Gregory misses with a hook from the clinch.
troop has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gregory is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
troop taking a breather.
troop scores with a nice hook to the head.
troop has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gregory is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Billy Gregory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tyler troop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
troop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gregory walks away with a smile on his face. troop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
troop lands a front kick.
troop is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
troop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gregory moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
troop gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory wants to control but troop postures up.
Gregory on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gregory regains half guard.
troop trying to control from half guard but Gregory is working away.
troop throwing shots but Gregory is blocking nicely.
Gregory looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gregory looks like he's trying to stand up.
troop trying to control from half guard but Gregory is working away.
troop is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
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.
troop controlling the position easily from mount.
troop postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gregory looks a forlorn figure.
troop controlling from the full mount.
troop cracks Gregory with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
troop trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gregory is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
troop sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gregory is squirming around, avoiding troop's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by troop.
Gregory tries to lock up and control but troop gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
tyler troop has got the better of the ground game so far.
troop content just to control the position here.
troop scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gregory?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
troop tries to control but Gregory wriggling away.
Despite being in the dominant position, tyler troop just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
troop doesn't manage to clinch there - Gregory circles away.
troop fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
troop feints and as Gregory raises his hands in defense, troop changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tyler troop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gregory's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
troop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
troop moves into the clinch successfully.
Gregory is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
troop has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gregory regains guard immediately.
troop stopping the sweep attempt from Gregory.
troop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
troop trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
troop's corner is telling him to maintain position.
troop trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gregory working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because troop has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
troop passes to side control.
Gregory tries to improve position but can't.
Gregory is being controlled here.
troop tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gregory is not content to let troop control the position.
Gregory tries to control but troop manages to take his back.
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.
troop is persistently looking for the submission but Gregory is defending it well.
troop trying to control.
troop doesn't have the hooks in and Gregory manages to turn into his guard.
Gregory preventing the sweep.
troop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
troop looking for a sweep. Not yet troop, not yet.
Gregory postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gregory loads up on a big right hand but troop slips the punch.
troop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
troop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gregory swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gregory displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from troop.
Gregory closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
troop has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as troop takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
troop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gregory smiles and moves away.
Billy Gregory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tyler troop.
No luck for troop with that takedown attempt.
troop avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
troop moves into range and clinches up with Gregory.
And that's the end of the fight!
tyler troop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got troop 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tyler troop!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Swift!
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, Paul Wall!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Swift is defended easily by Wall.
Wall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swift counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wall wants to stand but Swift is controlling the position.
Swift landing with the ground and pound.
Swift lands a couple of digs.
Swift landing some decent shots from guard.
Wall controlling the position.
Swift is looking to advance position but Wall has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wall is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Swift has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Swift!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift trying to control the position from guard on top but Wall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wall has Swift pulled in close to control his posture.
Swift is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Swift won't allow Wall to sweep him here.
Swift scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swift drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wall!
Swift is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Swift is working hard here to advance position.
Swift prevents Wall from improving position.
Wall decides to stand back up.
Wall looks gassed!
Wall throws a lazy head kick
and Swift counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swift.
Wall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swift wants to control from the top but Wall keeps moving.
Wall wants to stand and escape but Swift is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Swift is looking to improve his position but Wall isn't that keen on the idea.
Swift wants to hold on but Wall pushes him away.
Swift tries to reverse the position but Wall maintains control.
Wall with a couple of short strikes.
Wall blocks Swift's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Wall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wall unloading with bombs!
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.
Swift is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wall cracks Swift with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Swift keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Swift knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wall on the ground.
Swift swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wall connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Swift dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Swift is looking to clinch.
Swift fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roger Swift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swift with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wall postures up.
Wall stands up over Swift, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Swift is defending against the submission attempts here by Wall.
Swift tries to roll over but Wall keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wall lands with a punch from half guard.
Roger Swift overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift trying to get back to full guard but Wall takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Wall.
Swift is trying to escape the mount.
Wall landing shots from mount.
Wall cracks Swift with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swift is looking to escape.
Wall wants to finish this one by submission but Swift is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swift working to try and regain half guard.
Wall stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Wall shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wall was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Swift really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wall is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Swift can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wall has control of Swift's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Swift regains control of the situation pretty easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wall connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift regains half guard.
Swift is pressing down on Wall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wall preventing the sweep.
Swift wants to hit a switch here but Wall passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Swift there!
Wall looking to control but Swift is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Wall is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Swift is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Swift flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Wall anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Swift and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Wall slips an arm under Swift chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Wall has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Wall is squeezing on Swift like an anaconda would it's prey. Swift fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Wall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Carwin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Carwin shows good takedown defense.
Chris Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carwin sizes up Anderson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carwin rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Carwin lands a nice uppercut.
Carwin breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Carwin finds it's target.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carwin misses with the combination.
Carwin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carwin avoids it really well and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carwin rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Carwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carwin closes the distance and clinches.
Carwin breaks the clinch.
Carwin stalks Anderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Anderson's face. Anderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Carwin cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carwin lands a jab to the head.
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is holding his hands too far apart here. Carwin throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Anderson is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Carwin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dilbert Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dilbert Chavez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dilbert Chavez!
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, Hannibal Smith!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Dilbert Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chavez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chavez swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Chavez throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Chavez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chavez.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith moves away from the strike by Chavez.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dilbert Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavez misses with a double jab.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith shoots in but Chavez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chavez throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Chavez is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez thows a body shot but no joy.
Chavez lands an overhand right.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Chavez throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chavez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Chavez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chavez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chavez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith is in a horrible position here. Chavez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Smith is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chavez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chavez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chavez.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Smith throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Chavez postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith 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.
Chavez trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chavez fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Chavez moves out of range easily.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chavez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chavez with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith can't escape the position.
Chavez lands a big elbow.
Chavez landing punches.
Smith can't escape the position.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chavez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chavez landing punches.
Chavez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chavez looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Chavez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chavez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Chavez maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith regains half guard.
Chavez with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Chavez is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Smith wants to sweep here but Chavez controlling him for the moment.
Chavez lands a couple of digs.
Smith throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chavez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chavez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith is trying to keep Chavez in close.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chavez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dilbert Chavez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavez misses with a double jab
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavez.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith throws a hook but Chavez avoids it easily.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Chavez backs away looking to recover.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chavez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith looks to land a body kick but Chavez moved away.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Chavez misses.
Chavez misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Chavez misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Chavez slips the punch.
Smith lands with a nice combination. Chavez backs away looking to recover.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chavez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chavez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chavez stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chavez tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws some wild stikes that Chavez manages to avoid easily.
Smith unloads with some shots from mount but Chavez bucks and avoids them well.
Smith misses with a head shot.
Smith looking to finish with strikes here!
Dilbert Chavez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chavez?
Smith goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Chavez is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chavez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chavez.
Chavez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Chavez is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chavez gets back to full guard.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chavez wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
Chavez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chavez tries to get out of the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Dilbert Chavez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith darts in and clinches Chavez up against the cage.
Chavez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Chavez is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chavez wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chavez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chavez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chavez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Chavez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chavez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Chavez is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chavez working hard to break the clinch.
Chavez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Chavez's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dilbert Chavez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chavez takes one on the button.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Chavez's ribs.
Chavez gets a takedown into half guard.
Smith moves into full guard.
Chavez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chavez postures up.
Chavez passes Smith's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chavez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez 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.
Chavez prevents Smith from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chavez lands a nice short elbow.
Chavez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Chavez there.
Smith trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Chavez there.
Chavez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Chavez throwing strikes but missing.
Chavez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands a couple of elbows.
Chavez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chavez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chavez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Chavez's head but Chavez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chavez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith checks a low kick from Chavez.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Chavez throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith tests Chavez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Chavez moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith throws a right hand that Chavez ducks under and follows up with a left that Chavez also avoids with ease.
Chavez misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Chavez blocks with his arms.
Smith prevents Chavez from breaking the clinch.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith has Chavez pressed against the cage, preventing Chavez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chavez is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Hannibal Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith with a knee to the head.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chavez wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Chavez.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Chavez blocks with his arms.
Chavez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chavez has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Chavez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chavez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chavez is trying to break free.
Dilbert Chavez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chavez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chavez blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hannibal Smith.
I think Chavez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dilbert Chavez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amun Abdelghani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kondrad Markoni (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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277 lbs
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230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amun Abdelghani!
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, Kondrad Markoni!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markoni shoots for a double leg takedown but Abdelghani sprawls well. He's pushed Markoni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Markoni throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Amun Abdelghani has been cut.
Abdelghani misses with a takedown attempt
and Markoni counters with a solid body kick.
Markoni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Markoni has Abdelghani up against the cage in a clinch.
Abdelghani looking for a takedown.
Abdelghani is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Markoni gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amun Abdelghani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markoni pulls Abdelghani into guard.
Abdelghani throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Markoni throwing short punches from the bottom.
Abdelghani drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Markoni manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Abdelghani has Markoni in his guard.
Abdelghani is breathing heavily.
Markoni throwing strikes from guard but Abdelghani blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markoni looking to sit in guard and control but Abdelghani gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Markoni pushes Abdelghani off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Abdelghani shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Markoni is pressing down on Abdelghani's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markoni is controlling Abdelghani's posture.
Abdelghani chips away with some ground and pound.
Abdelghani throwing strikes from guard but Markoni blocks nicely.
Markoni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Markoni looking for a sweep. Not yet Markoni, not yet.
Markoni keeping full guard, as Abdelghani tries to pass.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abdelghani prevents Markoni from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdelghani is working Markoni over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelghani trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markoni has momentary wrist control but Abdelghani slips an elbow through the middle.
Abdelghani stops Markoni from standing up.
Markoni working for a triangle but Abdelghani defends it easily.
Abdelghani missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abdelghani wants to control from the top but Markoni keeps moving.
Abdelghani advances position into side control!
Markoni struggling a bit here.
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.
Abdelghani working the head with strikes.
Markoni tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Markoni manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Markoni thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abdelghani's head.
Markoni wants to take a breather but Abdelghani is having none of it.
Abdelghani tries to get to full guard but Markoni has control of the leg.
Abdelghani keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kondrad Markoni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amun Abdelghani's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Abdelghani doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Markoni counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Abdelghani!
Abdelghani can't escape the position.
Abdelghani tries to hold on but Markoni pushes him away.
Abdelghani is squirming around, avoiding Markoni's attempts to control the action.
Abdelghani tries to control Markoni's body but Markoni pushes him off. Abdelghani squirms to his side and now Markoni has his back!
Can Abdelghani hold on?! Markoni is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markoni just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Markoni is looking to control Abdelghani but Abdelghani is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Markoni is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Abdelghani knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Abdelghani for a finish.
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.
Abdelghani breaks Markoni's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Markoni wants to stand up but Abdelghani is controlling him.
Abdelghani is in close to Markoni's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Abdelghani with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Markoni looking for a guillotine here but Abdelghani defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdelghani landing some decent shots from guard.
Abdelghani trying to control but Markoni is working from the bottom.
Abdelghani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Markoni is keeping the position for now.
Abdelghani is working hard here to advance position.
Markoni has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abdelghani can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Abdelghani has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Abdelghani forces his way into half guard.
Abdelghani working the head and body with strikes.
Markoni taking some punishment here, with Abdelghani in his half guard.
Markoni tries to get to full guard but Abdelghani has control of the leg.
Abdelghani drops an elbow to the side of Markoni's head.
Abdelghani working over Markoni with some ground and pound. Markoni looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Markoni is looking for a sweep. Abdelghani is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abdelghani wants to take a breather but Markoni is having none of it.
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 Amun Abdelghani will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Amun Abdelghani's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Abdelghani looks to clinch
and Markoni counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abdelghani is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kondrad Markoni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Markoni. No joy for Abdelghani on that attempt.
Markoni shoots in and drives through. Abdelghani sprawls well.
Markoni rushes Abdelghani and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abdelghani tries to pull guard but Markoni won't allow it.
Abdelghani wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amun Abdelghani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markoni lands a takedown into guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Markoni. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Markoni looking to sit in guard and control but Abdelghani gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Markoni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Markoni is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markoni is trying to stall.
Abdelghani gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Markoni regains guard.
Markoni trying to control the position.
Abdelghani stands up over Markoni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Abdelghani landing some decent shots from guard.
Abdelghani stands and throws Markoni's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Abdelghani scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markoni managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Abdelghani.
Abdelghani working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Markoni takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Abdelghani scoring with punches from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Abdelghani.
An elbow from Abdelghani crashes against the mat.
Markoni manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Markoni avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdelghani.
Markoni trying to control from the bottom.
Abdelghani is pressing down on Markoni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Markoni is holding on for now.
Abdelghani working Markoni over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markoni is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abdelghani shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Abdelghani was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
BOOM! Abdelghani connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Markoni gets back to half guard.
Markoni is looking to improve his position.
Markoni wants to control but Abdelghani is keeping busy.
Abdelghani winds up and cracks Markoni with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Abdelghani lands strikes from half guard.
Markoni is defending against the submission attempts here by Abdelghani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markoni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Abdelghani wants to lay and pray for a moment but Markoni keeps working.
Abdelghani tries to pass the half guard into mount. Markoni knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Markoni lands with a slapping head kick.
Markoni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abdelghani prevents the takedown attempt.
Markoni throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Amun Abdelghani.
I think Abdelghani has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amun Abdelghani!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mordechai Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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18
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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18
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mordechai Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Anderson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Marx circles away.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marx sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Marx lands with a nice body punch.
Anderson looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marx throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marx sends Anderson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marx is motioning to the referee to let Anderson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Andrew Anderson has been cut.
Anderson loses concentration momentarily and Marx pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Anderson crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Marx finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mordechai Marx!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Puder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puder is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Composure- August Burns Red. On his way into the cage it seems that Eddie Brock has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Eddie Brock seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Brock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Puder!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puder throws a head kick that misses.
Brock avoids a kick to the body.
Puder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brock gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like Brock is going to stand back up.
Brock wants to pass the guard but Puder is defending well.
Brock throwing shots but Puder is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock trying to control the pace.
Brock's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Brock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Puder defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Puder looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brock performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brock tries to pass to full mount but Puder defends it.
Puder is refusing to be controlled, as Brock sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Puder knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Puder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Puder looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock wants to control from the top but Puder keeps moving.
Brock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brock pushes down on Puder's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Puder is just riding it out for now. Brock eventually gives up the hold.
Puder won't allow Brock to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brock scores with a takedown into Puder's guard.
Brock sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Puder is keeping the position for now.
Brock connects with a couple of short punches.
Puder being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brock.
Puder is looking to stand up but Brock isn't so interested in that idea.
Brock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brock has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Puder is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brock wants to control from the top but Puder keeps moving.
Brock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brock closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brock is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Puder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brock.
Puder is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brock is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brock can't control as he wanted to and Puder manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Brock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puder blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brock.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Brock is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Brock is keen to just control but Puder is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Brock dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brock throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Puder colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Brock as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Puder is left battered and dazed whilst Brock and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Brock!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Clancey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Clancey will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Clancey!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Long displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clancey up against the cage.
Long wants a takedown.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clancey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Long is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Clancey's half guard.
Long is looking to take a break and control but Clancey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long is stalling here. Clancey is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Long seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Clancey has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Clancey prevents Long from escaping the position.
Clancey wants to stand but Long has his arm trapped.
The strikes coming from Clancey are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clancey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clancey avoids the head kick by Long.
Long is breathing heavily.
Clancey lands with an uppercut that bounces Long off the cage and back into rage.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Clancey.
Long takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Long is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long shoots in and drives through. Clancey sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clancey scores with a jab to the head.
Clancey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Clancey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clancey.
Clancey tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tom Clancey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Clancey does it's job there.
A left and a right from Clancey both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Clancey lands.
Clancey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Long in his tracks.
Clancey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Clancey circles away.
Clancey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Long takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long walks into a jab.
Clancey is working the combinations to good effect here.
Long instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Long to work.
Clancey is pressed up against the cage. Long has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clancey down to the mat. Clancey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Clancey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clancey fails to land with a series of punches.
Long moves into the clinch successfully.
Long lands an elbow just above Clancey 's eye.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Long is defended easily by Clancey.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Clancey.
Long scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long looking to ground and pound but Clancey is blocking nicely.
Long thowing shots but they're missing.
Clancey is working to get back to half guard.
Long looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clancey is squirming around, avoiding Long's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Clancey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Long closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Long seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clancey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Long landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Long with the ground and pound but Clancey uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Long seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Long throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clancey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Long sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clancey trying to control the position.
Long wants to control from the top but Clancey keeps moving.
Long stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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.
Clancey fails to land with a series of punches.
Long shoots in for a double leg but Clancey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clancey stuffs the takedown.
Tom Clancey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clancey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long tries for a takedown but Clancey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clancey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Long stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clancey fails to land with a series of punches.
Clancey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
Clancey misses with a few strikes there.
Clancey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Clancey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Long throws an elbow but it misses.
Long lands a nice elbow.
Long breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clancey throws a right and a left that Long avoids nicely.
Clancey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Clancey misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clancey is looking to break free of the clinch but Long has double underhooks.
Long changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Clancey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Clancey tests Long's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A right-left combo lands from Long.
Clancey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Clancey digs a good body shot into Long's ribs.
Clancey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Long avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clancey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clancey throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clancey circles away quickly and effectively.
Clancey cracks Long with a good jab.
Long misses with a head kick.
Long closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Long lands in his opponent's guard.
Clancey has a closed guard, preventing Long from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Long dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Long misses with a combination
and Clancey counters with a three punch combo that has Long backing up. Long nods at Clancey to acknowledge the strikes.
Clancey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Clancey does no damage.
Long shoots in for a double leg but Clancey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clancey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Long slips a jab and a cross from Clancey.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Long moves into the clinch.
Long jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clancey walks away with a smile on his face. Long gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Long looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clancey throws a one two combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Long is defended easily by Clancey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Long shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A left and a right from Clancey both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clancey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Long fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clancey throws a series of punches but Long avoids them all with ease.
Long is looking to clinch.
Long looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Long with that takedown attempt.
Long takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Clancey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Clancey looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Clancey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Long scoring well with a low kick there.
Clancey misses with an uppercut.
Long fails to land the takedown.
Long clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clancey is trying to break the clinch but Long is controlling him.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Clancey is trying to defend but Long finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long is working for a kimura but Clancey is defending it quite comfortably.
Clancey is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Clancey is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sean Long!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbie Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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214 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herbie Robson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robson.
Leonidas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Leonidas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body kick there by Leonidas.
Leonidas looks to land a combination but Robson avoids it well.
Robson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonidas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonidas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leonidas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leonidas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick from Leonidas lands but Robson takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Robson backs up against the cage.
Robson is looking to clinch but Leonidas is avoiding it.
Robson dodges the punch combination from Leonidas.
Leonidas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Robson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King Leonidas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas cracks Robson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Leonidas misses.
Leonidas throws a combination. Robson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Robson wants to clinch.
Leonidas lands a jab to the nose.
Robson 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.
Leonidas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonidas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonidas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonidas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robson.
Robson tries to close the distance and clinch but Leonidas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Robson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonidas lands an overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leonidas, as that shot connected.
Leonidas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Leonidas.
Good leg kick by Leonidas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Robson moves out of range.
Leonidas misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonidas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Robson's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Robson moves out of range.
Leonidas lands with a nice combination. Robson backs away looking to recover.
Robson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas scores with a one two! Robson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leonidas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robson.
Leonidas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leonidas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Leonidas lands a two punch combo.
Leonidas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.
Robson moves in looking to clinch but Leonidas pushes him off.
Leonidas connects with a nice looking jab.
Leonidas throws a combination. Robson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A right-left combo lands from Leonidas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas throws a nice looking combination but Robson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leonidas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that Robson avoids nicely.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that Robson avoids nicely.
Leonidas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas swinging wilding here.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that Robson avoids nicely.
Leonidas punishes Robson's body with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Leonidas does no damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Leonidas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leonidas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Robson backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Leonidas.
Robson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonidas.
A right-left combo lands from Leonidas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Leonidas dominated that round.
That's time! Leonidas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leonidas with a hook.
Leonidas scores with a one two! Robson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Robson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a one two combo.
Leonidas's corner calls for a 1-2. Leonidas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leonidas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Leonidas fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonidas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robson can do to turn this around?
Leonidas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Robson avoids them all with ease.
Leonidas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leonidas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.
Leonidas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Robson misses with a looping left.
Leonidas misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson moves in looking to clinch but Leonidas pushes him off.
King Leonidas is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonidas misses with a two punch combination.
Robson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leonidas can pounce on him.
Leonidas misses with a wild combination.
Leonidas tries to bum rush Robson with a series of wild strikes but Robson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leonidas throws a combination. Robson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Leonidas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robson. Robson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leonidas swinging wilding here.
Robson tries to close the distance and clinch but Leonidas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King Leonidas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leonidas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robson slips a jab and a cross from Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leonidas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robson circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Leonidas.
Robson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leonidas scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Leonidas does no damage.
Robson moves in looking to clinch but Leonidas pushes him off.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that Robson avoids nicely.
Leonidas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Robson moves out of range.
Robson tries to clinch there but Leonidas circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a double jab.
Leonidas throws a one two combo.
Robson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Leonidas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leonidas with a nice cross.
Leonidas misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonidas throws a series of strikes that have Robson backpedaling.
A combination from Leonidas does no damage.
Robson throws a series of punches but Leonidas moves out of range.
Robson walks into a left hand.
Leonidas lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from Leonidas does no damage.
Leonidas lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson walks into a left hand.
Leonidas looks to land a combination but Robson avoids it well.
Leonidas lands with a nice body punch.
Leonidas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Robson if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas throws a combination that misses
and Robson counters with a low kick, right behind Leonidas 's knee.
Robson is breathing heavily.
Leonidas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leonidas misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Leonidas scores with a four punch combination!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robson is defended easily by Leonidas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a combination. Robson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Leonidas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leonidas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leonidas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Robson is looking to clinch but Leonidas is avoiding it.
Leonidas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robson.
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.
Leonidas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leonidas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robson circles away quickly and effectively.
Leonidas works over Robson's head and body with a nice combination.
Leonidas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Robson on the side of the head.
Leonidas scores with a hook to the body. Robson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leonidas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid body kick from Leonidas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson moves in looking to clinch but Leonidas pushes him off.
Robson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leonidas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonidas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leonidas.
Leonidas is looking to slow Robson down with leg kicks.
Leonidas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leonidas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robson. Robson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Robson avoids them all with ease.
Leonidas swats away the attempt to clinch by Robson.
Leonidas swinging wilding here.
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.
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.
Leonidas fails to land with a series of punches.
Leonidas throws a right hand that Robson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robson also avoids with ease.
Robson dodges the punch combination from Leonidas.
Robson slips a jab and a cross from Leonidas.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Robson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Leonidas has got the better of the exchanges.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonidas.
Leonidas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Leonidas.
Leonidas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leonidas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Robson backs up against the cage.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Robson moves out of range.
Robson wants to clinch.
Leonidas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas lands a jab-cross combination.
Leonidas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a right hand that Robson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robson also avoids with ease.
Leonidas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leonidas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Leonidas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leonidas throws a combination that misses
and Robson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robson tries to clinch there but Leonidas circles away.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leonidas throws a combination. Robson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Leonidas scores with a body shot.
Leonidas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robson.
Robson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Herbie Robson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas swinging wilding here.
Robson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leonidas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robson.
Leonidas misses with a series of wild punches.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Robson moves out of range.
Leonidas lands an overhand right.
Leonidas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Robson moves out of range.
Leonidas misses with a double jab
and Robson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
King Leonidas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robson tries to land knees in the clinch but Leonidas avoids the damage to the body.
Leonidas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonidas tries to bum rush Robson with a series of wild strikes but Robson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Leonidas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leonidas, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:25
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Leonidas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kami Iakopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Luongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iakopa comes to the cage accompanied by Ziggy Marley - Beach in Hawaii. Luongo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alexisonfire - The Northern. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kami Iakopa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francesco Luongo!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iakopa misses with the combination.
Luongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kami Iakopa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iakopa throws a series of punches but Luongo moves out of range.
Iakopa throws a right and a left that Luongo avoids nicely.
Iakopa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luongo manages to avoid it.
Luongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Iakopa.
Iakopa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Francesco Luongo has been cut.
Iakopa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Luongo.
Luongo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Luongo trying to control the action but Iakopa is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Iakopa tries to bench press Luongo off him but Luongo keeps the position.
Luongo trying to control the position but Iakopa is working away.
Iakopa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Iakopa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Luongo on the ground.
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.
Luongo tries for a kimura but Iakopa is defending well.
Iakopa is not content to let Luongo control the position.
Luongo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Iakopa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Luongo's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luongo trying to control from half guard but Iakopa is working away.
Iakopa is looking for a sweep. Luongo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Iakopa trying to get back to full guard but Luongo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luongo content just to control the position here.
Luongo looking for a guillotine from mount but Iakopa is having none of it.
Luongo wants to finish this one by submission but Iakopa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Luongo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luongo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Iakopa turns into him and now he's in Luongo's guard.
Luongo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Iakopa wants to control from the top but Luongo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Luongo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francesco Luongo's cut.
That's time! Iakopa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Iakopa throws a right hand that Luongo ducks under and follows up with a left that Luongo also avoids with ease.
Luongo has a takedown stuffed.
Iakopa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Luongo.
Luongo slips a jab and a cross from Iakopa.
Luongo dodges the punch combination from Iakopa.
Iakopa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luongo has a takedown stuffed.
Luongo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iakopa.
Kami Iakopa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luongo slips a jab and a cross from Iakopa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luongo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Luongo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Luongo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luongo trying to control the position but Iakopa is working away.
Iakopa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Iakopa is looking for a sweep. Luongo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Luongo not doing much here.
Iakopa actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Luongo seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Luongo seems to be looking for submissions.
Luongo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iakopa is looking to improve his position.
Iakopa is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Luongo jumps into side control!
Luongo is working to tighten is grip on Iakopa's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Iakopa has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Luongo is really squeezing tight and eventually Iakopa passes out! Luongo breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Francesco Luongo!
Francesco Luongo is the new welterweight champion!
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