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SCC 48: The Era Continues PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joell Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewing kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is B.o.B. - Created A Monster. Ortiz has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Raul Ewing has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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255 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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28
240 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raul Ewing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joell Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ewing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ewing gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ortiz slips nicely into half guard.
Ortiz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ewing tries to roll over but Ortiz keeps him under control.
Ewing taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Ewing is trying to maintain the position but Ortiz is very close to passing his half guard.
Ewing is looking to escape.
Ortiz controlling the action here.
Ortiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ewing defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ewing is pressing down on Ortiz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ewing manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ortiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Ewing throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Ewing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ortiz checks a leg kick.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Ewing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ewing throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Ortiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ewing circles away quickly and effectively.
Ewing throws a combination that misses
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Ewing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ortiz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands with a nice combination. Ewing backs away looking to recover.
A head kick by Ewing misses
and Ortiz counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ewing tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ortiz lands some shots froms side control.
Ortiz taking a breather here.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz wants to control but Ewing is keeping him busy.
Ortiz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ortiz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ewing is looking for a sweep.
Ortiz lands an elbow.
Ewing is not content to let Ortiz control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ewing tries to improve position but can't.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
The referee asks Ortiz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ortiz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ewing tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ortiz is putting a hurting on Ewing here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ewing takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Ortiz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ortiz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ortiz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ewing some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ortiz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ortiz is thwarting Ewing's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ortiz working Ewing over with strikes.
Ortiz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ewing does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but Ewing defending well.
Ewing trying to control from the bottom.
Ortiz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ewing sees it coming and defends easily.
Ortiz 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ewing trying to control but Ortiz postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joell Ortiz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ewing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Ewing tries to sprawl out of it but Ortiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ewing manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ortiz digs a good body shot into Ewing's ribs.
Ewing misses the jab.
Ewing misses with a hook
and Ortiz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ewing thinking.
Ewing throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ewing connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ewing uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ortiz checks a leg kick nicely.
Ortiz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ewing.
Ewing wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.
Raul Ewing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ewing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Ewing misses with an uppercut.
Ortiz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ewing eats them both and turns towards Ortiz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ewing tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ewing tries a head kick but it misses.
Ewing tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ewing rather than just go for the knockout.
Ewing walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ewing walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ortiz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ewing on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ewing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ewing won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ewing's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Ewing is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortiz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ewing, who protects the arm well.
Ewing is trying to improve his position.
Joell Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortiz lands some shots froms side control.
Ortiz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ewing is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ewing is not content to let Ortiz control the position.
Ortiz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Ewing's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ewing on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ortiz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ortiz controls the position.
Check out the look on Ortiz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ewing taking a bit of punishment here - Ortiz scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz cracks Ewing with a big right hand but Ewing just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ortiz is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ewing trying to control but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz stops Ewing from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz wants to pass to mount but Ewing is defending the position.
Ewing is not content to let Ortiz control the position.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewing wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joell Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ewing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ewing has closed the distance and engaged Ortiz in a clinch.
Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ewing.
Ortiz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ewing throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ewing slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.
Ewing cracks the inside of Ortiz's front leg.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz works the jab nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Ortiz scores with a four punch combination!
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Ewing.
Ewing looks for the body kick but Ortiz saw that one coming.
Ortiz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ortiz duly obliges.
Ewing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz tests Ewing's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ewing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ortiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz looks for the body kick but Ewing saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.
Ewing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz moves out of range of the body kick from Ewing.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Ewing makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ortiz really felt that one!
Ewing lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ortiz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ewing keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ewing's head.
Ewing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ewing avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
Ewing trying to hold on to Ortiz's head to control him but Ortiz postures up.
Ewing is trying to get back to full guard.
Ortiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Ewing's temple.
Ewing pushes Ortiz off looking to stand but Ortiz dives back in and keeps control.
Ewing taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Ortiz is trying to control the action in half guard but Ewing is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ewing is not content to let Ortiz control the position.
Ortiz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ortiz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ewing is just riding it out for now. Ortiz eventually gives up the hold.
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raul Ewing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ewing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.
Ortiz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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.
Ortiz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ortiz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ewing is looking to escape.
Ewing tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ewing tries to lock up and control but Ortiz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ewing is bucking up trying to escape but Ortiz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz lands with some strikes.
Joell Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joell Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ortiz 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joell Ortiz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronin Fujimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjo Hadzija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hadzija comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bos ili Hadžija kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronin Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjo Hadzija!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hadzija manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hadzija loads up on a big right hand but Fujimoto slips the punch.
Hadzija uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fujimoto has time to react.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but Hadzija is having none of it.
Hadzija throws a nice looking combination but Fujimoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fujimoto closes the distance but Hadzija moves to the side
and Hadzija counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujimoto shoots in but Hadzija avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fujimoto drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fujimoto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hadzija knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fujimoto trying to control the action but Hadzija is working from the bottom.
Hadzija tries to escape but Fujimoto is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto tries to score with some ground and pound. Hadzija controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hadzija wants to get back to his feet but Fujimoto drags him back down.
Fujimoto trying to control the action but Hadzija is working from the bottom.
Hadzija wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fujimoto throws an elbow but Hadzija slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hadzija is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fujimoto is controlling him well.
Hadzija throws Fujimoto to one side and escapes!
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.
Hadzija connects with a jab.
It looks like Ronin Fujimoto has been cut.
Fujimoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Hadzija swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fujimoto fails with the takedown.
Fujimoto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fujimoto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hadzija doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fujimoto.
Hadzija blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fujimoto.
Hadzija wants to get back to his feet.
Hadzija kicks Fujimoto off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hadzija.
Fujimoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fujimoto moves away from the strike by Hadzija.
Fujimoto closes the distance and clinches.
Hadzija looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fujimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hadzija has had enough of the clinch but Fujimoto keeps him there for the moment.
Fujimoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hadzija's efforts to push away.
Fujimoto has Hadzija pressed against the cage, preventing Hadzija from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hadzija blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hadzija lands with a right to the head.
Hadzija takes an elbow to the temple.
Hadzija blocks an elbow strike.
Hadzija is looking to break free of the clinch but Fujimoto has double underhooks.
Fujimoto blocking some punches.
Fujimoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Hadzija is looking to break free of the clinch but Fujimoto has double underhooks.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fujimoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fujimoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hadzija lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hadzija on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fujimoto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but Hadzija blocks it.
Fujimoto keeps control of Hadzija as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fujimoto keeps control of Hadzija as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hadzija throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fujimoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Hadzija blocks the elbow strike.
Hadzija misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hadzija avoiding damage as Fujimoto throws knees to the body.
Hadzija blocks an elbow strike from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hadzija.
Fujimoto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fujimoto throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hadzija has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fujimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Hadzija is blocking nicely.
Hadzija blocks the elbow strike.
Hadzija's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hadzija rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fujimoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fujimoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fujimoto is breathing heavily.
Fujimoto tries to clinch but Hadzija moves out of range.
Fujimoto throws a lazy head kick
and Hadzija counters with a straight right hand.
Hadzija lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooh!!! Hadzija has knocked Fujimoto down with a huge combo! Hadzija steps away and waves a wobbly Fujimoto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjo Hadzija dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronin Fujimoto's cut.
That's time! Fujimoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fujimoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fujimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fujimoto slips a jab and a cross from Hadzija.
Ronin Fujimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Hadzija.
Fujimoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up.
Fujimoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hadzija cracks Fujimoto with a good jab.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up but Hadzija circles away and keeps his distance.
Fujimoto wants to clinch.
Fujimoto wants to clinch up but Hadzija keeps it at a distance.
Fujimoto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hadzija preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadzija wants to get back to his feet but Fujimoto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fujimoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hadzija avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fujimoto won't allow Hadzija to get back to his feet.
Fujimoto wants to control from the top but Hadzija keeps moving.
Fujimoto is stalling in the full guard.
Fujimoto missing there with some ground and pound from the 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.
Fujimoto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hadzija's guard.
Fujimoto is looking for a kimura but Hadzija is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fujimoto to get the leverage.
Hadzija is trying to stand.
Hadzija blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fujimoto wants to control but Hadzija is keeping him busy.
Fujimoto trying to mount his opponent but Hadzija defends it.
Hadzija wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hadzija's head.
Fujimoto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fujimoto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fujimoto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hadzija sees it coming and defends easily.
Fujimoto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hadzija doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fujimoto.
Fujimoto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fujimoto trying to control from half guard but Hadzija is working away.
Fujimoto controlling the pace.
Fujimoto seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fujimoto seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronin Fujimoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronin Fujimoto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hadzija looks to land a right hand but Fujimoto moved out of range.
Hadzija moves out of range as Fujimoto strikes.
The crowd cheers as Hadzija lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fujimoto doesn't seem phased though.
Fujimoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Hadzija circles away.
Fujimoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hadzija with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hadzija misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fujimoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hadzija's brow.
Fujimoto trying to stall but Hadzija improves his position.
Hadzija is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fujimoto scores a nice knee to the body.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fujimoto keeps control of Hadzija as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fujimoto has Hadzija pushed against the cage.
Hadzija is trying to break free.
Hadzija blocks an elbow strike.
Hadzija avoids the elbow strike from Fujimoto, against the cage.
Fujimoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hadzija is trying to break free.
Fujimoto landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadzija working hard to break the clinch.
Fujimoto managing to block the knees to the body from Hadzija.
Hadzija is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fujimoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fujimoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hadzija in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fujimoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hadzija's efforts to push away.
Hadzija blocks an elbow strike from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Hadzija is blocking nicely.
Fujimoto blocks an uppercut.
Hadzija can't break the clinch.
Hadzija wants to break free but Fujimoto has control.
Fujimoto stalling in the clinch but Hadzija improves position.
Hadzija takes an elbow to the temple.
Fujimoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hadzija doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hadzija is trying to break free.
Fujimoto looking to throw knees to the head but Hadzija is blocking nicely.
Hadzija tries to break the clinch but Fujimoto is controlling the position.
Hadzija is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hadzija working aggressively here.
Fujimoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fujimoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hadzija is defending well for now.
Hadzija is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fujimoto lands a knee to the body.
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.
Fujimoto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fujimoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hadzija's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fujimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fujimoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hadzija manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Hadzija.
Hadzija pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fujimoto throws a head kick that misses
and Hadzija counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fujimoto moves into range and clinches up with Hadzija.
Fujimoto trying to land knees to the body.
Fujimoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hadzija is keeping busy.
Fujimoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hadzija misses with a punch on the inside.
Fujimoto throws an elbow that misses.
Fujimoto trying to land knees to the body.
Fujimoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hadzija's efforts to push away.
Hadzija looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fujimoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hadzija is trying to break the clinch but Fujimoto is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadzija managing to block the knees to the body from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Fujimoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hadzija blocks the elbow strike.
Fujimoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Hadzija wants to break free but Fujimoto has control.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hadzija avoids it.
Fujimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Hadzija.
Fujimoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hadzija wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hadzija's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hadzija wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hadzija is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fujimoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hadzija.
Hadzija blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hadzija is trying to break the clinch but Fujimoto is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Fujimoto.
Hadzija is looking to break free of the clinch but Fujimoto has double underhooks.
Hadzija wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hadzija can't break the clinch.
Hadzija has had enough of the clinch but Fujimoto keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Hadzija.
Fujimoto missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Fujimoto to work.
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.
Hadzija tries to break the clinch but Fujimoto is controlling the position.
Hadzija on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fujimoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hadzija is defending well for now.
Fujimoto is trying to maintain a safe position but Hadzija gets an underhook and turns Fujimoto into the cage.
Hadzija is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hadzija on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fujimoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hadzija blocks it with crossed arms.
Fujimoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hadzija is defending well for now.
Fujimoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hadzija.
Hadzija is trying to force a seperation but Fujimoto has the dominant position.
Hadzija misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hadzija's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fujimoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fujimoto prevents Hadzija from breaking the clinch.
Hadzija with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fujimoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Hadzija avoids the damage to the body.
Hadzija wants to get back to striking at distance but Fujimoto won't allow it.
Hadzija working hard to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fujimoto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hadzija manages to break the clinch.
Fujimoto shoots in for a takedown but Hadzija shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hadzija's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fujimoto under the eye.
Hadzija dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronin Fujimoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fujimoto 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronin Fujimoto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hasimir Fenring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Santi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenring's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Opeth - The Grand Conjuration. Chris Santi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hasimir Fenring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Santi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenring looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santi ducks right into an uppercut from Fenring.
Santi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fenring!
Fenring really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
You get the feeling that Fenring really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Santi is looking to work his way around to Fenring's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Poor strikes thrown by Santi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Santi looking to secure an arm triangle but Fenring defends it well.
Santi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fenring's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Santi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santi trying to control but Fenring is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fenring wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fenring is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Santi punching from mount but Fenring doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fenring squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Santi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fenring defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Santi.
Santi controlling the position easily from mount.
Fenring trying desperately to get to his feet.
Santi with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santi working for a guillotine from mount but Fenring is in no mood to give up.
Santi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Fenring really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Santi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fenring manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Santi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fenring!
Fenring blocking the ground and pound.
Fenring is trying to stand.
Santi working the ground and pound effectively.
Santi is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Fenring is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Santi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Brow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bad might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad to the bone. Brow is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Cool Kids "So Neat". Johnny Bad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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194 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Bad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Brow!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brow moves out of range as Bad strikes.
An inside leg kick from Bad misses.
Bad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brow.
Bad moves out of range of the body kick.
Bad closes the distance and pushes Brow back into the cage.
Bad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brow takes a shot to the head.
Bad jumps guard but Brow stands there with Bad around his waist. Bad gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brow blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bad.
Bad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brow wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brow tries for a takedown but Bad manages to get underhooks.
Bad misses with the head strike.
Brow blocks an uppercut.
Brow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bad trying to land knees to the body.
Bad manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bad pulls Brow in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brow throws a big right hand that misses.
Brow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bad keeping moving, preventing Brow from controlling successfully.
Brow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Leroy Brow has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Brow as Bad shoots in.
Bad throws a body punch but Brow moves out of range.
Brow misses with a combination
and Bad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bad misses with a wild body shot.
Bad moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bad gets control of Brow's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bad will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brow trying to control the position from guard on top but Bad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bad pulls Brow in close to his closed guard and prevents Brow from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brow stopping the sweep attempt from Bad.
Bad has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brow has a takedown stuffed.
Brow misses with a straight left.
Bad closes the distance and clinches.
Brow looking to throw knees to the head but Bad is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Bad.
A short left from Bad.
Bad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brow just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bad is defending well for now.
Bad prevents Brow from breaking the clinch.
Bad misses with some punches.
Bad pulls Brow into guard.
Bad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brow manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brow wants to stand and escape but Bad is having none of it.
Brow keeping moving, preventing Bad from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad tries to free his leg and advance position but Brow is retaining full guard.
Bad throws a big right hand that misses.
Brow has Bad pulled in close to control his posture.
Brow has his foot on Bad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bad works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bad stays in close to Brow's body and controls the position.
Bad landing some decent shots from guard.
Bad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bad slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bad dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bad throws a right hand that misses
and Brow counters with an inside leg kick.
Brow takes a swing at Bad's ribcage but misses.
Bad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brow is pushing Bad's head away, looking to escape. Bad manages to hold on to the position though.
Bad creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bad tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bad working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bad is looking to take a break and control but Brow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bad is chipping away with strikes.
Bad landing a few strikes.
Bad is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brow has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brow prevents Bad from moving into mount.
Bad grinds an elbow into Brow's temple.
Bad lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Brow down.
Bad lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brow is rocked!
Brow tries to improve position but can't.
Brow is still in real trouble! Can Bad finish him?
Bad scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brow to see if he's OK.
Bad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brow takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bad cracks Brow with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Bad immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Brow is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Bad!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Bad!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paramendr Chakra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Dessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paramendr Chakra!
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, Billy Dessler!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chakra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dessler as he jumps to the side.
Chakra moves into the clinch.
Chakra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chakra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chakra is trying to stall.
Dessler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chakra lands an elbow that stopped Dessler in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Billy Dessler has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chakra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dessler's brow.
Chakra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chakra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dessler backwards.
Chakra wants to stall.
Dessler lands a nice shot to the body.
Dessler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dessler lands an elbow just above Chakra 's eye.
Chakra misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dessler is trying to stall.
Dessler blocks an elbow strike.
Dessler trying to land knees to the body.
Dessler dodges an elbow strike from Chakra.
Chakra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chakra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dessler is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chakra trying to control the position but instead, Dessler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chakra into the cage.
Dessler scores with a shoulder strike.
Dessler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chakra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dessler lands an elbow inside that Chakra shrugs off.
Chakra looking to slow down the pace here.
Dessler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chakra is defending well for now.
Dessler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chakra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dessler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dessler trying to control the position but instead, Chakra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dessler into the cage.
Chakra taking a breather.
Dessler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dessler continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Chakra throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dessler blocks it with crossed arms.
Chakra throws an elbow but it misses.
Dessler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chakra is keeping busy.
Dessler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dessler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dessler working aggressively here.
Dessler throws an elbow but it misses.
Chakra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dessler avoids it.
Dessler blocks the elbow strike.
Chakra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dessler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chakra throws an elbow but it misses.
Chakra tries to stall but Dessler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dessler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chakra avoids it.
Chakra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chakra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dessler cracks Chakra with a nice body shot.
Chakra lands an elbow just above Dessler 's eye.
Chakra takes an elbow to the temple.
Chakra is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dessler throws an elbow but misses.
Chakra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dessler avoids it.
Dessler tries a knee to the head but Chakra blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chakra misses with a punch to the body.
Dessler lands an elbow inside that Chakra shrugs off.
Chakra looking to throw knees to the head but Dessler is blocking nicely.
Dessler avoids the elbow strike from Chakra, against the cage.
Dessler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chakra backwards.
Chakra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Dessler.
Chakra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chakra.
Dessler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chakra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dessler avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dessler taking a breather.
Dessler slows down the pace here.
Dessler lands an elbow inside that Chakra shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dessler.
Dessler avoiding damage as Chakra throws knees to the body.
Dessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chakra.
Chakra tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chakra tries a knee to the head but Dessler blocks it.
Dessler blocks an elbow strike from Chakra.
A nice left hand lands by Dessler.
Come on Chakra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dessler lands a shot to the body.
Chakra avoids a wild elbow strike from Dessler.
Dessler connects with a knee to the head.
Chakra takes a shot to the head.
Chakra is rocked!
Dessler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Chakra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dessler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dessler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chakra.
Dessler lands a left hand.
Dessler working the clinch nicely. Chakra is working for position but Dessler cracks him with a big knee to the head! Chakra crumples up against the cage and Dessler lands two more shots before the ref can save Chakra! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Billy Dessler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Baldwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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289 lbs
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277 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Baldwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buck Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaze throws a right hand that misses
and Baldwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baldwin moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Blaze connects with a body shot.
Blaze defending well as Baldwin loads up on a big left hand.
Buck Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baldwin checks a low kick from Blaze.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Baldwin avoids it well.
Blaze throws a body punch but Baldwin moves out of range.
Blaze scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Baldwin.
Baldwin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blaze defends it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Blaze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Blaze 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blaze swings widly with a right hand
letting Baldwin counter with a right hand.
Blaze displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baldwin.
Buck Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baldwin dives in and grabs Blaze's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blaze pushes down on Baldwin's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Baldwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaze wants to slow Baldwin down by chopping away at his legs.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
A left and a right from Baldwin both land. Nice combination.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baldwin has time to react.
Baldwin is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baldwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaze misses with a right hand
enabling Baldwin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a jab when Baldwin was well out of range.
Baldwin ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.
Baldwin tries to clinch up but Blaze circles away and keeps his distance.
Blaze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baldwin counters by clinching up.
Blaze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blaze misses with a straight left.
Baldwin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Blaze jabs at Baldwin's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaze misses the target.
Baldwin shoots in for a double leg but Blaze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blaze cracks Baldwin with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Baldwin falls to his knees and Blaze doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Blaze!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolf Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Malfoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf Christian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
210 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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205 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wolf Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Malfoy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christian misses with a looping left.
Christian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malfoy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Christian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Duke Malfoy has been cut.
A cross from Christian lands.
Malfoy is rocked!
Christian flashes Malfoy a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Malfoy's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Malfoy crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Christian punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wolf Christian!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thom Le Bou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bou comes to the cage accompanied by H.A.M. - Kanye west. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thom Le Bou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ken Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Bou misses the body punch
and Maddox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maddox throws a series of punches but Le Bou avoids them all with ease.
Le Bou looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maddox trying to control from the bottom.
Le Bou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maddox defending well though.
Maddox taking some punishment here, with Le Bou in his half guard.
Maddox won't allow Le Bou to pass to mount.
Maddox wants to sweep but Le Bou has passed to side control!
Maddox is trying to control Le Bou's posture but Le Bou avoids it.
Le Bou wants to control but Maddox is keeping him busy.
Le Bou creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Maddox sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Le Bou throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Maddox is looking to regain half guard here but Le Bou keeps moving and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Le Bou are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Maddox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Le Bou tries to move into full mount but can't pass Maddox's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Bou goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Maddox rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Le Bou's guard! Nice work there by Maddox!
Maddox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maddox is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Le Bou has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Maddox is looking to defend but Le Bou has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Maddox! Le Bou pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Maddox taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thom Le Bou!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Tippaleipä Rock. Duke Riley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauricio Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Riley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Riley's head back.
It looks like Duke Riley has been cut.
Riley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Riley scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riley's hands.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Riley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley swinging wildly here.
Riley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Riley looks gassed!
Riley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Duke Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Riley throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Duke Riley's cut even more.
Riley swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a huge left! Riley is in big trouble! He's backing up but Jones isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Riley from any more damage. A dominating finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauricio Jones!
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