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MMM 54: Khan vs Jenson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Oliver is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders wants to clinch
and Oliver counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sanders won't be happy with that.
Oliver is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanders is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oliver takes a little break here. Sanders wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Oliver is working to tighten is grip on Sanders's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Sanders has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Oliver is really squeezing tight and eventually Sanders passes out! Oliver breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryan Oliver!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shep Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shep Olsen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with William Waters's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super 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, William Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shep Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen misses with a takedown
and Waters counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Olsen!
The referee warns Olsen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Waters controlling his opponent.
Olsen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Waters knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olsen on the ground.
Waters tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Waters throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Olsen because Waters loaded up on that one.
Olsen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Waters.
Waters has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Olsen's face.
Olsen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters working Olsen over with strikes here.
Olsen is still in real trouble! Can Waters finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Waters! Olsen is hurt baaadly! Waters is firing away with more strikes - Olsen is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Waters!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reynoldo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Joe Jurgenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Joe Jurgenson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super 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, Reynoldo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Joe Jurgenson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Jurgenson.
Jurgenson misses with a few strikes there.
Jurgenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jurgenson looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Jurgenson's legs.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Jurgenson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Jurgenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Jurgenson's knee but Jurgenson avoids it well.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jurgenson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No joy there for Jurgenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Jurgenson. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Jurgenson looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Jurgenson's shoulder, as Jurgenson tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Gracie misses.
Jurgenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jurgenson looks gassed!
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Jurgenson moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurgenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jurgenson throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jurgenson throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Jurgenson sees coming a mile off.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jurgenson is out of range.
Jurgenson checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Jurgenson checks it.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Jurgenson throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Jurgenson's knee but Jurgenson avoids it well.
Jurgenson checks a low kick from Gracie.
Gracie is looking to chop away at Jurgenson's legs.
Jurgenson moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Jurgenson.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Jurgenson moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Jurgenson ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Jurgenson's leg but Jurgenson calmly moves out of range.
Gracie throws a low kick but Jurgenson moves out of range easily.
Gracie throws the left hand but Jurgenson avoids the punch easily.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Jurgenson throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Jurgenson misses with a double jab.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Jurgenson moves away and avoids it.
Jurgenson moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Jurgenson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jurgenson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Jurgenson jumps back.
Jurgenson defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Jurgenson.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Jurgenson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jurgenson is able to avoid easily.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
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.
Jurgenson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Jurgenson throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Jurgenson misses.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Jurgenson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gracie throws a leg kick but Jurgenson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Jurgenson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good work by Jurgenson as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jurgenson checks a leg kick.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Jurgenson misses with a double jab.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Jurgenson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie tried to score with a low kick but Jurgenson checks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jurgenson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jurgenson blocks the body kick.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Jurgenson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie throws the left hand but Jurgenson avoids the punch easily.
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Jurgenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
That round was too close to call.
Well Jurgenson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 10:9
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 10:10
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 9:10
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislav Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Muffin man. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Johnson!
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, Stanislav Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Ivanov sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Ivanov.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Ivanov fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ivanov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anthony Johnson.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Ivanov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Ivanov throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Ivanov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Ivanov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ivanov's brow.
Ivanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Ivanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ivanov missing with knees to the body.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ivanov smiles and moves away.
Ivanov darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ivanov!
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ivanov can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ivanov is looking to escape.
Ivanov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ivanov wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ivanov has managed to clinch.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ivanov slowing the pace effectively.
Ivanov avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Ivanov landing knees to the body.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Ivanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Ivanov.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Ivanov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ivanov smiles and moves away.
Ivanov is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch up
and Ivanov counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivanov closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ivanov wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson prevents Ivanov from getting back to his feet.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ivanov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Ivanov's legs - danger averted.
Johnson won't allow Ivanov to get back to his feet.
Ivanov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ivanov has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov missing with knees to the body.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Ivanov blocks it.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Ivanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov is struggling to control the position.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Ivanov lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Ivanov.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Ivanov into the cage.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ivanov walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Ivanov tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson tries to clinch
and Ivanov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ivanov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson avoiding damage as Ivanov throws knees to the body.
Ivanov missing with knees to the body.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Ivanov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Ivanov holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov missing with knees to the body.
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.
Ivanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Ivanov is blocking nicely.
Come on Ivanov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ivanov missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ivanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Ivanov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ivanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
Ivanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson controls Ivanov momentarily but Ivanov frees himself.
Ivanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ivanov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Ivanov postures up.
Ivanov postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Ivanov scores with a four punch combination!
Ivanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Crunch! Ivanov slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ivanov tries to clinch
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
The referee calls for Ivanov to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Ivanov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson avoiding damage as Ivanov throws knees to the body.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Stanislav Ivanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivanov leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanislav Ivanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes into the arena with Cochise by Audioslave blaring out of the sound system. Charles Darwin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
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192 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerald Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Darwin!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Darwin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Henderson counters with a takedown into side control.
Darwin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Darwin gets full guard.
Darwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Darwin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Darwin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson being controlled here momentarily.
Darwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darwin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Darwin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Henderson !
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
BOOM! Darwin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Darwin throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Henderson has his hands clasped together but Darwin breaks the hold and Henderson is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Darwin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Charles Darwin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Primo Carnera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Mic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Mic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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284 lbs
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250 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Primo Carnera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Mic!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Carnera struggling a bit here.
Mic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mic stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ken Mic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mic shoots and misses
and Carnera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Ken Mic has been cut.
Mic misses with a takedown attempt
and Carnera counters with a straight right hand.
Carnera jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carnera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Primo Carnera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Mic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Carnera.
Mic fails with the takedown
and Carnera scores with a counter punch that sends Mic to the canvas! Carnera smells blood - he's punishing Mic with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Mic has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Primo Carnera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Ghambaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison has chosen Wont Back Down as his entrance music. Drew Harrison told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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199 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Ghambaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Ghambaryan misses
and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ghambaryan is pulling down on Harrison's head. It's preventing any offense from Harrison, at least for the moment.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghambaryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison stopping the sweep attempt from Ghambaryan.
Harrison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ghambaryan keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Drew Harrison hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Harrison has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harrison's face.
Harrison tries to pull guard but Ghambaryan holds him up against the cage and eventually Harrison drops back down to his feet.
Ghambaryan stalling.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the head.
Harrison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harrison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Roman Ghambaryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drew Harrison.
Ghambaryan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harrison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harrison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ghambaryan walks away with a smile on his face. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ghambaryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ghambaryan throws a sloppy head kick and Harrison moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Ghambaryan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roman Ghambaryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison looks gassed!
Ghambaryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ghambaryan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Drew Harrison has been cut.
Ghambaryan lands a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Ghambaryan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ghambaryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
Harrison is rocked!
Ghambaryan lands a big knee to the head and Harrison goes down! Ghambaryan pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Ghambaryan!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack McClusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Chivara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClusky's entrance music is I Stand Alone. A fine choice. Jack McClusky has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack McClusky!
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, Lorenzo Chivara!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Chivara.
McClusky cracks Chivara with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Lorenzo Chivara has been cut.
McClusky throws a series of punches but Chivara moves out of range.
McClusky cracks Chivara with a hook to the temple - Chivara is on wobbly legs here! McClusky swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Chivara falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! McClusky wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack McClusky!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tekturo Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Jenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan's entrance music is Ghengis Khan - Iron Maiden. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tekturo Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Jenson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan connects with the punch.
Jenson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Lars Jenson has been cut.
Khan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Khan in side control, throwing shots but Jenson defends.
Khan misses with the ground and pound.
Khan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jenson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Khan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jenson down.
Khan taking a breather here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Jenson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Khan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jenson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jenson keeps working.
Jenson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jenson works Khan's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenson throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jenson's guard.
Jenson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khan.
Jenson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Khan stopping the sweep attempt from Jenson.
Khan distracts Jenson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan prevents Jenson from getting back to his feet.
Jenson keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Jenson wants to stand but Khan is controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenson keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Khan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jenson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jenson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jenson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Khan sneaks back into half guard.
Jenson stalling away here and it's allowed Khan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jenson is looking to stand up but Khan won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tekturo Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lars Jenson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jenson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Khan avoids the body shot from Jenson.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Jenson checks the leg kick.
Jenson throws a right hand that misses
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Jenson ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Jenson scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jenson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jenson misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan counters with a low kick, right behind Jenson 's knee.
Jenson misses the shot to the body.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Jenson slips the punch.
Khan throws the left hand but Jenson avoids the punch easily.
Jenson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Khan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Khan trying to control but Jenson is working from the bottom.
Jenson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Khan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tekturo Khan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan has gone for a leg lock! Jenson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Khan's guard.
Khan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Khan throwing shots but Jenson is blocking nicely.
Khan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Khan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Khan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jenson!
You get the feeling that Jenson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Khan lands a big elbow.
Jenson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jenson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Khan looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jenson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The cut above Lars Jenson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Khan looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Khan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lars Jenson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lars Jenson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tekturo Khan!
Tekturo Khan retains his middleweight title!
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